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Samsung UK giving away Galaxy S5 and Gear Fit in Facebook promotion
Samsung UK is running a content on Facebook which sees “two lucky winners” getting a Galaxy S5 and a Gear Fit. The eligibility criteria to enter the contest are fairly standard. Anyone over the age of 18 and residing in the UK can enter. The contest will close on March 27, and to enter, all […]
- By Harish J.
- 11 years ago
Samsung releases KitKat kernel source for T-Mobile Galaxy Note 3
Usually, a carrier rolls out an OTA update within a few days of Samsung releasing the kernel source code. This time around, the manufacturer released the KitKat kernel source code for T-Mobile’s version of the Galaxy Note 3, which means that users on the carrier should be seeing an OTA update soon. An announcement might […]
- By Harish J.
- 11 years ago
Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo and Gear Fit will be available starting week 14 of 2014
Samsung launched a trio of wearable devices at the Mobile World Congress earlier this week: Two smartwatches called the Gear 2 and the Gear 2 Neo and a fitness tracker called the Gear Fit. The Tizen-based devices come with more functionality and a new design. While Samsung touted a lot of hardware details, it failed […]
- By Harish J.
- 11 years ago
Galaxy Note 3 Neo now available in India for Rs. 38,990
After announcing the Galaxy Note 3 Neo in India last week, Samsung has now started selling the device on its official e-store. The price of the handset is the same as its pre-order price, which was slightly lesser than what Samsung quoted during the announcement. The device is now available in India for Rs.38990 ($625). […]
- By Harish J.
- 11 years ago
Samsung’s 64-bit chipsets will launch later this year
While almost all hardware manufacturers are getting on the 64-bit bandwagon, Samsung has not announced uncharacteristically silent in this segment. That does not mean that the South Korean giant isn’t working on any 64-bit hardware. The vice president of marketing for Samsung's system LSI business, Kyushik Hong, announced in an interview at the Mobile World […]
- By Harish J.
- 11 years ago
Galaxy S5 might be categorised as “medical equipment” in South Korea
One of the more intriguing features on the Galaxy S5 is the built-in heart rate sensor. You can check your pulse by placing your finger on the sensor, which sits next to the LED flash at the back of the device. South Korea’s health agency seems quite taken with this new feature, and is said […]
- By Harish J.
- 11 years ago
Galaxy S5 features Lucid’s battery saving techniques that increase battery life by 25%
At the official unveiling of the Galaxy S5 earlier this week, Samsung demoed an intelligent battery saving technique that turns the screen black and white to extend battery life considerably. In addition to its own customizations, Samsung has revealed that the Galaxy S5 will feature three additional battery saving optimizations from LucidLogix. LucidLogix develops power […]
- By Harish J.
- 11 years ago
Galaxy S5 pricing details revealed, UK pre-orders now live
If you’re living in the UK and are intrigued by Samsung's latest handset, we've got some good news for you. UK-based retailer Clove has listed the Galaxy S5 on pre-order for £499.99 (£599.99 after taxes), which comes out to around $1000. The price is for the 16 GB version of the Galaxy S5, with no […]
- By Harish J.
- 11 years ago
Samsung devices take the lead in Android enterprise usage
Samsung devices account for more than half the devices that are used in the Android enterprise segment, according to a survey done by Fiberlink, a mobile device management organization owned by IBM. Fiberlink retrieved device information from users of its MDM products globally and found that Samsung devices were the clear favourite. Of the 250,000 […]
- By Harish J.
- 11 years ago
Gear Fit named the “Best Mobile Device” at the MWC
Samsung’s Gear Fit was one of the most innovative products that were unveiled over the course of the week at the Mobile World Congress, and the GSMA seems to agree with that statement as it bestowed the “Best Mobile Device” to the Gear Fit yesterday. The Gear Fit is unique in that it combines the […]
- By Harish J.
- 11 years ago
Verizon version of the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 might launch on March 6
While it was revealed earlier this month that the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 would be making its way to Verizon, a clear launch date was not announced. You needn’t wait any longer as a leaked internal document details a March 6 launch for the tablet on the carrier. The credibility of the document is still […]
- By Harish J.
- 11 years ago
AT&T rolls out maintenance update for Galaxy Note 3, no KitKat yet
It isn’t the Android 4.4 KitKat update everyone is waiting for, but AT&T started rolling out an OTA update that fixes a few bugs. The baseband has moved to N900AUCUBNB4, but the fork is still based on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. The update adds new versions of a few Google services like Newsstand, Search and […]
- By Harish J.
- 11 years ago
Snapdragon 805 version of Note 3 might launch later this year
Samsung has collaborated with Qualcomm to demonstrate LTE Category 6 connectivity at the Mobile World Congress. The device used to showcase the connectivity was a Galaxy Note 3 that was modified to run the Snapdragon 805, which features a fifth-generation Gobi 9×35 series LTE modem. This modem uses LTE Category 6, which has double the […]
- By Harish J.
- 11 years ago
T-Mobile crosses 100K pre-registrations for the Galaxy S5 in two days
T-Mobile CMO Mike Sievert announced on Twitter yesterday that user interest in the Galaxy S5 is very high, and stated that the carrier recorded over 100,000 pre-registrations for Samsung’s flagship device. T-Mobile launched the registration page for users interested in the device as soon as it was officially unveiled, and while such pages are usually […]
- By Harish J.
- 11 years ago
Samsung’s Huron Windows Phone device to be branded as Ativ SE
Samsung is said to be working on a Windows Phone handset codenamed Huron (SM-W750V). The handset has cleared FCC, and from the leaked images, will be exclusive to Verizon. The device was rumored to be officially announced at the Mobile World Congress earlier this week, but it was not to be. According to @evleaks, the […]
- By Harish J.
- 11 years ago
All-metallic version of Galaxy S5 might launch in May under the Galaxy F moniker
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S5 at the Mobile World Congress earlier this week, but there was no mention of an all-metallic variant of the device. Earlier rumors suggested that the device would launch alongside the standard handset, and that it would feature a QHD screen and overall better hardware. However, that wasn’t the case as […]
- By Harish J.
- 11 years ago
Samsung launches Exynos 5422 and Exynos 5260
There still isn’t a mention of the rumored 64-bit Exynos Infinity, but Samsung announced the revision to the Exynos 5420 at the Mobile World Congress. The Exynos 5422 comes with the same architecture as the Exynos 5420, but features higher clocks. There is still the 4+4 combination of Cortex A15 and Cortex A7 cores, with […]
- By Harish J.
- 11 years ago
Samsung Knox 2.0 leverages Galaxy S5 features for better security
At the Mobile World Congress, Samsung unveiled the next version of its enterprise security client, Samsung Knox 2.0. The utility will be available to all Samsung devices that run Android 4.4 KitKat, but comes with a set of features that are available only on the Galaxy S5. The utility takes advantage of the finger scanner […]
- By Harish J.
- 11 years ago
AT&T’s Galaxy S4 to start getting Android 4.4 KitKat tomorrow
While you can't get your hands on the Galaxy S5 just yet, if you're using a Galaxy S5 on AT&T, you can take a jump to the next version of Android starting tomorrow. AT&T has revealed that an update to Android 4.4 KitKat will start rolling out to the Galaxy S4 on its network from […]
- By Martin R.
- 11 years ago
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[MWC] Galaxy S5, Gear 2 (and Gear 2 Neo), and Gear Fit preview
The Galaxy S5 made its official debut at Samsung's Unpacked 5 event at Mobile World Congress yesterday, earlier than we were expecting the company to come out in the open with its newest flagship, along with the Gear 2 (yep, it's not Galaxy Gear anymore) and Galaxy Fit. We were live at the event and […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
