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    All five Galaxy Note flagships hit the floor in this drop test video

    All five Galaxy Note flagships hit the floor in this drop test video

    We are currently in the fifth year of the existence of Samsung's Galaxy Note lineup, with the Galaxy Note 5 featuring an exquisite metal and glass design that's leaps and bounds above all of its predecessors. Not content with simply testing the Note 5's resilience to being dropped on the floor, YouTube channel TechRax decided […]

    • By Abhijeet Mishra
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung Pay nabs over 80,000 credit and check cards in its first week alone

    Samsung Pay nabs over 80,000 credit and check cards in its first week alone

    Back in March this year Samsung announced its new payment service called Samsung Pay, a couple of months after the announcement this service was put through several beta tests to ensure that everything remains copacetic when it's finally opened to the public. Samsung confirmed earlier this month when the service will go live in South […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung provides a simple solution for the S Pen insertion debacle

    Samsung provides a simple solution for the S Pen insertion debacle

    There's this thing about the Galaxy Note 5 that has steadily been gaining steam online today, for some it's a design flaw and for others it's just something that has been blown way out of proportion. It was reported earlier today that if you were to insert the S Pen backwards into the Galaxy Note 5 and yank […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 9 years ago
    Galaxy Note 5 inboxing and unboxing video is a visual treat

    Galaxy Note 5 inboxing and unboxing video is a visual treat

    Unboxing videos are very common on YouTube, countless channels basically do the same thing where they take their time to open the box, put the new device to the side and check all of the contents. There's hardly anything new to these unboxing videos which is why Samsung's “inboxing” videos caught everybody's attention, the first was […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 9 years ago
    Gear S2 smartwatch final design is very pleasing to gawk at

    Gear S2 smartwatch final design is very pleasing to gawk at

    Samsung confirmed at its event earlier this month that the much awaited round smartwatch, officially called the Gear S2, is going to be unveiled next month at IFA in Berlin. Since the confirmation Samsung has teased the smartwatch a couple of times but we never really got a good look at the actual design, today […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 9 years ago
    The Galaxy S6 edge+ provides form factor excitement in a rather boring market

    The Galaxy S6 edge+ provides form factor excitement in a rather boring market

    The Galaxy S6 edge+ is one of coolest smartphones on the market right now. It is something fresh, something new that we haven’t seen on the market in a long, long time. And it is a testimony to the Korean manufacturer’s ability to emerge with something exciting in a smartphone market that has really gone […]

    • By Deidre R.
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung showers some ‘Galaxy Gifts’ for the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 edge+ owners

    Samsung showers some ‘Galaxy Gifts’ for the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 edge+ owners

    Samsung usually bundles paid content, apps, and premium service subscriptions for free as a part of its high-end smartphone package to sweeten the deal for its customers. Last year, the company bundled $575 worth freebies with the Galaxy S5, and earlier this year it bundled 22 premium apps and services with the Galaxy S6 and […]

    • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
    • 9 years ago
    Whatever you do just don’t insert the Galaxy Note 5’s S Pen backwards

    Whatever you do just don’t insert the Galaxy Note 5’s S Pen backwards

    The Galaxy Note 5 is a beautiful handset crafted from metal and finished off with curved glass back, the handset looks very nice and for the first time comes with a patented push-to-eject mechanism for retrieving the S Pen from the device. Users will certainly take advantage of the S Pen and the various features that […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung Pay comes to the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge with Sprint’s new software update

    Samsung Pay comes to the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge with Sprint’s new software update

    Sprint has released a new software update for the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge today which brings support for Samsung Pay, the payment service won't be going live in the United States before next month but when it does arrive folks who own these handsets on Sprint will be able to use it […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung Gear S2 could arrive with a nano SIM card holder

    Samsung Gear S2 could arrive with a nano SIM card holder

    The upcoming Samsung Gear S2 is rumored to arrive with a nano SIM card slot which will enable cellular networking on it. This is a feature that could bring voice calling from your wrist or navigating the web without having to pair the wearable device with a smartphone. Speaking of connectivity it's worth mentioning that […]

    • By Octav G.
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime gets Android 5.0 in Russia

    Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime gets Android 5.0 in Russia

    We gave you an exclusive look at Android Lollipop running on the Galaxy Grand Prime a long time ago, and Samsung has finally gotten around to pushing out the official update to the device. The Grand Prime is currently receiving Android 5.0.2 in Russia, with build number G530HXCU1BOH3 accompanying the update. Yes, the update is sadly not […]

    • By Abhijeet Mishra
    • 9 years ago
    Tizen 2.4 Beta SDK has been released to developers

    Tizen 2.4 Beta SDK has been released to developers

    If you're a developer looking to make apps for Tizen-based devices, then you should know that an SDK for the mobile pre-release of the Tizen 2.4 beta has been released officially. Tizen 2.4 comes with many new features including the Application Background Policy which restricts CPU resources for background application processes. A really impressive addition in the […]

    • By Octav G.
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ are selling much better than the Galaxy Note 4

    Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ are selling much better than the Galaxy Note 4

    It looks like Samsung's latest phablet devices are selling quite well according to KoreaTimes. One of the key selling points of these devices seems to be Samsung Pay, which has already gone live in South Korea. Owners of the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 edge+ can use this feature out of the box. These two […]

    • By Octav G.
    • 9 years ago
    Amazon Echo is now compatible with Samsung’s SmartThings hub

    Amazon Echo is now compatible with Samsung’s SmartThings hub

    We reported last week that Samsung will start selling SmartThing's upcoming home automation products from next month. The company also revealed that it will announce new features at the same time. Right before the announcement, the company has announced that its hub is now compatible with Amazon Echo speakers. The Amazon Echo speaker is an […]

    • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung reportedly conducting intensive testing on the Snapdragon 820

    Samsung reportedly conducting intensive testing on the Snapdragon 820

    Samsung didn't go with the Snapdragon 810 for this year's flagship devices instead it opted for its own Exynos 7420 processor but that doesn't mean that the company will never return to Qualcomm processors for high-end devices. It has been rumored multiple times that the company might consider using the Snapdragon 820, internally known as […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung is using ISOCELL as well as Sony IMX240 camera sensors in Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+

    Samsung is using ISOCELL as well as Sony IMX240 camera sensors in Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+

    Samsung has a habit of sourcing smartphone components from different brands to save itself from demand and supply issues. If you can remember, we reported earlier this year that Samsung has used two different camera sensors – ISOCELL and Sony IMX240 – in the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge, and we also showcased […]

    • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung has already run out of phones for the ‘Ultimate Test Drive’ iPhone promotion

    Samsung has already run out of phones for the ‘Ultimate Test Drive’ iPhone promotion

    Looks like Samsung's latest deal for iPhone users has been a huge hit, as the tech company has already run out of devices to give out due to the overwhelming amount of customers. For only $1, any US-based citizen with an iPhone device and an activated SIM card could visit Samsung's promotion website and take […]

    • By Octav G.
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung releases a beautifully shot ‘inboxing/unboxing’ video of the Galaxy S6 edge+

    Samsung releases a beautifully shot ‘inboxing/unboxing’ video of the Galaxy S6 edge+

    I'm sure you have seen many unboxing videos of your favorite gadgets but have you ever seen an “inboxing” video? Samsung came up with this idea earlier this year when it released an inboxing video for the Galaxy S6 edge, basically it shows the device being built from scratch with each component being installed by hand. […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung pushing notification ads to some users

    Samsung pushing notification ads to some users

    It seems that Samsung has started pushing notification advertisements to certain users according to AndroidPolice. One of the ads comes from the bundled Peel Remote App, which is interesting given their latest statement. It appears that the ads are delivered using the Samsung Push Service which is meant to deliver notification support for things such […]

    • By Octav G.
    • 9 years ago
    [Poll] How much storage do you need on your smartphone?

    [Poll] How much storage do you need on your smartphone?

    Forget the new design, forget the industry-leading hardware – the removal of the microSD slot has been the most talked about aspect of Samsung's 2015 flagships. Almost no one is happy with the fact that Samsung is now taking an Apple and Google-like approach and limiting users to the internal storage on their phones and asking […]

    • By Abhijeet Mishra
    • 9 years ago