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LTE connectivity is an important feature on smartphones in this day and age, and every smartphone manufacturer has numerous devices in their lineup offering support for LTE networks. According to the latest report by Strategy Analytics, Samsung was the second largest vendor of LTE-enabled smartphones, beaten only by its arch-rival Apple. LG took the third […]
They might not be selling as much as Samsung wants them too, but it seems interest in the Galaxy S5 and the Galaxy Note 4 were quite high, at least on Yahoo search. Yahoo has released its annual ‘Year in Review' report, revealing that the Galaxy S5 was the most searched Samsung device on Yahoo […]
When you're an enormous company like Samsung and your profits are seeing a steep decline, changes in upper management become a necessary evil, especially if you wish to see yourself remain at the top. Samsung recently said that it was restructuring some of its management, and as part of that reshuffle, the Korean manufacturer has […]
Some of the biggest exhibits take place at the yearly CES in Las Vegas. Companies new and established make use of the platform to talk about, and show off their latest and greatest products. Following Sony, Samsung has now made its schedule for the annual trade show official. It's pegged to start 5th January, so […]
Dirty games and internal politics are a part and parcel of any public organization. While these unethical practices may benefit the accused, it certainly has a lasting effect on the victim, be it a person or a company. Word on the street is that Samsung has been using recycled AMOLED panels on its smartphones; being 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 These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs.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 […]
Samsung isn’t exactly new to the wearables market, having released six wearables till date. While the Gear S is the most beautiful one they’ve released, we have the feeling Samsung doesn’t really know which way it wants to go with its wearable devices. As they’ve already made six of them, they’re definitely shooting a lot […]
Samsung surprised us all by starting the rollout of the Lollipop update for the Galaxy S5 yesterday, with Poland the first country to receive the best version of Android yet. Now, Samsung has started rolling out the update in its home country – the update is pushing out to all major carriers in South Korea, namely […]
The Galaxy S4 Zoom was Samsung's first attempt at combining a dedicated camera with a smartphone in an odd-looking fashion, and now, US carrier AT&T is finally updating the device to Android 4.4 KitKat, more than a year after that version of the OS was launched by Google. The update carries build number KKUCUBNI1 and should […]
There have been innumerable rumours around the next Samsung flagship. Natural logic says it'll be the Galaxy S6, unless Samsung decides to start an all new line of high-end phones, which we think isn't very likely. Nonetheless, a device believed to be the Galaxy S6 (a European variant thereof — the SM-G925F) allegedly made an appearance […]
Samsung has made the ‘premium budget' Galaxy A5 official in Russia. It's one of the two Galaxy A series devices that the company announced previously. Buyers in Russia will be able to avail the device for RUB 23,990, which translates to $441. The Galaxy A3 is expected to follow; the device already has a listing on a […]
It's hard to beat Samsung when you're talking about general availability, and sheer number of options presented. Almost regardless of where you put up, you can walk down to the neighborhood electronics shop and get hold of almost any Samsung phone you wish for. This makes a lot of people believe that Samsung's general strategy […]
Next year, the 64-bit Snapdragon 810 chip is expected to power most of the major flagship lineups in the Android World, including the Galaxy S6 as we had earlier reported. However, a report from Business Korea is suggesting that several issues with the Snapdragon 810 could delay the launch of the Galaxy S6 and other flagship devices. […]
Apple have a history of gathering patents for various design and UI elements. That often doesn't go well with the other biggie in the smartphone market, i.e., Samsung. Although the companies have a thriving relationship with regards to manufacture and supply of certain essential components, the patent wars never really seem to cease. Samsung had […]
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 […]
Samsung's on a spree of sorts; the company's been dishing out ‘premium mid-range' phones such as the Galaxy A5, the Galaxy A3 and the likes. What's interesting is that the company's managed to garner quite a lot of interest in these devices. But it appears that Samsung is still working on bringing out some new budget smartphones. […]
Last few quarters have been very painful for Samsung as it lost a major chunk of its global smartphone market share. Its smartphone profits declined rapidly due to cut-throat competition from brands like Xiaomi in the low-end segment and from Apple in the high-end segment. Following this, a lot of Samsung employees were fearing job losses […]
Last month, it was revealed that Samsung will start providing themes for TouchWiz in some of its devices such as the Galaxy A3 and the Galaxy A5, but it wasn't clear how themes would affect the user interface and by what margin. Now, folks over at GSMArena have previewed the Galaxy A3 and they have […]
One of the best features of the fingerprint sensor found on recent Samsung devices is its ability to let users authenticate PayPal payments with a simple swipe. PayPal officially tied up with Samsung to integrate support for the fingerprint sensor in its app, but this app was only available through the Samsung Apps store. Now, PayPal has […]
Is Samsung planning to shut down the WatchON service on its phones and tablets? It certainly seems to be the case, as a screenshot sent to us by one of our Twitter followers has revealed that Samsung is sending out notifications to the app's users that WatchON will be shutting down by December 31st. Content […]