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Samsung SDI, Samsung's battery manufacturing arm, faced a lot of difficulties after it came under fire for supplying faulty Galaxy Note 7 batteries to Samsung Electronics last year. The company got itself a new leader after it suffered fire at its China factory. Samsung SDI has also planned to invest $128 million this year to improve battery safety. Now, the company […]
If you cast your mind back to April, you may recall that Google announced it had teamed up with Samsung to give Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ customers who use Play Music, which is the default audio player on the handsets, a couple of extra perks to enhance their music-listening experience. Despite being relatively minor, […]
It was already being reported that Samsung won't be able to perfect the in-screen fingerprint reader for the Galaxy Note 8, so the upcoming phablet won't feature it. Now, a new claim from an industry insider points to a specific reason why the South Korean smartphone giant's plan of a fingerprint reader integrated into the […]
According to Patently Mobile, Samsung's filed a patent with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for a wireless charging case that uses Millimeter Wave Technology. But what does that mean? Well, according to the diagram included in the listing, you'll be able to use the case to wirelessly charge a Gear smartwatch, and presumably […]
After releasing its artistic Frame TV in Norway and Switzerland, Samsung has released it today in South Korea and the US. ‘The Frame', a TV that won an innovation award at CES 2017 in Las Vegas earlier this year, will be available in South Korea for KRW 3,400,000 (approx. $3,033) for the 55-inch variant and KRW […]
Samsung normally releases the dual-SIM variant of its flagship smartphones in only a handful of markets. We've seen it stick to this behavior with the Galaxy S8 as well. Customers in the United Kingdom who have been waiting to pick up a dual-SIM variant of the new flagship will be delighted to know that one […]
Samsung announced the global release of The Frame TV a couple of weeks back. The TV was first released in Switzerland and Norway with the company promising to release it soon in other markets in the United States. Samsung has now confirmed The Frame TV price and release date for customers in the United States. […]
T-Mobile is commemorating Father's Day by offering a new buy-one-get-one-free promotion on two of the hottest Android-powered smartphones on the market right now, the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8+. Customers who purchase either one of the handsets from T-Mobile can get another one for free after rebate. The carrier is offering this promotion to […]
T-Mobile was the first to release the Android 7.0 Nougat update for the Galaxy Tab S2 in the United States. The country's largest mobile network, Verizon, followed suit just a few days later. Samsung also rolled out said update for the Wi-Fi only variant of the tablet just last week. AT&T has thrown its hat […]
Samsung has been pretty forthcoming with security patches for the Galaxy Note 4 recently. It released the May security patch for this handset just three weeks ago even though there are still a few devices that have yet to receive that patch. The company has now rolled out the Galaxy Note 4 June security patch […]
It’s Friday, which means it’s time for another edition of Watchface Friday! For those unaware, every Friday, we highlight a selection of our favorite watchfaces for the Gear S3 classic and Gear S3 frontier. All of the offerings are available to download through the Galaxy Apps Store, so you can rest assured that you won’t have to search all over […]
Samsung's plans to have Bixby's voice functionality ready for the North American market in time for the Galaxy S8 launch didn't pan out, and the company had said that the feature would launch in the US sometime later in the spring. It looks like Samsung is on track this time, as it has started an early access […]
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 went out today. Business Samsung slaps its branding on […]
The first time I came across a phone that could turn into a PC was the Ubuntu phone from Canonical back at MWC 2012. The Ubuntu phone could run a full-featured version of Ubuntu’s desktop OS with the popular Unity user interface, one that millions of folks were using around the world. Canonical’s plans didn’t […]
For a limited time only, you can pick up a Gear VR Controller, which was announced alongside the latest Gear VR headset earlier this year, for just $27.98 (30% off). Don't be fooled into thinking that it only works with the Gear VR (2017) though, as it's actually compatible with previous VR-enabled headsets. “With the […]
The Galaxy Note 8 is expected to be officially unveiled at IFA 2017, but various leaks, reports and rumors have already started pouring in. We recently spotted the device running Android 7.1.1 Nougat in HTML5Test's database. Now, an alleged press render of the Galaxy Note 8 has appeared on the Internet. It appears like a stretched Galaxy […]
The Galaxy S8 was designed to blend seamlessly into your life, enabling a more natural interaction between the user and the device, says Samsung — and that's evident in the handset's software. But how exactly did the firm create the seamless experience? Samsung's taken to its Newsroom to answer that question. However, instead of answering […]
Samsung's lineup of Galaxy Tab Active rugged tablets is targeted towards industrial and business use. The company launched the first Galaxy Tab Active tablet three years ago. It had entry-level specifications, dust and water resistance, and it was shock proof as well. The tablet was available in LTE+Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi only variants. Now, the company is working on its […]
Another day, another leak concerning the Galaxy Note 8. We've heard so much about this device already and it goes without saying that we will hear more about it in the days to come. The rumor mill already believes that the Galaxy Note 8 is going to have a lot of design similarities to the […]
Kantar Worldpanel ComTech has released its latest smartphone OS data which revealed that Android was unable to achieve growth in the three months ending April 2017. It fell 5.9 percentage points to 61.7 percent compared to 67.6 percent a year ago. This decline is a result of Android partner brands experiencing year-on-year sales declines in […]