Abhijeet Mishra

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Galaxy Note III to have 3,450mAh battery?

The Galaxy Note series of phablets is popular for many things, and one of them is the long-lasting battery that each Note comes with. The original had a 2,500mAh battery, the Note II saw a jump to a 3,100mAh unit, and we've been wondering how further Samsung will go on the upcoming third-generation Note. Well, […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Android 4.3 on Galaxy S4 Google Edition breaks SD card writing for apps, here’s a fix

While owners of the Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition may be merrily reaping the benefits of the latest version of Android, some of you might have noticed that many apps are failing to write to the external storage post the Android 4.3 update. It's an issue that Samsung seems to have overlooked when pushing out […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Galaxy Note III references found in Samsung SideSync documentation, confirms it’s coming real soon

It's a safe bet to say the Galaxy Note III will be the star of the September 4th event that Samsung is holding before the IFA, but for anyone needing another confirmation that the next Note is on its way to being official really soon, the references to the Galaxy Note III by name in […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Australian retailer Dick Smith selling Galaxy XCover 2 for $299

Looking for a rugged Android smartphone that doesn't cut a big hole in your pockets? Then you might want to head to Dick Smith's website to grab hold of the Samsung Galaxy XCover 2, which the retailer is currently selling at a low price of $299. The Xcover 2 is IP67-certified, which gives it the […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Galaxy Note 8.0, Tab 3, and Tab 2 10.1 Student Edition buyers to get 50GB Dropbox and other goodies

If you've been thinking of buying the Galaxy Note 8.0, Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 Student Edition, or a 7-inch, 8-inch, or 10-inch Galaxy Tab 3 but can't make the final decision, then Samsung has a few perks that might help you along the path to owning one of those devices – every new purchase of […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Samsung faces sales ban

Well, it looks like Samsung isn't having the best time in its legal spat with Apple in the U.S. – the U.S. International Trade Commission has banned some of Samsung's previous phones in the country in a ruling yesterday, after deciding they infringed on two of Apple's patents, one regarding touchscreen technology and one dealing with […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Samsung’s smartphone success in U.S. helps them sell… refrigerators?

It's no secret that after Apple, it's Samsung that sells the highest amount of smartphones in the U.S.. Well, people must be really impressed by Samsung's marketing for smartphones, as according to a report by Wall Street Journal, the company's reputation as a heavyweight in the smartphone market has helped them increase sales of refrigerators as […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Samsung buys German OLED company Novaled AG

Over a week after rumors indicated that Samsung may be interested in buying German-based OLED company Novaled, the Korean manufacturer has officially confirmed that it will be acquiring a 90 percent stake in Novaled for 311 billion won ($279.42 million), through its affiliate Cheil Industries Inc. (an electronic material, chemical and textile unit of the […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Apple seeks to ban Samsung phones after dodging iPhone ban

After dodging a ban on its iPhone and iPad thanks to a veto by the U.S. government, Apple is looking to turn the tables and go after Samsung now, to get a few of the company's devices banned from import into the country, devices that have been found to violate some of Apple's patents. Meanwhile, […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Samsung Wallet launched on the Google Play Store

Samsung introduced Samsung Wallet in February this year, an app that was available through Samsung Apps on the Galaxy S3, S4, Note and Note II but is now downloadable from the Google Play Store. The app is free as always, but seems to be limited to U.S. customers at the moment, and also doesn't support […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Samsung explains Exynos 5420 and its capabilities in greater detail

Only a few months after the first octa-core Exynos launched in the market via the Galaxy S4, Samsung unleashed the new and improved Exynos 5420 chipset, which offers up to 20 percent more CPU power and almost twice the graphical power of its predecessor, and today Samsung has put the spotlight on their new chip […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Samsung shows off merit of removable batteries in awesome marketing move

There is one debate in the smartphone world that often wages between consumers (at least those on online websites and forums): are removable batteries on smartphones a great feature, or are they given more importance than they deserve? Samsung has been consistently putting in removable batteries in their phones while other manufacturers have gone the […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

[Concept] Here’s what the Samsung ‘Gear’ smartwatch could look like

The rumor mills have had no dearth of news related to the upcoming smartwatch – expected to be named Galaxy Gear – by Samsung since the last few months, but it was only over the course of the last few days that we got a look at what could be the final design of the […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Galaxy Grand DUOS (GT-I9082) receiving Android 4.2.2 update

Well, the saga of the mid-range devices receiving an official taste of Android 4.2 before the high-end ones continues: Samsung has released the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update for the Galaxy Grand DUOS in Russia. This comes after Samsung updated the Galaxy S II Plus, Galaxy Note 8.0, and the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 to […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Samsung gains on Apple in U.S. smartphone market share

According to the latest data from comScore, which regularly surveys over 30,000 mobile subscribers in the U.S., Samsung was able to increase its market share in the country from 21.7 to 23.7 percent in the last quarter, at the expense of negative growth of basically every other manufacturer that makes Android phones. Apple still leads with […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

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