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Samsung Camera Assistant Week: Camera app’s best companion

Lately, you may have encountered the term “Camera Assistant” increasingly often. What is it? In short, it's a Samsung app that can enhance your mobile camera experience. Exactly how it does that we'll explain throughout the week as we dive deeper into many of the Camera Assistant features. Today, we'll give you a more general […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Toy Story-inspired Galaxy Buds FE cases are available today

Samsung has partnered with Disney and Pixar to release two Toy Story-inspired case designs for its first Fan Edition wireless earbuds, the Galaxy Buds FE. The Lotso and Hamm cases for the Galaxy Buds FE are now available in Korea, and the company says it plans to release even more unique designs through various brand […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Goodbye Samsung Bespoke Studio, we hardly knew thee

Samsung's Bespoke Studio for mobile devices is virtually gone. Well, almost. Some remnants of its existence remain at the Samsung online shop, and the Bespoke Design Studio for refrigerators is as fully-functional and alive as ever. But gone are the days when you could customize a Galaxy Watch or foldable Galaxy Z Flip through the […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Cheaper rugged Samsung Portable SSD T5 EVO coming soon

A month ago, Samsung announced the Portable SSD T9, a successor to the popular T7 rugged storage solution. As it turns out, Samsung wants to offer even more options. A new rugged external SSD is on the way, boasting an even higher maximum capacity than the T9 and lower prices. Enter the Portable SSD T5 […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Samsung Galaxy Watch Week: The best ways to realistically improve battery life

Our Samsung Galaxy Watch Week series is coming to an end, and we saved a couple of battery life tips for last. Samsung Galaxy Watches already have great battery life — they're superior even to Apple Watches — but your mileage with the Galaxy Watch will vary depending on which features you turn ON or […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Samsung Game Launcher, now called Gaming Hub, gets updated user interface

When Samsung announced it would rename the Game Launcher app to Gaming Hub with the release of One UI 6.0, the company also mentioned that it is working on adding more features to the platform. It didn't explain what those features will be, but it looks like the first feature update is here, and it's […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

You can save enough money on the Galaxy Watch 5 to buy new earbuds

Even though Samsung announced a new smartwatch series this summer, it didn't make the Galaxy Watch 5 from 2022 obsolete. Samsung brought the same Watch 6 software to the Galaxy Watch 5 series, and the company continues selling both the Watch 5 and the Watch 5 Pro through its online store. Not to mention that […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Samsung’s One UI 6.0 update is officially live in Malaysia

Today, November 3, Samsung officially confirmed the arrival of the One UI 6.0 update in Malaysia. The company made a public statement, and the Executive Vice President and Head of Software Office at Samsung MX had this to say: “Every iteration of One UI responds to the needs of our user community, and we look […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Samsung’s not playing anymore, files lawsuit aimed directly at BOE

As the legal dispute between Samsung Display and China's BOE continues, Samsung has taken the next step. As October was coming to an end, the Korean tech giant filed a complaint against BOE to the United States International Trade Commission (ITC). The complaint filed on October 31 alleges that BOE violated “unfair methods of competition” […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

You can save a pretty penny on Samsung 870 EVO SSD storage

With the holiday shopping season just around the corner, Samsung has many deals on more or less its entire product lineup, from Galaxy smartphones, tablets and wearables to Neo QLED or lifestyle TVs and storage solutions. Speaking of the latter, the 870 EVO SATA SSD is a great budget-oriented storage solution from Samsung, and now, […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Galaxy Z Flip 5 Retro available now, with 4GB extra RAM?

Samsung's new Galaxy Z Flip 5 Retro is now available in select markets. The company announced this limited edition device a few days ago to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the iconic SGH-E700 flip phone. Samsung said the Galaxy Z Flip 5 Retro would go on sale this week, and now, it did. With a […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Samsung Galaxy Watch Week: Declutter your watch face and Tiles

Samsung Galaxy Watches running One UI Watch 5 offer a variety of watch faces and Tiles. Watch faces, as we detailed this week, are the main component of the smartwatch UI, akin to a smartphone's home screen. And watch face complications are similar to home screen app shortcuts. The watch face tells the time and, […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Samsung starts Black Friday early, slashes 42% off 85-inch Neo QLED TV

Black Friday is a little over three weeks away, but Samsung is starting its Black Friday deals early for some of its TVs. Today, in an effort to “jumpstart the savings,” the company launched a massive discount on the 85-inch (QN90C) Neo QLED 4K TV. For this limited-time event leading up to Black Friday, Samsung […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Galaxy S24 Ultra looks stunning in all seven rumored color options

Even though we've yet to spot the Galaxy S24 Ultra in any live photos, we've seen a few CAD renders based on leaked dimensions and educated guesses. Samsung's upcoming flagship is expected to have a flatter design than the previous models, featuring a squared-off frame and individual circular cutouts for the rear-facing camera system. Alleged […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Samsung to maintain global phone shipment lead as S23 series picks up steam

Samsung's phone shipments for 2023 are expected to decline year-on-year, but despite the downturn, the company will likely maintain the lead over global smartphone sales and stay ahead of Apple. Industry watchers estimate that Samsung's phone shipments for 2023 will accumulate to 220-230 million shipments, declining by more than 30 million units shipped from 2022 […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

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