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An Android 4.3 test firmware for the Galaxy Note II (GT-N1700) – N7100XXUEMI6 – has been leaked on tinhte.vn, which was then later posted on XDA forums by rayblo. N7100XXUEMI6 is the first ever Android 4.3 leak for the Galaxy Note II (GT-N7100). It's a pretty early build because Samsung has just started testing Android 4.3 […]
Samsung had confirmed last month and this time we’ve got a timeframe as to when can we expect a curved display smartphone from Samsung. According to JK Shin, co-CEO of Samsung Electronics, they’ll announce curved display smartphone next week. The phone is speculated to be a variant of the Galaxy Note 3 will see limited […]
Samsung’s Galaxy Gear is officially compatible with the Galaxy Note 3. Though Samsung is working diligently to expand support to other mobile devices, Samsung is also looking to expand the support to non-mobile devices like TV. Ryan Bidan, director of product marketing at Samsung confirmed that they’re looking how the smartwatch can be used with […]
Trying to find a foot in the world of wireless charging, Samsung's venture capital arm, Samsung Ventures Investment Corporation has announced an investment of $4 million. Michael Pachos from Samsung will join the PowerbyProxi's board, making the investment first ever for SVIC's in the wireless power industry. PowerbyProxi focuses on consumer electronics and industrial applications […]
When Samsung was found to be messing around with the Galaxy S4 to improve its benchmark performance, it was only natural that the Galaxy Note 3 would be put under the scanner to see if Samsung was going to continue its practice of artificially boosting benchmark scores. Well, unsurprisingly, the Note 3 does have a […]
As you guys may know, Samsung takes some time to update its devices to the latest version of Android but always delivers the most stable and bug free build after a ton of R&D. It's rumoured that Samsung will be releasing the Android 4.3 update for the Galaxy S4 sometime in October/November but we didn't […]
Every time Samsung launches a flagship smartphone, people begin wondering how much the manufacturer has improved the Super AMOLED display that it loves using. Does it still have whites that don't really look white? Are the colors still over-saturated? Is the screen's brightness improved enough to not make it an issue reading in direct sunlight? […]
The lock screen that Samsung uses on TouchWiz is one of the more flashy ones among the different manufacturer skins, and now everyone can have the lock screen from the Galaxy S4 on any device, Samsung or non-Samsung, thanks to a new app called Galaxy S4 Lockscreen that has been launched on the Play Store. […]
AT&T recently released the year old Galaxy S3 mini, and now Verizon seems to be following in AT&T's footsteps by launching a similarly yesteryear smartphone. According to prolific leaker Evleaks, Verizon will be launching the Samsung Galaxy Stellar under the Galaxy Legend moniker on the Verizon Prepaid scheme, though without any sort of LTE connectivity. […]
US retailer Radio Shack has announced that it will be selling the Sprint and AT&T models of the Galaxy Note 3 from October 4th, and as part of its Trade and Save program, will let you exchange your current Galaxy Note device in order to save some cash. Folks with a Note 2 will get […]
Samsung is yet to announce the Galaxy Star Pro (S7262) but the phone has been listed by an Indian online retailer. The phone seems to be an improved version of Samsung's first Galaxy Star device and runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS. The dual-SIM phone supports only EDGE networks and features 1GHz single-core processor, 512MB […]
Folks in Australia looking for an entry-level – well, extremely entry-level – Android smartphone can now pick up the Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo, which has gone up for sale from a number of retailers in the country. The lowest price is $125 from retailer JB Hi Fi, while Dick Smith and Big W will take a couple […]
AT&T has announced that the Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear will be available in its online and local stores from October 4th. Pre-orders for the two will start shipping tomorrow, and general availability will launch two days after that, so it won't be long before everyone has a chance to purchase Samsung's latest phablet […]
Samsung reportedly confirmed that it would launch a smartphone next month with a flexible display, and now a new report backs indicates that Samsung (and LG) will begin mass producing flexible displays from October. These displays will be 5.5-inches in size, which means that either the device won't be the Galaxy Note 3, or it […]
The Galaxy Note 3, like the Galaxy S4, comes in two variants – one powered by a quad-core Snapdragon processor and the other by Samsung's in-house octa-core Exynos. However, compared to the S4, the Galaxy Note 3 runs much faster versions of each processor (Snapdragon 800 vs. Snapdragon 600, and Exynos 5420 vs. Exynos 5410), […]
Samsung's Wallet service (and app) is set to go global and break out of its South Korean exclusivity soon. Samsung Wallet, like other wallet services such as Google Wallet, allows users to store and manage tickets, coupons, mobile boarding passes and membership cards in one place, and we have an exclusive screenshot and can confirm that […]
It's been less than a month since Apple announced its latest flagship iPhone and the new A7 chipset that powers it, and the media is already talking about the A8 chip that will supposedly power the iPhone 6. According to a report from a Korean publication, Samsung will handle the manufacturing of around 30 to […]
All the units of a flagship smartphone that undergo careful construction at a factory probably wonder which of them will be unlucky enough to be chosen for the brutal drop tests that have become commonplace in the mobile industry. Well, one such unlucky Galaxy Note 3 was picked up by the folks over at Android […]
Not attending Samsung's first developer conference in San Francisco next month? Well, maybe you'll be able to make it to London the month after that, as Samsung has announced that it will be holding the European Developer Day conference in England's capital on November 18th, and is now allowing developers to register their interest. The […]
While Samsung's controversial and much talked-of regional SIM lock on the Galaxy Note 3 isn't that big an issue, it's still something that is an obstacle everyone could have done without. However, it looks like Asian Note 3 units don't have the regional SIM restriction, according to an Australian retailer, who confirmed that they were […]