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Samsung's smartphone market share has already been shown to have taken a hit in the last year, and a new report has revealed that the Korean manufacturer has actually been superseded by Xiaomi in China in the second quarter. According to Canalys, Xiaomi now holds 14 percent of the Chinese smartphone market, compared to Samsung's […]
Over the past couple of months we have been constantly hearing about a new “premium” Samsung device. At first it was believed to be a Galaxy S5 variant fashioned out of metal but now it appears to be a completely new device. It is widely referred to as the Samsung Galaxy Alpha and while there's no […]
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 These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs.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 […]
With the Galaxy Alpha getting closer and closer to an official unveil, quite a few details have leaked about Samsung's upcoming metal-clad phone. We had already published a slew of pictures of the black model of the Galaxy Alpha, and today, we can feast our eyes on the white version of the Galaxy Alpha, photos of […]
Microsoft has announced through its official blog that they have filed a legal complaint against Samsung in a U.S. District Court, claiming that the Korean giant has violated a patent-licensing contract which was originally signed in September 2011. As per Microsoft, Samsung had breached the contract when it failed to make a recent royalty payment on time, […]
With a little over a month left before Samsung takes the stage to unveil the Galaxy Note 4, the Korean manufacturer's current phablet flagship and its Neo variant have received a substantial price cut in India. The Galaxy Note 3 is now available on Indian retailer Flipkart for INR 38,455 (~ $630), down from its earlier […]
The Galaxy S5 has begun receiving updates from carriers Verizon and T-Mobile in the US, bringing over numerous improvements and a couple of new features. For the Verizon variant, the update (build number G900VVRU1ANE9) includes newer versions of some bloatware apps (which you probably never use), improved connectivity when streaming music, stability enhancements for Gear Manager, […]
Forget the Galaxy S5 Active; the next variant Samsung may want to consider is a bullet-proof one following this news of a man in Taiwan surviving a gunshot to the chest thanks to his plastic Galaxy Mega 6.3. It seems that this is the result of a miscommunication between two parties regarding a lost wallet; […]
The Samsung SM-G901 has been benchmarked using GFXBench, thereby spilling information regarding its internal hardware. It is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 805 processor which is clocked at 2.45GHz along with Adreno 420 GPU. It features 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage space. The 5.2-inch screen is listed with a resolution of 1920×1080, which […]
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's been expected for long that Samsung would make the Galaxy Note 4 official sometime in September around the time the IFA kicks off in Berlin, and now, the Korean media is offering a concrete date for the phablet's unveiling. According to The Korea Times, Samsung will take the wraps off the Galaxy Note 4 on […]
Today, folks over at AllAboutSamsung were able to confirm hardware specifications of the Galaxy Alpha SM-G850F using AnTuTu benchmark. It is powered by an Exynos 5433 octa-core processor, Mali-T628 GPU and 2GB of RAM. This processor is supposed to be used in the upcoming Galaxy Note 4 as well. Although there's no microSD card slot, the Galaxy Alpha […]
Samsung reported their Q2 2014 financials today and in the earnings call held shortly after the results, Samsung confirmed two new devices that will be revealed in the coming months. Kim Hyun-joon, senior vice president at Samsung Mobile confirmed a big screen phone will be unveiled along with a new device made from “new materials”. […]
Shortly following its launch in March of this year, Samsung's music streaming app began attracting reports that a paid subscription would soon be integrated into the project. With its most recent update, this option is now available. For the $3.99 per month you'll be paying, you get: unlimited song skips, the ability to play without […]
Teardowns are always interesting and the fine folks at iFixit have got the new Samsung device under the knife. The site imported Galaxy S5 mini and reveals every component that powers the smaller sibling of Samsung's flagship Galaxy S5 phone. As for the components, the Galaxy S5 mini boasts a Samsung K3QF5F50MM 1.5 GB DRAM, […]
US carrier T-Mobile is strengthening its low-end smartphone lineup with the Galaxy Avant, a 4.5-inch device with LTE connectivity and Android 4.4 KitKat that will retail for $216 (or $9 per month). The Galaxy Avant is a minor upgrade over the recently announced Galaxy Core LTE, featuring a qHD (540×960) display, quad-core 1.2 GHz processor, […]
Usually, at this time of the year, everyone looks forward to the next device in Samsung's popular Galaxy Note lineup. However, some of the pre-release limelight of the next Galaxy Note has been stolen by Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Alpha, mainly due to the fact that the device will be the first Android phone from Samsung […]
Samsung now has a listing of over 900 apps and games in its Kids Store. All these apps and games are classified for three different age groups: 0-4 years old for preschool children, 5-6 years old for kindergarteners and 7 years old or more for primary school children. The Kids Store which is available on the Galaxy S5 and the Galaxy […]
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 […]
Samsung has already warned analysts about an impending decline in profits in the second quarter this year, and now market research firm IDC has revealed that Samsung's smartphone shipments took a considerable hit during the same period. According to IDC's data, Samsung's Q2 market share saw a year-on-year decrease from 32.3 in Q2 last year […]