Michael R.

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Samsung Galaxy S4 beats HTC One in ‘uncheatable’ gaming benchmark

When Samsung was accused of cheating in benchmarks on the Galaxy S4 by making its hardware run at higher clock speeds when benchmark apps were run, people were quick to jump at the chance of throwing curses and insults at the Korean manufacturer. That stopped when it was discovered that almost every manufacturer does the […]

By Michael R.
11 years ago

Korean carriers testing Tizen-based Samsung smartphone

After numerous delays and continuous postponement, the first Tizen smartphone is now expected to launch sometime in the first quarter of 2014. This time, it seems Samsung might meet the intended target, as according to ZDNet, Korean mobile operators are currently testing a Tizen-based smartphone. This falls in line with a previous rumor that said Japanese […]

By Michael R.
11 years ago

SM-G7106 with 5.25-inch LCD seen in China

China's certification agency has played a role in leaking many devices before hand and today is no different. They've certified a new Samsung device – SM-G7106 and have followed up with some images and features of the device. Going by the certification, it seems the SM-G7106 will be a mid-range phone with a 5.25-inch LCD […]

By Michael R.
11 years ago

[Deal] Galaxy Gear available for 229 Euros on eBay, shipping worldwide

Samsung said earlier today that the Galaxy Gear has become the most successful smartwatch in the world, with around 800,000 units sold worldwide in two months. However, for most folks, apart from the limited device compatibility, the $299/EUR 299 price tag will continue to be a deterrent, and that's why deals on the Galaxy Gear […]

By Michael R.
11 years ago

Are Flexible Displays the future?

Four weeks ago, Samsung went ahead and announced the Galaxy Round in South Korea, as the world's first smartphone with a curved, aka flexible display. This was a major tech announcement not only for Samsung but also for the industry. Picture courtesy of Samsung Tomorrow After using flat panels for over two decades its time […]

By Michael R.
11 years ago

Samsung will release 16GB variant of the GALAXY Note 3 in Hong Kong

Earlier this month Samsung announced the GALAXY Note 3 at their Unpack Event in Berlin. Samsung was initially planning to launch the GALAXY Note 3 with 32 and 64GB of storage. Today we received the information that Samsung will release a 16GB version in Hong Kong. Samsung will start selling the GALAXY Note 3 (Octa […]

By Michael R.
11 years ago

GALAXY Gear: is the future here?

We all knew Samsung was working on a wearable product, before it was revealed in August that it would be a smartwatch. But what can you do a with a wearable product like a smartwatch: should it replace your smartphone but in a smaller package that you can carry on your wrist? Samsung had tried […]

By Michael R.
11 years ago

Tizen 3.0 User Interface

Tizen Indonesia managed to get their hands-on a few photos where a Galaxy S4 is running on Tizen 3.0 with a new user interface. Its unclear if this interface will be used by Samsung on the first Tizen device which is excepted to be unveiled in the third quarter of this year. The new interface has […]

By Michael R.
11 years ago

Is Tizen 2.1 ready for public release?

The Tizen Developers Conference has started today in San Francisco and according to Tizen Indonesia, Samsung and Intel are ready to launch Tizen 2.1 which has been developed under the codename Nectarine. Tizen Indonesia is also reporting that the platform is almost ready for public release and that a Samsung Electronics official has confirmed today […]

By Michael R.
12 years ago

Code names of the first 2 Tizen phones got leaked

As we know Samsung is working on the Tizen platform with Intel. We already saw 2 developers reference devices but both are not the actual devices that consumers can buy once Samsung has released their first Tizen phone in Q2/Q3. Since last week we already know that Samsung is working on 2 Tizen based phones […]

By Michael R.
12 years ago

Review: Samsung Chromebook (XE303C12-A01)

Intro Last year at the end of November Samsung and Google announced a new Chromebook, a 11.6 inch thin and lightweight laptop running on Samsung’s latest Exynos 5 Dual-core processor. This is infact the first Chromebook that is running on a ARM based processor instead of a x86 based processor like all the previous Samsung […]

By Michael R.
12 years ago

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