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Samsung has faith in Galaxy laptops becoming a part of its ecosystem
Galaxy Unpacked 2023 was relatively unusual, as Samsung announced a new laptop series alongside its most iconic flagship smartphone lineup: the Galaxy S. Samsung appears to have high hopes for its new laptops, and in a recent interview, Lee Min-cheol revealed a few more interesting tidbits of information about the company's thinking behind the release […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 2 years ago
Samsung monthly updates: February 2023 security patch gets detailed
Last week, Samsung started rolling out the February 2023 security update to its Galaxy smartphones and tablets. The company has already released the update to a few high-end smartphones, including the Galaxy Note 20 series. Now, the company has detailed which vulnerabilities it has tackled through its new update. The February 2023 security patch from […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 2 years ago
WhatsApp is rolling out new features to status updates
Meta is rolling out a new big update for WhatsApp status. As you may know, the status feature allows WhatsApp users to share so-called “ephemeral updates” that disappear after 24 hours. They can include photos, videos, GIFs, and text. The feature's been out for about a year, and now, WhatsApp is bringing more status updates. […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 2 years ago
Samsung joins Internet Matters to celebrate Safe Internet Day
As great a tool as the internet is, the world wide web can be a dangerous place where unsuspecting users could get tricked into giving away their personal information or be led to malware-infested websites. And that's not even the worst of it. But some organizations aim to make the internet a better, safer place. […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 2 years ago
Samsung slipped but still topped smartphone market in 2022
According to a new report by research firm Omdia, the global smartphone market in Q4 2022 stood at 301.5 million units. This number is the same as Q3 2022, but the YoY (year-on-year) figures are down by 15.4%. While the fourth quarter usually sees a jump in shipment numbers, Q4 2022 saw a drop of […]
- By Sagar Naresh
- 2 years ago
Galaxy S23 lets you disable Game Optimization Service while playing games
Samsung's Game Optimizing Service (GOS) isn't something that the company would have wanted to be associated with. It created a ruckus among Galaxy S22 owners as the Game Optimizing Service (GOS) throttled the CPU and GPU and wasn't providing the promised high frame rate while playing games. While the Game Optimization Service (GOS) prevented the Galaxy […]
- By Sagar Naresh
- 2 years ago
January 2023 security update for Galaxy S10 Lite reaches the US
Last month, the international variant of the Galaxy S10 Lite received the January 2023 security patch. Now, almost a month later, the carrier-unlocked variant of the Galaxy S10 Lite (SM-G770U1) is also getting the same security update in the US. This is the first update for the phone after receiving the Android 13 OS and […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 2 years ago
Galaxy S23 Ultra finally makes that beefy 5,000 mAh battery matter
Samsung started using the Ultra branding for its top-of-the-line Galaxy S models three years ago. The Galaxy S20 Ultra was the first ‘Ultra' flagship, and one of its most attractive specifications was the 5,000 mAh battery. It's a specification that hasn't changed since then, with every new Galaxy S Ultra phone featuring a 5,000 mAh […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 2 years ago
Galaxy Note 20 4G also gets February 2023 security update
The Galaxy Note 20 was the first smartphone lineup from Samsung to get the February 2023 security patch. The update was only released to the 5G variants of the phones. Now, the company has released the latest security update to the 4G versions of smartphones. The February 2023 security patch is rolling out to the […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 2 years ago
Samsung’s first OLED gaming monitor is now available in the US
Samsung is a dominant force in the gaming monitor segment. And to further expand its market share in the premium segment, the company unveiled its first OLED gaming monitor—Odyssey OLED G8—five months ago. Now, that ultrawide gaming monitor is available for purchase in the US. The Odyssey OLED G8 is priced at $1,499 in the […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 2 years ago
Galaxy S23 brings useful charging bypass feature for gamers
Samsung introduced a lot of subtle improvements with the Galaxy S23 and its pre-loaded One UI 5.1 interface. One of the new features includes a charging bypass option on the Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23+, and Galaxy S23 Ultra. The feature could be very helpful for gamers or anyone who wants to take extra care of […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 2 years ago
Galaxy S23 series witnesses record pre-bookings in India
Samsung debuted the much-awaited Galaxy S23 series at the Galaxy Unpacked 2023 event on February 1. Galaxy fans across the globe and in India were pretty pleased with the upgrades the phone brings over its predecessor, and looking at the pre-booking numbers, the excitement of getting their hands on the Galaxy S23 series is clearly […]
- By Sagar Naresh
- 2 years ago
Samsung hires former Qualcomm VP who is a semiconductor expert
Samsung has been on a hiring spree of top executives from reputed companies in the last few months. About a week ago, we reported that Samsung had hired two former Ericsson executives to its Samsung Networks team. Last December, Samsung roped in an ex-Mercedes designer, Hubert H. Lee, to lead its smartphone design team. Now, […]
- By Sagar Naresh
- 2 years ago
One UI 5.1 feature focus: Choose where your screenshots are saved!
One UI 5.1 debuted with the Galaxy S23 series on February 1, 2023. Like with any such minor upgrade over a previous version of the software (One UI 5.0), the list of new features and user interface changes is not very long. But there is still some useful new functionality in One UI 5.1, and […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 2 years ago
Galaxy S21 FE (Exynos) update brings February 2023 security patch
With the launch of the Galaxy S23 series (and the new Galaxy Book 3 laptop lineup) out of the way, Samsung is starting to get back to its usual routine. And that routine includes bringing new security updates to existing smartphones and tablets as quickly as possible. The February 2023 security update released for the […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 2 years ago
Galaxy S23 eats up your internal storage… depending on where you are
One of the best features of the Galaxy S23 series is that except on the base model, you get a minimum of 256GB of storage. That stems down to the fact that Samsung is using UFS 4.0 storage on the Galaxy S23 lineup and UFS 4.0 chips start at 256GB storage, which is why the […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 2 years ago
Daily Deal: Save $40 on 1TB Samsung T7 Portable SSD
We can't seem to have enough storage for all of our content these days. An external SSD is a great way to expand the storage capacity without having to delete stuff from our mobile devices, who wants to do that after all? The Samsung T7 portable SSD is one of the best products in its […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 2 years ago
Samsung’s XR headset can’t succeed without powerful AR apps
At Galaxy Unpacked 2023, Samsung confirmed that it is developing an Extended Reality (XR), i.e., Mixed/Augmented Reality headset. The company didn't undertake this challenge alone but teamed up with Qualcomm and Google. And although TM Roh didn't reveal any specifics about the upcoming mixed reality device, we later found out that the headset (or at […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 2 years ago
Here’s how to get a free Galaxy Book 3 upgrade from Samsung
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Book 3 series last week at its Unpacked event in San Francisco. The lineup consists of three models – the Galaxy Book 3 Pro, Galaxy Book 3 Pro 360, and the Galaxy Book 3 360. These notebooks feature the latest Intel processors and other high-end specs. As you'd expect, they cost […]
- By Daniel van Dorp
- 2 years ago
Alleged Exynos 2400 chipset specs revealed in “reliable leak”
As you probably know, Samsung's new Galaxy S23 series uses a Qualcomm chipset exclusively. It's Snapdragon everywhere, and prospective buyers no longer have to worry about getting an Exynos-powered flagship phone in some markets. Everyone gets to experience the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, and on top of that, they're getting an overclocked version with […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 2 years ago
