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Update: We have pushed out an update to the app that adds more information categories. You can now get details like your device's GPU vendor, sound chip, and all its sensors, and we will continue to make the app better with quick updates in the coming days. Head down to the bottom of this post […]
- By Octav G.
- 9 years ago
Samsung Galaxy Golden 3 specifications leak, features Exynos 7420 processor
Samsung is still churning out clamshell smartphones, but their availability is limited to some Asian markets. After releasing the Galaxy Golden in 2013, the company was working on its successor, the Galaxy Golden 2, but it was released only in China. Now, it looks like Samsung is working on the SM-W2016, and going by its […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Samsung focussing on its online sales strategy for the Indian market
Samsung has been facing fierce competition in the Indian smartphone segment from the likes of Xiaomi, Motorola, OnePlus, and ASUS, and some Indian brands, which are focussing on online sales. Now, Samsung has revealed that the company is focussing on and fine tuning its online sales strategy in the country. The company is also focussing […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
iPhone 6s chip tests reveal no difference between Samsung and TSMC chips
A recent test conducted by Consumer Reports indicates that the difference between the A9 Samsung chip and the A9 TSMC chip is completely negligible. The latest test claims to be more accurate than the ones that pointed out a 20% performance difference between the two chipsets because it uses real life usage rather than relying […]
- By Octav G.
- 9 years ago
Galaxy S7 to have magnesium alloy body and superior sound quality
If reports are to be believed Samsung might launch the Galaxy S7 in January next year, which would explain why all of a sudden there's an influx of rumors and reports concerning the Galaxy S7. I'm not complaining though, many Samsung fans are looking forward to see what the company achieves with its next flagship […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Work underway for global expansion of Samsung Pay
Samsung's new payment service was unveiled earlier this year and it first went live in South Korea, just last month it also arrived for customers in the United States. Samsung has said time and again that it's going to expand Samsung Pay to more markets across the globe, focusing on Europe and China immediately, a […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
10-19-2015 Firmware Updates: Galaxy Grand Neo, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy Tab S2, 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
Report: Samsung Galaxy S7 to be announced in January
We have been hearing rumors about Samsung announcing the Galaxy S7 ahead of its regular flagship launch schedule, as it did with the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+. Today, Korean publication ETNews is reiterating the same; according to the publication's report, the Galaxy S7 should come out sometime in January in “premium” and “sub-premium” variants, […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Samsung working on robots to lessen dependence on Chinese labor
Samsung has received a multi-million dollar investment from the South Korean government in order to develop factory robots capable of replacing cheap Chinese labor in its facilities. The investment is worth roughly 16.75 billion won, the equivalent of $14.8 million, and Samsung is tasked with producing them because importing them from abroad is extremely expensive. […]
- By Octav G.
- 9 years ago
New Samsung patent hints at 3D Touch for the Galaxy S7
Apple's new iPhones come with a feature called 3D Touch which offers various functionality depending upon how hard the user presses down on the display. The handset is capable of discerning the amount of force that's applied in the tap to respond accordingly. Huawei has also brought this technology to its latest handset so it […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Exynos 7880 and Exynos 7650 processors will be used in 2016 Galaxy smartphones
We recently reported that Samsung is working on a brand new Exynos processor for its mid-range devices and now there's some more information on the matter. A report out of Korea reiterates what we've already said, that the Exynos 7880 is a brand new processor which will be used for Galaxy smartphones next year. It's […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung will weigh its options before deciding to bid for SanDisk
Global semiconductor companies are competing to acquire SanDisk, Samsung tried acquiring it back in 2008 but withdrew its offer, this time around the Korean company is going to weigh its options before it decides whether or not it wants to bid for the US flash memory maker. SanDisk has reportedly selected an investment back to line […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Verizon rolls out software update with Samsung Pay support
When Samsung Pay went live in the United States last month the country's largest mobile network wasn't supporting Samsung's new payments service, the carrier didn't rule out supporting the service completely, but it did make its subscribers wait quite a bit before confirming that it will indeed support Samsung Pay through a future software update. […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Make your home smarter with the $249 SmartThings Home Monitoring Kit
SmartThings has been in the business of making IoT-enabled smart devices for quite some time now, it ended up being acquired by Samsung which now wants to be a force to be reckoned with in the IoT arena. To provide an easy way for people to make their home smarter the company has introduced the […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Jay-Z visits Samsung HQ in Silicon Valley, is Samsung buying Tidal?
Rap mogul Jay-Z owns music streaming service Tidal, which hasn't been performing as well as competing services, so could Jay-Z be looking to offload the service to a company with deeper pockets that can take Tidal into another direction? Well, that's the buzz these days, as earlier this week Jay-Z visited Samsung HQ in Silicon Valley […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Analyst believes Samsung will lose Apple’s business for iPhone 7 processors because of ‘Chipgate’
Apple opted for both Samsung and TSMC to manufacture its new A9 processor that you'll find in the company's latest mobile devices, Samsung's A9 chip is made on a 14nm process while TSMC's chip is made on a 16nm process. This has led to a new controversy called “Chipgate,” with multiple reports claiming that the […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung begins disclosing some details of its monthly security updates
Samsung has had a habit of releasing monthly security updates without disclosing what's actually in those updates, what issues that it has addressed and fixed, users don't really know what the update fixes and can only figure it out if an apparent issue doesn't exist after the update is installed. There appears to be a […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Seventeen themes released by Samsung in the Theme Store this week
Samsung has released seventeen themes in the Theme Store this week, and most of them are paid. We missed out on Themes Thursday story yesterday, but we have listed all the themes below. The Cogul Another Visual Ver. 3 themes are pretty nice, and they come in five various colors. The Dark theme is good […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Exclusive: The Galaxy S7 will feature a USB Type-C port
It might not come as a surprise to some, but our sources have confirmed that the Galaxy S7 will come with a USB Type-C port instead of a standard microUSB port. USB Type-C has been making a lot of headlines this year, and for all the right reasons. A USB Type-C port uses a reversible cable […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Verizon starts taking pre-orders for the Gear S2
Customers in the United States will soon be able to purchase the 3G variant of Samsung's new smartwatch, the Gear S2 was released in the country earlier this month and now carriers are finally confirming pricing and availability for the cellular versions of the Gear S2. T-Mobile has already confirmed pricing for the Gear S2 […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
