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The RAM management issue on the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge might be a ‘feature’
For years, Samsung's smartphone software has been pretty laggy and slow, even on smartphones that cost an arm and a leg. With the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, Samsung finally got around to optimizing TouchWiz, its feature-packed custom Android UX. The S6 devices are fast and smooth, but as users have realized after a […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Samsung Galaxy S6 wins blind camera test against its fiercest competitor
The Galaxy S6 and iPhone 6 are two smartphones at the top of their game. The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus have their adherents, the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge their own. When it comes to the never-ending battle between Cupertino and Seoul, fanboyism is never far behind. However, the fanboy battle is but one: […]
- By Deidre R.
- 9 years ago
06-19-2015 Firmware Updates: Galaxy Note 10.1, Galaxy S4 LTE, 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 These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs.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 Martin R.
- 9 years ago
Samsung wants court to reconsider $548 million in damages awarded to Apple
Samsung and Apple have fought numerous legal battles but one stood out against the rest, it's the 2013 Apple lawsuit alleging Samsung of infringing on some key patents related to smartphone technology and design. Apple initially seeked as much as $2 billion in damages but it was awarded $930 million after a long and arduous trial. Around […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung joins forces with US broadcasters to implement UHD TV standards
Samsung has signed a MOU with Pearl TV which is a partnership of nine major TV broadcast companies in the United States as well as with Sinclair Broadcast Group for the purpose of collaborating on the implementation of Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) 3.0 in the country. Sinclair Group is one of the largest TV station operators in […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung’s first smartphones with front-facing LED flash, Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7, now official
Samsung has announced its first smartphones with a front-facing LED flash; the Galaxy J5 and the Galaxy J7. Specifications of these devices were previously leaked through TENAA, and their UI was revealed through Samsung's own manuals. Now, they have been officially announced in China, where they would be available starting this week, but there's no clarity […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Galaxy S6 Active not fazed by AT&T’s ‘life simulator’
Soon after Samsung released the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge we came to know that the company was working on an “Active” variant of this handset, which wasn't surprising since Samsung tends to release Active variants of its Galaxy S smartphones any way. A few weeks ago it was formally launched and as expected, […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 chipset issues persist, Samsung becomes the visionary
Smartphones are often considered to be a reflection of the manufacturer who makes them, with some saying that “a smartphone is no smarter than its maker.” That may just indeed be true in Samsung’s case. The Korean manufacturer decided not to go with Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 810 processor due to overheating issues, and new evidence […]
- By Deidre R.
- 9 years ago
Blue Topaz Galaxy S6 and Green Emerald Galaxy S6 edge UK release date confirmed
About a month ago Samsung announced that it would soon launch the Galaxy S6 in Blue Topaz and the Galaxy S6 edge in Green Emerald across various markets, these two color options had been shown off during the Galaxy S6 event at MWC 2015 earlier this year but they're not widely available. Instead these colors […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
06-18-2015 Firmware Updates: Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy Tab S 10.5, Galaxy Ace 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 releases app to fix missing quick settings issue on the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge
Galaxy S6 and S6 edge users can now get their mobile data, mobile hotspot, and private hotspot toggles back on their phones thanks to an app that Samsung has released on the Galaxy Apps store. Called QuickPanel Restore, the app serves to only add those toggles back to the quick settings list – in fact, […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Samsung launches Galaxy Tab A and Galaxy Tab E in India
After launching it in Canada, Malaysia, Australia and some other countries, Samsung has launched the Galaxy Tab A in India today. Along with the Galaxy Tab A, the company has also launched the Galaxy Tab E, which was announced in Taiwan earlier this week. Samsung has priced the Galaxy Tab A and the Galaxy Tab E at […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Samsung starts working on Android 5.1.1 for the Galaxy S5
The Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge have been updated to Android 5.1.1 by only a single carrier in the US, but Samsung has at least gotten the show running as far as the latest version of the OS is concerned. Now, we've been told by our insiders that Samsung has started working on an […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
My Google accounts got deleted from my Galaxy S6 edge on their own
The notification toggles going missing of their own accord was quite an irritating issue as it is, and I ran into another oddity on my Galaxy S6 edge this morning. As I cleared away all my overnight notifications from the status bar, one notification stood out to me – the phone was asking me to […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Themes Thursday: Have a look at these sixteen new themes released in the Samsung Theme Store
Welcome to Themes Thursday! Samsung has released sixteen new themes in the Theme Store today, and no, those two stock Android themes that we reported about yesterday were not included in this week's new themes. I hope Samsung released them next Thursday. You can have a look at all the new themes below. I personally […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Samsung sells over 10,000 SUHD TVs in South Korea
Samsung unveiled its high-end SUHD TVs earlier this year at the Consumer Electronics Show 2015 in Las Vegas, it took a few months from when they were announced to when they were actually released in many markets across the globe. These new TVs from Samsung aren't cheap by any means but many won't dispute the price […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung developing security update to patch keyboard vulnerability
We reported yesterday how a vulnerability in the default keyboard software of millions of Samsung mobile devices could leave users at risk of being targeted by attackers, the vulnerability was discovered and disclosed by Ryan Welton from NowSecure during the Blackhat Security Summit in London. The vulnerability stemmed from the SwiftKey keyboard pre-installed on countless Samsung […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung’s P3 Portable is the world’s thinnest 4TB external HDD
External hard drives are turning into a booming business now that it's not just Apple making uber-slim notebooks. Chances are that if you own a laptop purchased in the last couple of years, you also have an external hard disk — or a few — for your truck loads of media. Samsung is taking the […]
- By Yash G.
- 9 years ago
06-17-2015 Firmware Updates: Galaxy S5, Galaxy Tab 4, Galaxy Note 3 LTE, 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
Two Material themes are finally launching on the Galaxy S6 and the S6 edge
Samsung has already released a number of themes for the Galaxy S6 and the S6 edge on the Theme Store, but none of them are actually that great. Most of them are cartoonish icons and other UI elements. I personally like only a couple of them; Urban and LEGO. A lot of buyers have already […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
