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Samsung ATIV S 16GB now available for €209 from retailer Notebooksbilliger
Samsung's only Windows Phone 8 phone, the ATIV S, is now available for an awesome price of €209 (with free shipping) from German retailer Notebooksbilliger – if you can live with Windows Phone and its lack of apps compared to Android (and iOS), that's as great a deal as you can ever get for such a high-end […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Samsung aims high, wants Tizen to power everything from mobile to cars to banks
While Samsung may be ruling the roost with its Android-based smartphones, the company isn't keeping its eggs in just one basket and has been working actively on Tizen, an open source operating system that Samsung teamed up with Intel to create. But it's not just mobile devices they're aiming for, according to co-CEO J.K. Shin, who […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Samsung mass producing 3D vertical NAND flash chips
Samsung has announced that it will begin mass producing 3D “vertical NAND” (V-NAND) flash chips, to get around the current scaling limit for existing NAND flash technology: instead of using a traditional flat structure, Samsung is now stacking components on the chip vertically – up to 24 cell layers high – to enable higher density NAND flash […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Samsung appealing ITC ruling on 3 patent claims against Apple
Samsung was dealt a huge blow when the U.S. government overturned a ban the company had managed to obtain over some of Apple's products over a patent claim, so it looks like they're going after the other 3 patents whose claims were rejected in the same ruling: the company has confirmed that it is appealing […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
BlackBerry Messenger for Android coming to Samsung Apps store in Africa
Samsung and BlackBerry joining hands isn't something we would expect normally (especially since the former is trying take over the latter's enterprise market), but that's exactly what the two companies have done: Samsung will offer BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) for Android to owners of its Galaxy devices in Africa, through the Samsung Apps app store. BBM […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
SAMSUNG UNPACKED Episode 2 2013 date confirmed, Galaxy Note III incoming
It is official! Samsung sent out a tweet earlier confirming the date and time of the next SAMSUNG UNPACKED event, where it all but likely the Galaxy Note III (and the company's first smartwatch) will be unveiled. The date for the announcement was rumoured a few weeks back and now it has been confirmed; not that […]
- By Leonard W.
- 11 years ago
Samsung Smart TVs found to have serious vulnerabilities
At the Black Hat IT security conference, a duo of hackers have revealed that Samsung's Smart TVs have a number of security vulnerabilities, mainly in its apps. For example, the pre-loaded Skype app can allow a hacker to read the user's Skype name and password, and also go as far as use the microphone and […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
South Korea speaks out on U.S. decision to veto ban on Apple products
There's been a veritable backlash on the U.S. government's decision to cancel the ban that the ITC had placed on the import of a few Apple products, with the media calling it an act of “protectionism.” Now the South Korean government has expressed concerns about the decision, calling on the U.S. trade body and the Obama administration to make […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Review: Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom (SM-C101)
Q\ What do you get if you cross a smartphone with a camera? A\ “The Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NnajiqtNqU … said Samsung’s marketing department. Left unmentioned, however, is the fact that the Galaxy S4 zoom is neither a particularly good smartphone, nor a particularly good camera. In fact, although conceptually very solid (as a […]
- By Dom A.
- 11 years ago
Mo’s Mobile Australia giving free one year Music Hub subscription with Galaxy S III and Note II
Mo’s Mobile, an independent retailer in Australia, is offering a free one year Samsung Music Hub subscription to anyone who buys a Galaxy S III or Note II, in a special promotion for Samsung devices. At this time of the year most people would opt for the Galaxy S4 or wait for the Note III, […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Galaxy Note III LTE (SM-N9005) appears in benchmark
The Galaxy Note III is becoming less adept at keeping itself hidden from the public eye as we approach its rumored September 4 unveiling, and now the LTE variant of the phablet has shown up in an AnTuTu benchmark, confirming once again that it will be powered by the Snapdragon 800 processor (for the LTE […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Android 4.1.2 now available for Galaxy Note in Japan
We'll admit – we're waiting for our devices to get Android 4.2.2 if not Android 4.3 but if you're one of the users in Japan using the very first Galaxy Note (SC-05D), Samsung and NTT Docomo have pushed the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean (JZO54K.SC05DOMMSG) update for the device. The device was previously running on Android […]
- By Kunal G.
- 11 years ago
Samsung smartwatch called ‘Galaxy Gear’, trademark filing confirms
Samsung's smartwatch has been rumored to be named Galaxy Gear, but there haven't exactly been concrete pointers towards the fact. Until now, that is, as a trademark filing has confirmed that name, indicating the watch will be a part of the Galaxy family, which isn't surprising considering it will be a companion accessory for the […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Obama administration vetoes ITC ban on iPhone and iPads
President Obama and his administration has vetoed a ban imposed on the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPad 3G and iPad 2 3G by the ITC, a ban that would have gone into effect on August 5 but was vetoed just before its 60-day review period ended, with Ambassador Michael Froman, a U.S. trade representative, saying the decision […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Verizon Galaxy S4 mini (SCH-i435) photos leak
The Galaxy S4 mini may be making its U.S. debut on Verizon's network, as photos of the device sporting the carrier's branding have leaked; it was also spotted at the Bluetooth SIG with the model number SCH-i435. There's no hint of a release date or price, but the photos confirm that the phone is almost […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Official Android 4.2.2 update has been released for Galaxy Note 8.0 LTE (GT-N5120)
Looks like Samsung wants to update most of its Android devices to Android 4.2.2 in this week. After updating the Galaxy S2 Plus and the Galaxy Tab 2 8.0, it's Galaxy Note 8.0 LTE's turn to get updated to Android 4.2.2. You might not be able to update your device to Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean right […]
- By Faryaab S.
- 11 years ago
Patents filed show concept Samsung SmartWatch, aka ‘Gear’
Following a report indicating Samsung will announce its first smarwatch, said to named Samsung Gear, on September 4, a few patents that the company filed for a smartwatch have been found at the Korea Institute of Patent Information, showing a prototype design in detail. Registered on May 31, the model number SM-V700 is mentioned again in the […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Clamshell Galaxy Folder (SHV-E400K) seen in live pictures, might be called Galaxy Golden
That clamshell flip phone Samsung is working on is something we had hoped would turn out to be just a fantasy concocted in an alternate universe, but it has now shown up in the clearest pictures yet, confirming that Samsung will be going forward with this blast from the past. There's also word that instead […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Android 4.3 rolling out to Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition
Google has released the Android 4.3 update for the Google Play edition (GPe) of the Galaxy S4 (and the HTC One), just over a week after the update was pushed to the company's own Nexus devices, confirming that speedier updates will indeed be a part of the Google Play edition phones that Google releases in […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
First Tizen phone will have OLED screen, with dark UI theme as default
Samsung recently released version 2.2 of the Tizen UI, which brought a number of interface changes. Turns out there's another change we weren't privy to – Tizen 2.2 uses the dark theme as the system default to preserve battery life, which means – you guessed it – the first Tizen phone will come with an […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
