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New Samsung Notebook 9 features a sleek and lightweight design
Samsung has launched a refreshed lineup of the Notebook 9 today. The new notebook features a sleek and lightweight design with advanced features that promise the best in performance, connectivity and security. At 1.8 pounds, the Samsung Notebook 9 13.3-inch is the lightest notebook on the market, according to the company. This makes the notebook […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Oculus Rooms and Parties bring VR social experiences to the Gear VR
Oculus unveiled a couple of new VR social features at its annual developer conference a couple of months back. Rooms is simply a virtual reality space in which people can hang out with their VR avatars while Parties provides built-in voice chat functionality. As you might remember, the Gear VR headset is a collaboration between […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung reportedly knows the cause of Galaxy Note 7 fires
Ever since it announced that the Galaxy Note 7 was being recalled for good and that the handset had been discontinued, Samsung promised to conduct a thorough investigation into the fires and reveal the results to the public. The company later reiterated its commitment to the investigation and promised to have the results out before […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Logo registration confirms Samsung Experience branding for the user interface
Samsung last used the TouchWiz branding for its custom Android user interface with the Galaxy S2. It renamed it to Nature UX with the Galaxy S3 but TouchWiz stuck around nonetheless. Samsung didn't concern itself with naming the user interface for the past few years but it's switching gears with Android 7.0. We recently reported […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung offers Galaxy Game Pack as a holiday gift to Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge owners
Do you happen to own a Galaxy S7 or a Galaxy S7 edge? If you do then pay attention. Samsung is offering an exclusive Galaxy Game Pack as a holiday gift to those who own any one of the aforementioned devices. The Galaxy Game Pack provides in-game premium content for 14 popular mobile games. It […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Buy one Galaxy S7 on AT&T and get the other for free
It's that time of the year when we pick out gifts for our loved ones and Samsung flagship smartphones tend to make pretty nice gifts. AT&T is back with a buy-one-get-one-free promotion for the Galaxy S7. Customers who buy a new Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge or Galaxy S7 Active from AT&T stand to receive […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung Notes update brings support for Android 7.0 Nougat
Those using the Nougat beta on their Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge should now be able to access the Samsung Notes app, which has received an update that brings support for the latest version of Android. Those on Android 6.0 Marshmallow won't be seeing this update on the Play Store. In addition to Nougat support, the […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
Vimeo Samsung Smart TV app set to land in a few weeks
Earlier this year, Samsung introduced its Made For Samsung Program that would bring the best and most popular app brands to its mobile devices (including its Tizen-powered Smart TVs). Now at year's end, the Korean giant is still doing that, with a new HTML5-based Vimeo Smart TV app for its Tizen-powered TVs in the works. […]
- By Deidre R.
- 8 years ago
Oukitel U15S draws inspiration from Samsung’s Scroll Capture
With the arrival of the Galaxy Note 5, Samsung introduced a feature called Scroll Capture that lets you take a screenshot of what's on your page and then scroll to capture the rest of the page. It's a feature that finally eliminated taking multiple screenshots of the same page. Well, a new mid-range smartphone announced back in October draws […]
- By Deidre R.
- 8 years ago
Exclusive: Samsung Pay could be launched in India in the first half of 2017
Samsung is trying to launch its mobile payments solution in as many markets as possible. Samsung Pay is currently available in Australia, Brazil, Canada (currently limited to CIBC customers), China, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, and the US. Now, the company is working on its way to launch Samsung Pay in India. We've received information that Samsung is […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 8 years ago
Daily Deal: Save $29 on SmartThings Home Monitoring Kit from Amazon
Samsung offers a wide range of smart home products under its SmartThings brand. If you want to get started with equipping your home with some smart home products, you can have a look at the Home Monitoring Kit from SmartThings. It is currently being sold for $219.99 through Amazon, which is a discount of $29 over […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 8 years ago
Samsung explains all the features of its Level series headsets in a new infographic
Samsung has launched quite a few headphones in its Level series, and there is something for everyone. Whether you want a wired headphone or wireless, with active noise cancellation or without one, in-ear or over-the-ear, you can get Level headphones that suit your needs. Now, Samsung has released an infographic which showcases the features of […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 8 years ago
Samsung Display’s flexible OLED sales top $1 billion
Samsung Display saw its flexible OLED panel sales cross $1 billion for the first time in its history in the third quarter of this year. The conglomerate's display-making affiliate supplied panels not only to Samsung Electronics which accounts for a big chunk of its business but also to top Chinese manufacturers like Huawei, Oppo, and […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
WSJ: Samsung’s $8 billion bid to acquire Harman may not be enough
Samsung's $8 billion all-cash bid to acquire car tech manufacturer Harman may be approaching its first hurdle. The Wall Street Journal‘s reported that Atlantic Investment Managment, which has a 2.3% stake in the firm, plans to vote against the deal, saying that it's worth a lot more than the $112 per share the South Korean company […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Samsung’s mobile chief calls for tightened security ahead of the Galaxy S8’s release
Samsung's mobile business chief Koh Dong-jin has urged employees to “tighten security” ahead the release of its next flagship smartphone, reveals The Korea Herald. It's believed that the call for improvement comes as speculation about the upcoming Galaxy S8‘s design is becoming increasingly accurate. “I feel deeply regretful to hear news of the recent attempts […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Android 7.0 for Galaxy devices could bring fingerprint gesture functionality
Samsung has been promising a lot of features for the final version of Android 7.0 Nougat based on customer feedback and requests that it has been receiving during the beta program, and it looks like the company could be making the fingerprint sensor on its devices more useful by adding gesture functionality with Nougat. A beta […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
Galaxy S8 fingerprint scanner might be placed on the back
There have been countless rumors so far suggesting that the Galaxy S8 is going to be the first smartphone to feature optical fingerprint recognition. This means that the display would incorporate fingerprint scanning technology. One of Samsung's suppliers recently launched a component that makes that happen and it's believed that Samsung might source it for […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung reveals details about two new virtual reality headsets
Samsung's Gear VR is a relatively affordable way to experience virtual reality and the company has improved the headset over the past couple of years to provide an even better experience. Speaking at the Virtual Reality Summit in San Diego on Thursday, Samsung Electronics vice president Dr. Sung-Hoon Hong revealed that the company is working […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Indian Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge get December security update
The security fixes for the month of November are making their way to the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge in India today, in the form of updates that are nearly 300 MB in size. The changelog doesn't note any specific changes or new features, so it's unclear why this month's security update is so big, […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
Verizon reverses course, sets Galaxy Note 7 death update for January 5th
Verizon said a week ago that it would not agree to release the Galaxy Note 7 death update that would render the device useless for the sake of customers who choose to continue using the device during the holiday season, but Big Red is now having a change of heart (or, as some would say, […]
- By Deidre R.
- 8 years ago
