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As expected, Canada’s second-largest operator, Telus, has today started rolling out the rather hefty Android 6.0.1 update to the Galaxy S5. The upgrade weighs in at approximately 820MB and brings all the functionality we’ve come to expect from Marshmallow, in addition to patches from April's Security Maintenance Release (SMR). This rollout comes just one week […]
Earlier this year the Samsung Group announced that it was looking to discover new avenues for growth and it confirmed that a new team was being set up to grow its automotive-related business. The company then modified a race track it owns to test its autonomous cars and also teamed up with SEAT and SAP […]
Samsung Electronics has been a major player in LCD TV sales for the last few years, leaving its opponents in the dust, and one factor behind the company's success can be found in the quality of Samsung TVs over sheer quantity — a principle that Samsung is using to push forward in the LCD TV market. […]
A report out of China claims that two of the biggest Chinese OEMs will launch curved display smartphones and for that purpose they will source display panels from Samsung and LG. Both manufacturers are expected to come out with their curved display smartphones by September this year. It's Huawei that's said to source the panels from […]
Samsung is trying to let as many users experience virtual reality as possible. The company bundled its virtual reality headset, the Gear VR, with every Galaxy S7 and S7 edge preorder. Now, the company is offering the Gear VR for just INR 990 ($15) to Galaxy S7 and S7 edge owners in India. Customers who […]
T-Mobile has started rolling out a relatively large maintenance update (UVU2APD7) to all its carrier-branded variants of the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge located in the United States. Unfortunately, the upgrade doesn’t bring any new features to the handsets, but it does fix the nasty power and volume button error that users were experiencing […]
Samsung and Nvidia have just released a joint statement confirming that they have settled their GPU-related patent dispute. The settlement was announced shortly before the US International Trade Commission in Washington was due to announce its final decision in a case that Samsung had filed against Nvidia, it previously won a ruling in which Nvidia […]
AT&T has announced that it will kick off pre-orders for Samsung’s latest budget-friendly tablet, the Galaxy Tab E 8.0, starting Friday, May 6. The slate will be available to purchase in either Smoky Titanium or Frost White for a mere $10 per month on the carrier’s two-year installment plan. For those in need of a […]
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 […]
After releasing details about its 7nm and 10nm chip manufacturing plans, Samsung has announced that it will soon complete the development of its third-generation 14nm FinFET chip manufacturing process, and it plans to expand its customer base using the new technology. System LSI, Samsung's chip manufacturing division, will be able to use its third-generation 14-nanometer FinFET (Low-Power Compact) […]
After an import listing revealed its existence, the Galaxy J2 (2016), has just made an appearance on benchmarking database GeekBench bearing the model number SM-J210F. The site has revealed some of the hardware specs of the smartphone and we're fairly impressed. For starters, the device is shown to be coming with Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow by default, […]
After the 2016 revamp of the Galaxy A series, Samsung has also started releasing similarly updated versions of its affordable J series phones. This year, the 5-inch slot in that series will be taken by the Galaxy J3 (2016), the review of which is provided here for your reading pleasure. Without spilling all the beans, we will give […]
After Samsung's success with the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, the South Korean smartphone giant wants to tackle the upcoming iPhone with the successor to the Galaxy Note 5. We have already confirmed that the Galaxy Note 6 will be water- and dust-resistant like the Galaxy S7 duo, and it could possibly feature an iris […]
Samsung has been working hard to show us that virtual reality can be used for greater things than just gaming or watching movies, like the time it demonstrated how VR can prove to be useful to help people get over their fear of public speaking. It's now showing us how VR, powered by its smartphones and […]
We often bring you some of the best online deals for Samsung devices and we've come across another great deal on the company's latest flagship smartphone. You can pick up an unlocked Galaxy S7 at a discount from eBay, the seller is offering brand new units in unopened packaging for a very enticing price. It's the […]
Sprint was the first carrier in the United States to release Marshmallow for the Galaxy S6 and Verizon soon followed suit. T-Mobile has already released said update as well so it's only AT&T that's left and Samsung has confirmed that Marshmallow will soon be out for the Galaxy S6 on the second largest mobile carrier […]
Samsung remained the leader in the global smartphone market during the first quarter of 2016. Now, it is being reported that the South Korean smartphone giant led the Indian smartphone market during Q1, 2016. According to the latest report by Counterpoint Technology Market Research, Samsung was the largest smartphone manufacturer in India during Q1, 2016 with a market share of […]
Samsung is offering easy EMIs, cashbacks, and discounts in India on select smartphones as a part of its ‘Make for India Celebrations' sale. The company is celebrating for being deemed as the country's most trusted brand in a survey by the Trust Research Advisory. Samsung is offering its last year's flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S6 and […]
Samsung is putting a lot of effort in healthcare. It recently released a new ultrasound examination machine that applies big data to help early detection of breast tumors. Now, the company is working on a new app that helps premature babies in hearing their mothers. Voices of Life, a new app that is being developed […]
We first reported about Project Valley, the codename for Samsung's first dual-screen (and possibly, a foldable) smartphone, almost a year ago. Hot on the heels of its success with the Galaxy S7 edge, the South Korean smartphone giant might release its first foldable smartphone early next year. According to a new report from ETNews, Samsung has been working […]