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RegionLock Away app removes region lock from Samsung Galaxy Note 3 [Root]
Most of you tinkerers and flashaholics are familiar with TriangleAway, an app by popular developer Chainfire that resets the flash counter that gets incremented every time you flash a Samsung device with a custom firmware or kernel, and now, it's time to meet RegionLock Away, Chainfire's latest creation that can disable the region lock that […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Samsung Game Pad (EI-GP20) passes Bluetooth Certification
Samsung showed off a new game pad at the IFA in September, as a followup to the Galaxy S4 Game Pad that was launched earlier this year, and now the second-generation game pad is one step closer to launch as it has passed Bluetooth certification. Carrying the model number El-GP20), it will likely be sold […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Coupon code gets you 30% off on Galaxy Gear from T-Mobile
That $299 price keeping you away from buying the Galaxy Gear? Well, if don't mind purchasing one from T-Mobile, you can now get the Gear at only $209.99 with the promo code “FALLFUN30″, for a 30 percent discount. The deal seems to be present only on T-Mobile's website, and since there's no mention of how long […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Samsung working on Gear Glass to take on Google Glass?
With the achievement of launching the first true smart watch under its belt, Samsung could be turning its attention to another category of the wearable market – according to Eldar Murtazin, Samsung is working on head-mounted wearable glasses similar to Google's Glass, which will be marketed under the ‘Gear Glass' brand and launch sometime in […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Samsung not looking to acquire stakes in Best Buy
There's been talk recently of Samsung wanting to acquire a few stocks in Best Buy, in a bid to help the struggling retailer and also increase the exposure of its products across Best Buy stores. However, in a post on its blog, Samsung has officially denied it is looking to do any such thing, and […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Samsung to unveil Galaxy Round with flexible display this week?
We have seen literally nothing substantial (like actually photos, etc.) about Samsung's upcoming flexible display smartphone, but it continues to be talked about in the media, specially since a Samsung officially reportedly confirmed its existence. We had heard that it would be announced this week, and now the Korean media is confirming that the device […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Review: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (SM-N9005)
Samsung launched the original Galaxy Note with a 5.3-inch screen in 2011, which went on to define what we call the phablet market today, thanks to its beautiful big screen and S Pen stylus. It was followed up by the Note II, which was a major improvement over its predecessor and sported a 5.5-inch screen. […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Review: Samsung Galaxy Gear (SM-V700)
Simultaneously with the Galaxy Note 3, Samsung announced its first real smart watch called the Galaxy Gear. JK Shin showed the watch during the presentation in Berlin, and our first impressions were quite positive. We have had some time with the Galaxy Gear since we received it last week, and it's now time to discuss […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
New 13MP camera sensor will bring improved picture stability, better pictures in low-light
The megapixel battle amongst mobile phone manufacturers may have stagnated but the war to own the best camera in a smartphone is far from over. Samsung's Electro-Mechanics subsidiary confirmed the development of a new 13 megapixel camera sensor that promises better performance than the rest of the 13 megapixel lot. For instance, the sensor has […]
- By Kunal G.
- 11 years ago
Samsung shows off the evolution of smartwatch with new Galaxy Gear ads
Samsung yesterday night released the first ads of its Galaxy Gear smartwatch. The two ads published on YouTube show famous characters from movies and cartoons communicating on their smartwatches and finally moving onto to reveal the Galaxy Gear in the end. The ads emphasize on the futuristic value of the watch, which is now a […]
- By Kunal G.
- 11 years ago
Samsung Lied about Galaxy Gear Compatibility?
Perhaps “lied” is a strong word, but we were told in no uncertain terms that Samsung's “Galaxy Gear” smart watch would *only* work with the Galaxy Note 3. At least, until they pushed out compatibility to other higher end Galaxy smartphones. Contrary to this, however, XDA Developers member ‘clifford' discovered that he was able to […]
- By Dom A.
- 11 years ago
GT-I9230 is just Samsung’s Galaxy Golden / Galaxy Folder for Asia
Remember the Galaxy Golden / Folder? Today we can confirm that Samsung will bring the GT-I9230 aka Galaxy Golden / Galaxy Folder to Asian countries like India. Some specifications of the device are: 3.7″ LCD display with a resolution of 480×800, 8 Megapixel back camera 1.9 megapixel front camera, Android 4.2, Samsung's own Touch-Wiz Nature UI, […]
- By Danny Dorresteijn
- 11 years ago
Verizon’s Galaxy Camera to receive minor update
Verizon has announced that the Samsung Galaxy Camera will be receiving an update over the next few days to build JZO54K. It's a minor update and seems to be aimed at adding more bloatware to the smartphone camera in the form of Verizon's VZ Messaging application, which will now be loaded by default, whether you […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Samsung updates ChatON with updated UI and features
You'd think Samsung would just boast about cranking up 100 million users on its ChatON messaging platform and leave it at that, but that didn't happen, and the Korean manufacturer has given ChatON a major upgrade to match the recent milestone. The update brings along a new flat interface that gels better with Google's design […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Specs of Samsung’s flexible display smartphone rumored
With Samsung officially acknowledging the existence of its smartphone with a flexible display, we were expecting to see details about its hardware start cropping up in the rumor mill, and that is exactly what has happened today. The folks over at AndroidSaS have published some specs of the device, though since they aren't exactly a […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Samsung launches dual SIM Galaxy Note 3
As expected, Samsung has launched a dual SIM variant of the Galaxy Note 3. Currently available in China, the dual SIM model runs on the Snapdragon 800 processor and, thankfully, doesn't come with a region lock. Samsung hasn't officially announced the dual SIM variant, but according to GSMArena, it costs around €735 (the single SIM model […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Samsung expects record profits for Q3 2013
After every quarter, Samsung releases their earnings guidance that gives analysts, investors and the press an idea as to how the company did during that particular quarter. Samsung today released their earnings guidance and it looks like we're again looking a record profit quarter. According to the preview, Samsung's operating income touched to 10.1 trillion […]
- By Kunal G.
- 11 years ago
Samsung HomeSync launching in the US on October 6
Samsung has announced that the HomeSync, an Android-powered media center device, will be available in the U.S. from Saturday, October 6th, at a price of $200. As is usual for a media center, the HomeSync will allow you to play content from the Google Play Store and Samsung's own media store on your TV, while […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Report: Samsung to use quad and octa-core MediaTek processors in 2014
DigiTimes has published a report stating that Samsung could begin using processors from MediaTek next year. MediaTek, whose processors currently power the majority of handsets from manufacturers in countries such as India and China, will reportedly enter Samsung's supply chain in the latter half of 2014, and offer both quad- and octa-core chipsets to the […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Samsung’s region lock causing problems, might extend to Galaxy S3 and Note II after Android 4.4 update
It seems like the regional SIM lock Samsung has put on the Galaxy Note 3 in Europe and the U.S. is an issue that isn't going away any time soon. After initial outrage from users, Samsung recently issued a statement that the SIM lock only comes into effect if you turn on the device for […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
