Josh L.

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Your gigabit broadband connection is no match for the Galaxy S10 5G

The Galaxy S10 5G is pulling download speeds of more than 1Gbps in the United States, where it launched through Verizon on May 16. That remarkable performance allowed Digital Trends' Julian Chokkattu to download PUBG: Mobile, a game that weighs in at around 1.8GB, in a little less than half a minute. That same file […]

By Josh L.
4 years ago

Samsung launches Galaxy S10+ Olympic Game Edition

Samsung has launched an Olympic Game Edition of the Galaxy S10+ to celebrate the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. With the event being hosted in Japan, it should come as no surprise to hear that's also where the exclusive variant of the handset is available — though customers won't have to wait until 2020 to […]

By Josh L.
4 years ago

Samsung showcases Galaxy Fit features in new video

In a bid to drum up some excitement for the forthcoming Galaxy Fit, Samsung has shared a short video highlighting all of the wearable's most appealing features over on YouTube — demonstrating everything from its integrated stress management tool, to its automatic workout detection. Earlier this month, Samsung started shipping the boiled-down Galaxy Fit e […]

By Josh L.
4 years ago

Android 9.0 Pie for the Galaxy Tab S4 now rolling out to the masses

Last month, Samsung treated the LTE model of the Galaxy Tab S4 to Android 9.0 Pie in a small selection of markets, including Brazil, France, India and Singapore, and now it's arriving in Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Israel, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Switzerland, Ukraine and Uzbekistan — so suffice to […]

By Josh L.
4 years ago

Our video review of the Galaxy Watch Active is live!

Considering the Galaxy Watch Active? You should — it's a fantastic wearable that's comfortable on the wrist, looks fantastic, and has a heart-rate monitor and GPS on board, as noted our written review. But before pulling the trigger, we'd recommend checking out our video review. Granted, it touches on the same details as the written version, […]

By Josh L.
4 years ago

Want to use your Galaxy S10+ to vlog? Samsung has some tips

If you're looking to branch off into the wonderful world of content creation, namely vlogging, and you want to use the Galaxy S10+ your main camera for shooting video (it was used to film an episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, so it's more than capable), Samsung has your back. The firm has […]

By Josh L.
4 years ago

Samsung Pay picks up support for Sicredi in Brazil

From here on out, Sicredi customers can link their credit and debit card to Samsung Pay in Brazil, bumping the total number of supported financial institutions in the region up to twelve. The new-found support will allow those with access to a compatible handset to use the service to complete transactions both online and in-store, […]

By Josh L.
4 years ago

The Frame TV refreshed with works from the Royal Collection

Those with Samsung's elegant The Frame TV are in for a treat: the firm has added a number of new works to the Samsung Art Store, plucked straight out of London's Royal Collection — including Franz Xaver Winterhalter's The Royal Family in 1846 and Rembrandt's The Shipbuilder and his Wife. Here are some of the […]

By Josh L.
4 years ago

There’s a new update for the Galaxy Note 9 in Asia and Europe

Earlier this week, Samsung started rolling out an exciting new update for the Galaxy Note 9 in Germany — and now it's being distributed to the masses, with customers in Austria, Cambodia, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Thailand and the United Kingdom all reporting that it's arrived on their handset. The update itself bundles all […]

By Josh L.
4 years ago

Galaxy Fit e is now available in some markets

Samsung has today launched the much-anticipated Galaxy Fit e in a number of markets, including the Netherlands, with units scheduled to start arriving tomorrow in some instances. Here's what's interesting, though: the fitness tracker isn't available from the firm's website… Yet. That means those interested in picking one up will need to check out one […]

By Josh L.
4 years ago

Samsung to launch three Galaxy A series handsets in North America

Samsung axed the Galaxy J series in favour of the Galaxy A series, so it should come as no surprise to hear that it's looking to launch the Galaxy A20, Galaxy A50 and Galaxy A70 in North America — a market flush with old Galaxy J-branded handsets, which are available both on and off contract. […]

By Josh L.
4 years ago

Galaxy Tab S5e has a rather frustrating design flaw

Samsung can't seem to catch a break at the moment. It's emerged that the Galaxy Tab S5e has a rather frustrating design flaw that can lead to Wi-Fi access being shut off altogether when the lower-left corner of the device is covered with your hand — and we can't see a software update rectifying it. […]

By Josh L.
4 years ago

Sprint rolling out Android 9.0 Pie for the Galaxy Tab S4

Keen not to be left out, Sprint has started rolling out Android 9.0 Pie for the Galaxy Tab S4 in the US. The move comes a mere matter of hours after a near-identical release began arriving on the T-Mobile-branded model of the slate, and a week after it was released for the standard Wi-Fi variant. […]

By Josh L.
4 years ago

Samsung could be hinting that it’s fixed the Galaxy Fold

Samsung has reiterated that it will announce the revised release date for the Galaxy Fold in a few weeks, after it was left with no choice but to delay the handset earlier this month. This is the second time the firm has stressed that it will cast a new launch date into the wild in the […]

By Josh L.
4 years ago

T-Mobile releases Android 9.0 Pie for the Galaxy Tab S4

A week after it started making the rounds for the Wi-Fi model in the US, T-Mobile has started rolling out the much-anticipated Android 9.0 Pie update for its LTE variant of the Galaxy Tab S4 — bundling all of the new features baked into Pie, as well as Samsung's revamped One UI user interface. As […]

By Josh L.
4 years ago