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    Gear S2 released in Australia

    Gear S2 released in Australia

    When the Gear S2 was formally announced Samsung confirmed that it would start shipping its new smartwatch in various markets across the globe come October. Earlier this month we saw the company release the Gear S2 in a handful of markets and since then it has gradually made this device available in more markets. Today […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung’s market share dips below 25 percent in Q3 2015

    Samsung’s market share dips below 25 percent in Q3 2015

    Samsung might have launched four critically acclaimed smartphones this year (the Galaxy S6, S6 edge, S6 edge+ and the Note 5), but it seems they weren't enough for the company's global market share. According to TrendForce, the Korean giant's year-on-year shipment growth has spiraled downwards for the first time since it rose to the top […]

    • By Abhijeet Mishra
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung launches the Tizen-powered Samsung Z3 in India

    Samsung launches the Tizen-powered Samsung Z3 in India

    The Samsung Z1, the first Tizen smartphone for consumers, was a runaway success thanks to a low price and the Korean giant's brand value. Today, Samsung has launched the oft-rumored Z3, the second phone to be powered by the company's home grown mobile operating system. Like the Z1, the Z3 is making its debut in India, […]

    • By Abhijeet Mishra
    • 9 years ago
    Fast charge enabled battery pack is the focus in new Galaxy Note 5 ad

    Fast charge enabled battery pack is the focus in new Galaxy Note 5 ad

    Samsung has released a new ad for the Galaxy Note 5 on YouTube, it's more for people who already own the company's flagship smartphone as opposed to those who might be considering putting money down for one. It has already released many ads that highlight various features of the Galaxy Note 5 and even take […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung Z1 vs Samsung Z3 specs comparison

    Samsung Z1 vs Samsung Z3 specs comparison

    It has been rumored for a while now that Samsung is working on a new Tizen-powered smartphone and today the company has finally launched it, the Z3 is now official, it was announced at an event which took place in India. Even though it's a low-cost Tizen smartphone the specifications of this handset are much […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung is finally going to launch the Z3 Tizen smartphone

    Samsung is finally going to launch the Z3 Tizen smartphone

    There have been countless rumors and reports about the Samsung Z3 and today the company is finally gearing up to launch its new Tizen-powered smartphone. It's expected to be a significant improvement over the Samsung Z1 and it's quite likely that Samsung will release the Z3 in more markets, particularly in Europe. The official announcement […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 9 years ago
    Happy Medium: the Gear S2 and Android compatibility

    Happy Medium: the Gear S2 and Android compatibility

    Samsung’s Gear S2 is another great smartwatch to continue the company’s commitment to a field it dabbled in starting in the late 1990s and even six years ago before the Galaxy Gear’s entrance in 2013. The company’s Gear smartwatch offerings have been well-crafted, but they’ve always been criticized from vanilla Android fans who want Samsung’s […]

    • By Deidre R.
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung’s Game Tuner app lets you alter a game’s resolution and frame rate

    Samsung’s Game Tuner app lets you alter a game’s resolution and frame rate

    Samsung has released a really useful app in the Google Play Store today. Dubbed Game Tuner, the app allows a user to scale a game's native resolution as well as provides an ability to set its frame rate. Given the app's features, it will be really handy to mobile gaming enthusiasts as they can downscale the resolution or […]

    • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung receives Best in Product Carbon Footprint award for Galaxy S devices

    Samsung receives Best in Product Carbon Footprint award for Galaxy S devices

    Samsung has brought home another award today, and this time, it's from Carbon Trust. Carbon Trust has been working since 2001 to certify carbon footprints of products, and it has done so with all the Galaxy smartphones released since 2012. The agency's Best in Product Carbon Footprint award is one of the most prestigious environmental sustainability awards […]

    • By Octav G.
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung SM-G450 crops up online, could be another Galaxy On series device

    Samsung SM-G450 crops up online, could be another Galaxy On series device

    The Galaxy Grand On and Galaxy Mega On will soon herald the launch of Samsung's new On series of smartphones. We're still unclear about where this new lineup will fit considering these devices feature hardware very similar to existing smartphones; new devices in the Grand and Mega lineups could have simply been called the Galaxy […]

    • By Abhijeet Mishra
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung sends out press invites for an event in India, might launch the Gear S2

    Samsung sends out press invites for an event in India, might launch the Gear S2

    Samsung has sent out press invites for an event in India, and it is expected that the company might launch the Gear S2 in India. The event is scheduled to happen at 12:30PM IST on October 14 in Gurgaon. However, we are not too sure whether the company will launch the Gear S2 or any […]

    • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung Galaxy S5 New Edition launched in Brazil, is a rebranded Galaxy S5 Neo

    Samsung Galaxy S5 New Edition launched in Brazil, is a rebranded Galaxy S5 Neo

    Samsung has launched the Galaxy S5 New Edition in Brazil, which is a rebranded version of the Galaxy S5 Neo. The device has similar appearance and dimensions as the Galaxy S5 Neo, but it is rocking a new processor, the Exynos 7580. Moreover, it has a dual-SIM card slot as opposed to the international variant […]

    • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
    • 9 years ago
    Galaxy Grand On images and specs leak through TENAA

    Galaxy Grand On images and specs leak through TENAA

    The Galaxy Grand On has been in and out of the rumor mill quite a few times in recent weeks, and we have had a pretty good idea of its specs thanks to our sources. Images of the actual device have, as expected, managed to stay hidden, but Chinese regulatory authority TENAA has stepped in […]

    • By Abhijeet Mishra
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung gushes about the Gear S2’s timeless partners

    Samsung gushes about the Gear S2’s timeless partners

    The Gear S2 is Samsung's first round smartwatch and it has certainly excited the wearable device industry, the smartwatch touts good hardware and an impressive suite of features which as Samsung points out is complimented by “timeless partners” that provide apps and services to maximize usability and functionality. Samsung emphasized the importance of having great partners […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 9 years ago
    New infographics highlight best features of the Galaxy S6 edge+ and the Galaxy Note 5

    New infographics highlight best features of the Galaxy S6 edge+ and the Galaxy Note 5

    Samsung today published two new infographics which highlight some of the very best features that the Galaxy S6 edge+ and the Galaxy Note 5 have to offer. The company recently released two new advertisements for both handsets as well, it's making sure that the devices stay in the spotlight that has shifted a bit towards its […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 9 years ago
    AT&T releases Android 5.1.1 for the Galaxy Note 4 and the Galaxy Note Edge

    AT&T releases Android 5.1.1 for the Galaxy Note 4 and the Galaxy Note Edge

    AT&T was expected to release Android 5.1.1 Lollipop for the Galaxy Note 4 and the Galaxy Note Edge over the weekend and that's precisely what it has done, the second largest carrier in the United States is now rolling out said update to the handsets. It's a pretty hefty update that comes in around 700MB […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 9 years ago
    Hulu app for Gear VR coming next month

    Hulu app for Gear VR coming next month

    Samsung announced the consumer version of its Gear VR headset a couple of weeks ago bringing virtual reality to the people for just $99 per unit, demand for content will certainly increase once the public gets its handsets on the headset which is why Samsung announced that some new content partners have committed to creating […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 9 years ago
    Screen analysis explained

    Screen analysis explained

    1) Delta-E is a single number representing the “distance” between two colors. (Delta E color error, the green line is color error of 1.0  and 1.0 is the smallest color difference the human eye can see. So when 1 is the smallest 3 is the acceptable        one, 10 is just plain wrong.) […]

    • By Martin R.
    • 9 years ago
    ITC rules that Samsung didn’t break any of Nvidia’s patents

    ITC rules that Samsung didn’t break any of Nvidia’s patents

    Samsung achieved another victory in the court last Friday as the US International Trade Commission ruled that the tech company didn't infringe any of Nvidia's graphics patents. The investigation started a year ago when Nvidia claimed that Samsung and Qualcomm infringed upon its GPU-related patents, and had they won, they would have the power to […]

    • By Octav G.
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung has started working on Android 6.0 Marshmallow for these devices

    Samsung has started working on Android 6.0 Marshmallow for these devices

    It's that time of the year when Google releases the newest version of Android and everyone starts getting impatient about when the new version will come to their device, or if their device will even be eligible for the upgrade. Samsung has never been a company to formally announce a list of smartphones that will […]

    • By Abhijeet Mishra
    • 9 years ago