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Signal to rollout usernames to everyone very soon

Signal to rollout usernames to everyone very soon

In November 2023, Signal started testing usernames for accounts on Signal in the pre-beta version of the instant messaging service’s Android, iOS, and PC applications. Now, the company has announced that it will make the feature available in the stable version of the Signal app for those platforms in the coming weeks. At the moment, […]

  • By Abid Iqbal Shaik
  • 9 months ago
Control SmartThings devices, scenes, routines, and services the easy way

Control SmartThings devices, scenes, routines, and services the easy way

The SmartThings app is the centerpiece of any Samsung IoT ecosystem that contains multiple devices. Galaxy phone and tablet users rely on the SmartThings app to control various aspects of their Samsung setups, from smart TVs to wearables and Bespoke home appliances, as well as services, routines, scenes and more. But here's a quick tip […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 9 months ago
Apple agrees that putting your wet phone in rice is a stupid idea

Apple agrees that putting your wet phone in rice is a stupid idea

Whether an accidental spill or a drop in the swimming pool, we've all been there when our phones have likely suffered water damage. It's not a nice feeling, because nobody wants to lose their phone. If you've ever frantically searched for advice on how to revive a wet phone online, you'll most definitely have come […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 9 months ago
Samsung is getting ready for Discover Spring Sale 2024

Samsung is getting ready for Discover Spring Sale 2024

Samsung is getting ready for springtime and has announced a new Discover sales event for the season. The company says spring is “the perfect time to gear up and get moving on your goals,” and wants to help its customers on that task with new deals, starting the week after next. For the first time, […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 9 months ago
Oppo isn’t quitting, will keep competing against Samsung’s foldables

Oppo isn’t quitting, will keep competing against Samsung’s foldables

Oppo is one of the handful of companies making foldable phones. Like all of them, it aims to challenge Samsung's dominance of the foldable phone market. The company has launched a few models so far and the reactions have been mixed. A recent rumor, a rather outlandish one at that, claimed that Oppo was giving […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 9 months ago
Fear of China’s OLED gains sparked Samsung and LG’s budding romance

Fear of China’s OLED gains sparked Samsung and LG’s budding romance

Samsung and LG are both major Korean conglomerates that also compete against each other in various industries, such as component manufacturing, electronics, and home appliances. LG used to make phones back in the day as well but has since given up on that business. Samsung Display and LG Display are the leading South Korean display […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 9 months ago
Portable T5 EVO SSD with 8TB capacity is coming to more markets

Portable T5 EVO SSD with 8TB capacity is coming to more markets

When Samsung announced the high-capacity Portable T5 EVO SSD in November, the storage solutions went on sale in numerous across Asia, Europe, and North America. Nevertheless, some markets lagged behind and did not offer the T5 EVO SSD at that time. Now, they're catching up. Today, Samsung announced the release of the Portable T5 EVO […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 9 months ago
Grab an Xbox and accessories for your Samsung TV at discount prices

Grab an Xbox and accessories for your Samsung TV at discount prices

If you own a Samsung TV with access to the Gaming Hub platform, you may have tried and enjoyed using the Xbox Game Pass cloud gaming service on your TV for a monthly fee. Now you're convinced you want to play more console games on your Samsung big screen, and you may be thinking of […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 9 months ago
Samsung meeting expected in Zuckerberg’s first Korea trip in 10 years

Samsung meeting expected in Zuckerberg’s first Korea trip in 10 years

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly heading to South Korea next week. This would be his first visit to the country in over a decade as he last visited the country, which was his first ever trip to Korea, back in June 2013. There aren't a lot of details about his trip available at this […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 9 months ago
Galaxy F15 5G launching in India next month with promise of 4 Android OS updates

Galaxy F15 5G launching in India next month with promise of 4 Android OS updates

Samsung is preparing itself to launch two more affordable phones in India. They are the Galaxy F15 5G and the Galaxy M15 5G. Both these upcoming phones are slightly modified versions of the Galaxy A15 5G that was launched in India a few weeks ago. The company has now started teasing the launch of the […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 9 months ago
Galaxy M15 5G battery and fast charging details revealed

Galaxy M15 5G battery and fast charging details revealed

Samsung is expected to launch two affordable versions of the Galaxy A15 5G: Galaxy F15 5G and Galaxy M15 5G. The phones might launch soon, as they are being spotted in several regulatory databases. The Galaxy M15 5G has been spotted in the FCC certification database, revealing its battery capacity and fast charging speed. Galaxy […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 9 months ago
Galaxy Z Flip 6, Fold 6 cross one more regulatory hurdle before launch

Galaxy Z Flip 6, Fold 6 cross one more regulatory hurdle before launch

In the second half of this year, Samsung is expected to launch its next-generation foldable smartphones, the Galaxy Z Flip 6 and the Galaxy Z Fold 6. Both smartphones are expected to bring battery life, design, and performance improvements. The batteries of both upcoming foldable phones have appeared in a regulatory database.' Galaxy Z Flip […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 9 months ago
iPhone captures highest-ever market share in Samsung’s homeland

iPhone captures highest-ever market share in Samsung’s homeland

Apple has been giving Samsung a tough fight in the global smartphone market. And for the first time ever, last year, Apple shipped more iPhones annually than Samsung did. This doesn't look good for Samsung at all. What's even worse is that Apple's market share has reached a record high in Samsung's homeland, South Korea. […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 9 months ago
Reminder: Samsung’s 2023 flagships will get the Galaxy S24’s AI features

Reminder: Samsung’s 2023 flagships will get the Galaxy S24’s AI features

Upgrading to a new flagship phone every year has never made financial sense, and it's especially true right now given how flagship phones no longer bring a lot of major hardware upgrades. Smartphone manufacturers are putting more of a focus on the software experience, and for the Galaxy S24 series, Samsung's entire marketing campaign is […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 9 months ago
Samsung aims to bring AI features to Galaxy smartwatches

Samsung aims to bring AI features to Galaxy smartwatches

Samsung unveiled its first smartphones with Galaxy AI—Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra—last month, and it received an excellent response for those phones. The South Korean firm isn't planning to stop there, and it has announced that it will bring Galaxy AI features to more device categories, including wearables. AI features are coming […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 9 months ago
Check out Galaxy S24’s improved vivid display mode in action

Check out Galaxy S24’s improved vivid display mode in action

As you may have heard a thousand times already, the displays on the Galaxy S24, S24+, and S24 Ultra are not as vibrant as Samsung fans have come to expect from Galaxy smartphones over the years. To be more precise, the vivid display mode on the S24 series doesn't do what it should do: make […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 9 months ago
Walmart announces its plan to buy Vizio for $2.3 billion

Walmart announces its plan to buy Vizio for $2.3 billion

Last week, a report from the Wall Street Journal claimed that Walmart is planning to buy Vizio for USD 2 billion to expand Walmart’s advertising business, Walmart Connect. Now, the news is official. Walmart has announced that it is acquiring Vizio for USD 2.3 billion. In the press release, Walmart says “The acquisition of VIZIO […]

  • By Abid Iqbal Shaik
  • 9 months ago
Samsung Galaxy Android 15 update

Samsung Galaxy Android 15 update

Introduction Android 15 will be the talk of the town in the second half of 2024 as the latest major update to the world's most popular mobile operating system. Like every new version of Android, Google gave users their first glimpse at Android 15 by way of a developer preview, which was released on February […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 9 months ago
Apple Music now lets you transfer songs from Spotify, others

Apple Music now lets you transfer songs from Spotify, others

According to a post on Reddit, the latest beta version of the Apple Music app for Android (version 4.7.0, build 1359) comes with a feature that allows you to transfer songs from other music streaming platforms to Apple Music. For example, if you have a playlist on Spotify or YouTube Music, this version of the […]

  • By Abid Iqbal Shaik
  • 9 months ago
Say goodbye to taking screenshots of profile pictures on WhatsApp

Say goodbye to taking screenshots of profile pictures on WhatsApp

WhatsApp is introducing a new change to the app that privacy-minded users will appreciate. The company has introduced a new feature–or limitation, to be more precise–that prevents screenshots of profile pictures. WhatsApp removed the option for users to save or download others' profile pictures a few years back, and now, it is going one step […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 9 months ago