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Themes Thursday: Ten new themes launched in the Samsung Theme Store today
Starting today, we will showcase new themes from the Samsung Theme Store on our website. We will do this once every week, and we call it Themes Thursday. This week, Samsung has released ten new themes in the Theme Store that are shown below. I personally liked three of them; Low Poly, Peperico Farmer, and […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
New Galaxy S6 variant (SM-G929F) imported to India for testing
We reported a few weeks back that Samsung has developed two new handsets with model numbers SM-G928S and SM-N920F, with the former being a new variant of the Galaxy S6 because the model number made it clear that it's a derivative for an existing model rather than a completely new one. The list of model numbers for […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
05-27-2015 Firmware Updates: Galaxy A7, Galaxy Note 3 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 These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs.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 Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
The USPTO awards design patents to Samsung for the Gear Fit and some new smartphone cases
Earlier today, we reported about a patent filing by Samsung that showcased some possible upcoming improvements to the Gear VR. Now, the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) has awarded a series of design patents to Samsung covering the Gear Fit and some new type of smartphone cases. The Gear Fit was originally announced back in […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Samsung is bringing over a very useful iPhone camera feature to the Galaxy S6
Reviews of Apple's iPhones are often quick to point out how its camera is the most consistent out there. Despite the low-resolution sensors, Apple has certainly made their cameras as good as possible on recent iPhones, allowing users to take great photos in pretty much every lighting condition without having to play with different settings. Samsung was […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
A new Samsung Gear VR-related patent shows how it could be improved further
Samsung released the Gear VR for the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge a few weeks ago, but nothing new has been added in terms of hardware features. Oculus CEO John Carmack noted that the company is looking to use Samsung's marketing might around the next major release of the Gear VR in September, […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
How to manage default applications on the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge
One of Android's most useful features is the ability to set default apps for various functions, similar to a desktop operating system. Want to use a third-party app for things like messaging, image viewing, or browsing? You can do all that and more by simply selecting what app you would like to open for a […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
eCelsius is an indigestible pill that tracks core temperature using Samsung’s health platform SAMI
Remember SAMI (Samsung Multimodal Architecture Interaction), Samsung's health platform for cloud-sourced health tracking that was introduced about an year ago? Well, Samsung invited developers to take advantage of the platform, and one of the early adopters is Body Cap from France, who showed off a pill that monitors core body temperature using SAMI. The company's new product dubbed […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Samsung Galaxy A7 gets Android 5.0.2 Lollipop update in Russia
The Galaxy A3 was the first Galaxy A device to be updated to Lollipop, and Samsung is now putting the spotlight on the Galaxy A7. Android 5.0.2 is rolling out to the device over in Russia (Russia was the first market where the update was rolled out for the Galaxy A3 as well), with the […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Samsung working on the Galaxy J1 Pop (SM-J110)
The Galaxy J1 is far from the budget smartphone Samsung needs to be making for competing in the low-end market, but the company could soon be launching its successor. Our insiders have offered us information on what could launch as the Galaxy J1 Pop – we're not sure if Pop is the codename or the […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Samsung developing denser batteries and slimmer camera sensors for smartphones
Samsung has just announced that it is currently working on newer batteries that have higher energy densities and camera sensors that are thinner than the current ones in order to maker smartphones and tablets even thinner. The South Korean electronics giant has announced that these new technologies will be used in smartphones that will be […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Samsung announces 10nm FinFET manufacturing plans
Samsung has unveiled its next-generation 10nm FinFET manufacturing plans, a month after releasing its first smartphones that are using 14nm FinFET based Exynos 7420 processor. The South Korean electronics giant didn't offer any specifications regarding the new process, but it said that the processing node will be fully functional by the end of 2016. According […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Samsung topped global smartphone sales in Q1 2015, renowned analyst says
There have already been a number of reports from analytics firms like Strategy Analytics and TrendForce stating that Samsung has gained back its podium position in the global smartphone market, defeating Apple. Now, yet another report from a renowned analyst, Tomi Ahonen, confirms that Samsung was indeed the top smartphone brand during Q1 2015 in […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
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[Updated] Galaxy S6 edge Iron Man Limited Edition officially launched
A couple of weeks back Samsung confirmed that it will be launching an Iron Man edition of the Galaxy S6 edge, the upcoming variant was teased a couple of times and now it's finally here. Samsung today officially announced the Galaxy S6 edge Iron Man Limited Edition and as the name suggests, it will only […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung patents all new dual-OS notebook with a phablet dock
The United States Patent & Trademark Office has published a Samsung patent application for a next-generation dual-OS notebook that has a phablet dock. It's an interesting invention by the company, one that could improve its chances in competing with the likes of Apple in enterprise. Theoretically the dual-OS notebook with phablet dock will allow a […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung Z LTE appears online in leaked photo
There have already been a lot of rumors regarding Samsung's plan for Tizen smartphones, the company is believed to be working on a successor to the Samsung Z1 which is currently only available in a few markets. It appears that the company also has a “Samsung Z LTE” up its sleeve, the particular model seems to […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Galaxy Grand Neo Plus launches quietly in India
We are often privy to the public launches of Samsung’s high-end devices, such as the Galaxy S, Galaxy Note smartphones and tablets, as well as the company’s Gear smartwatches and Fit fitness bands. While Samsung is known for these devices, the company has an onslaught of lower-end devices and a level of mid-end devices that […]
- By Deidre R.
- 9 years ago
Samsung Z1 becomes number one smartphone model in Bangladesh for Q1 2015
It’s been said that Samsung has struggled with its smartphone marketshare in India, seeing that the country requires more affordable handsets than Samsung usually sells at rock-bottom prices. There are times when Samsung has released a so-called affordable smartphone and some tech analysts shake their heads and think, “Samsung has missed the boat again.” Local […]
- By Deidre R.
- 9 years ago
Galaxy S6 Iron Man Edition is coming next week
We first reported about the Galaxy S6 Iron Man Edition earlier this month when Samsung merely confirmed that it would be releasing a version of the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge based on this Marvel superhero. At that time the company said that this version will be released either at the end of May […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Galaxy J5 and J7 images and specifications revealed by Tenaa
We exclusively reported about a month back that Samsung is going to expand the Galaxy J series with two new handsets. Currently the series only has the Galaxy J1 in its lineup but the Galaxy J5 and the Galaxy J7 will be added soon. Last month both devices received Bluetooth certification which is always an indication that […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
