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Samsung elevates spectator experience at Rio 2016 Olympics with pin promotion
Samsung has already done quite a bit to elevate the Olympic experience for athletes competing in the games, it has given a free limited edition Galaxy S7 edge Olympic Games Edition to all of them and now it's doing something for the spectators as well. It has kicked off a new promotion which gives spectators […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Verizon has started shipping the Galaxy Note 7
We reported earlier today that T-Mobile has stuck with tradition and is sending out Samsung's latest flagship ahead of schedule. It appears that Verizon is getting in on the action as well. Several customers are reporting that they have received emails from Verizon confirming that they have been charged for the Galaxy Note 7 and […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Analysts expect Samsung to post over $27 billion in operating profit this year
Samsung has posted a strong quarterly result in Q2 this year primarily because of the stellar performance of its mobile business that was greatly aided by the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge. The company itself expects that momentum to carry through into the third quarter and analysts are now forecasting that due to the […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Factory Reset Protection bypassed on all recent Samsung flagships
Many Android-powered handsets from Samsung have the Factory Reset Protection feature which should, at least in theory, make it impossible for someone to factory reset a misplaced or stolen device and either continue using it or sell it off after completely wiping it clean. Less than a year ago we came across a video which demonstrated […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
T-Mobile ships the Galaxy Note 7 ahead of schedule
T-Mobile appears to have made a habit of shipping Samsung flagships ahead of schedule. We saw this with the Galaxy S7 earlier this year and with the Galaxy S6 last year. Multiple customers who pre-ordered the Galaxy Note 7 from T-Mobile are now reporting that Magenta has started charging their credit cards – which means that […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
You can now pre-order the new Gear VR from Amazon
We had been hearing rumors prior to the launch of the Galaxy Note 7 that Samsung was likely to introduce a new Gear VR headset as well. On August 2nd, the company did announce a new Gear VR headset that's compatible with the Galaxy Note 7 as the new flagship features a USB Type-C port. […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
North Korean athletes reportedly never got their free Galaxy S7 edge Olympic Games Edition smartphones
Samsung is a major partner of the Olympics and it has gone all out this year to show its support for the games and use the opportunity that partnership affords to promote its products. The company has also created a limited edition Galaxy S7 edge Olympic Games Edition which it announced would be given for […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung unboxes the Galaxy Note 7 on its official YouTube channel
Earlier today, Samsung took to its official YouTube channel to share a comprehensive unboxing video of the recently-announced Galaxy Note 7. In the short clip, we are introduced to a handful of the device's new features, which include an iris scanner, a dual-pixel 12MP camera, and an upgraded S Pen. Check it out below:
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
New Galaxy S7 and S7 edge update brings Samsung Cloud, August security patch
Samsung's Smart Switch app for its Android devices is a great way of transferring data from an existing device to a new one, and the company recently launched the Samsung Cloud service alongside the Galaxy Note 7 to enable users to have the most recent copy of their device data on the cloud for easy access on […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
Samsung teases Gear S3 announcement at IFA 2016
The Gear S2 has had a good run as the best all-round smartwatch on the market, and it is now time for a successor. We had already revealed that the Gear S3 will make an official appearance at IFA and Samsung has now sent out invites for the upcoming watch's announcement, set to take place on September 1 […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
Galaxy A8 (2016) benchmarked again, gets Bluetooth certification
The Galaxy A8 is due for an update and there's enough evidence to suggest that the company is putting the final touches on the Galaxy A8 (2016). It has previously been spotted on GFXBench where some specifications of the Galaxy A8 (2016) SM-A810 were revealed and the handset has surfaced once again on the benchmarking […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
8-12-2016 Firmware Updates: Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy Tab E, Galaxy Note edge, and more
Samsung has a plethora of phones and tablets in its lineup and regularly releases firmware updates for various devices. These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs. Software updates for Samsung devices roll out in various regions […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
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[Poll] How would you feel if Samsung didn’t include a 3.5mm audio jack on the Galaxy S8?
If you've been following news from the technology industry recently, I'm sure you're aware of Apple's rumored decision to remove the traditional 3.5mm audio jack from its upcoming iPhone 7. Instead, it will release a handful of headphones in partnership with Beats that have been specifically designed to work with its homegrown Lightning connector. The […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Official video details features and specs of the Samsung Z2
The Samsung Z2 hasn't been made official yet, but it made a near-official appearance at Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 launch event in South Africa. With firmware for the device available online, we're expecting the Z2 to be announced any day now; we pretty much know everything about the handset already, and we have now gained […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
Galaxy Note 7 release delayed in Russia and Ukraine
Samsung appears to have underestimated demand for the Galaxy Note 7 because it's having to manage supply following high pre-order demand. The company has already decided to delay the Galaxy Note 7 release in Malaysia as well as the Netherlands, where the handset hasn't even gone on pre-order yet, and now Samsung has confirmed that it's […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung awarded contract to manufacture NVIDIA’s next-generation GPUs
According to a new report published by South Korea's Chosun Biz newspaper, Samsung has been awarded a contract manufacturing order to produce NVIDIA's latest range of GPU products. Unfortunately, the publication was unable to specify the value of the order. However, it was able to deduce that the next-generation GPUs will be manufactured using Samsung's […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
The 6GB RAM Galaxy Note 7 lives; why it isn’t a big deal
I know, I know: the title of this column is bound to already have a few readers burning me in effigy. Sure, any phone with 6GB of LPDDR4 RAM is worth talking about. After all, there are few popular smartphones with 6GB of RAM, and the RAM amount is enough to match a current-day laptop […]
- By Deidre R.
- 8 years ago
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- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung creates a 360-degree video tour of Team GB’s Rio Olympics home
Samsung has taken to its official YouTube channel to share a short 360-degree video tour of Team GB's home at the Rio Olympics. The historic building has been named British House and is located in the grounds of a public park called Parque Lage. From the outside, the structure looks rather antiquated and quaint, but the inside tells […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Here’s why I’m picking up the Galaxy Note 7
Last week, Samsung took the wraps off its latest flagship smartphone of 2016, the Galaxy Note 7. I was live at the scene in London where I was quick to share my hands-on experience with the handset after playing around with it a short while. Since then, I've had another opportunity to spend some time […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
