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    Samsung beats Apple again, grabs biggest chunk of India’s smartphone revenue

    Samsung beats Apple again, grabs biggest chunk of India’s smartphone revenue

    India is a lucrative market for smartphone manufacturers and Samsung has so far managed to retain its lead in the country. Not only that, it's also been able to consistently grab the lion's share of India's smartphone revenue, and Samsung has done it again in the third quarter of 2024. The latest market data reveals […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 4 weeks ago
    One UI 7 beta update could land next week

    One UI 7 beta update could land next week

    Samsung was expected to release the One UI 7.0 beta update at the end of July, but it was delayed by several months. Now, it appears that the company has finally fixed the most critical bugs and is preparing to open the One UI 7.0 Beta Program in the next couple of weeks. Galaxy S24 […]

    • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
    • 4 weeks ago
    Stable One UI 6 Watch update is coming soon for Galaxy Watch 6

    Stable One UI 6 Watch update is coming soon for Galaxy Watch 6

    It has been over three months since the Galaxy Watch 7 and the Galaxy Watch Ultra debuted with the One UI 6 Watch software. However, Samsung still hasn't released the stable One UI 6 Watch update to the older Galaxy Watches. Now, it appears that the One UI 6 Watch release date for Galaxy Watch […]

    • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
    • 4 weeks ago
    Samsung’s new Galaxy Tabs have been a hit

    Samsung’s new Galaxy Tabs have been a hit

    While Samsung's smartphone sales declined last quarter despite an impressive showing from the Galaxy S24 series, its tablet sales increased considerably. The company narrowed the gap with Apple and secured its position as the world's second-biggest tablet firm. Samsung sold 7.1 million tablets in Q3 2024 According to the latest figures from International Data Corporation […]

    • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
    • 4 weeks ago
    I’m optimistic about Snapdragon 8 Elite’s thermals on the Galaxy S25 series

    I’m optimistic about Snapdragon 8 Elite’s thermals on the Galaxy S25 series

    The Snapdragon 8 Elite is freakishly powerful for a mobile chip. While Apple had the lead for a while, Qualcomm has come out swinging over the last few years and its recent Snapdragon chips have offered stellar CPU and GPU performance while also being incredibly efficient. But with more power come more heating issues and […]

    • By Abhijeet Mishra
    • 4 weeks ago
    Samsung is bringing a useful Apple AI feature to Galaxy AI

    Samsung is bringing a useful Apple AI feature to Galaxy AI

    Galaxy AI offers several amazing features on eligible Galaxy smartphones. One of the highlights is the option to summarize everything from web pages and notes to voice recordings, and with One UI 7.0, Samsung could introduce notification summaries. Notification summaries are among the features available on the first version of Apple Intelligence. iOS can show […]

    • By Abhijeet Mishra
    • 4 weeks ago
    Galaxy S25’s Snapdragon chip may have potential heating issue

    Galaxy S25’s Snapdragon chip may have potential heating issue

    It is almost confirmed that at least one Galaxy S25 series phone will use the recently announced Snapdragon 8 Elite chip. The next-generation flagship processor from Qualcomm has amazing CPU and GPU performance. However, it may also have a potential heating issue. At least one Snapdragon 8 Elite-powered phone has shown heating issue Multiple phones with Snapdragon 8 […]

    • By Abid Iqbal Shaik
    • 4 weeks ago
    Quick Share could come to iPhones and Macs

    Quick Share could come to iPhones and Macs

    After Google merged Nearby Share into Quick Share last year, Quick Share became the AirDrop equivalent for Android and ChromeOS ecosystems. However, file sharing between Android and iPhone users still isn’t straightforward, and that could change soon if Quick Share launches on iOS and macOS. An important bug fix hints at possible launch of Quick Share for iPhones […]

    • By Abid Iqbal Shaik
    • 4 weeks ago
    Samsung could launch cheaper Galaxy Z Flip next year

    Samsung could launch cheaper Galaxy Z Flip next year

    Ever since Samsung launched its first foldable smartphones, it was rumored that the company would launch cheaper foldable phones once the technology and required components become cheaper, but that hasn’t happened yet. It could happen soon, though. Will we see Galaxy Z Flip FE in 2025? According to some reports, Samsung executives told investors and […]

    • By Abid Iqbal Shaik
    • 4 weeks ago
    Are these the controllers for Samsung’s mixed-reality (XR) headset?

    Are these the controllers for Samsung’s mixed-reality (XR) headset?

    A patent application filed by Samsung two years ago may have given us our first look at an actual product related to the company's mixed reality headset. While the headset's design is still a mystery, the patent application includes a photo of what could be the controllers that come bundled with the headset. The photo […]

    • By Abhijeet Mishra
    • 4 weeks ago
    Save $300 on Odyssey OLED G8 and get a free 2TB 990 PRO SSD

    Save $300 on Odyssey OLED G8 and get a free 2TB 990 PRO SSD

    Samsung has launched another fantastic deal for PC users. For a limited time, when you buy this 2024 gaming monitor, you get a hefty discount and a high-end SSD for free. The bundle deal consists of the 990 PRO SSD and the 32-inch Odyssey OLED G8 smart gaming monitor (G80SD), which boasts a 4K resolution, […]

    • By Mihai Matei
    • 4 weeks ago
    Samsung sold more phones than Apple but only slightly

    Samsung sold more phones than Apple but only slightly

    Samsung has struggled in the smartphone market over the past couple of years. After allowing Apple to edge past itself once last year, the South Korean firm won back the number one global smartphone ranking earlier this year thanks to robust Galaxy S24 sales. However, things are looking weaker again. Samsung was the world's number-one […]

    • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
    • 4 weeks ago
    Early Android 16 release could bring One UI 8.0 sooner

    Early Android 16 release could bring One UI 8.0 sooner

    Usually, Google releases a stable version of a new version of Android in the third or fourth quarter of a year. Take the last three versions of Android for example. The company released Android 13 in August 2022, Android 14 in October 2023, and Android 15 in October 2024. Well, Google will release the next […]

    • By Abid Iqbal Shaik
    • 4 weeks ago
    Circle to Search and Google Lens have parted ways

    Circle to Search and Google Lens have parted ways

    Circle to Search users on Samsung Galaxy devices may have noticed something peculiar about the AI search tool in recent weeks. The shortcut to Google Lens was removed. Here's why. In a forum post on the official Community in Korea, a Samsung moderator explained yesterday that the Lens shortcut in Circle to Search was removed […]

    • By Mihai Matei
    • 4 weeks ago
    Galaxy Tab A9+ gets October 2024 security update

    Galaxy Tab A9+ gets October 2024 security update

    Samsung has released a software update to the company’s latest A-series tablet, the Galaxy Tab A9+. It offers the October 2024 security patch to the device, which fixes 42 security vulnerabilities present in the previous version of the software, making the tablet safer than before. Among the four variants of the Galaxy Tab A9+, Samsung […]

    • By Abid Iqbal Shaik
    • 4 weeks ago
    One UI 7.0 could let you completely disable thermal throttling

    One UI 7.0 could let you completely disable thermal throttling

    Here's an interesting piece of information for Samsung fans who want to extract the best gaming performance out of their Galaxy smartphones: One UI 7.0 has a hidden option to disable thermal throttling according to an X/Twitter tipster who has shared numerous details about the Android 15-based One UI update. The option is available inside […]

    • By Abhijeet Mishra
    • 4 weeks ago
    Galaxy S25 may be the first Samsung flagship with A/B seamless updates

    Galaxy S25 may be the first Samsung flagship with A/B seamless updates

    Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S25 series might be the first flagship to support the A/B system partition feature, also known as seamless firmware updates. The Galaxy S25 lineup should become official early next year and run Android 15 (One UI 7) at launch, and it may set the tone for other high-end Samsung phones coming later […]

    • By Mihai Matei
    • 4 weeks ago
    Galaxy phones running Android 8 and older have lost Android Auto

    Galaxy phones running Android 8 and older have lost Android Auto

    If you're holding on to your ancient Galaxy phone for whatever reason and want to keep using Android Auto, you're out of luck. Google has now dropped Android Auto support for smartphones running Android 8. Many Android Auto users who are using older phones have started facing compatibility problems with the platform, and the reason […]

    • By Mihai Matei
    • 4 weeks ago
    Galaxy S25 may not come with One UI 7.1, and that’s fine

    Galaxy S25 may not come with One UI 7.1, and that’s fine

    Samsung is reportedly testing the Galaxy S25 series with One UI 7.0, not One UI 7.1. Long-time Samsung fans will know that every new Galaxy S flagship launches with a x.1 iteration of the latest version of One UI and has done so since One UI was first introduced back in 2018. But that could […]

    • By Abhijeet Mishra
    • 4 weeks ago
    Galaxy A16 brings stellar firmware support to Samsung fans in Vietnam

    Galaxy A16 brings stellar firmware support to Samsung fans in Vietnam

    Samsung's new Galaxy A16 budget phone with premium firmware support is available in Vietnam starting today, November 1, in both LTE and 5G flavors. Prices begin at VND 5,890,000 ($232) for the LTE model and VND 6,090,000 ($240) for the Galaxy A16 5G. A few weeks ago, Samsung quietly unveiled the Galaxy A16 and A16 […]

    • By Mihai Matei
    • 4 weeks ago