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Samsung started rolling out a new firmware update for the Galaxy M31 in India yesterday. The firmware brought the April 2020 security patch but this didn't turn out to be a routine affair. Soon after the update was released, many Galaxy M31 owners complained on social media and the Samsung Members app that this firmware […]
We reported yesterday that Samsung has decided to discontinue its old S Voice assistant. It wasn't really Bixby's predecessor as S Voice wasn't a conversational assistant, however, it could get stuff done in response to voice commands. Ever since Bixby was launched in 2018, Samsung stopped shipping S Voice with new devices. The company has […]
If you have been using Samsung devices for long enough, you may remember S Voice. It was a voice assistant available on Samsung devices long before Bixby. The company never really built it up to any meaningful potential but it sort of hung around for many years and then just disappeared after Bixby. That's why […]
It looks like Galaxy A70 owners might not be the only ones faced with major issues after a recent update, as numerous Galaxy M31 owners have flocked to Twitter and Samsung Members to complain about the April 2020 security patch bricking their smartphones during the update process. The firmware update containing the April 2020 security […]
If you're in the market for a Samsung smartwatch and you wouldn't mind owning the original Galaxy Watch Active as long as it's available at a discount, here's an opportunity for you to acquire it for $50 off. Amazon US and Best Buy offer the Galaxy Watch Active at a 25% discount, bringing the price […]
Samsung recently starting rolling out the Galaxy A70 Android 10 update. The firmware update had already been released in a few markets before we discovered that it may have a serious issue that bricks the device and doesn't allow it to reboot. There hasn't really been a public acknowledgment from Samsung about this issue. However, […]
Samsung dominated the smartphone memory chip market in 2019, even though industry-wide revenues have declined for both NAND and DRAM. However, Samsung maintained its top spot in the smartphone memory segment throughout the year and has secured 47% revenue share. Samsung's smartphone memory solutions account for roughly 50% of the market According to Strategy Analytics, […]
Introduction Samsung took some time to come around to the whole idea of using a display notch to increase the panel's size while slimming down the bezels, at least when compared to many of its rivals that had jumped to notches a couple of years prior. Samsung ultimately revealed its idea of the display notch […]
The Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is definitely on its way, and according to new bits of information revealed on Twitter, prices for the European market will be a little bit lower than initially expected, at least for the Wi-Fi model. Instead of €399 for the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite Wi-Fi, Samsung will reportedly launch the […]
Three more Samsung smartphones are getting firmware updates including the April 2020 security patch, namely the Galaxy A5 2017 (SM-A520F), Galaxy A30 (SM-A305F), and Galaxy M31 (SM-M315F). The updates arrive as firmware versions A520FXXSDCTCA, A305FDDS5BTC1, and M315FXXU1ATD1, respectively. Oddly enough, the new firmware version for the Galaxy M31 suggests that additional features should be included […]
The Galaxy A51 finally launched in the USA where it's presently available for purchase via Sprint and Verizon. There's no option for buying the factory-unlocked model, and AT&T and T-Mobile have yet to offer the phone on their networks. Verizon and Sprint are selling the Galaxy A51 for $399, but you can get an instant […]
The Galaxy A71's camera setup got an overall score of 84 from DxOMark. It's one point shy of equaling the Galaxy A50 which scored 1 point lower in the photography department and 5 points higher in video tests. That is after they've reviewed the original Galaxy A50 score of 83 points (now sitting at 85). […]
Wireless Charging is slowly becoming the new standard. It could very well be that future smartphones don't even come with a conventional port for charging. This means that everything will be wireless, from data transfer to charging. Charging your smartphone wirelessly has a lot of benefits: you're less likely to damage your device from ripping […]
Samsung smartphones appear to be irrelevant among teenagers in the United States, with the vast majority of them owning an iPhone, and even more planning to go with Apple for their next handset. New data gathered by Minneapolis-based Piper Sandler suggests the South Korean tech giant is missing out on hundreds of billions worth of […]
Samsung Biologics announced earlier today that it has clinched a deal to manufacture a candidate treatment for the coronavirus illness. The biopharmaceutical arm of Samsung Group has signed a $362.2 million contract with the U.S. drug firm Vir Biotechnology. The company will start full-scale production of candidate COVID-19 treatment that is known to be quite powerful […]
Although it has been just a few weeks since Samsung launched the Galaxy S20 series, rumors regarding the next-gen Galaxy S and Galaxy Note phones have started appearing already. It is being reported that the South Korean smartphone giant could implement a completely bezel-less screen without any camera cutout beginning with the Galaxy S21 (or […]
The Galaxy Tab S6 Lite has been leaked to death in the past couple of weeks, and retailer listings in Korea suggest it could go official soon.
Samsung has been quite generous to prospective Galaxy S20 buyers in the USA, offering various deals and incentives (including a free Galaxy A50) along with the new flagship, but now it's time for the UK to take advantage of Galaxy S20 discounts. Samsung UK has launched an Easter Sale whereby customers can shave 20% off […]
Following in the Galaxy S10 series' footsteps, the Galaxy S10 Lite is now being updated by Samsung with One UI 2.1. The firmware update is known by version G770FXXU2BTD2 and includes the April 2020 security patch. Of course, the star of the show is the newer UI version, as it introduced a handful of features […]