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SamMobile Daily Recap: April 3, 2017 — Galaxy S8, Gear S2 and more!
We publish a fair few of stories on a daily basis. Unfortunately, the bulk of the news breaks during our European hours of operation, which makes it difficult for our readers in the US (and other regions) to follow every post that goes live on SamMobile. But, we think we’ve come up with a solution — a daily recap. In […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Got Nougat on your Galaxy S7 or S7 edge? Try Bixby and the Galaxy S8 launcher right now
Bixby is clearly one of the biggest features of the Galaxy S8 and S8+, with Samsung hoping to take on Google Now, Apple Siri, and Microsoft Cortana. Bixby is a virtual assistant that Samsung thinks can make your life easier by letting you do a great deal of things using voice control, in addition to […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
Daily Deal: Save 25% on a Gear S2
Looking for a smartwatch, but aren’t too fussed about having the latest one on the market? Well, for a limited time only, you can pick up a Gear S2 for just $225.02 (25% off). Although it's a little over two years old, the Gear S2 is still a fantastic wearable, which sports accurate health tracking functionality and 4GB […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Galaxy S8 pre-order customers in Canada will receive their orders early
Samsung confirmed last week that it's going to release the Galaxy S8 on April 21. That's when the new flagship is going to be out in a handful of markets including but not limited to the United States and Canada. However, it appears that several carriers in Canada are going to ship the Galaxy S8 […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung Group shuts down its website and blogs
Samsung Group, the powerful South Korean conglomerate made up by lucrative companies like Samsung Electronics, has shut down its official websites and blogs after the conglomerate's corporate strategy office was disbanded in February. The office was shut down following allegations of bribery and corruption which led to the arrest of the conglomerate's heir Lee Jae-yong. […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung cut spending on research and development last year
Samsung has always been a big spender when it comes to research and development. The company's audit report for 2014 showed that it spent just under $14 billion on R&D and the spending was increased to $14.1 billion in 2015. However, the company reduced its R&D spending in 2016 as it decided to acquire new […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
The Galaxy S8 lets you disable the app drawer and put all apps on the home screen
The Galaxy S8 runs Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box, and at first glance, the user interface looks very similar to the one on other Samsung devices that have been updated to Nougat. But the Galaxy S8 also introduces a few new features and changes to how things work, and one of these has to […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
Samsung reportedly invested a lot of money to develop an on-screen fingerprint reader for Galaxy S8
The only frustrating aspect about the design of the Galaxy S8 and S8+ seems to be the placement of the fingerprint sensor. There's a good chance of the rear-facing camera lens getting smudged due to the abnormal placement of the fingerprint sensor, and Samsung knows that. Why did the company choose to place the fingerprint reader […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 8 years ago
March security update now arriving on the Galaxy A5 (2017) in Europe
Samsung's in the midst of distributing its first monthly maintenance update for the recently-released Galaxy A5 (2017) in Europe. The upgrade — dated March 1, 2017 — bundles patches for 73 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures in the Android OS and 12 fixes specifically for Galaxy smartphones. If you haven’t received the OTA yet, but would like to see […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Some Galaxy S8 prototypes appear to have featured a dual-camera setup
Before the launch of the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8+, some reports suggested that Samsung was working on a dual-camera setup for its flagship smartphones for 2017. However, the devices debuted last week with a single rear-facing camera, disappointing optimistic fans. Some images of an early Galaxy S8+ prototype unit have now surfaced, showcasing […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 8 years ago
Google Daydream doesn’t work on the Galaxy S8 and S8+ yet
The Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8+ are one of the most feature-packed and most powerful smartphones that have ever been released. They are also compatible with Oculus VR, the most famous VR platform in the market right now. However, they are not compatible with Google's Daydream VR platform right now. Hardware-wise, Samsung's new flagship smartphones […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 8 years ago
Grab the Samsung Galaxy S8 wallpapers here
The cat is out of the bag: The Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ are official, and they're creating a lot of discussion on the internet. With those Infinity displays and the beautiful design, Samsung's new flagships are a striking evolution of what the company started with the Galaxy S6 edge. But before we digress, let's […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
Watchface Friday: Here’s four of this week’s best watchfaces
It’s Friday, so 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 […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
SamMobile Daily Recap: March 31, 2017 — Galaxy S8, Gear S3 frontier 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. In the list below, you’ll find the stories that went […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
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[Update: Italy, too] Folk in Germany can now pre-order the Galaxy S8 from Amazon
Amazon has kicked off pre-orders for the Galaxy S8 for folk in Germany. As expected, the device is listed with a price tag of €799 ($854), with inventory shipping in time for the April 20 release date. What's more, we've updated our promotion to include the online marketplace — so you can be in with a […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
The Galaxy S8 is so tall I might start using Multi Window mode again
Yesterday, after what felt like ages, I decided to run two apps at the same time through Samsung's Multi Window feature on my Galaxy S7 edge. Multi Window is something I would regularly fire up when it first made its way to Samsung devices, but once the novelty wore off, it became one of those Samsung features […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
Daily Deal: Save 57% on a pair of Active InEar headphones
You can currently snag yourself a pair of Samsung’s Active InEar headphones for $12.91 (57% off). These are the same earphones that ship in the box of the firm’s latest smartphones (the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ are an exception) and come with interchangeable wingtips. If you want to take advantage of this deal, click the Buy Now button below. […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Samsung reportedly starts $9 billion expansion of OLED production lines
Samsung Display is one of the leading suppliers of OLED displays in the market but it can't rest on its laurels. The company has to work hard to ensure that it maintains and even grows its lead. According to a new report out of South Korea, the company has started its planned expansion of OLED […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Galaxy S8’s facial recognition feature can apparently be fooled by a photo
We've already told you that the Galaxy S8 offers the most security options of any smartphone on the market right now. You can use a pattern or a pin to secure access to the device or use the fingerprint sensor that's placed at the back. The handset also has an iris scanner if you'd like […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung Q1 2017 earnings guidance may be announced next week
Industry sources in South Korea believe that Samsung is going to announce its earnings guidance for the first quarter of the year next week. They expect that the guidance will beat forecasts as earnings are likely to be buoyed by the continued stellar performance of Samsung's chip business. Samsung's operating profit for the first quarter […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
