Mihai Matei

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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

Qualcomm CEO confirms Galaxy S24 two-chip strategy

The Galaxy S23 series, released early this year, is powered exclusively by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 “for Galaxy” chip. Unlike in previous years, Samsung didn't split its 2023 flagship between Qualcomm and Exynos markets. The company didn't release a high-end Exynos chip for 2023 and decided to take the extra time to develop the […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

One UI 6’s new font not looking good? Switch back to the old one

Among the many changes and features introduced by the One UI 6.0 update is a new system-wide typeface called One UI Sans. It replaces the old font, but to be frank, there's not a huge difference between them. However, if you are bothered by this change in One UI 6.0, here's everything you need to […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Netflix not working on your Samsung TV? Here’s a quick fix

If you've ever had issues with Netflix on your Samsung smart TV, you're not alone. Sometimes, the app fails to load on Samsung TVs or gets stuck in error messages. Fortunately, these issues can usually be fixed in just a few steps using only your remote. Here's all you need to know. From our experience […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

Samsung Galaxy Watch Week: Get your smartwatch to track health data continuously

Samsung Galaxy Watches are more than smart timepieces capable of showing notifications and taking phone calls from your wrist. They're clever health and fitness trackers chock-full of sensors. By default, these sensors activate intermittently, but for a more accurate overview of your health and fitness, you can make the Galaxy Watch track continuously. Here's all […]

By Mihai Matei
1 year ago

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