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Samsung overtakes Apple to lead Brazil’s PC market
The global PC market has been in a gradual state of decline over the past few years and it has seen several players bow out. Samsung is still in the game, at least in some markets, and that appears to be paying dividends for the company. Brazilian publication O Estado de S. Paulo reports that […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Galaxy S7 edge Olympic Games Edition price in South Korea confirmed
We exclusively told you three months ago that Samsung was making a special edition version of the Galaxy S7 edge for the Rio 2016 Olympics. Samsung officially announced the Galaxy S7 edge Olympic Games Edition last week and confirmed that a limited number of handsets would be sold in Brazil, China, Germany, South Korea and […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung teams up with the White House to accelerate development of 5G networks
Samsung has made it pretty clear that it wants to be a major market player when 5G comes around. It's leading the way for standardization of 5G technology and showcased the world's first end-to-end 5G solution earlier this year at the Mobile World Congress. Samsung wants to be a global top-three player in 5G mobile networks and […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung ‘stands behind’ the Galaxy S7 Active’s water resistance certification
Last week Consumer Reports tested the Galaxy S7 Active's water resistant claims and found that they were not what Samsung made them out to be. It ran similar tests on two Galaxy S7 Active units to ascertain whether or not they could survive in five feet of water for up to 30 minutes. They didn't. At […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
The latest Gear S2 software update brings compatibility for sleep tracking
Two days ago, Samsung started pushing out a major software update for the Gear S2 in Asia, Europe, North America and South America. The upgrade weighs in at approximately 60MB and bundles a plethora of exciting new features, as noted in our preview, including social sharing for activities and a revamped Contacts application. However, one […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
AT&T releases Android 6.0.1 for Samsung Galaxy Tab S2
Verizon was the first carrier in the US to release Android Marshmallow to the Galaxy Tab S2. Unlocked variant of the Galaxy Tab S2 was updated to Android 6.0.1 a few weeks after that. Now, AT&T has started seeding the Android 6.0.1 update for the Galaxy Tab S2 on its network. The Galaxy Tab S2 (SM-817A) […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 8 years ago
Samsung unveils Link Twin, its first exclusive game for Galaxy devices
Samsung has started focusing on mobile games, and it released the first smartphones in the world with Vulkan APIs. The company has now unveiled the first game title under its ‘Games for Samsung' program. Dubbed Link Twin, the puzzle solving game has a minimalistic design and reminds us of the popular game Monument Valley. Link […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 8 years ago
7-15-2016 Firmware Updates: Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Core Prime, Galaxy S7 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
Samsung releases Goal+ companion application for the Gear S2
Samsung has today released its recently-rebranded Goal+ application for the Gear S2 via the My Gear Manager application. For those unaware of Goal+, it's an free to use platform that provides users instant access to a whole host of different statistics, including live scores, real-time match updates and transfer news all from the convenience of their wrist. […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Galaxy Note 7 official accessories listed by Mobile Fun ahead of launch
Samsung may not take the wraps off the Galaxy Note 7 before August, but as with every new smartphone, retailers around the world get details on upcoming devices ahead of their public announcement. Earlier this year we revealed that the Galaxy Note 7 (called the Galaxy Note 6 at the time) would come with the […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
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[Poll] How about that Blue Coral Galaxy Note 7?
For the last three flagship launches, Samsung chose to stick with black, white, gold and silver color options, with an exclusive color or two thrown in for specific markets. These colors all look great on the phones' glass builds, but we'd be lying if we said we wouldn't have wanted a few other options as […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
Samsung releases major software update to the Gear S2 with new features
We exclusively reported last week that the Gear S2 would get multiple new features with an upcoming software update. We also previewed the new software along with all the new features and UX improvements. Samsung has now started pushing the update to the Gear S2 and you should be receiving it shortly. The software update […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 8 years ago
Samsung acquires sizeable stake in China’s largest electric vehicle company
The Samsung Group announced earlier this year that it has formed a new team to grow its automotive-related business. Samsung is also said to be interested in electric and smart cars, it has even modified a race track it owns to test autonomous cars. The company has already teamed up with SAP and SEAT to […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung Pay to launch in Brazil on July 19
It has been revealed today that Samsung will launch its mobile payment platform in Brazil on Tuesday, July 19; just in time for the Olympic Games that kick off on Friday, August 5. This news comes one month after the manufacturer commenced a pre-launch trial of Samsung Pay in the region, and a mere two […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Gear IconX launched in a handful of countries today
It was only yesterday that Samsung launched its first wireless activity tracking earbuds in South Korea. The company has announced today that the Gear IconX is also available in a handful of other markets including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia, Canada and Australia. It has said that the Gear IconX will be gradually launched […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung’s content collaboration with The Players’ Tribune will bring your favorite athletes to virtual reality
Samsung has announced a content collaboration with The Players' Tribune that's going to bring some of your favorite athletes to virtual reality. As part of this collaboration, The Players' Tribune is going to create short-form 360-degree videos focusing on athletes using Samsung's Gear 360 camera. TPT contributors Von Miller and Hassan Whiteside will capture content using […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
AT&T sweetens its Samsung BOGO deal with free Gear S2 smartwatch
AT&T is offering a new buy one get one free deal on Samsung smartphones starting tomorrow. Customers who purchase one handset on AT&T Next Every Year or AT&T Next plans will get one for free. That's not all, AT&T is also sweetening the deal by throwing in a free 3G Gear S2 smartwatch. Smartphones eligible […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
How to use the Galaxy S7 as a flashlight
Despite being one of the most impressive smartphones on the market, the Galaxy S7 also doubles as an extremely powerful flashlight. You're probably thinking I'm crazy for saying that, but hear me out. How many times have you been out at night, dropped something and can't seem to find it? Or you've dropped something behind […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Themes Thursday: Here are this week’s seven best Samsung themes
Welcome back to Themes Thursday! Samsung has released a whopping 153 themes this week, but not all of them are good looking. In fact, we liked only seven of those. If you're a fan of Material themes, have a look at Eminence UI, [Kendi] Material Red, [Kendi] Material Red Light, and Perfect Note UI themes. The […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 8 years ago
Samsung shares all the details surrounding the development of Gear Fit 2′s GPS capabilities in new interview
Three weeks ago, Samsung shared an interview it conducted with its leading designers shedding some light on the work that went into making the Gear Fit 2 as comfortable, secure and sleek as it is, and today we're getting an opportunity to find out exactly how the engineering team used the band's integrated GPS chip […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
