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We are just starting to move away from Nano SIM cards to eSIMs. But it looks like eSIM is already ready to be replaced by a more advanced technology that will make phones more compact and offer improved power efficiency. Qualcomm has announced that it is bringing iSIM smartphones with future Snapdragon chips. Last year, […]
Samsung has continued to improve its smartwatches year after year. Two years ago, the company switched from Tizen to Wear OS 3. However, with the Galaxy Watch 4, the battery life left a little to be desired. Next year, the company improved the battery life with the Galaxy Watch 5, and it will continue doing […]
Payment methods have evolved and changed dramatically over the years. Gone are the days when payments through cash or physical cards were the only options. Even small shops now accept mobile payments via Google Wallet, which is now expanding in more countries. The app is now available for Android and Wear OS devices in 60 […]
Wear OS received a major revamp in 2021, and third-party apps are about to get better. Google has announced some new app quality requirements for Wear OS 3 to improve the overall user experience. The company listed a number of watch app requirements. These new Wear OS 3 ground rules will come into effect on […]
The Galaxy S23 series has been receiving accolades from both experts and consumers. The Galaxy S23 Ultra has even broken some battery life records in the high-end Android segment and came quite close to beating the iPhone. Now, the device managed to do what no other Android smartphone has done over the past few years: […]
The Galaxy A52 5G is joining a quickly growing list of devices for which Samsung has released the One UI 5.1 update. The Galaxy A52 5G One UI 5.1 update is now being rolled out, bringing features from the Galaxy S23 flagship lineup to one of Samsung's best mid-range phones. At the moment, only the […]
Samsung has started updating some of its high-end tablets to the latest One UI 5.1 update. The first to break the ice was the Galaxy Tab S8 series, but it didn't take long for the Galaxy Tab S7 and Galaxy Tab S7+ to follow. Samsung's 2020 flagship tablets are getting One UI 5.1 in numerous […]
Samsung is rebranding itself for the Japanese market. Starting today, February 28, Samsung's online store and social networking services in Japan will carry the company's name rather than being known simply as “Galaxy.” Thanks to this new change, Japan is now joining the rest of the world in calling the Korean tech giant by its […]
Like never before, Samsung announced a new series of laptops alongside the Galaxy S smartphone series at the same Unpacked event to show the world that the company is committed to improving cross-device connectivity with new features. Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Book 3 series on February 1, and the three new laptops are now available […]
We have team members at MWC 2023 in Barcelona as we speak, visiting booths hosted by Samsung and other brands. We just paid Xiaomi's booth a visit, where the company is showcasing the Mi Mix Fold 2 foldable phone — a rival to the Galaxy Z Fold 4 — among other devices. And we couldn't […]
Samsung is promoting the Korean city of Busan as the host for World Expo 2030 with every opportunity it gets, and one such opportunity is the ongoing Mobile World Congress 2023 event. The company has set up a panel to support Busan in the bid for World Expo 2030 and inform MWC visitors about the […]
During the ongoing MWC 2023 expo, Google announced a few new features for Android smartphones and tablets, Wear OS-based smartwatches, and ChromeOS-based laptops. However, most of these new features are not platform-level upgrades. Instead, these are updates to Google's products and technologies. Google Keep gets a new widget on Galaxy smartphones and shortcuts on Galaxy […]
Samsung is preparing its 2023 Neo QLED, QD-OLED, QLED, and lifestyle TVs, such as The Frame, for release in more markets. Following the release announcement of the Neo QLED series for the USA last week, the company revealed today the recommended retail prices for its latest 4K and 8K models in Europe. More specifically, Samsung […]
The Galaxy S23 launch has been pretty successful so far for Samsung. All the phones in the series have received glowing reviews and record-breaking pre-orders in several countries. However, no smartphone launch is perfect, and there are bound to be some issues that arise in the first few days. Some Galaxy S23 users are now […]
Google is readying some new customization options for Samsung Galaxy Chromebooks and other ChromeOS devices. ChromeOS is developing a bunch of sunrise and sunset wallpaper variants along with new video screensavers. The ChromeOS sunrise and sunset wallpapers will change their appearance to better suit the current time of the day. According to one report, just […]
Samsung Electronics Executive Chairman Lee Jae-Yong visited Samsung SDI's pilot production line in Suwon, South Korea, to focus on the production of solid-state EV batteries for future growth. Solid-state batteries are termed ‘dream batteries' which is why the South Korean conglomerate wants to tap into them and boost its future growth to overcome the downturn in the […]
The latest report from DSCC (Display Supply Chain Consultants) brings some bad news for foldable smartphones. According to the report, the foldable smartphone market recorded its first year-on-year (YoY) decline in Q4 2022. In terms of numbers, the shipment of foldable smartphones dropped 48% in Q4 2022 compared to Q3 2022 and 26% compared to […]
eSIM has been here for a few years now, and the Gear S2 Classic smartwatch was Samsung's first device to support eSIM back in 2016. However, eSIM's handling and management are wildly different on Android-powered devices, and there's still no easy way to transfer it between phones. Google plans to change that later this year […]
After releasing the One UI 5.1 update to its high-end and mid-range smartphones, Samsung has released the new One UI update to the Galaxy Tab S8 series. The new update also brings the February 2023 security patch to its high-end tablets to improve their security. The One UI 5.1 update for the Galaxy Tab S8 […]
A month after unveiling the Galaxy A14 5G, Samsung has silently introduced the Galaxy A14 4G (via FoneArena). Although this smartphone looks similar to its 5G sibling, it offers lower specifications in almost all the important ways. As the name suggests, it lacks 5G connectivity. It also uses a slower processor, a lower refresh rate […]