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Samsung expands Vevo TV partnership beyond the U.S.
Samsung (TV Plus) and media giant Vevo are expanding their existing content distribution partnership beyond the United States, the duo revealed this week. More specifically, the Vevo Pop channel just launched on Samsung TV Plus in the United Kingdom. The British version of the service offers the same ad-supported Internet TV experience that's been available […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
Would you pay extra for S Pen support on your current smartphone?
Following this week's report that the Galaxy Z Fold 3 will include S Pen support, it's really starting to seem like the Galaxy Note line is living on borrowed time. Not all of us are convinced this year is the year, mind you. But after half a decade of clueless “insiders” scaring us into defending […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
Galaxy M62 launches prematurely, ‘monster’ battery in tow
The Galaxy M62 is already official in Thailand, a week ahead of its scheduled announcement. Whatever the reasons for this premature launch might be, Samsung's own website has now disclosed the device's technical specifications, indirectly confirming that this is a rebranded version of the Galaxy F62 which previously launched only in India. The main selling point […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
How to use Samsung’s awesome Music Share feature on your Galaxy device
Music Share is a nifty little feature of Samsung's smartphones that you might have missed when it first rolled out last year. But if you're running One UI 2.1 or a later version of Samsung's Android-based operating system, you really ought to see what you've been missing out on all this time. Much like its […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
Samsung backs talented youth in fight against inequality
Samsung is backing a handful of talented youth from all corners of the planet in their global fight against inequality. The company confirmed as much just moments ago, revealing yet another milestone in an ambitious undertaking called Generation 17. This initiative was started in partnership with the United Nations back in October and appears to […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
After Huawei, Samsung is the biggest loser in 2020 smartphone sales
A new market report from Gartner labeled Huawei and Samsung as the biggest losers in the 2020 smartphone race, in that particular order. Both companies saw their annual growth trends reversed over the course of the last year, though Huawei lost ground at a nearly quadruple rate to Samsung. Granted, Samsung can hardly take pride […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
Bye-bye, Note? Galaxy Z Fold 3 likely to feature S Pen support
The Galaxy Z Fold 3 will feature S Pen support, South Korean media reported Monday. This will make it only the second smartphone to offer this capability outside of Samsung's Galaxy Note series of phones. The first one being the Galaxy S21 Ultra released less than a month ago, following Samsung's official confirmation last year […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
Samsung promises new TV innovations early next month
Samsung scheduled a new product event for early next month, promising a showcase of its latest innovations in the smart TV space. The happening is taking place on Tuesday, March 2nd, with the company dubbing the event “Unbox & Discover”. As expected, this will be an online-only event. You'll be able to tune into the […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
Galaxy S20 FE One UI 3.1 update rolling out again
The One UI 3.1 update for the Galaxy S20 Fan Edition is now once again rolling out to select variants of this budget flagship. As a reminder, Samsung pulled the original update from the deployment queue at this time last week. The Galaxy S20 FE 5G was actually the first smartphone that started transitioning to […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
PSA: One UI 3.1 update doesn’t include Google Discover
It would appear Samsung's adoption of Google Discover is more limited than some might have hoped. We can confirm that any phone not shipping with One UI 3.1 won't get the feature with the One UI 3.1 update (which started rolling out today for multiple Galaxy phones). The functionality is hence still exclusive to devices […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
Opinion: Samsung lacks motivation to seriously take on Qualcomm
There's no doubt that the Exynos 2100 represents a massive step in the right direction for Samsung's high-end SoCs. But are we expecting too much from the company's chipmaking efforts? We very well might be. Mind you, the Exynos 2100 has been holding its own against the Snapdragon 888 much better than its predecessor fared […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
Welp, that was fast: Galaxy S21 already down 22%
It hasn't even been three full weeks since the Galaxy S21 hit the market, and some lucky consumers are already able to pick it up at quite a steep discount. Ditto for its two more expensive siblings. Namely, the entire family of Samsung's latest and greatest devices just received a temporary but decisive wave of […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
Samsung back to chasing Xiaomi as India smartphone market shrinks
Samsung and Xiaomi's fierce rivalry in India continued in Q4 2020, albeit at a slightly slower pace than what we've previously seen. New industry data suggests Xiaomi regained the leading position in the last remaining bastion for smartphone growth on the planet. Well, the last if you forget about China like China forgot about Samsung, that […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
Samsung Pay expanding to Bitcoin, Ethereum, and more cryptocurrencies
Samsung Pay will soon boast full-fledged support for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Bitcoin Cash payments, among others. This substantial addition to the mobile payments app is happening thanks to BitPay, an Atlanta-based startup claiming to be the largest provider of cryptocurrency payment services on the planet. BitPay has been around since the early days of the […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
Galaxy Note 9 February 2021 security update now deploying
The Galaxy Note 9 might be nearing three, but that doesn't preclude it from timely security patches; the latest one of which – dated February 1st, 2021 – just started reaching select models. Identified by release version N960FXXS8FUB1, this over-the-air download appeared in Europe on Monday. More specifically, it was sighted in Germany, targeting the international, […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
