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Original Samsung Galaxy Gear (SM-V700) now being updated to Tizen
The time has come for owners of the original Galaxy Gear to say goodbye to Android and welcome Tizen onto their smartwatch. Samsung has begun rolling out an update to the Galaxy Gear that will bring over Tizen, the company's in-house OS, to the smartwatch. The update carries software version 2.2.0, and while the entire […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 10 years ago
SamMobile Recap: Lots of KitKat updates, Simband health platform, 7-inch phones
There’s a lot of stuff that happens in the mobile industry, something that is especially true when it comes to giants like Samsung. If you missed out on some (or all) of what happened in the last 24 hours or so, well, here’s a recap of all the big things that went down. Samsung launched […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 10 years ago
Samsung working on rugged Active version of Galaxy Tab4?
When a company makes its flagship smartphone water- and dust-resistant, you can assume it is getting serious about bringing those features to more of its devices. Samsung, perhaps confident after adding ruggedness to the Galaxy S5 and releasing an even more toughened up variant in the Galaxy S5 Active, seems to be working on making […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 10 years ago
Samsung trademarks ‘Galaxy Wear’, is this the Android Wear smartwatch?
While Samsung has made clear its intentions to make Tizen the default OS of choice on its smartwatches and other wearables, the company had also confirmed earlier that it would be developing a smartwatch running Android Wear, Google's wearables software platform that puts heavy emphasis on things like Google Now and notifications. Well, it looks […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 10 years ago
Samsung Galaxy S5 Active now available on AT&T
Samsung's Galaxy S5 Active has finally gone official on AT&T. The phone is the same one we had seen in the leaks and is now available up for purchase in the United States from AT&T stores (online and brick-and-mortar). The design of the Galaxy S5 is slightly different with a more rugged feel than the […]
- By Kunal G.
- 10 years ago
Galaxy Note 10.1 (GT-N8000) getting KitKat update in Germany
The Galaxy Note 10.1 is taking a giant leap forward today in terms of the software – Samsung has started pushing out the KitKat update to the 10.1-inch Note in Germany. The update should be available over the air and via Kies at the moment, and will bump up the firmware version of the device […]
- By Danny Dorresteijn
- 10 years ago
US Cellular Galaxy S III also getting Android 4.4.2 KitKat update today
It seems US carriers have chosen today for updating quite a few of Samsung's phones to Android 4.4.2 KitKat. Sprint will be rolling out KitKat to the Galaxy Note II as we reported just moments ago, and it turns out that the Galaxy S III on US Cellular will be getting the update as well, […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 10 years ago
Sprint’s Galaxy Note II to get KitKat update today
The Galaxy Note II will begin receiving an update to Android 4.4.2 KitKat in the US starting today, with Sprint the first carrier to start rolling out the latest version of the OS to Samsung's second-generation flagship phablet. The software on the device will get a bump to version L900VPUBNE2, and the update will introduce features […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 10 years ago
AT&T’s Galaxy S5 Active appears in clearest images yet
The Galaxy S5 Active has been detailed quite thoroughly in a couple of leaked videos already, and today, leaked images are offering another clear look at the upcoming rugged variant of the Galaxy S5. The images show off the AT&T version of the device, revealing its front and the back, both with the removable back […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 10 years ago
Samsung Galaxy K zoom to launch as Galaxy K zoom 2 in South Korea
Samsung launched the successor to the Galaxy S4 zoom recently as the Galaxy K zoom, deciding to opt for a new naming convention, possibly to better differentiate between the plethora of devices it puts out to markets. Well, it seems like the Korean manufacturer has changed the name of its latest camera-cum-smartphone once again, at […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 10 years ago
Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 (GT-I9200) starts receiving KitKat update
All the leaks and rumors suggested that the Galaxy Mega 6.3 would be getting the KitKat update by June, but it looks Samsung is starting the party early. The Galaxy Mega 6.3 is beginning to receive the Android 4.4.2 KitKat update (build number I9200XXUDNE4) in Russia via Kies, and we're guessing it will soon start popping […]
- By Danny Dorresteijn
- 10 years ago
Samsung’s 7-inch phone-cum-tablet (SM-T2558) certified by FCC
It looks like Samsung is very close to launching the SM-T2558, a device we came across earlier this month when it was certified by Chinese regulation authorities, and one that sports a 7-inch screen but looks pretty much like a gigantic phone instead of a tablet. The SM-T2558 has received certification from the FCC, which […]
- By Danny Dorresteijn
- 10 years ago
SamMobile Recap: Galaxy Tab S firmware and features, funny Galaxy S5 ads, and more
There’s a lot of stuff that happens in the mobile industry, something that is especially true when it comes to giants like Samsung. If you missed out on some (or all) of what happened in the last 24 hours or so, well, here’s a recap of all the big things that went down. The first […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 10 years ago
Samsung announces Simband wearable, new health platform for cloud-sourced health tracking
At its “Voice of the Body” event last night, Samsung introduced a new health platform that it hopes will take wearable sensors and devices to a higher level when it comes to tracking a user's health, by collecting data from various sources and uploading it to the cloud. To this end, Samsung showed off the […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 10 years ago
Samsung releases funny and short new ads for the Galaxy S5
Taking a break from its usually elaborate and big-budget marketing habits, Samsung has released three short new video ads for the Galaxy S5, the company's latest and greatest flagship. The ads talk about the private mode, water-resistance and Ultra Power Saving Mode features in a quick and funny way, with highlights including a girl exclaiming […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 10 years ago
Samsung live streaming its ‘Voice of the Body’ health-related event
Earlier this month, Samsung announced that it would be holding an event focused on health on May 28th. We weren't given many details then, but the mystery around what Samsung wants to talk about should be cleared soon enough – the event, titled “Voice of the Body, will commence in around 2.5 hours in San […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 10 years ago
Samsung infographic aims to help you decide which Gear wearable you should buy
At Mobile World Congress this year, instead of just a single successor to the Galaxy Gear, Samsung announced three new wearables — the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo smartwatches and the Gear Fit fitness tracker. If you are, for some reason, confused about which of the three wearables would be best for you, then […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 10 years ago
Samsung Galaxy Tab S fingerprint sensor, Ultra Power Saving Mode confirmed
The first official firmware for the Galaxy Tab S, Samsung's upcoming tablets with AMOLED displays, went online earlier today, and naturally, we decided to go through them to see what we could find out about the latest tablet lineup from Samsung. Well, from what we've seen so far, we can confirm that the Galaxy Tab […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 10 years ago
SamMobile Recap: Galaxy S4 Active gets KitKat, Galaxy Tab S specs leak, and more
There’s a lot of stuff that happens in the mobile industry, something that is especially true when it comes to giants like Samsung. If you missed out on some (or all) of what happened in the last 24 hours or so, well, here’s a recap of all the big things that went down. The international […]
- By Danny Dorresteijn
- 10 years ago
First official Galaxy Tab S (SM-T800) firmware now online
It looks like Samsung really doesn't want its upcoming tablets with AMOLED displays, the Galaxy Tab S, a secret. We've already seen the Galaxy Tab S in a plethora of leaks and rumors, and now, even the first official firmware for one of its variants has gone online ahead of its June 12 launch. Firmware […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 10 years ago
