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Samsung Galaxy View hands-on pictures and first impression
SamMobile was at the BALR. Gear S2 launch yesterday in the Netherlands where we had a few minutes (20 minutes to be exact) with the Galaxy View. Samsung is describing it as a “Movable Display” and not a tablet. They told us that they are trying to set a new category once again, and we […]
- By Martin R.
- 9 years ago
Galaxy S5 is the police’s latest weapon in The Netherlands
Aside from carrying their usual slew of weapons which includes a baton, pepper spray and a firearm police in The Netherlands are getting a new weapon that's not entirely as dangerous but will certainly go a long way in making their lives easier. Some 10,000 cops of the country's National Police have received the Galaxy S5 […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
The Galaxy View costs $599 and arrives November 6
You might remember that we were the first ones to report earlier this year that Samsung had started developing an 18.4-inch Android tablet which the company later confirmed as the Galaxy View. It teased the tablet a couple of times and over the past month or so multiple reports came out and revealed much about […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung launches the Galaxy S6 edge+ Ant-Man Edition in China
Samsung partnered with Marvel to cross promote its movies through limited edition devices like the Galaxy S6 edge Iron Man Edition that came with a special red-gold color scheme, an arc-reactor themed wireless charger, a custom theme, and an Avengers box. The company even released Avengers themed accessories for the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Samsung, the S Pen, and Steve Jobs: Intuitiveness Re-examined
How are we gonna communicate, ‘cause we don’t wanna carry around a mouse, right? So, what are we gonna do? Oh, a stylus, right? We’re gonna use a stylus. No. Who wants a stylus? You have to get ‘em and put ‘em away and you lose ‘em. Yuck! Nobody wants a stylus. So let’s not […]
- By Deidre R.
- 9 years ago
Upcoming Galaxy A5 sequel (SM-A510F) gets Bluetooth SIG certification
Earlier this week, successors to the Galaxy A3 and Galaxy A7 had their specifications revealed thanks to their appearance on the GFXBench benchmark. The Galaxy A5 is also set to get an upgrade along with the A3 and A7; it's not listed on GFXBench yet, but it has just passed certification from Bluetooth SIG, clearing an […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Samsung beats Apple in smartphone sales during Q3 2015
Apple seems to be slacking behind Samsung in terms of smartphones sales according to a new report. During the quarter of July-September, Samsung sold 83.8 million smartphones, which accounts for 23.7 percent of the global smartphone market. These are truly impressive numbers when you compare it to Apple's 48 million units sold during the same period, accounting for 13.6 percent of […]
- By Octav G.
- 9 years ago
Samsung to launch an exclusive BALR. edition of the Gear S2 in The Netherlands
Just one day before the Gear S2 smartwatch lands on shelves in The Netherlands, Samsung has announced a collaboration with fashion brand BALR., they've joined forces to create an exclusive BALR. edition of the Gear S2 which will only be sold in The Netherlands. This special edition of the Gear S2 comes with a specifically […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Themes Thursday: 52 themes released this week with a bunch focused on Halloween
We showcase some of the best themes released every week as a part of Themes Thursday, and Samsung has released 52 themes in its Theme Store in the past seven days. A bunch of those themes are feature spooky or scary wallpapers as well as icons to help you prepare your compatible Samsung smartphone for the upcoming Halloween […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Samsung trails Apple in global smartwatch sales
This week both Apple and Samsung announced their earnings for the third quarter, they broke down the numbers and highlighted spectacular performance of their smartphones, but we didn't hear too much about smartwatches. Apple didn't reveal how many Apple Watch units it sold in the previous quarter and Samsung didn't expand on the performance of its wearable […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
$9.9 billion share buyback announced as Samsung reports first profit growth in two years
Samsung today announced its third quarter results, the company is back to operating profit growth after seven straight quarters of decline, it also announced a share buyback program today worth $9.9 billion or 11.3 trillion Korean won. This announcement, coupled with Samsung's first operating profit growth in two years, has had an immediate effect with […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung confirms first operating profit growth after seven straight quarters of decline
Samsung's operating profit has declined for seven straight quarters but that changes with Samsung announcing its earnings for the third quarter today, as expected the company has achieved operating profit growth, its first since the Galaxy S4. Samsung's consolidated revenue for the third quarter came in at 51.68 trillion won ($45.6 billion), that's net profit and […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung Electronics to report first profit growth in two years
Samsung Electronics has been reporting low profits for quite a while now but a new report from The Wall Street Journal suggests that Samsung is about to report the first profit growth in two years, which was to be expected. The report forecasts an earning report of $5.3 billion, the equivalent of 6 trillion won […]
- By Octav G.
- 9 years ago
Samsung finally unveils the Galaxy View
We exclusively reported earlier this year that Samsung is working on an 18.4-inch Android-powered tablet, a few months back the company teased this tablet that it has named the Galaxy View, and over the past couple of weeks there has been a steady stream of information about this new tablet. Today Samsung has finally unveiled the […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung partners with designers and brands for Gear S2 watchbands
During the launch of its first smartwatch with a circular display, Samsung emphasized on the personalization of the Gear S2. The company showcased multitude of watch faces, watch bands, and exclusive apps for the Gear S2. Now, Samsung has announced that it has partnered with various brands and designers to prepare a variety of watchbands […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Tizen gets native Facebook app, available on the Samsung Z3
Samsung's Tizen phones come with a Facebook app out of the box, but this app simply loads the web version of the social network. The web version of Facebook is rather limited, so it hasn't been a good experience for Tizen smartphone users. Well, until now that is, as an update to the Facebook app for […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Samsung to mass produce Exynos 8890 for Galaxy S7 from December
There has been a lot of buzz around Samsung's upcoming mobile processor, the Exynos 8890. Starting Q1 2016, it will go head-to-head with the best SoCs in the industry including Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 and Apple's A9X. In the previous weeks, we reported that Samsung is in the process of optimising its chipset for better performance as […]
- By Daniel van Dorp
- 9 years ago
Samsung will bring paid themes to nine countries tomorrow
Samsung released support for third-party themes on some of its new smartphones that were launched this year, but the availability of paid themes was limited to only a few markets around the world. Paid themes were available in the Theme Store in markets like India and South Korea, but were not available to users in the European countries. […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Galaxy View user manual appears on Samsung’s website
The Galaxy View has been fully detailed ahead of its launch thanks to a plethora of leaks, and the 18.4-inch tablet's user manual has now popped up online on Samsung's website, suggesting an official announcement could take place soon. The user manual details various features of the Galaxy View, including the detachable arching handle at its […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
What’s on my Samsung smartphone: October, 2015
The sort of questions I continually get asked are: “What’s your favourite application at the moment? What launcher are you currently using? What wallpaper has caught your attention this week?” I’d be lying if I said that it hasn’t got a little laborious answering the same questions over and over again, so I’ve put together […]
- By Josh L.
- 9 years ago
