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After launching the Gear S in the US, the UK, and South Korea, Samsung started taking pre-orders for the Gear S in India last week through its official e-retail store. Starting today, the SIM card slot-equipped smartwatch can be purchased in India for INR 27,900 (~$454) through Samsung's official eStore and Amazon. The Tizen-based smartwatch, which is […]
When the first benchmarks for the Exynos 5433, the chip powering some variants of the Galaxy Note 4, hit the web, it was noticed that the 5433 was ahead of every other mobile chip when it came to performance in benchmarks, except the Nvidia Tegra K1. The Tegra K1 has been touted by Nvidia to be […]
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 These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs.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 […]
It looks like Samsung is having a hard time with their first metal-clad mid-range smartphones. Last week, we reported that Samsung delayed the launch of the Galaxy A3 and the Galaxy A5 due to low production yields while manufacturing metal casings for them. Now, Hi-Tech.Mail.ru has learnt from their review, that these metal devices are facing cellular signal strength issues. When compared […]
The upcoming low-end Tizen phone from Samsung, which is currently known only by its model number SM-Z130H, has been under development for a few months now, and is expected to launch in the Indian market by the end of this month/in December. We've already offered exclusive information on the hardware the Z130H will carry, and now, Samsung's […]
The Galaxy Note 4 and the Galaxy Note Edge have been awarded with eco-friendly carbon labelling certifications in US, UK, Japan, Korea, and Russia. It means that Samsung's latest smartphones don't use any environment hazardous chemical substances such as Halogen, Beryllium, and PVC. They also come with packaging and support documentation made from 100 percent recycled paper. The […]
The Gear S, Samsung's six wearable device for the wrist, has been going up for sale in various markets in recent weeks, and Samsung is naturally looking at ways to make people actually buy its feature-packed smartwatch. To this end, the Korean manufacturer has released the first commercial for the Gear. Unlike the creepy ads Samsung […]
Being a smartwatch that doesn't need a companion smartphone to be able to make calls or let you navigate to your destination, the Samsung Gear S is no doubt the most capable smartwatch out there. Over in South Korea, Samsung's home country, it looks like consumers have taken a liking to the feature-packed Gear S, […]
AT&T has announced on its official blog, that it has started rolling out Windows Phone 8.1 update for the ATIV S Neo (SGH-i187). The update will bring much needed performance improvements and native features from Windows Phone 8.1 including Action Centre, Cortana, Internet Explorer 11, Word Flow keyboard, Start Screen personalisation options, extra column of Live Tiles, a […]
Samsung continues to release video commercials for the Galaxy Note 4 in a hope to make it the best-seller this holiday shopping season. In the previous videos, it focussed on the S Pen features, its 5.7-inch QHD Super AMOLED screen, and its 16-megapixel camera with optical image stabilisation. The two latest video commercials under the […]
The Galaxy Note 4 has a 3,220 mAh removable battery and the best part about having a device with removable battery is that you can swap a died battery with a fully charged one within no time. Even though the inbuilt battery is quite capable of surviving the Note 4 for at least a day, you might […]
After the launch of the Galaxy Note Edge, Samsung had made it very clear that it would be a ‘limited edition concept device‘. Earlier, it was being speculated that the Note Edge won't make it to Europe at all, but now it looks like Samsung will be rolling out the device in Europe, though in limited […]
Both the Galaxy S4 and Galaxy S5 will be getting updated to Android 5.0 Lollipop in the coming months. For Galaxy S4 owners, the update will be considerably bigger than for those rocking a Galaxy S5, because other than all the features of Lollipop, the TouchWiz UX on the S4 will be replaced by the newer […]
Samsung already has a smartphone plant in Vietnam and according to a new report from Reuters, the South Korean giant has applied a license to build their second smartphone plant in the country. Samsung Electronics Vietnam, a subsidiary of Samsung, intends to build a $3 billion worth smartphone plant in the Thai Nguyen province, if […]
In recent times, no Samsung device has leaked so often as the Galaxy A5, and to some extend, the Galaxy A3 and A7. We had noted before that it was surprising that despite so many leaks, Samsung was holding off an official announcement (the Galaxy A7 still isn't official.) Initially supposed to be announced sometime […]
Right from the start, Samsung had made it very clear that the Galaxy Note Edge would be a ‘limited edition concept device'. Probably Samsung didn't have plans to launch it in Germany, but due to popular demand, Samsung announced that it would bring the device to the country if 120,210 Germans voted for it through their Facebook campaign. Well, it […]
Samsung first SIM-equipped smartwatch, the Gear S, is now available for purchase in the US. AT&T is offering this Tizen-based smartwatch in two colours; black and white, for $199.99 on a 2-year contract, or for $299 on a no-contract basis. Interested ones can pick up the Gear S (only in black colour) from Sprint without any […]
The new metal-clad smartphone offerings from Samsung, the Galaxy A3 and the Galaxy A5, were announced last week and they are expected to be available in select markets starting this month. Looks like Samsung is making necessary preparations for their launch as the first official firmware for the Galaxy A5 is now available online for download. […]
After providing you folks exclusive previews of Android 5.0 test builds running on the Galaxy S5, the day has finally arrived when we shift the spotlight from the Galaxy S5 to Samsung’s last year Galaxy S flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4. Last week, it came to our attention that Samsung had begun testing Android 5.0 […]
Samsung marked its entry into the world of virtual reality by launching the Gear VR during IFA 2014. Their revenue through mobile business might be depleting, but they are being bullish about the prospects of virtual reality devices. According to a report from Korea Herald, Samsung is trying to create an ecosystem for their virtual reality devices by investing in game […]