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Galaxy On7 (2016) passes through the FCC
We've known for a little while now that Samsung is planning to release a revamped variant of the Galaxy On7 called the Galaxy On7 (2016). We first heard of the handset three months ago when it was spotted in an Indian import database. One month later, the device surfaced in the GFXBench online directory shedding some light on […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Samsung won’t update the first-generation Galaxy Tab S to Marshmallow
If you're the proud owner of an 8.4- or 10.5-inch first-generation Galaxy Tab S, you may want to listen up as we have some rather unfortunate news for you. Yesterday evening, Samsung Mobile Netherlands took to its official Facebook page to reveal that the firm will not distribute the long-awaited Android 6.0 Marshmallow update to either […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Samsung Z2 to be launched in India on August 23
After delaying its launch by several months, Samsung will finally launch the Tizen-based Z2 in India on August 23. The company has sent out media invites for the launch of a Tizen device, and it could be the Samsung Z2. The Samsung Z2 is expected to feature a 4-inch LCD display with a resolution of […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 8 years ago
Samsung led the Indian smartphone market during Q2 2016, Apple nowhere to be found
Samsung has done it again. The South Korean smartphone giant, which was once believed to be losing steam, has once again topped the Indian market. The company's global rival Apple was nowhere to be found in the list of top vendors as per the latest data. According to a new report by market research firm […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 8 years ago
Samsung announces the Galaxy J2 DTV in the Philippines
Samsung has announced a new variant of the Galaxy J2 that will launch exclusively in the Philippines later this month. The handset, which has been named the Galaxy J2 DTV, carries the model number SM-J200BT and supports a wide range of different connectivity options, including FDD-LTE, W-CDMA, and GSM. Just like the 2015 variant of […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Samsung launches four new accessories in the United States
Alongside the Galaxy Note 7's release in the United States yesterday, Samsung also launched four great new accessories that are all available to order from the company's online store. The goodies, which include the Gear 360, Gear IconX, Level Active and the revamped Gear VR, can also be picked up from a handful of carriers […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Samsung will shut down Milk Music in the US on September 22
Following its closure in Australia, Samsung has today announced that it will shut down its Milk Music streaming service in the United States on Thursday, September 22. Unfortunately, the South Korean company failed to provide an explanation for its decision to axe the platform in the region. It did reveal, however, that it's working on […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Samsung’s first Galaxy Note 7 TV commercial highlights its most attractive features
Earlier today, Samsung took to its official YouTube channel to share its first TV commercial for the recently-announced Galaxy Note 7. The short video, which will start airing on major channels in the United States next week, highlights a handful of the device's most attractive features, including its 5.7-inch Super AMOLED display, IP68 waterproofing, upgraded […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
You can get dual-SIM compatibility on your Galaxy S7 with this crafty hardware hack
Samsung does make dual-SIM versions of its flagship handsets but they are only made available in select markets. If you were not able to acquire an official dual-SIM Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge then fear not, there's a hardware hack that can enable you to get dual-SIM compatibility on your Galaxy S7 handset. It […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Galaxy Note 7 AOD is a “stolen” feature, Motorola says
Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 is making waves in an unprecedented way, with the company's latest phablet, S-Pen-toting flagship pulling such large numbers unseen with previous Galaxy Note models that even Samsung has been caught off-guard (if you're still waiting for your Galaxy Note 7 pre-order shipment to arrive, you're witnessing this firsthand). And yet, wherever […]
- By Deidre R.
- 8 years ago
Exclusive: Galaxy C9 is Samsung’s new Galaxy C series handset
It has been a couple of months since Samsung launched the Galaxy C series. Samsung first unveiled the Galaxy C5 which is fashioned out of metal and features respectable specifications. We have heard from our insiders that Samsung is now working on a new Galaxy C series smartphone codenamed “Amy” and it will be called the Galaxy C9 […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Verizon Galaxy Note 7 will get a software update on release day
Samsung has announced today that the Galaxy Note 7 has been released in these countries and customers will now be able to find its new flagship in stores. The United States is a launch market and the Galaxy Note 7 will be available today from retailers as well as brick-and-mortar locations of all of the […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung is getting dedicated space in US Cellular stores
Samsung's “store-within-a-store” concept has largely been limited to big retail partners which provide some space to the company in their stores where it can set up a mini-store of sorts that deals exclusively in Samsung products. US Cellular has now become the first wireless carrier in the United States to offer this concept in its company-owned […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 has been released today in these countries
Samsung unveiled its new flagship smartphone – the Galaxy Note 7 – on August 2. It confirmed at the event that the handset is going to be released in select markets on August 19. Samsung today announced that the Galaxy Note 7 has been released in the US, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Australia, New Zealand, […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Teardown shows the Galaxy Note 7 is hard to repair, still does better than the Galaxy S7
The folks at iFixit have got their hands on the Galaxy Note 7 and they have done what they do best. The Galaxy Note 7 teardown shows that the device is hard to repair, however, it got a better repairability score than the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge. Opening up the Galaxy Note […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
SamMobile Shop offers you a lifetime subscription to Sticky Password Premium for 83 percent off
Do you find it hard to remember long and complicated passwords? I wouldn't hold it against you. We all use so many different services and since using one password for all of your accounts is a recipe for disaster, many of us have multiple passwords that we are sometimes just not able to recall. Fortunately, […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Themes Thursday: Here are this week’s best themes
Samsung has released 93 themes this week in its Theme Store, and we've selected eight themes that you might be interested in. That's what we do every week with Themes Thursday. We think that the MossUI and Good UI themes are the best themes of the week, thanks to clean and colorful wallpapers as well […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 8 years ago
Samsung starts rolling out its first firmware update for the Galaxy Note 7
Samsung has just started pushing out its first firmware update for the factory unlocked model of the Galaxy Note 7 (SM-N930W8) in Canada. The upgrade itself weighs in at approximately 96MB and brings a handful of essential bug fixes, stability improvements and software enhancements to the device that have been designed to ensure it's running […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Galaxy Note 7 with 6GB of RAM to go up for pre-order in China on August 26
We first heard that Samsung was working on a variant of the Galaxy Note 7 that sports 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage two weeks ago when the handset surfaced in a listing on the official Geekbench website. A couple of days later, the device was spotted in an online database belonging to […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Samsung declares UFS as the Excalibur of the future mobile world
Samsung unveiled the world's first Universal Flash Store (UFS) lineup of microSD cards about a month ago. UFS is the next-generation memory standard for mobile devices and Samsung is aiming to be a leader in this sector. The company talked about its future strategy for UFS at the Mobile & IoT Forum 2016 in Seoul. Senior […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
