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Samsung to mass produce 14 nm flat NAND flash in 2016
Samsung Electronics recently finished the development process of a 14 nanometer (nm) flat NAND flash and plans to mass produce it in the first half of 2016. The South Korean giant will be introducing this new memory to the market at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), which will take place in San Francisco on […]
- By Octav G.
- 9 years ago
Samsung pushes out new battery maintenance update for the Gear S2
If you're the proud owner of a Gear S2, you may want to listen up as Samsung has just started pushing out a pretty important maintenance update to all variants of the device located in the United Kingdom and United States. The upgrade itself carries the version number R730TUVU1AOL3 and bundles some essential battery life […]
- By Josh L.
- 9 years ago
Samsung might produce a separate Exynos 8870 chip to sell to other smartphone manufacturers
There's new information circulating in the media at the moment, according to which Samsung is going to be producing a separate Exynos 8870 chipset which is meant to be sold to other handset manufacturers such as Meizu (a company that has a history of using Samsung's latest Exynos chips in its handsets). This is probably […]
- By Octav G.
- 9 years ago
Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+ trumps every other smartphone in mobile photography performance
The flagships that Samsung released this year had great cameras, no wonder DxOMark found that the Galaxy S6 edge really had the “edge” over the competition when it came to mobile photography performance. The same company, well known for its photography and videography testing, has put the Galaxy S6 edge+ through its paces and gave it […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung hopes to make fitness tracking smarter with its new Bio-Processor
Samsung has just taken the wraps of the industry's first all-in-one advanced Bio-Processor. The chip itself features an array of different fitness-specific control units and has been marketed at upcoming health tracking devices. In theory, this new chipset should improve the reliability of trackers as it removes the need for external processing, meaning that all […]
- By Josh L.
- 9 years ago
Patent filing reveals Samsung’s plans for a smart ring accessory
A patent application made by Samsung has recently been published by the US Patent and Trademark Office revealing the company's plans for a new “smart ring” accessory which may be used to control certain features on smartphones and smart TVs, the ring may also be used to control home automation systems. One of the illustrations in […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Watch this brilliant Galaxy S7 edge concept video!
We've seen dozens of rumors, reports, and leaks about Samsung's next-generation flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S7. According to previous reports, the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge are expected to feature a design and build that is similar to the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge. Now, a concept video has been released […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Samsung Pay will support online shopping in the US next year
It has only been a few months since Samsung Pay was launched in the United States, the mobile payments service was initially launched in South Korea, and as it grows by adding support for more financial institutions in the US it may get even more useful in the coming year. Samsung has plans to enable […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung Galaxy S7 rumored to be launched with two different screen sizes
As the launch of Samsung's next-generation flagship smartphone nears, we are coming across dozens of rumors and reports related to the device. Yesterday, alleged dimensions of the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge were leaked along with some case designs for those devices. Now, ETNews is reporting that Samsung will release the Galaxy S7 in […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
New commercial shows how effortlessly Samsung Pay works even at non-fancy stores
If you've started to pay using Samsung Pay on your Galaxy smartphone, you might have come across a situation where store executives try to explain you that mobile payments won't work with their old point-of-sale equipments only to find out that the payment has been completed successfully. Well, such encounters have inspired Samsung in making this new video commercial […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Samsung ranks ninth on list of global Internet of Things companies
Over the past year or so Samsung has got really serious about Internet of Things, not only did it purchase SmartThings, it also brought in a former Google executive to lead its IoT efforts. Earlier this year the company also released its IoT platform called Artik and refreshed the SmartThings product lineup and a fortnight ago […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
2016 Samsung Series 9 notebooks will be showcased at CES 2016
Samsung has confirmed that it's going to showcase the 2016 Series 9 notebooks at the Consumer Electronics Show 2016 in Las Vegas next month. Two models, the 900X5L and 900X3L, will join many of the other products that Samsung is going to showcase at the annual technology convention. Both of these notebooks will go on sale […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Latest leak brings dimensions of the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge
The Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge are without a doubt two of the most highly anticipated devices for 2016 which is why the rumor mill is just so interested in anything and everything that might be remotely related to the new flagships. The latest leak appears to be a big one though since it […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
More cases for the Galaxy S7 surface as Unpacked 2016 nears
It's not uncommon to see cases for a new Samsung device leak out even before it has actually been announced, we saw this happen with the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy Note 5 this year and now we're seeing history repeat itself for the Galaxy S7. Multiple images of purported cases for the Galaxy S7 […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Watch Samsung’s first video commercial for the Galaxy A (2016) series of smartphones
Samsung has just release the first video commercial for the Galaxy A 2016 series of smartphones on YouTube, which is a one-minute video showing a preview of what Samsung has in store for us. The video commercial explains why humans do what they do such as taking a lot of selfies and endlessly laughing while watching […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
12-inch Samsung tablet powered by Windows 10 gets certified
Samsung hasn't released a Windows-powered tablet in quite some time now but that might be about to change in the near future. About four months back we reported that the company was working on a 12-inch tablet powered by Windows 10 and now one such tablet bearing model number SM-W700 has been certified by the […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung Unpacked 2016 may take place on February 20
Even though it was rumored multiple times this year that the Galaxy S7 will be launched ahead of schedule in 2016 there's really no reason to believe that Samsung is going to break its tradition of unveiling a new Galaxy device a day before the Mobile World Congress festivities kick off in Barcelona. Given that […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
![[Update: Galaxy S6 too!] Samsung starts rolling out December security patch update to Galaxy S6 edge+](https://www.sammobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Samsung-Galaxy-S6-edge+-December-2016-Security-Patch-Update-Feature-226x127.jpg)
[Update: Galaxy S6 too!] Samsung starts rolling out December security patch update to Galaxy S6 edge+
It looks like Samsung is quite serious in keeping its promise about monthly security updates for its devices. Samsung has started rolling out a firmware update for the Galaxy S6 edge+ in India and the Nordic countries, which includes the latest Android security patch from December 2015. Samsung had earlier posted the details about this update on its official mobile […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Samsung to start mass producing 18nm DRAM chips in 2016
Samsung will apparently start mass producing DRAM chips with a new 1X-nano (18nm) process in 2016 according to a report from Electronic Times. The company plans to do this to cut production costs and to improve profitability since DRAM prices are predicted to continue to fall next year. According to the report, Samsung, which is […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
![[Poll] Galaxy S7 fingerprint sensor replaced by iris scanner: Would you be okay with that?](https://www.sammobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/iris-scan-1-226x127.jpg)
[Poll] Galaxy S7 fingerprint sensor replaced by iris scanner: Would you be okay with that?
These days, almost every other new phone that gets announced seems to have a fingerprint sensor on-board. Once the iPhone introduced a fingerprint scanner, Samsung followed in its competitor's footsteps and introduced one with the Galaxy S5. Samsung originally used a swipe-based scanner, then moved to an immensely better touch sensor, which is the kind […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
