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All posts by Adnan Farooqui
Cyanogen CEO predicts Samsung will get ‘slaughtered’ in five years
It's true that Samsung's mobile business didn't have a good year in 2014. The company's market share came under increasing pressure from the likes of Apple and even upcoming OEMs in emerging markets. Samsung is hoping to turn its fortunes around with the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge but they don't seem to […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Galaxy S5 Active (SM-G870F) receives Android 5.0 Lollipop in Nordic countries
Samsung appears to be on a roll today. After releasing the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for a handful of its devices on a variety of carriers, the company is now busy rolling out the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the Galaxy S5 Active (SM-G870F) in Nordic countries. The update has a file size of 1.4GB and […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Canadian carrier reveals pricing for the Galaxy S6’s wireless charging pad
Samsung's latest smartphones, the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge, both support wireless charging straight out of the box. This is one of the advantages of the unibody construction which doesn't allow the user to swap batteries when they please. Regardless of that obvious downside, wireless charging is a feature that many Samsung fans […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung ranks third in semiconductor R&D investment
Market research firm IC Insights reports that Samsung Electronics has ranked third for investment in semiconductor research and development, retaining its position from last year, with Intel taking the top spot followed by Qualcomm in second. Samsung is said to have invested $2.965 billion towards semiconductor research to cement its place as one of the […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
T-Mobile Galaxy Note 3 Lollipop update released
T-Mobile updated the progress tracker for software updates on its website to reflect that the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the Galaxy Note 3 was being tested by the carrier. It was the second step of a three step process which ultimately delivered this update to Galaxy Note 3 owners on T-Mobile. A changelog posted […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Galaxy S5 owners on Bell are receiving the Android 5.0 Lollipop update
Those who own the Galaxy S5 on Canada's Bell network should keep an eye out for a major software update that the carrier has pushed out today. Galaxy S5 on Bell is now finally receiving the Android 5.0 Lollipop update. As is the case with most software updates these days this one is being rolled […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Watch Samsung Pay in action on the Galaxy S6 edge
At its MWC 2015 event Samsung confirmed something that we had all been expecting, Samsung Pay, a new payments service that will go up against Apple Pay this year. Both the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge support this service. Samsung has a demo booth set up at MWC 2015 and the folks at […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Gear VR to get a full scale consumer launch with Samsung’s next hardware cycle
There is a reason why the second-generation Gear VR headset hasn't dropped the “innovator edition” tag. Up till now Samsung and Oculus have positioned the virtual reality headset as more of an enthusiast device, or one that's meant for developers, they've never really targeted the headset directly towards consumers. That's going to change later this […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Purported retail boxes for the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge appear online
Samsung has already shown off its new smartphones, the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge, and next month it is going to bring them to market. What will they come to market in? Samsung didn't show off the retail boxes for these smartphones during its event, it hardly ever does to be honest, but […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung Electronics president says pre-orders are ‘pouring in’ for the Galaxy S6
Earlier this week Samsung unpacked the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge. Both smartphones are receiving considerable praise for their design and build quality, apart from all of the improvements that Samsung has made to the camera and the software experience. The company already expects the Galaxy S6 to outperform its predecessors. President of the […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung confirms all 22 premium apps and services that will be offered as Galaxy Gifts to Galaxy S6 owners
Samsung has a habit of giving its customers access to free content, particularly those that spend money on its high-end devices, the offerings are dubbed as Galaxy Gifts. Soon after the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge were announced earlier this week it became evident that the Galaxy Gifts program will stick around for […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Dual SIM Galaxy S6 will be released for the Philippines
It is not uncommon for Samsung to release dual SIM variants of its smartphones for certain markets. In the West dual SIM smartphones aren't popular that much but in emerging markets around the world they tend to do well. Which is why it isn't surprising to hear that the dual SIM Galaxy S6 will be […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
As expected, Broadcom’s BCM4773 chip improves power efficiency on the Galaxy S6
The Galaxy S6's 2550mAh battery capacity might not seem like too much at first but Samsung has made many other tweaks to ensure that users can get the best possible performance out of their device before it needs to be charged again. We had exclusively reported back in November last year that the Galaxy S6 is […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Samsung announces a new NFC IC and an 8 megapixel ISOCELL image sensor
Samsung Electronics today announced two new mobile component solutions which will meet the rapidly evolving requirements of the mobile industry. The company has unveiled an 8 megapixel RWB (Red-White-Blue) image sensor that's based on the ISOCELL technology as well as an integrated circuit NFC solution that brings improved Radio Frequency performance. The 8 megapixel ISOCELL RWB […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
Dual-edge display a possibility for the Galaxy Note lineup, says Samsung executive
At Mobile World Congress 2015 Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge. The latter has received much praise from people who have become enamored with its dual-edge display and based on this positive response a Samsung executive has highlighted the possibility that the company might also bring the dual-edge display technology to […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 9 years ago
