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The Galaxy View is now available from Verizon
It has been a few months since Samsung came out with the Galaxy View. Even though it looks like a giant tablet with an 18.4-inch display Samsung actually wants you to call it a movable display instead of a tablet. Customers in the United States can easily pick one up from Amazon but there's another […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung might use advanced laser technology to monitor health vitals in future devices
The US Patent & Trademark Office has published a patent application from Samsung which reveals that future mobile devices from the company might use advanced laser speckle interferometric technology to monitor health vitals of the user such as heart rate, blood pressure, blood flow velocity, pulse rate and skin conditions. The patent mentions that this technology […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Galaxy S7 edge gets the teardown treatment from iFixit
Hot on the heels of its standard Galaxy S7 teardown, the folks over at iFixit have now published its deconstruction guide for the curved variant of Samsung’s flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S7 edge. Just like its non-rounded counterpart, the S7 edge earns a rather meagre repairability score of just 3 out of 10, with 0 […]
- By Josh L.
- 9 years ago
I think I want the IR blaster back on Samsung devices
If you have never used an IR blaster on a smartphone, you might often be shocked and wonder why so many folks love the feature and don't want a device without one. Samsung flagships started offering an IR blaster a couple of years ago, but the company dropped it with the Galaxy Note 5 and […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Goldgenie launches 24K Gold Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge
Luxury gold plating specialist Goldgenie has unveiled its incredibly-opulent 24K Gold versions of the recently-released Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge. These handsets have been coated in the precious metal utilizing the same technique the company used for its lavish Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge. The device’s frame, buttons, camera module, flash and backplate […]
- By Josh L.
- 9 years ago
Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge owners can get a free $30 gift card when making a purchase using Samsung Pay
If you’ve bagged yourself a gorgeous new Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge, live in the United States and have never used Samsung Pay before, you may want to listen up as we have some fantastic news for you. Samsung recently announced that it will be awarding all new users of its mobile payment platform […]
- By Josh L.
- 9 years ago
Four reasons why Samsung won’t get rid of that home button
The home button. As with all things Samsung, you either love it or hate it. Some see capacitive buttons as the sexiest button layout on a device, while others see capacitive buttons as battery-hogging and would rather have physical hardware buttons instead. It comes down to preference, really (you like what you like), but Samsung […]
- By Deidre R.
- 9 years ago
Watch these three new Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge ads starring Lil Wayne
Samsung is leaving no stone unturned in marketing its latest flagship smartphones. The company has released three new commercials for the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge featuring Lil Wayne. These ads showcase the Gear VR and the Gear S2. The first video shows Lil Wayne enjoying virtual reality videos using the Gear VR […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
DJ Koh expects Samsung to return to form in China
Samsung is having problems in selling its smartphones in China. It was the number one brand in the country till 2013, but it was tossed out of the top five after Xiaomi entered the scene. Samsung's mobile chief DJ Koh is expecting the company to bounce back with the launch of its latest flagship smartphones. A […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Third-party developer brings Always On Display to the Samsung Z3
The Always On Display mode presents important bits of information to the user even when the smartphone is in the sleep mode. It is currently available only in high-end smartphones like the Galaxy S7, the Galaxy S7 edge, and the LG G5. However, a third-party app developer Anup Kushwaha has decided to bring it to […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge tip: You can share your phone’s Wi-Fi connection with other devices
Android's tethering options have been pretty stellar for a long time now, and Samsung has made a nice little addition to the menu by enabling the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge to act as a Wi-Fi repeater/extender. Normally, the mobile hotspot feature (Wi-Fi tethering) only lets you share your mobile data connection with another device, with […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Samsung releases kernel source files for Exynos-powered Galaxy S7 edge
Samsung has just released the kernel source code for the Exynos-powered variant of the Galaxy S7 edge (SM-G935F) which is available to download through the manufacturer’s Open Source Release Center. Although you may not get too excited by this announcement, I’m pretty sure you can appreciate that many developers do as it provides them with […]
- By Josh L.
- 9 years ago
3-11-2016 Firmware Updates: Galaxy J3, Galaxy S6 edge+, Galaxy Note 4, 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 […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Galaxy Tab A (2016) quietly listed on Samsung’s website
We have been hearing a lot about Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Tab A (2016) in recent weeks, and while we were all debating when the tablet would be announced and also what it would be officially called, Samsung has gone ahead and listed the tablet on its official website. Samsung Germany has the most complete listing for the […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Android N will bring a couple of features already found on Samsung devices
The introduction of Multi Window on Samsung devices brought a great twist to multitasking on smartphones, with the feature allowing users to take advantage of the large displays on their devices by running more than one app at the same time. We saw Multi Window make its way to Apple's iOS with the iPad Pro last year, […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge outselling previous Galaxy’s by a margin
With the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge hitting stores all over Europe and the rest of the world, it is becoming increasingly clear how popular these devices have become in the short while since their official unveiling. Samsung Netherlands confirmed that European Galaxy S7 pre-order numbers have been over 2.5 times higher than those for previous Galaxy flagship devices. […]
- By Michel G.
- 9 years ago
AT&T might release Marshmallow for the Galaxy Note 5 tomorrow and on March 14 for the Galaxy S6
Google may have just released the developer preview of Android N but Samsung flagships have still not been updated to Android 6.0 Marshmallow in most countries. Major carriers in the United States are gradually releasing said update for last year's flagships, and it appears that AT&T is going to release Marshmallow for the Galaxy Note […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung starts selling the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge worldwide
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge last month and it didn't take long for pre-orders to open. In some markets, customers who pre-ordered their units have already received them, even though March 11 was selected as the official release date for the new flagship smartphones. It is March 11 today, which means […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung lists the Galaxy S7’s main features in new TV ad
Now that it's done with unveiling the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge, Samsung can get down to the business of selling its new flagship smartphones. The marketing push is well and truly underway. Samsung has just released a new TV ad for its new flagship which lists all of the main features. The […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung Pay now available for the Galaxy S7 on Verizon
Verizon started shipping pre-ordered units of the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge a few days ago. Customers who got their units weren't happy to find out that the Samsung Pay app was missing even though Verizon already supports the service on previous flagships. It wasn't immediately clear why the app was missing from […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
