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Soon after launching its 2013 flagship called the Galaxy S4, Samsung released a “rugged” variant of the same smartphone. It was called the Galaxy S4 Active only because of the fact that it is water and dust resistant, making it a good device to take up against the elements. It was never claimed that the […]
It looks like Samsung has yet another entry-level smartphone up its sleeve. The Samsung Galaxy V has been spotted in a retail listing originating from Vietnam. This smartphone appears to be geared towards entry level users, no doubt it will be offered at a competitive price point else it really won't be able to compete […]
After months of endless delays Samsung's highly anticipated Tizen smartphone was formally unveiled last month. The company's lead man on the Tizen project, J.D. Choi, unveiled the Samsung Z last month and said that it would first go on sale in Russia in the third quarter of this year. The release was supposed to take […]
In the first Apple vs Samsung patent infringement lawsuit the Cupertino company twice moved the court to grant a U.S. sales ban on all devices found to be infringing on its patents. However even though the company was awarded nearly a billion dollars in damages the court didn't grant a sales ban. That doesn't mean Apple […]
As expected, Samsung has announced a new Exynos chip, though it's not the Exynos 5433 that we expected would be the star of today's announcement. Samsung has unveiled its new Exynos ModAP chipset, a quad-core unit with an integrated modem for 4G LTE connectivity (on both FDD and TDD), built on the 28nm HKMG process. ModAP […]
If there is one thing Samsung has spent a lot of resources on in the last year or so, it is the company's KNOX security solution for mobile devices, with an aim to make it the de facto security standard in enterprises, challenging BlackBerry in a turf it has long held a monopoly over. Recently, […]
Samsung recently announced its plans to rename the Samsung Apps store to Galaxy Apps, and after the renaming went into effect on the web on July 1, Samsung has now started pushing out an update to change the name to Galaxy Apps on phones and tablets as well. The renaming is part of Samsung's plans […]
Samsung is preparing to launch a new entry-level smartphone called the Galaxy Ace NXT in India, according to a leak by local retailer that has been accurate about upcoming launches in the past. Carrying model number SM-G313H, the phone will be priced at Rs. 7,399 (about $123) and feature a 3-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, […]
Samsung recently published a report that said that while 59 of its Chinese suppliers weren't doing everything to meet safety standards, none of their suppliers were employing child labor. However, a New York-based China Labor Watch (CLW) is claiming that Samsung is employing child labor in its supply chain at a factory called Shinyang Electronics in China. Samsung sent in […]
Samsung swears by its Super AMOLED display technology, a technology it has been improving with every new flagship since the original Galaxy S. However, according to Samsung Display CEO Park Dong-geun, while Samsung's mobile division has been adopting Super AMOLED displays for its devices, other firms have shown no interest in doing the same. “Currently, […]
Having padded its budget smartphone lineup with four new devices in one go, Samsung might now be preparing to launch multiple new handsets in the mid-range and high-end segments. Two unknown Samsung handsets have shown up on GFXBench, with model numbers SM-G5308W and SM-G8508S, and both are pretty interesting. Starting with the SM-G5308W, the phone is listed […]
Samsung has taken to Twitter to tease a new announcement related to its Exynos SoCs, and it's possible the company will announce the Exynos 5433, the next-generation Exynos chip that will power the Galaxy Note 4. While it might seem odd that Samsung would announce the chipset two months before the phone is unveiled, it's […]
If you're looking for a new phone, and your carrier of choice is Verizon, then you will like the upcoming promotion Big Red is going to kick off. Starting tomorrow, Verizon will be offering a 50 percent discount on numerous Samsung phones, including the Galaxy Note 3 and the Galaxy S5, which will bring down […]
There’s a lot of stuff that happens in the mobile industry, something that is especially true when it comes to giants like Samsung. If you missed out on some (or all) of what happened in the last 24 hours or so, well, here’s a recap of all the big things that went down. We published […]
Earlier this month, we were introduced to the Galaxy S5 Mini, the smaller, less powerful variant of Samsung's 2014 flagship. The phone has been available for pre-order in a few countries, but while isn't available for general purchase just yet, that hasn't stopped the first firmware for the device from showing up online. A Russian firmware […]
A month ago, Engadget exclusively reported on Samsung's upcoming VR device, which is being developed in collaboration with Facebook's Oculus VR. Today, we can confirm that Samsung is indeed working on a virtual reality device, and it's called the “Gear VR”. Samsung will be announcing the device, alongside the Galaxy Note 4, at IFA 2014. […]
That's right, folks, Samsung's first Android Wear smartwatch has gone under the knife once again, with the experts over at iFixit the ones to pull it apart this time around. The Gear Live scored a favorable 8 out of 10 points when it comes to repairability – it has an easy to open case despite […]
Verizon is pushing out an update to the Galaxy Note PRO 12.2 to fix a few issues and make minor changes, while keeping the Android version at Android 4.4.2. The update brings a bug fix for the default Calendar app, improves stability for the Science and Technology sections of the Magazine UX, adds an option to […]
There’s a lot of stuff that happens in the mobile industry, something that is especially true when it comes to giants like Samsung. If you missed out on some (or all) of what happened in the last 24 hours or so, well, here’s a recap of all the big things that went down. Samsung gave […]
Last month, Samsung announced the Galaxy S5 LTE-A, a phone that packs hardware such as a WQHD display and Snapdragon 805 processor, hardware that we had hoped to see on the standard Galaxy S5 launched earlier this year. If the fact that that didn't happen wasn't bad enough, Samsung is keeping the Galaxy S5 LTE-A […]