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Samsung SM-G9198 (Philipe) might actually be a flip phone for Chinese market
The Samsung SM-G9198 that leaked last was suspected to be the Galaxy S6 Mini, but looks like it might a different device altogether. If you remember (well, we don't actually hope that many would), Samsung released the SM-G9098 – a clamshell Android smartphone with dual displays – in China last year. It is completely possible that the recently […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Exclusive: Samsung to start rolling out Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update to Galaxy Note 4 by the end of July
Google revealed the developer preview of the next big version of its mobile device operating system – Android M – last week during Google I/O 2015, and the release of its final version is due in Q3 2015. Now, you must be thinking if Samsung is too slow in updating its existing smartphones and tablets to […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Investment bank analyst claims that Samsung’s business is imploding
An Oppenheimer analyst has claimed in the investment bank's letter to its client that Samsung's current-generation flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge, have turned out to be failures. The letter also mentioned that the South Korean smartphone giant's business is “imploding“. Samsung managed to ship about 10 million Galaxy S6 devices till now, a million […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Samsung starts reviewing and selecting third-party designers for Galaxy Theme Store
About two months ago, Samsung called third-party designers to develop themes for its new and upcoming smartphones and tablets. A month later, the company revealed more details about how to proceed with partnering with the company on building themes. Now, Samsung has started reviewing and selecting third-party designers for its Galaxy Theme Store. As you can see […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Android M is bringing extensive SD card support at a very ironic time
The lack of expandable storage on the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge is among the few major gripes consumers have with Samsung's latest flagships. But while Samsung only rejected microSD cards here in 2015, Google has always been against the notion of having expandable storage on its Nexus devices. Android has never properly supported external […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Samsung SM-G9198 with Snapdragon 808 appears on GFXBench
Samsung is the only major Android manufacturer that has chosen to ignore the Snapdragon 810 and opt for a different flagship chip (one it's making all by its lonesome), thanks to the 810's heating issues and the fact that the Korean giant's Exynos chip is considerably superior. But Samsung has said that it chooses processors […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Android M could introduce Multi Window to Android later this year
Google officially announced Android M, the next major version of the world-dominating mobile OS, at Google I/O yesterday. While not being as big an update as Android 5.0 Lollipop, Android M will bring a lot of new features, such as native support for fingerprint sensors, Android Pay, better volume control, a new battery saving feature […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Samsung completes Lollipop rollout for Galaxy A lineup with the Galaxy A5
This week is turning out to be a good one for owners of Samsung's full metal Galaxy A devices. The Galaxy A7 recently started receiving the Lollipop update, and it is now hitting the Galaxy A5. The Galaxy A3 was the first A series device to get the update, and today marks the day when it […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Exclusive: Samsung Project Valley is a dual screen, possibly foldable, smartphone
The number of patents surrounding folding and dual screen smartphones that we have come across from Samsung would suggest that such devices would already be available in the market for consumers, but the reality is that such technologies take a long time in coming to the commercial arena from their prototype stages. But with the […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
How to transfer content using Wi-Fi Direct on a Galaxy S6 or Galaxy S6 edge
Wi-Fi Direct support was introduced in Android way back in 2011 with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, but to this day, Google hasn't added a direct (pun intended) option for sending content using the protocol on stock Android, leaving it to third-party apps to make up for the OS' shortcoming. Wi-Fi Direct is a technology that […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Themes Thursday: Ten new themes launched in the Samsung Theme Store today
Starting today, we will showcase new themes from the Samsung Theme Store on our website. We will do this once every week, and we call it Themes Thursday. This week, Samsung has released ten new themes in the Theme Store that are shown below. I personally liked three of them; Low Poly, Peperico Farmer, and […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
New Galaxy S6 variant (SM-G929F) imported to India for testing
We reported a few weeks back that Samsung has developed two new handsets with model numbers SM-G928S and SM-N920F, with the former being a new variant of the Galaxy S6 because the model number made it clear that it's a derivative for an existing model rather than a completely new one. The list of model numbers for […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
05-27-2015 Firmware Updates: Galaxy A7, Galaxy Note 3 LTE, Galaxy S5, and more
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 […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
The USPTO awards design patents to Samsung for the Gear Fit and some new smartphone cases
Earlier today, we reported about a patent filing by Samsung that showcased some possible upcoming improvements to the Gear VR. Now, the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) has awarded a series of design patents to Samsung covering the Gear Fit and some new type of smartphone cases. The Gear Fit was originally announced back in […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Samsung is bringing over a very useful iPhone camera feature to the Galaxy S6
Reviews of Apple's iPhones are often quick to point out how its camera is the most consistent out there. Despite the low-resolution sensors, Apple has certainly made their cameras as good as possible on recent iPhones, allowing users to take great photos in pretty much every lighting condition without having to play with different settings. Samsung was […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
A new Samsung Gear VR-related patent shows how it could be improved further
Samsung released the Gear VR for the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge a few weeks ago, but nothing new has been added in terms of hardware features. Oculus CEO John Carmack noted that the company is looking to use Samsung's marketing might around the next major release of the Gear VR in September, […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
How to manage default applications on the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge
One of Android's most useful features is the ability to set default apps for various functions, similar to a desktop operating system. Want to use a third-party app for things like messaging, image viewing, or browsing? You can do all that and more by simply selecting what app you would like to open for a […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
eCelsius is an indigestible pill that tracks core temperature using Samsung’s health platform SAMI
Remember SAMI (Samsung Multimodal Architecture Interaction), Samsung's health platform for cloud-sourced health tracking that was introduced about an year ago? Well, Samsung invited developers to take advantage of the platform, and one of the early adopters is Body Cap from France, who showed off a pill that monitors core body temperature using SAMI. The company's new product dubbed […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 9 years ago
Samsung Galaxy A7 gets Android 5.0.2 Lollipop update in Russia
The Galaxy A3 was the first Galaxy A device to be updated to Lollipop, and Samsung is now putting the spotlight on the Galaxy A7. Android 5.0.2 is rolling out to the device over in Russia (Russia was the first market where the update was rolled out for the Galaxy A3 as well), with the […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Samsung working on the Galaxy J1 Pop (SM-J110)
The Galaxy J1 is far from the budget smartphone Samsung needs to be making for competing in the low-end market, but the company could soon be launching its successor. Our insiders have offered us information on what could launch as the Galaxy J1 Pop – we're not sure if Pop is the codename or the […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
