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Last week, an unknown device with model number SM-G900S showed up in a benchmark, and speculation began that it could be the Galaxy S5. Just a day later, the SM-G900F showed up in a shipping manifest, and that got everyone thinking we'll be getting two variants of the Galaxy S5 as has been rumored a […]
Samsung's Nexus S might be something of a forgotten smartphone today, but the bright minds at NASA found it good enough to heavily modify it into a phone-powered satellite called “PhoneSat” and send it into space two weeks ago, and now NASA has been successeful in using the PhoneSat to call Earth from space. The […]
The EU Commission is unsatisfied with the commitments offered by Samsung, Joaquin Almunia has confirmed. Almunia, Vice President of the European Commission responsible for Competition Policy believes the commitments offered by the world's largest smartphone maker is less and reckons “Samsung may have to improve concessions offered two months ago to end an antitrust investigation […]
Not finding the battery life on your Galaxy Note 3 sufficient enough? Well, extended batteries are always there to rescue you from the inconvenience of being short on battery when you need it, and ZeroLemon has come out with the most powerful battery backup for Samsung's latest phablet – a battery with a whopping capacity […]
Less than a week after Samsung teased the device for Taiwan, the Galaxy J has been officially launched in the country. The phone will be available in red and white colors (the blue variant will remain exclusive to Japan) between mid-December and early January for 21,900 TWD ($740) off-contract, or for 7,990 TWD ($270) on carrier […]
comScore has released its latest monthly report on the smartphone market in the U.S., and the report shows that Samsung is continuing to increase its share of one of the world's most important smartphone markets. The Korean manufacturer now holds 25.4 percent of the market, with an increase of 1.3 percent over the previous quarter, […]
Samsung continues to team up with singers and musicians to promote the Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear, and the latest ad features American-Canadian musician and actor Robin Thicke. However, the ad seems made more to promote a single feature on the phablet – it shows someone taking a picture of Thicke using the Note […]
India is a market Google has been increasingly focusing on lately, and the company has launched the Samsung Chromebook in the country as yet another step towards increasing its presence in the region. The Chromebook is priced at Rs. 26,990, and will be available from retail and online stores Reliance Digital, Croma and Flipkart from December […]
The Galaxy Nexus was a great smartphone for its time, combining some of the best specs on phones at the time with a completely redesigned version of Android. It received three major Android updates after that, but when Android 4.4 KitKat came, Google decided it was time to end support for its first impressive Nexus […]
With Android 4.4 KitKat, Google is aiming to bring a better Android experience to the masses through features such as reduced memory consumption on low-memory (512MB) and low-cost devices, and that has had a lot of people hoping manufacturers will bring the new version of Android to some of their mid-range devices that may not […]
Samsung's return to tablets with AMOLED screens after a short foray into the category with the Galaxy Tab 7.7 is something we're looking forward to, and just when we were wondering when the next AMOLED tablet will arrive, a report from the Korean media has come to offer us some details on the matter. According […]
Brace yourselves folks, it looks like Samsung is preparing a barrage of “Lite” variants of existing devices for the unsuspecting mobile market come next year. Our insider recently revealed the existence of the Galaxy Note 3 Lite and Galaxy Grand Lite, and now we've received information that there's a Galaxy Tab 3 Lite (SM-T11) in […]
The consumer market is firmly under Samsung's grasp, but despite strong focus on enterprise solutions, the Korean manufacturer is finding it hard to attract enterprise customers, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The biggest issue seems to be with KNOX – the security suite has faced delays and bugs, which has annoyed […]
Last month, Samsung started rolling out Android 4.3 update for the Galaxy S III but later on removed the update from its servers due to some serious issues. Today, Samsung has resumed the Android 4.3 update roll out for the Galaxy S III and hopefully has fixed all of the major issues issues of previous […]
Galaxy S Duos 2 is no surprise but if you’re looking to pick up the new mid-range device, Samsung has officially introduced the phone in the Indian market. Carrying a price of Rs. 10,990, the phone supports Indian regional languages and comes with a 1.2GHz dual-core CPU with 768 MB RAM. Additionally, you’d find a […]
At the moment, Nokia has a very strong hold on the Windows Phone market, enjoying an unchallenged reign with more than 90 percent market share. But with the Finnish company to be soon acquired by Microsoft and with its name to be removed from all smartphones post acquisition, it looks like Samsung is thinking of […]
What, you didn't think all the talk about the Galaxy S5 was going to die out too soon, were you? A new report published by the Korean media says Samsung is planning on implementing LDS antenna technology on “some” Galaxy S5 models – in layman terms, this means the needed antennas will be molded directly into […]
While you're waiting for Android 4.4 KitKat to arrive on your Galaxy Note 3, Samsung is continuing to push out stability updates for its latest phablet. A 30 MB software update with build number N900XXUCMK2 is rolling out to the Exynos variant in Russia, Thailand and a few other nations, and as with the previous updates, […]
According to a Reuters report, Samsung (and other manufacturers) is expected to start implementing fingerprint sensors in their smartphones from next year, in order to keep up with Apple. Fingerprint Cards CEO Johan Carlstrom says Samsung will be launching a smartphone with some form of fingerprint identification next year, and that the company is hoping to […]
Just when a device that could possibly be the Galaxy S5 showed up in benchmarks (SM-G900S), another device that looks to be a separate variant of the S5 has made an appearance in a shipping manifest, further cementing the possibility that Samsung has begun testing its next flagship in earnest. A SM-G900F was shipped to […]