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International Consumer Electronics Show is held in January each year where some of the biggest and most popular consumer electronic brands showcase their products. Samsung has announced through its official blog that it has been awarded with a whopping number of CES 2016 Innovation Awards – 38 to be exact – across 18 product categories. The Consumer […]
Introduction We generally encourage thoughts and opinions from our readers through comments, but sometimes we also allow readers to post their opinions or studies on our website through articles if we find them interesting. This is one such particular opinion piece, which is written by Ard Boudeling, who is a Global Manager in the smartphone industry. […]
The Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ are two of the best and most complete flagships from Samsung, but there's an annoying little bug that ruins the experience on these devices every now and then. Sometimes, when you wake up the phone and try to unlock it, the Note 5 and S6 edge+ become extremely slow. […]
Samsung has started rolling out Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update for the Galaxy E7 in India today. The device, which was released along with the Galaxy E5, was shipped with Android 4.4.4 KitKat at the time of its launch. Samsung jumped straitght from KitKat to Android 5.1.1 for both these devices skipping Android 5.0 altogether. The Galaxy […]
You can finally pre-order the consumer version of the Gear VR from Best Buy for just $99.99. The consumer version of the Gear VR was announced by Samsung and Oculus two months ago and now that it's out, we expect a lot of content to be made for it, for instance we already have an official […]
It's no secret that Samsung will unveil the Galaxy S7 early next year but for now there's no confirmation from the company about what we can expect from its next flagship handset. Sure enough there have been countless rumors and reports about the features and specifications of the Galaxy S7, and we're bound to get […]
Samsung has a plethora of phones and tablets in its lineup, and regularly releases firmware updates for various devices. These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs. Software updates for Samsung devices roll out in various […]
Ever heard of HTC’s “Quietly Brilliant” slogan? For the Taiwanese manufacturer, however, it seems as though HTC has been too “quiet” for too long, with the “brilliant” portion of the slogan in serious question after quarters of continued declining sales. Well, that led HTC to kill the “Quietly Brilliant” slogan in March of this year […]
We've reported multiple times that at least one variant of Samsung's next-generation flagship smartphone will come equipped with Exynos 8890 processing chipset. The benchmark scores of this chipset have leaked a couple of times now, and the company was said to be optimising the chipset for better performance and efficiency. Now, it is being reported […]
The holiday shopping season has much to offer to customers and retailers both, customers get great discounts while retailers get unprecedented sales, it's a win-win for everybody. No wonder people start researching Black Friday deals in November as they gear up to get their holiday shopping done, there are plenty of deals to be had between November and […]
The Gear S2 is a great smartwatch, one that can hold its own against Apple Watch, the current market leader as far as wearable devices go. Samsung obviously needs to sell a lot of units to take the lead and it's sparing no cost when it comes to promotion and marketing. The company has posted […]
There have been conflicting reports recently about the Galaxy S7 camera, it was even reported at one point that Samsung is in talks with Sony to get the camera module it has used in the Xperia Z5. Another report has claimed that Samsung will go with a 12-megapixel rear camera but with a larger 1/2-inch sensor, that […]
Word on the street is that Samsung will soon launch the successors to the Galaxy A3 and the Galaxy A5, two smartphones which really signalled the company's intent to bring premium construction to its mid-range lineup. The latest leak suggests that the Galaxy A3 and the Galaxy A5 2015 edition will feature improved specifications as […]
Samsung has a plethora of phones and tablets in its lineup, and regularly releases firmware updates for various devices. These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs. Software updates for Samsung devices roll out in various […]
Android has always been like a desktop operating system in many ways, when you look at how it allows you to customize your experience as you like it. One of the best things about Android is how it allows users to set a default app for various actions, if a device has multiple apps installed […]
Samsung has released a bunch of wearable devices over the past couple of years including fitness trackers and smartwatches. The South Korean electronics giant recently released its first smartwatch – the Gear S2 – with a circular display and a refreshing design. While most of its wares were targeted at the mid-range or high-end segments, Samsung is […]
In yet another example of how virtual reality can be an extremely immersive experience for consumers, Samsung recently let select football fans in Portugal watch their favorite sport through the lens of the Gear VR. The Korean manufacturer teamed up with Portuguese cable operator NOS, SPORT TV, broadcasting specialists Mediapro and the Portuguese Professional Football League […]
The successor to the SM-W2015 flip phone from Samsung was leaked last month, and it has now been certified by Chinese regulatory authority TENAA. The SM-W2016 could be released soon in China, since the SM-W2014 was released exclusively in the Chinese market. The SM-W2016 features two Super AMOLED displays, one on the outside and one on the inside (since […]
Consumers in the US looking for a device that is not a tablet and not a TV either can purchase the Galaxy View in the country. The “movable display” (yeah, we will be using quotes for Samsung's new product category for the forseeable future) can be bought from various stores, including Best Buy, Amazon and B&H, and […]
We recently covered promotions from Sprint and T-Mobile that offer a $100 value to customers but Samsung's new promotion hits the ball out of the park. The company is offering free stuff worth $350 and even $50 in cash if you purchase the Galaxy S6, the Galaxy S6 edge, the Galaxy S6 edge+ or the […]