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Smartphone sales to remain low in 2023, but improve in 2024

Smartphone sales to remain low in 2023, but improve in 2024

Samsung is moving in the right direction, focusing on foldable phones like the Galaxy Z Flip 4 and the Galaxy Z Fold 4, as smartphone shipments are poised to remain low in 2023. According to IDC's recent research (via CNET), around 1.17 billion smartphones will be shipped globally this year, a 3.2% decline compared to […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 1 year ago
Google app brings a stocks widget to Galaxy phones

Google app brings a stocks widget to Galaxy phones

The Google Search app on Android is bringing (via 9To5Google) a new widget for stocks called Finance Watchlist. This new widget joins a bunch of new widgets that Google is bringing to Android smartphones and tablets. The new widgets include At A Glance, Finance Watchlist, Search Bar, Sound Search, and Weather (two widgets exclusive to […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 1 year ago
Samsung’s display monopoly to take a hit with iPhone 15

Samsung’s display monopoly to take a hit with iPhone 15

Last year, Apple trusted LG Display to deliver complex, low-power-consuming OLED panels with LTPO (Low-Temperature Polycrystalline Oxide) for its premium iPhone model, the iPhone 14 Pro Max. However, because of some yield issues in the last quarter of the year, LG wasn't able to fulfill the delivery and could only supply 10 million such panels, […]

  • By Sagar Naresh
  • 1 year ago
Galaxy Book laptops to get useful Windows 11 widgets for CPU, GPU, memory usage

Galaxy Book laptops to get useful Windows 11 widgets for CPU, GPU, memory usage

Windows 11 brought widgets back to the Windows platform. However, earlier, very few useful widgets were available, and most of them were from Microsoft itself. Over the past few months, the company has added widgets from third-party services like Facebook and Spotify. Now, it is bringing some really useful widgets to Windows 11, allowing you […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 1 year ago
WhatsApp bringing Material You UI elements to Android app

WhatsApp bringing Material You UI elements to Android app

One of the best and most popular messaging apps worldwide, WhatsApp, is all set to gain some new features in the coming days. A few weeks ago, we reported that WhatsApp is working on a new design for the context menu. Later, some days ago, it was reported that WhatsApp would soon bring screen sharing […]

  • By Sagar Naresh
  • 1 year ago
Samsung smart TVs and monitors get two more cloud game streaming options

Samsung smart TVs and monitors get two more cloud game streaming options

Samsung Gaming Hub, which was launched last year for smart monitors and smart TVs, offers multiple cloud game streaming services, including Amazon Luna, Microsoft Xbox Cloud, Nvidia GeForce Now, and Utomik. Now, the company is adding two more cloud game streaming providers to Samsung Gaming Hub: Antstream Arcade and Blacknut. Antstream Arcade and Blacknut bring […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 1 year ago
Galaxy Watch 5 Pro, Watch 5 Pro Golf Edition selling for same price as base models

Galaxy Watch 5 Pro, Watch 5 Pro Golf Edition selling for same price as base models

Samsung is offering a $100 discount on the Galaxy Watch 5 Golf Edition and the Galaxy Watch 5 Pro Golf Edition in the US, bringing down the prices of these smartwatches to $259.99 and $399.99, respectively. With the latest offer, the special edition of these smartwatches cost the same as the standard version, giving people […]

  • By Abid Iqbal Shaik
  • 1 year ago
2TB Samsung 870 Evo SSD selling at an all-time low price of $110

2TB Samsung 870 Evo SSD selling at an all-time low price of $110

The Samsung 870 Evo, a 2.5-inch SATA-based SSD, was launched in January 2021. It is available in 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB capacities, priced at $39.99, $69.99, $129.99, $249.99, and $479.99, respectively. Since its launch, the storage drive has been getting more affordable. Today, it is available for a record-low price. Amazon is selling […]

  • By Abid Iqbal Shaik
  • 1 year ago
Quickly access the Galaxy Store or Play Store app updates menu

Quickly access the Galaxy Store or Play Store app updates menu

Samsung has a variety of in-house apps that come preloaded on Galaxy phones and tablets. Many of these apps get regular updates via the Galaxy Store while some also get updates through the Google Play Store. For those who check for app updates regularly, it can be a nuisance to have to open the Galaxy […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 1 year ago
Nothing’s got nothing on Samsung’s software update policy

Nothing’s got nothing on Samsung’s software update policy

For a new manufacturer, getting into the smartphone market and making it big is no easy feat. But new players continue to enter the market, and one of them is Nothing, a new phonemaker from the founder of OnePlus, Carl Pei. Its first phone, called Nothing Phone (1), received a lot of attention for a […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 1 year ago
Carrier and unlocked Galaxy A02s in USA gets new firmware update

Carrier and unlocked Galaxy A02s in USA gets new firmware update

Although the Galaxy A02s already received the May 2023 security patch in some markets, in others, the phone is only now getting the older April 2023 update. Samsung is now rolling out the April 2023 update for the unlocked Galaxy A02s in the USA. Carrier versions of the Galaxy A02s in the USA (SM-A025U) started […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 1 year ago
The Galaxy F54 5G will be the first in the F series to get four Android OS upgrades

The Galaxy F54 5G will be the first in the F series to get four Android OS upgrades

The Galaxy F54 5G is coming soon. Samsung will release the phone in India on June 6, and virtually everything about it, from specifications to its price, has already emerged in tweets, images, and even a hands-on video. And among all the information available, one of the most surprising facts about the Galaxy F54 5G […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 1 year ago
The Galaxy Note hype remains unbeatable despite Samsung’s best efforts

The Galaxy Note hype remains unbeatable despite Samsung’s best efforts

Almost three years have passed since the last H2 Unpacked event that hosted a Galaxy Note series took place. And so far, it doesn't feel like Samsung's foldable phones have parallelled the Galaxy Note brand in terms of their ability (or lack thereof) to generate pre-Unpacked hype. If the rumors are true, we're only two […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 1 year ago
Qualcomm provided more than just the Galaxy S23 Ultra’s amazing chipset

Qualcomm provided more than just the Galaxy S23 Ultra’s amazing chipset

To the benefit of customers worldwide, Samsung did the unthinkable and gave the Galaxy S23 series a brilliant Snapdragon chipset in every market, excluding Exynos from the equation. As a result, the Galaxy S23 Ultra is one of the best Android phones ever made, especially since Samsung worked with Qualcomm to tune the Snapdragon 8 […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 1 year ago
Sorry Galaxy Watch owners, One UI Watch 5 beta is officially delayed

Sorry Galaxy Watch owners, One UI Watch 5 beta is officially delayed

Samsung has confirmed that the One UI Watch 5 beta program for the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 5 smartwatches has been delayed. Samsung officially announced One UI Watch 5, based on Wear OS 4, in early May and had said at the time that it would start beta testing later in the month, […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 1 year ago
Amazon has a fantastic deal on the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE

Amazon has a fantastic deal on the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE

Samsung's newest Fan Edition tablet isn't very new two years after its 2021 debut, and rumors indicate that the company will unveil a new FE Galaxy tablet, or even two, later this year. Time will tell what Samsung has in store for the Fan Edition series, but until then, bargain hunters looking for an Android […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 1 year ago
BREAKING: Samsung has started updating apps with One UI 6.0 support!

BREAKING: Samsung has started updating apps with One UI 6.0 support!

Here's something everyone looking forward to Android 14 and One UI 6.0 on their Galaxy device will find interesting: it seems Samsung has started updating some of its apps with support for One UI 6. The Calculator app that comes preloaded on all Galaxy phones and tablets has apparently received a new update that adds […]

  • By Abhijeet Mishra
  • 1 year ago
Samsung expands Pro Plus memory card series with a USB reader

Samsung expands Pro Plus memory card series with a USB reader

Samsung's Pro Plus memory cards announced in April are getting repackaged in a new bundle. Yesterday, the company revealed new plans to sell the Pro Plus series paired with a USB card reader, and the bundle is now available for sale on Samsung's online shop in Germany. The company says the Pro Plus microSD card […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 1 year ago
New Motorola Razr not as water resistant as Galaxy Z Flip 4

New Motorola Razr not as water resistant as Galaxy Z Flip 4

Well, we are just a few days away from the official launch of a new foldable from Motorola, the Motorola Razr 40 Ultra. However, before the inevitable happens, some leaks have surfaced on the internet, giving us a peek at some disappointing specifications of the upcoming Motorola Razr. Spoiler alert, the Motorola Razr isn't as […]

  • By Sagar Naresh
  • 1 year ago
Samsung One UI 5 Watch Beta update is running late

Samsung One UI 5 Watch Beta update is running late

Samsung is usually among the first brands to bring new Wear OS updates to smartwatches. The Galaxy Watch 4 series was the first to run Wear OS 3 and among the first to get the Wear OS 3.5 update. Earlier this month, the company claimed that it will release a beta version of One UI […]

  • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
  • 1 year ago