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Samsung doubling down on familiar-looking foldables, supplier reveals
Samsung is definitely doubling down on foldable smartphones this year, one of its long-time suppliers revealed. With that said, the tech giant is likely to spend the majority of 2021 refining its existing foldable device concepts with the Galaxy Z Flip 2 and Galaxy Z Fold 3. That's according to Korean component manufacturer S-Connect whose […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
Galaxy Note 10/10+ now receiving February 2021 security update
The February 2021 Android security update has reached the Galaxy Note 10 series as of yesterday. starting with select variants of the Galaxy Note 10+. Identified by release version N97xFXXS6EUB2, this newest firmware upgrade for Samsung's 2019 flagships comes with no other changes or additions on board. As for its security contents, Samsung already detailed the […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
How to use Google Discover on the home screen on One UI 3.1
Formerly called Google Feed, Google Discover is a news feed service that Samsung integrated into One UI 3.1. Mind you, it might not be turned on by default. But the good news is that enabling it should only take a moment. Here's how to do so on the Galaxy S21 series, as well as any […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
Samsung misses out on lucrative foldable display contract from Huawei
Samsung Display won't be the supplier of the small-sized, bendable panels intended to feature in Huawei's next foldable smartphone. According to a new report out of the Far East, Huawei and Samsung at the very least had a gentlemen's agreement concerning the matter, but their cooperation was halted in its tracks shortly thereafter. The roadblock they […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
Is this the new value king? Galaxy A72 reappears ahead of launch
The Galaxy A72 has been sighted yet again, presumably for the last time before its official unveiling. Not that there's much left to unveil, mind you, as today's sighting encompasses rather official-looking press renders of four different color variants of the device. Procured by German tech outlet WinFuture, the renders attached herein show some rather […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
Samsung’s U.S. smartphone sales are recovering ahead of schedule
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are still quite palpable in every corner of the planet, including the world's most valuable smartphone market – the United States. According to some newly revealed industry data, stateside smartphone sales in the final quarter of 2020 declined 6% compared to the previous year. But at the same time, […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
More amazing trade-in deals: Galaxy Buds Pro down $50, 25% off
Remember those crazy trade-in deals Samsung launched stateside in the run-up to the release of the Galaxy S21 series? The near-free flagship swaps it's been doing? Well, another such effort backed by a similar old-for-new sentiment just reached the Galaxy Buds Pro. Samsung's premium earbuds can hence be picked up for as little as $150, […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
Galaxy S9 users, here’s why you should pick up a Galaxy S21
If your Galaxy S9 is on its last legs, the silver lining is that this year's Galaxy S21 series offers some pretty remarkable value in the flagship segment. Not to mention that Samsung came full circle in regards to high-end smartphone pricing since the last time you shelled out on a new device. But is […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
This Galaxy S21 Ultra is $77,000; poor people must settle for a $5,500 one
Russian experts at flaunting wealth, Caviar, recently announced not one, but half a dozen variants of the Galaxy S21-series devices, each more preposterously priced and extravagantly bejeweled than the next. But it's not like Caviar had much of a choice if it wanted to surprise us in 2021. Don't forget that it did beat Samsung […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
Avoid malware, use your Galaxy phone’s camera to scan QR codes!
It's 2021, and people are still infecting their smartphones with malware while trying to scan QR codes on the regular. The latest such incident revolves around Barcode Scanner, an innocuous Android app that turned into a malware injector back in early December. Cybersecurity researchers at Malwarebytes estimate the malicious update infected around ten million users […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
This Galaxy S21 has been chilling underwater since release day
It's not that we ever doubted the waterproof capabilities of the Galaxy S21. After all, Samsung's been quite adept at waterproofing its smartphones for over half a decade at this point. But that didn't stop one YouTuber from leaving theirs in an aquarium since release day. You can tune in to the said broadcast from […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
Samsung’s first 65W USB-PD charger reappears, cleared for release
The first-ever 65W charger from Samsung resurfaced once again, having just hit a pretty advanced release milestone in the form of a TÜV SÜD certification mark. This isn't a mandatory regulatory clearance, but that doesn't make it unexpected. Especially seeing how TÜV SÜD and Samsung have been active partners for almost four years now, working on raising […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
PSA: Galaxy S21 offers the best wireless DeX support yet
Among other generational upgrades, the Galaxy S21 lineup further refines the wireless DeX experience Samsung first introduced last year as perhaps the most meaningful innovation of its phone-to-PC solution to date. Other than that time when it sneakily made it good, of course. After all, the early days of the former Samsung Desktop Experience platform are […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
Samsung raises the bar for TV accessibility in 2021
When it comes to accessibility features and cutting-edge technologies, Samsung has always been eager to combine the two. And it's now raising the accessibility bar for consumer electronics once again. This time around, the focus is on smart television sets, as Samsung's 2021 TVs will offer a range of features meant to make the user […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
Galaxy S9, S9+ getting February 2021 security update
The February 2021 Android security update is already rolling out to select variants of the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+. These over-the-air packages are identified as release versions G960FXXSEFUA1 and G965FXXSEFUA1. Both are likely to hit your Galaxy S9 or Galaxy S9+ soon, assuming that hasn't happened already. At least based on how much progress they've made over […]
- By Dominik Bosnjak
- 4 years ago
