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Samsung could lease out its TV factory in Russia

Samsung has a TV manufacturing facility in Russia and is considering leasing it out to other companies. It is being reported by Reuters that the South Korean firm, which is the biggest TV brand in the world for close to two decades, had to stop operations at its TV and monitor manufacturing plant in 2022 […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
11 months ago

Galaxy A03 Core is finally getting a long-awaited OS upgrade

We haven't heard much about Android 12 lately because, for the most part, Samsung closed that chapter and is now focusing on distributing One UI 5.1 to more Galaxy phones and tablets. But today, the almost endless string of One UI 5.1 news got interrupted by Android 12 because the latter version is now rolling […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Samsung now bringing One UI 5.1 to the Galaxy M53 in Europe

Samsung's One UI 5.1 update went live to older devices before the Galaxy S23 series even exited its pre-order period. And that's yet another impressive fact about Samsung's stellar firmware support lately. It looks as though new One UI versions released alongside new hardware are no longer held to ransom by Samsung. The company is […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

VIPs attend the opening ceremony of Samsung’s R&D center in Vietnam

Samsung began the construction of its R&D center in Hanoi, Vietnam, back in March 2020. On Friday, Samsung officially opened the newly constructed R&D center, and VIPs attended the opening ceremony. The R&D center in Vietnam is reportedly the largest facility in the Southeast Asian country set up by a foreign firm. During the opening […]

By Sagar Naresh
2 years ago

Android 13 One UI 5.0 update rolling out to the Galaxy M12

The Android 13 and One UI 5.0 update is rolling out to yet another budget Samsung smartphone as we near the end of 2022. Samsung has released the update for the Galaxy M12 in Russia and will hopefully expand availability to other markets in the next couple of weeks. Android 13 for the Galaxy M12 comes […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
2 years ago

Beware of this Android malware that steals banking credentials from your phone

Update: A Google spokesperson has reached out with the following comment: “Google Play Protect checks Android devices with Google Play Services for potentially harmful apps from other sources. Users are protected by Google Play Protect, which blocks these identified malicious apps on Android devices.” Experts at Group-IB, ThreatFabric, and Cyble have found a new Android […]

By Sagar Naresh
2 years ago

Galaxy A12 Nacho gets the One UI 5.0 update out of nowhere

A few months ago, the very idea that a low-cost device such as the Galaxy A12 Nacho would receive Android 13 before the end of 2022 wouldn't have even crossed our minds. Yet here we are, in the middle of December, bringing you news about the One UI 5.0 update landing on the Galaxy A12 […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Q3 smartphone shipments to Europe declined but Samsung kept the lead

Demand for smartphones in Europe appears to be declining, but Samsung maintained the lead in Q3 2022 despite considerable losses. The European smartphone market shrunk by 16% year-on-year, with market watchers saying that shipments were just a little over 40 million units due to economic challenges. Xiaomi capitalized on the Russian market to rise to […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Galaxy M23 5G gets the October 2022 security update in Europe

Although we're already two days deep into November, plenty of Samsung devices have yet to receive the October 2022 security patch. But the company continues rolling out updates to more phones, and we can now scratch the Galaxy M23 5G off the list. The Galaxy M23 5G is now getting a new firmware update in […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Samsung’s smartphone shipments drop by 8% in global markets in Q3 2022

The latest report by Counterpoint Research brings some bad news for smartphone brands, including Samsung. The global smartphone market saw a decline of 12% year-over-year in Q3 2022. Thanks to the quarterly growth of Apple and Samsung, the global smartphone market managed to cross the 300 million units mark. The market had failed to reach even […]

By Sagar Naresh
2 years ago

Samsung’s three-year-old Galaxy A51 is getting a new security update

It's been a couple of months since the Galaxy A51 received a firmware update, and it's about time we had a change. Samsung has just started seeding a new update for the Galaxy A51 and is now rolling out a new security patch for the 2019 mid-range phone. Although Samsung has made the October 2022 […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Samsung may resume smartphone shipments to Russia next month

Russian media cited by Reuters claims that Samsung is considering resuming smartphone shipments to Russia. The company stopped shipping smartphones, chips, and other products to Russia in March due to “current geopolitical developments,” but Samsung may restart its business soon. According to an unnamed source cited by the Russian newspaper Izvestia (via Reuters), Samsung is […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Galaxy A12 is the latest Samsung phone to get August 2022 security update

The Galaxy A12 is the latest Samsung smartphone to get the August 2022 security update. The company first released its newest security patch to the Galaxy S22 and the Galaxy S21. Then, the update was released to more high-end and mid-range Galaxy devices, and the lower-end devices started getting it. The latest software update for […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 years ago

What inflation? Caviar releases $10,000 Galaxy Z Fold 4 variants

Although Samsung has suspended smartphone shipments to Russia, the Russian luxury smartphone brand Caviar is now selling its new special edition Galaxy Z Fold 4 to customers around the world, as long as they have upwards of $12,000 to spend. Caviar announced four Galaxy Z Fold 4 limited edition models built with exotic materials, including […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

Android 12 and One UI Core 4.1 is rolling out for the Samsung Galaxy A03

Another low-cost Samsung smartphone is making the leap from Android 11 to Android 12. This time, it's the Galaxy A03 carrying model number SM-A035F. The new OS update is accompanied by One UI Core 4.1 and the July 2022 security patch. Customers in Europe can identify the new Android 12 update for the Galaxy A03 […]

By Mihai Matei
2 years ago

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