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Samsung registers strong smartphone sales during Q3 2015
Samsung is doing pretty well this year according to Gartner, which just released a market study based on worldwide smartphone sales by manufacturer and by operating system. Last year Samsung sold 72,929.4 units during the third quarter, covering 23.9 percent of the worldwide smartphone market. This year they managed to sell 83,586.7 units, the equivalent of […]
- By Octav G.
- 9 years ago
11-20-2015 Firmware Updates: Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy Note Edge, 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 These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs.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 J3⑥ goes official in China, is very similar to the Galaxy J5
Well, here it is folks: Samsung has launched yet another budget phone in the Galaxy J lineup, the Galaxy J3⑥, which has made numerous unofficial appearances in the last couple of weeks. Listed on Samsung's Chinese website, the Galaxy J3 is more or less similar to the Galaxy J5 in terms of specs, and also […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Android 5.1.1 update released for AT&T’s Galaxy S6 Active, comes with Samsung Pay
Samsung had released Android 5.1.1 update to unlocked and carrier models of the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge long back, but Galaxy S6 Active users weren't so lucky. However, AT&T has finally released Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update to the Galaxy S6 Active (SM-G890A) today. Alongside the latest version of Android Lollipop, the update […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
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[Poll] iPhone owners, would you buy the Gear S2 if it gets iOS support?
With the Gear S2, Samsung made the sensible decision of opening up its smartwatch platform to all Android devices, instead of keeping it limited to those from its Galaxy lineup. Samsung had hinted at the possibility of iOS getting support for the Gear S2 as well, with a recent rumor suggesting Apple's iPhones will be able […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
UPDATED: Samsung will no longer compete in Germany’s camera market (Official statement Samsung the Netherlands)
Following unconfirmed reports that Samsung will stop selling the flagship NX1 camera in Europe the company has now issued an official statement which partly confirms what was being rumored. Samsung has confirmed in the statement that it's withdrawing from the camera market in Germany and will no longer be selling its camera products in the […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Themes Thursday: Christmas and Thanksgiving themes start hitting the Theme Store
Welcome back to Themes Thursday! This week, Samsung has released 45 themes in the Theme Store. Unlike last week, all the good-looking themes from this week are paid. Even though there's still time for the Christmas festive season, theme developers have started releasing Christmas related themes. There are a couple of Thanksgiving focussed themes as well. We […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Samsung launches a remote control app for the Galaxy View
The Galaxy View is the largest tablet that Samsung has ever made, we exclusively reported earlier this year that an 18.4-inch monster was in the pipeline, Samsung officially launched it a couple of weeks ago and actually calls it a “movable display” because that's really what it is. The Galaxy View is available for purchase from Samsung and […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Monthly Samsung TV sales in North America top $1 billion for the first time
Samsung today announced that it has achieved television sales of more than $1 billion in one month for the first time in North America, it set a new record for monthly sales in this particular market in October 2015. The record shows the gradual growth of Samsung's TV business in North America as 11 years […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
This Galaxy Note 5 knock-off comes with 3GB of RAM under $100
Samsung isn't a manufacturer with the most clear conscience, having taken inspiration in design from its Cupertino competitor a few times in the past. But the Korean company has also seen many of its own phones getting 100 percent clones over in China, with the infamous Goophone often coming out with knock-offs of Galaxy flagships soon […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
11-18-2015 Firmware Updates: Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy A5, Galaxy S5, 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
The second-generation Galaxy A7 gets its Bluetooth certification
Over the past couple of weeks we have seen several leaked photos of the second-generation Galaxy A3, Galaxy A5 and the Galaxy A7. It's believed that Samsung will soon be launching these handsets, and one major indication comes today in the form of a Bluetooth certification for the Galaxy A7. That's almost always a sign […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Exclusive: Samsung Pay to launch in China, Spain, and the UK in Q1 2016
Samsung's mobile payments service, which debuted with the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge, was launched in the US and South Korea a few months ago. Now, the South Korean smartphone giant is prepping to launch Samsung Pay in other markets around the world. As per the information that we've received, Samsung is planning to […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Ten reasons from Samsung on why you should buy the Galaxy Note 5 or Galaxy S6 edge+ this holiday season
The holiday season is as much about fun and festivity as it is about shopping, no wonder retailers are running all kinds of promotions to entice shoppers and companies that make popular products are pouring more time and resources in promotional activities to get the most out of this holiday season. Samsung happens to be one […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung planning to release budget smartphones with fingerprint sensors
It is clear that Samsung is taking security seriously, and is equipping its high-end smartphones with features such as KNOX and fingerprint sensors. KNOX features have received good amount of recognition with Google integrating them in Android 5.0 Lollipop. Now, it is being reported that the company is trying to bring such security related features in budget smartphones along with […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Gear VR priced at €99.99 in Europe, available for pre-order
Samsung and Oculus announced a commercial version of the Gear VR back in September, with a release date of sometime this fall in the US. Samsung hadn't said anything about a launch in Europe, but it seems the continent will get the virtual reality headset at around the same time as North America. The Gear […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
More information about the Bio Processor shared by Samsung
A couple of weeks back we reported that Samsung's System LSI division has developed a Bio Processor which will significantly improve the health related features of wearable devices and now the company has shared more details about this integrated one-chip solution at its Investors Forum. It's a new solution developed by Samsung and it figures in […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung reveals BRITECELL camera technology at its Investors Forum
At the Samsung Electronics 2015 Investors Forum the company talked about some of the new technology that it has come up with which will eventually make its way to consumer devices by next year. There have been conflicting reports recently regarding the Galaxy S7's camera but about a week back a new trademark application from […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
11-17-2015 Firmware Updates: Galaxy S6, 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
Samsung working on high profile Tizen smartphone for 2016
Samsung could be launching a high profile Tizen-based smartphone next year according to a report from Samsung Vietnam. The South Korean tech giant wants to expand its ecosystem after surpassing BlackBerry as the fourth largest mobile operating system in Q3 2015. By releasing such a device Samsung would greatly improve the user experience in Tizen-based […]
- By Octav G.
- 9 years ago
