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Samsung president DJ Koh confident of Galaxy Note 8’s success
Pre-order sales of Samsung's latest Note series smartphone have reached a record high in the US as well as in its home market Korea. The phablet, which goes on sale later this week in Korea, has already managed to gather over 650,000 pre-orders, far exceeding the Galaxy Note 7's 380,000 pre-orders in 13 days since […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 7 years ago
Samsung’s smartwatches can help with senior care and employee safety
Samsung is using its wearable devices to showcase three solutions for senior care and employee safety. At the Mobile World Congress Americas expo that is happening in San Francisco this week, Samsung showcased Ability Wearables, Reemo, and Solo Protect services. Ability Wearables' real-time health intelligence system works with Samsung's GearUP platform in help people like construction […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 7 years ago
Daily Deal: Save 45% on an OtterBox Commuter Series case for the Galaxy S8
Amazon has temporarily slashed the price of OtterBox’s slim Commuter Series case for the Galaxy S8, which sports a dual-layer build for enhanced protection, by 45%, meaning you can currently snag yourself one for just $21.99. If you like the sound of this promotion and want to take advantage of it, hit the Buy Now […]
- By Josh L.
- 7 years ago
Samsung aims to launch its foldable smartphone next year, according to DJ Koh
We've been constantly reporting about Samsung's plan to launch a smartphone with a foldable display. It was meant to be launched sometime late last year or earlier this year, but the plans were postponed due to various reasons. Now, Samsung CEO DJ Koh said that the company is planning to launch its first foldable screen […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 7 years ago
Samsung is preparing to start manufacturing Z-SSDs
Samsung has developed a Z-NAND chip and an accompanying controller, according to industry sources. The components are currently being put through a rigorous testing process, with the firm hoping to start production as soon as next year. “Z-NAND is small in capacity as it is based on a Single Level Cell, in which one bit […]
- By Josh L.
- 7 years ago
Samsung launches the Galaxy Note 8 in India, pre-orders start today
After unveiling it globally last month, Samsung has launched the Galaxy Note 8 in India today. The phone is priced at INR 67,900 ($1,061) in the country and it will be available through select retail stores as well as Amazon.in and Samsung Shop starting September 21. The company will start accepting Galaxy Note 8 pre-orders today, […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 7 years ago
Galaxy Tab Active 2 makes its way through the FCC
We've known that Samsung is working on a successor to the ruggedized Galaxy Tab Active for a while—and now the slate has been spotted passing through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the United States. Two variants of the so-called Galaxy Tab Active 2 are reportedly in the works: a Wi-Fi-only model (SM-T390) and a […]
- By Josh L.
- 7 years ago
SamMobile Daily Recap: September 11, 2017 — Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S8 and more!
We publish a lot of stories on a daily basis. Unfortunately, the majority of news breaks during our European hours of operation, which makes it difficult for our readers in the US (and other regions) to keep up. However, we think we’ve come up with a fantastic solution — a daily recap. Here’s what we covered today. Business […]
- By Josh L.
- 7 years ago
Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) starts receiving the Android 7.0 Nougat update in India
After rolling out the Nougat update to the Galaxy A7 (2017) yesterday in India, Samsung has done the same for the Galaxy A5 (2017) earlier today. The phone was launched earlier this year with Android 6.0 onboard. The update, which is rolling out in India for the Galaxy A5 (2017), has a file size of […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 7 years ago
PSA: Galaxy Note 8 comes with Samsung’s coveted Dual Messenger feature
Samsung has brought its Dual Messenger feature, which clones messaging applications—like Snapchat and WhatsApp—in a sandboxed environment, allowing users to sign into more than one account, to the Galaxy Note 8, following its debut on the Galaxy A (2017) and Galaxy J (2017) series earlier this year. As we mentioned in our initial coverage, applications […]
- By Josh L.
- 7 years ago
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[Poll Results!] Should your handset switch to the iris scanner when face recognition doesn’t work?
If your authentication method of choice on your Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S8 or Galaxy S8+ is face recognition, I'm sure you've been left feeling frustrated when it's too dark to recognize your face, forcing you to either enter a password or use the inconveniently-positioned fingerprint reader. This got us thinking… Why doesn't face recognition […]
- By Josh L.
- 7 years ago
Samsung’s Q3 2017 earnings may beat expectations
It has a very good year for Samsung in terms of financials, especially after what happened last year with the Galaxy Note 7 and its heir apparent's arrest on bribery charges earlier this year. The company leapfrogged Apple last quarter in terms of earnings, and it is now being reporeted that the company's Q3 2017 […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 7 years ago
Samsung Pay updated with support for three new banks in Russia
Samsung Pay has received a much-requested update in Russia. The upgrade transports compatibility for Soyuz, GPB and SKB debit cards, which are all issued by MasterCard, as well as a number of miscellaneous bug fixes and stability improvements. It's worth noting, however, that it could take a few days for the update to reach your […]
- By Josh L.
- 7 years ago
How to take a screenshot on the Galaxy Note 8
Believe it or not, there are five different ways to take a screenshot on Samsung’s latest (and greatest) flagship smartphone, the Galaxy Note 8—and today we’re going to be running through all of them. How to take a screenshot on the Galaxy Note 8 Bixby If you reside in a region where Bixby Voice is […]
- By Josh L.
- 7 years ago
Galaxy Note 8 setting pre-order records in the US
The Galaxy Note 8 is setting new pre-order records for Samsung in the United States, according to The Korea Herald, which claims that the firm has named the handset the most-reserved smartphone in the Galaxy Note range; however, the exact amount of units it's sold in the region remains unknown. Last week, Samsung revealed that approximately […]
- By Josh L.
- 7 years ago
Samsung adds new 11nm FinFET technology to its foundry portfolio
Samsung has today announced that it's added 11-nanometer FinFET processing technology, otherwise known as 11-nanometer Low Power Plus, to its advanced foundry portfolio, which will be ready for production by the first half of 2018. Achieved by scaling the earlier 14-nanometer manufacturing process, 11-nanometer Low Power Plus is up to ten percent smaller and delivers […]
- By Josh L.
- 7 years ago
Firmware Update Magazine: September 11, 2017
Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly Firmware Magazine. You can think of it as your go-to resource to find out which of your Samsung devices has received a new update or if it’s going to receive a new firmware update in the near future. To keep things interesting, we present the Firmware Magazine […]
- By Josh L.
- 7 years ago
Galaxy Note 8 garners over 250,000 pre-registrations in India
Samsung will launch the Galaxy Note in India tomorrow, and the pre-registrations for the phablet went live in the country last week. It is now being reported that the company has received over 250,000 pre-registrations for its latest high-end, S Pen-toting phablet. Samsung is rumored to bundle the DeX docking station and 100GB additional data […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 7 years ago
Samsung starts rolling out Android 7.0 to Galaxy A7 (2017) in India
Even though Google had released Android 7.0 late last year, Samsung launched this year's variant of the Galaxy A7 with Android 6.0. However, Samsung has now started rolling out the Android 7.0 update for the Galaxy A7 (2017) in India. The Nougat-based update for the Galaxy A7 (2017) (SM-A720F) uses firmware version A720FXXU2BQI2 and has […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 7 years ago
SamMobile Daily Recap: September 8, 2017 — Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S8 Active and more!
We publish a lot of stories on a daily basis. Unfortunately, the majority of news breaks during our European hours of operation, which makes it difficult for our readers in the US (and other regions) to keep up. However, we think we’ve come up with a fantastic solution — a daily recap. Here’s what we covered today. Deals […]
- By Josh L.
- 7 years ago
