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Back in 2014, the Galaxy S5 became the first mainstream Samsung smartphone to feature water and dust resistance. The company also made a more rugged version of the device for AT&T in the form of the Galaxy S5 Active, which was followed by the Galaxy S6 Active last year, and t looks like a newer device in the […]
Samsung recently confirmed that the MixRadio streaming service for its Tizen and budget Android handsets would be closing down on March 21. Today, the company has started rolling out an update for the Samsung Z3 that removes the MixRadio app from the phone, which is the final nail in the coffin for the short-lived service. […]
Much has been written about the stunning camera found in both the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge. They make great pictures and offer a heap of features. From Motion photo to Hyperlapse, and from Tracking autofocus to Virtual Shot, it's all there. And plenty more. But what do you really need to capture those great images […]
Platinum and Rose Gold variants of the Gear S2 classic are now available for purchase in India. Both these variants are priced at INR 34,500 (around $512) in the country, and they will be available through major retail stores. The Gear S2 and the Gear S2 classic were launched in India two months ago along with the […]
Samsung is pushing out an update to the S Health app for its smartphones over on the Play Store and on the Galaxy Apps store. The update adds some new functionality to make the entire experience more convenient, such as the ability to automatically record walking and running data and get additional help through the […]
Has your Gear S2 rubber wristband started showing signs of wear and tear? Fastening the rubber wristband to put your watch on and then taking it off each day can cause the rubber band to eventually come apart. While Samsung is replacing rubber wristbands for its latest smartwatch for customers, a sports band is a […]
Samsung is not ashamed of dabbling into unchartered territory such as testing autonomous vehicles on its own race track, creating an omnidirectional speaker, and manufacturing a text messaging-centric TV for the sake of innovation (a commendable effort, no doubt), and one area in which innovation is needed on the road, where drivers get distracted by […]
Did you know that we were the first ones to report that Samsung has codenamed the Galaxy S7 as ‘Lucky'? Well, the device turned out quite lucky for the world's largest smartphone maker. Initial sales of the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge have exceeded the company's estimates in various important markets, and they have been named […]
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 […]
Virtual reality is the next big thing. The VR market already amounts to $10 billion including hardware and software, and it is expected to grow seven fold in the next five years. No wonder then that tech giants like Facebook, Google, Samsung, and LG are pouring money into the VR market. The Gear VR was jointly developed by Samsung and […]
It’s not over until two companies “shake hands.” Well, the beginning and end of that statement may not fit together so well, but the statement is true regardless: you can’t count an acquisition as complete until hands are shaken and everyone agrees. Such is the case with Sharp Corporation, a company known for supplying LCD […]
The Galaxy S6 lineup got the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update in India last week on the eve of the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge's launch, and Samsung is now pushing out Marshmallow to the Galaxy Note 5 in the country. India was one of the few big markets outside the US where the Note 5 […]
Samsung said today that it will launch fourteen new SUHD TV models this year, maintaining its commitment to Quantum Dot technology rather than shifting to OLED technology. Samsung is aiming to sell more than 50 million TVs this year with 10 percent of them being high-end ones with double the profit of regular TVs. The South […]
Users with carrier-locked devices usually have to wait longer to receive software updates since carriers tend to hold up updates for tests and for adding bloatware. Those who own the Galaxy S6 or the Galaxy S6 edge on T-Mobile in the United States will be interested to find out that the carrier has now started […]
Samsung has traditionally released new Galaxy Note handsets at the IFA trade show in the fall but it has sort of become a tradition for the rumor mill to predict that this time around the flagship handset will arrive a bit earlier. This rumor is rehashed at the start of every year when the new […]
Samsung has now started pushing out the long-awaited Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update to all unlocked variants of the Galaxy S5 (SM-G900L) operating on LG Uplus in South Korea. In terms of added functionality, this upgrade brings the latest version of Google’s open-source operating system to the handset, in addition to a multitude of bug fixes, […]
One of the main issues with Samsung’s latest smartwatch, the Gear S2, is its rubberized Sports bands breakage vulnerability. Fastening the watch too tightly or switching out the bands frequently for a new look can cause the rubber strap and attachment pins to disengage from each other, making it impossible to reconnect the original band […]
Samsung announced late last year that it would pay $548 million in damages to Apple. The company decided to pay the damages awarded to Apple after its petition before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to obtain an en banc rehearing on whether Apple could enforce payment of damages was denied. Samsung […]
We exclusively confirmed back in December last year that Samsung is working on a Gear Manager app for iOS which will enable users to hook up the Gear S2 smartwatch with an iPhone. Come January, Samsung officially confirmed at the Consumer Electronics Show 2016 that the Gear S2 will be compatible with iOS devices later […]
Samsung's new flagship handsets have received a very positive response from customers around the world. Multiple reports have emerged in the past week or so revealing that the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge have beaten previous sales expectations. Market analysts say the new handsets have done particularly well in markets like India and China. […]