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Samsung doesn't bundle a free case with its flagship smartphones but that might change this year. A new report out of South Korea suggests that the company is going to ship the Galaxy Note 8 with a free case. It won't be a fancy case or one that's made out of special materials like Kevlar […]
The second quarter of 2017 has been pretty great for Samsung. Not only did it achieve record profits, but it also became the most profitable tech company in the world. It beat Apple's numbers after a huge gap of four years. It is now being reported that Samsung’s smartphone sales increased in Japan during Q2 […]
In just two weeks, Samsung will take the stage in New York City to take the wraps off the Galaxy Note 8. There isn't a lot we don't know already know about the phone; in fact, pretty much everything has been put out in the open thanks to recent leaks, and someone has now managed […]
Samsung has worked with LinkedIn to deeply integrate the professional social network with Bixby. The digital assistant on the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ now has access to LinkedIn's content and calendar experience. Users just need to swipe to the right and they will find the LinkedIn content on Bixby home. Bixby can now show […]
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 published today. Business Samsung heir may end […]
We've heard before that Samsung could launch a 256GB storage variant of the Galaxy Note 8 dubbed Galaxy Note 8 Emporer Edition. While there's no telling if Samsung will go with such a title, it does look like the Note 8 will indeed be offered with 256GB of inbuilt storage. Roland Quandt has tweeted an […]
AT&T has finally confirmed that it's going to start taking pre-orders for the Galaxy S8 Active from tomorrow, August 8. The carrier has officially confirmed Samsung's new handset which the company says is its “toughest Galaxy smartphone yet.” The Galaxy S8 Active has a metal frame and a bumper to protect it from bumps and […]
Welcome to the newest 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 in […]
Samsung Keyboard is the latest proprietary Samsung app to be published on the Play Store, so you can grab the latest updates without waiting for an update to the operating system itself. The app seems to have been put up on the Play Store late last month; for now, it's only supported on the Galaxy S8 […]
Samsung's heir apparent Lee Jae-yong was arrested earlier this year on allegations of corruption. The country's corruption scandal has already led to the ouster of former President Park Geun-hye. Lee Jae-yong's arrest came after his indictment on corruption and embezzlement charges. Lee Jae-yong is the only son of the ailing Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee and […]
Samsung had released a ‘value pack' software update for the Gear S3 in the US four months ago. While it brought a lot of new features to the smartwatch, it also introduced a critical bug. After installing the software update, users couldn't access the voice dictation feature for replying to text messages after a couple […]
We've only seen leaked renders of the Galaxy Note 8 so far but that changes today. Several live pictures of the Galaxy Note 8 have been leaked online. The upcoming handset struts its stuff in these real-life images. The images show a device that's in line with what we've heard so far about the Galaxy […]
Samsung has just launched a new pair of headphones, dubbed U Flex. As the name suggests, these headphones can bend and flex – according to Samsung, the U Flex headphones' neckband can bend by up to 100 degrees without breaking. That means you can put these in your bag or pocket without fear of breaking […]
When will Samsung switch to an under-display (or in-screen) fingerprint sensor? Nobody knows, and the last we heard, Samsung was having trouble achieving uniform brightness across the display while testing an in-screen fingerprint sensor. The Galaxy Note 8 will stick with the oddly placed rear fingerprint sensor next to the camera, and according to 9to5Google, […]
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 published today. Business Samsung OLED production to […]
At this point, it looks like the Galaxy Note 8 will indeed ship with a 3,300 mAh battery, smaller than the battery in the Galaxy S8+ and last year's ill-fated Galaxy Note 7. We could ignore the rumors and hold on to hope that the actual battery size will be bigger, but the rumors and […]
India is an important smartphone market, and every manufacturer worth its salt knows that. Samsung has been particularly active at taking steps to cement its position in the country's highly competitive mobile space, and the fact that Samsung launches devices exclusive to India (followed by launches in a couple of small neighboring countries) is a […]
The Galaxy Note 7 battery incident was very unfortunate for Samsung. It could have been one of the best-selling smartphones to ever come out of the company but it met its fate at the hands of a defective battery. After the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco, Samsung launched a thorough investigation into the matter and determined […]
Since Samsung is the biggest manufacturer of small-to-medium sized OLED panels, Apple has no other option than to go into business with its rival and source OLED panels for the iPhone 8 from Samsung. Since Apple sells millions of units of the iPhone, Samsung will have to work hard to ensure that it can meet […]
The Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ were launched with a new stickers feature in the camera app, which lets you take goofy pictures just like Snapchat has allowed everyone to do for so long. Well, someone at the XDA forums has decided to make a small app that adds new “Shot on Samsung Galaxy S8” […]