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1-28-2016 Firmware Updates: Galaxy Ace 4 LTE, Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note 3 DUOS, and more

1-28-2016 Firmware Updates: Galaxy Ace 4 LTE, Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note 3 DUOS, 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 These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs.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
Samsung Galaxy A9 detailed screen analysis

Samsung Galaxy A9 detailed screen analysis

A new year, and a new Galaxy series. This year, Samsung released the Galaxy A 2016 edition of devices, and we recently went through the Galaxy A9's display to see how it measures up. The Galaxy A9 is the largest phone in the A series, so let's find out what its screen brings to the […]

  • By Martin R.
  • 9 years ago
Samsung remained the leader in global smartphone shipments for Q4 and 2015

Samsung remained the leader in global smartphone shipments for Q4 and 2015

The latest preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker reveals that smartphone vendors shipped 399.5 million units combined in the fourth quarter of 2015 which is a 5.7% increase when compared to the same period last year. For the full year global smartphone shipments crossed 1.4 billion units for […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 9 years ago
Samsung announces fourth quarter financial results

Samsung announces fourth quarter financial results

Samsung today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2015. The company raked in KRW 53.32 trillion ($44 billion) in consolidated revenue and posted KRW 6.14 trillion ($5.04 billion) in operating profit for the quarter. The company notes that its fourth quarter earnings have dipped quarter-over-quarter and it blames economic headwinds including […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 9 years ago
Pay for one Samsung flagship and get the other half-off at T-Mobile

Pay for one Samsung flagship and get the other half-off at T-Mobile

The third largest mobile carrier in the United States has launched a new promotion today which is going to appeal to those who would like to purchase a Samsung flagship. Under this promotion customers only have to pay full price for one handset as the carrier will give them half-off on the other. Eligible smartphones […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 9 years ago
Unofficial Telegram client for the Samsung Z3 makes its way onto the Tizen Store

Unofficial Telegram client for the Samsung Z3 makes its way onto the Tizen Store

When compared to Android, iOS and Windows Phone, Tizen is a relatively new operating system that, up until last year, hadn't made its way into the mass smartphone market. However, Samsung's release of the Z1 in India on February 6, 2015, changed all that. As expected, there were no complaints about the fluidity of the […]

  • By Josh L.
  • 9 years ago
Despite dismal performance Samsung’s mobile division employees will receive hefty bonuses

Despite dismal performance Samsung’s mobile division employees will receive hefty bonuses

It's not a secret that Samsung's mobile division is struggling and the company doesn't expect things to significantly turnaround this year however that won't stop Samsung Electronics from retaining the 50% ceiling for employee bonuses at its mobile division. A “high-ranking Samsung executive” has confirmed to The Korea Times that employees at the company's mobile […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 9 years ago
1-27-2016 Firmware Updates: Galaxy Core Prime, Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy E7, and more

1-27-2016 Firmware Updates: Galaxy Core Prime, Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy E7, 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
Samsung spent $30 billion on semiconductors last year

Samsung spent $30 billion on semiconductors last year

Samsung didn't only lead the pack in research and development expenditure last year it also retained its top spot as the world's largest buyer of semiconductors. The latest numbers from Gartner reveal that Samsung spent $29.867 billion on semiconductors in 2015. Even though that's massive it's still slightly lower than the $30.989 billion Samsung spent […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 9 years ago
Samsung may not unveil the Galaxy S7 edge+ next month

Samsung may not unveil the Galaxy S7 edge+ next month

Three weeks ago we exclusively revealed the screen sizes of the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge, 5.1-inch and 5.5-inch respectively, aside from some of the specifications of the upcoming flagships. Recently a model of the Galaxy S7 with a 5.7-inch display was spotted online. For all we know it could be a prototype […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 9 years ago
SmartThings helps parents cool down their teenager’s hormones in latest video

SmartThings helps parents cool down their teenager’s hormones in latest video

Teenagers and their hormones is an eternal discussion that has been going on since before the time when someone named the famous parent/child discussion “the birds and the bees.” The latest Samsung SmartThings video shows parents how to cool down their teenagers' hormones without being aware of “the rising flame.” A father, away from his […]

  • By Deidre R.
  • 9 years ago
How to boot your Samsung Galaxy device into Safe Mode

How to boot your Samsung Galaxy device into Safe Mode

Unfortunately, it happens. You install a whole bunch of brand new apps on your smartphone and things suddenly start conflicting. Or you update your Galaxy, and now existing applications have become buggy. Or the battery drains faster than it did before. Or the camera app crashes. Or. Or. Or. Galaxy devices, like all other smartphones, are […]

  • By Michel G.
  • 9 years ago
Samsung might launch a phone upgrade program with the Galaxy S7

Samsung might launch a phone upgrade program with the Galaxy S7

A new report out of Korea claims that Samsung is going to launch a phone upgrade program with the Galaxy S7 in March. It's said that this phone upgrade program will be similar to the one Apple launched last year. The company may announce the program next month at its Mobile World Congress 2016 event, apparently […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 9 years ago
Gear S2 Rose Gold and Platinum watch faces released with new update

Gear S2 Rose Gold and Platinum watch faces released with new update

We announced earlier that Samsung has unveiled the Gear S2 Rose Gold and Platinum models in the US at Amazon, but Dutch customers have had their hands (or wrists, rather) on these new luxury Gear S2 models for some time. For those customers, and for those to come, Samsung has released a new update for […]

  • By Deidre R.
  • 9 years ago
Verizon and Samsung launch 4G network extender for enterprise customers

Verizon and Samsung launch 4G network extender for enterprise customers

Verizon and Samsung today announced the immediate availability of the 4G LTE Network Extender for Enterprise that's designed to improve indoor wireless coverage for enterprise customers. The network extender uses Samsung's small cell technology to improve coverage in weak areas inside a building. It's ideal for mid-sized locations from 10,000 to 100,000 square feet with […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 9 years ago
Samsung’s R&D spending was over $14 billion in 2015

Samsung’s R&D spending was over $14 billion in 2015

Samsung is known for spending billions of dollars each year on research and development, its audit report for 2014 showed that it spent just under $14 billion on R&D, this was actually the highest amount that Samsung has ever spent on research and development. Global strategy consulting firm Strategy&, a part of PricewaterhouseCoopers, has released a list […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 9 years ago
The Gear S2 Classic goes global, Rose Gold and Platinum models available at Amazon in the US

The Gear S2 Classic goes global, Rose Gold and Platinum models available at Amazon in the US

The Gear S2 Classic is considered to be Samsung’s traditional take on the “classic” smartwatch (hence the name), but some customers want a little more choice in build materials with the traditional (and their favorite) smartwatch. While some customers have been debating the Gear S2’s build materials, others have been wondering when they’d see the […]

  • By Deidre R.
  • 9 years ago
Create a stylized watch face for the Samsung Gear S2

Create a stylized watch face for the Samsung Gear S2

The Gear S2 comes with more than enough watch faces to keep consumers happy, but Android users prize customization more than any other mobile user base (okay, so the Gear S2 runs Tizen, but you're probably using it with an Android device). As is always the case, users like one watch face’s dial color but […]

  • By Deidre R.
  • 9 years ago
Exclusive: Samsung working on newer version of Kids Mode for 2016, new Kids tablet

Exclusive: Samsung working on newer version of Kids Mode for 2016, new Kids tablet

Our trusty insiders have revealed to us that Samsung is working to update its Kids Mode app, which was introduced with the Galaxy S5 back in 2014. Kids Mode has made its way to other Samsung devices since its release and is also available on the Play Store as a regular download for the company's […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 9 years ago
Patent application shows Samsung working on whispered voice recognition

Patent application shows Samsung working on whispered voice recognition

A recently published patent application reveals how Samsung could implement whispered voice recognition in its smartphones. Courtesy of South Korea's intellectual property office comes a patent application that shows how Samsung envisions users whispering to their smartphones. Obviously, talking to a phone has become profoundly mainstream since Google Now, Siri and Cortana. Samsung's own S Voice has yet to […]

  • By Michel G.
  • 9 years ago