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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A new report from Reuters citing South Korea's Electronic Times reveals that Samsung is planning to manufacture an initial batch of 5 million units of its 2016 flagship, the Galaxy S7. This initial count is expected to cover both flagship models, the one that features a 5.2-inch flat screen and the other that boasts a 5.5-inch curved […]
Samsung and BMW are working together to develop the minds for autonomous vehicles of the future, a report from Business Korea suggests. This isn't surprising if you consider that Samsung has been paying a lot of attention to the automobile parts business. The South Korean giant even assembled a special team that is dedicated to autonomous driving […]
Samsung just confirmed that their upcoming Smart TV has won the CES 2016 Best of Innovation Award in the Accessible Tech category. This new Smart TV is due to be announced at CES next month, and it's a cornerstone of innovation from Samsung due to its revamped user interface. This UI offers better on-screen readability and voice […]
Latest data released by SK Telecom shows that in South Korea's smartphone market the 64GB iPhone 6S is the top pick in the premium segment with the 16GB version of this very handset in second place. Only the 64GB Galaxy Note 5 came in third place with a 13.8% market share. It's a similar story […]
Recently, a new and unannounced 8-inch tablet from Samsung – SM-T375S and SM-T375L – have passed Wi-Fi and Bluetooth certifications. From the first looks they appear to be variants of an entry-level tablet with an import price declaration of INR 6,792, which is the equivalent to $103, but if course that's unlikely to be the final price. The mysterious tablet […]
Samsung's Galaxy J series of mid-range smartphones, especially the Galaxy J5 and the Galaxy J7, have been pretty popular with consumers in the emerging markets. Now, the South Korean smartphone manufacturer seems to be working on the successors to at least one device the the Galaxy J series. The images and specifications of the Galaxy […]
Earlier this week Samsung announced that it was seeking beta testers in South Korea and the United Kingdom, only those who had unlocked variants of the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge could take part in the program to test the Android 6.0 Marshmallow beta firmware. We have already posted a guide on how you can get the […]
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 […]
Over the past few years it has become a tradition for Samsung to release Active and Mini variants of its flagship handsets, it followed this tradition last year with the Galaxy S5 Active and the Galaxy S5 Mini but appears to have strayed from it this year. We did get the Galaxy S6 Active but […]
It's not unusual to hear all sorts of rumors about an upcoming Samsung flagship before the device is formally unveiled by the company, that's how it always is, and it's not going to change. The Wall Street Journal had reported that the S7 could feature a retina scanner, and the same rumor has now cropped […]
The dual-curve display of the Galaxy S6 edge didn't really do much aside from looking really pretty when the handset first came out, Samsung repeated the same mistake that it made with the Galaxy Note Edge, which also had a beautiful curved edge display that didn't serve any real purpose. The company did add more […]
The antitrust watchdog in South Korea is of the view that the recent merger between companies under the Samsung Group's umbrella has tightened cross-shareholdings between the companies, which is why it has ordered Samsung SDI to reduce its stake in the holding company. The Fair Trade Commission remarks that “The number of cross-shareholding links may […]
After battling out its patent infringement lawsuit against Apple for a couple of years Samsung recently decided to pay $548 million in damages to the fruit company, while asserting its right to a refund should any of the judgements be amended or set aside. Samsung has knocked on the door of the United States Supreme […]
A new report by Reuters cites “serving and former executives” who claim that Samsung's efforts to revive its once spectacular profits in the mobile market will be all in vain if the company does not overcome its dominant engineering culture. According to the unnamed sources this culture has defeated many efforts made in the past […]
There's no denying the fact that LeBron James is one of the greatest players that the NBA has ever seen, he has made five straight trips to the finals and bagged two titles which have only added to this star power. Samsung has worked with James in the past to promote its products and it […]
The Galaxy A8 didn't get the attention it deserved. While a tad overpriced, the Galaxy A8 is an impressive mid-range smartphone. It has nice features like a fingerprint sensor, premium-feeling design, and software that works smooth and quick despite the mid-range chipset. But the best thing about it is the battery life. The A8 has […]
Welcome back to Themes Thursday! If you don't know it already, this is where we pick some of the best-looking themes that are released in the Theme Store each week. Samsung has released a whopping 95 themes this week, but only a few of them are worth mentioning. Since it's that time of the year, […]