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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
Exclusive: Samsung working on Z1 (2016) Tizen phone (SM-Z150)
Samsung has upgraded a lot of its existing budget smartphones this year under the 2016 tag (and also the high-end Galaxy A series), and the company is working on a similar upgrade to its first Tizen phone, the Z1. We can confirm that a Z1 (2016) is currently in the works (with model number SM-Z150), and […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Themes Thursday: Here are a few good-looking themes from this week
Welcome to this week's Themes Thursday! Samsung has released 63 themes for its Galaxy smartphones this week. However, we only liked four of those themes. The [FIET] Sunshine In The Deep Blue theme has very elegant and consistent design, while the Morfix theme has colorful icons and material design language. The Strilex theme is good for people […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Android N has been revealed, and Samsung flagships are still running Android 5.1 Lollipop
Yesterday, Google surprised everyone by revealing the next major iteration of Android a couple of months before the Google I/O developer conference, where new Android versions are usually unveiled. In fact, Android N's reveal has come so early that smartphone manufacturers still haven't updated existing devices to Android 6.0 Marshmallow, which came out in October last […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Oculus Social brings social features to Samsung Gear VR, Facebook tie-in coming soon
Oculus has announced that it is bringing social networking features to Samsung's virtual reality headset, the Gear VR. Starting tomorrow, Gear VR owners will be able to create profiles and connect with friends using their real or usernames. Considering that Oculus is owned by Facebook, this move wasn't unexpected. With ‘Oculus Social‘, Gear VR users […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Sprint rolling out Android 6.0 update for the Samsung Galaxy S6
Among the top four US carriers, T-Mobile was the quickest to update the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge to Android 6.0 Marshmallow (while Verizon took the crown for the Note 5), and we have been waiting for the other three to follow in T-Mobile's footsteps. Sprint is doing so today, with its Galaxy S6 […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Cricket Wireless will offer the Galaxy S7 starting March 18
Cricket Wireless has confirmed that it's going to offer the hottest Android smartphone available on the market right now to its customers starting March 18. It's going to sell the Galaxy S7 for $649.99 in stores and online, customers who pick up a unit between March 18 and April 1 will receive the Gear VR […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
