Michael R.

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[Deal] Galaxy Gear available for $240 on eBay US, includes free shipping

If there's one thing we've been wanting to happen, it's a drop in the price of the Galaxy Gear (a smartwatch that's good, but not good enough to warrant a $299 price tag,) but it's a wish that Samsung hasn't been keen on fulfilling. That makes discounts on the Gear rather important, and eBay has […]

By Michael R.
10 years ago

Samsung’s ATIV Book 9 Style tablet to come with four speakers, leather-stitch design

Samsung is preparing to extend its ATIV Book tablet line with the addition of the ATIV Book 9 Style, according to the folks over at Moveplayer.net. The USP of the Book 9 Style will be its four speakers, which will be able to output sound at up to 2W, meaning they'll be pretty loud – […]

By Michael R.
10 years ago

Another Samsung tablet (SM-T520) breaks cover, visits the FCC

Samsung will be launching four new tablets in Q1 next year, and like clockwork, another of these mysterious tablets has decided to break cover. A Samsung SM-T520 was found in the FCC database by Phone Arena – it is described as a “Portable tablet” and supports Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, GPS, and Bluetooth 4.0 LE, and it was also […]

By Michael R.
10 years ago

Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 Game Edition comes with bundled Samsung GamePad controller

Samsung officially launched its GamePad game controller in Europe yesterday, and now the company has announced that it will be releasing a Game Edition of the Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 that will come with a bundled GamePad. Since the GamePad is only for attaching smartphones, the bundle will also include an HDMI adapter so users […]

By Michael R.
10 years ago

First Tizen devices will be shown in February

We have reported earlier this year that Samsung will release its first Tizen based smartphone during Mobile World Congress which will be next year in February in Barcelona. Today we are pleased to inform you that after almost 2 years of development by Samsung and Intel they are now ready to show an: “an exclusive […]

By Michael R.
10 years ago

Pink Galaxy Note 3 now available in Germany

It's raining pink on Samsung's smartphones. The pink Galaxy S4 went up for pre-order in the UK earlier today, and meanwhile, in Germany, the Korean manufacturer has launched the pink color variant – called Blush Pink – of the Galaxy Note 3 as promised earlier. The pink version has been launched after it was selected […]

By Michael R.
10 years ago

UK gets Pink Galaxy S4 via Phones 4u

The Pink Galaxy S4 will soon sell in the UK. The Pink-coloured Galaxy S4 is now on pre-order and will exclusively be sold by Phones 4u. The new colour is targeted at the ladies and is available on contract along with a free £25 Google Play Voucher. The colour is the only new thing here […]

By Michael R.
10 years ago

Samsung changed its marketing strategy in 2013, still spent millions

It's no secret that Samsung spends a lot of cash on marketing it products, with its total marketing spend being more than the entire market value of other individual Android manufacturers. According to the Korean media, Samsung took its marketing costs to new heights this year – the company reportedly increased its sales promotion budget […]

By Michael R.
10 years ago

Samsung fixes vulnerability in Samsung Account, update to roll out soon

Samsung has fixed a serious vulnerability in the Samsung Account feature on its phones and will be rolling out an update to affected devices in the near future. According to reports, this vulnerability was made possible due to the transmission of account details of users without any encryption, on devices like the Galaxy S4 and […]

By Michael R.
10 years ago

Report: Samsung’s first QHD (2560×1440) phone, aka Galaxy S5, to be announced at MWC

The Korean media is at it again, revealing some of Samsung's plans for the coming year. According to ZDNet Korea, Samsung will be announcing its first smartphone with a QHD (2,560×1,440) display at Mobile World Congress (MWC) between February 24 – 27 – although not mentioned by name, this phone is all but certain to […]

By Michael R.
10 years ago

Samsung moving smartphone production to Vietnam to protect profit margins

Samsung makes a lot of money off its smartphones thanks to high sales and some exorbitant profit margins on devices, and now the Korean manufacturer is reportedly making plans to shift some of its production from China to Vietnam, where it can “secure even lower wages and defend profit margins,” according to Bloomberg. Samsung's $2 billion […]

By Michael R.
10 years ago

Samsung finds no savior at home as court rules in favor of Apple

Samsung received no love from a South Korean court in a lawsuit against Apple's older iPad and iPhone, as the bid to have the two devices banned was rejected by a judge at the Seoul Central District Court. According to the court, devices like the iPad 2, iPhone 4S and 5 did not violate Samsung's patents […]

By Michael R.
10 years ago

Verizon’s Galaxy Note 3 gets another update, includes bug fixes and improvements

Verizon, North America's largest and most-infamous carrier, is pushing out a new update to the Galaxy Note 3 with various bug fixes, improvements, and “enhancements”, enhancements which we know better as bloatware. The update fixes bugs such as handwriting data entry issue for email and SMS, an email sync issue, Samsung keyboard crash, and others, […]

By Michael R.
10 years ago

Samsung SM-G900F, possibly a Galaxy S5 variant, shows up in benchmark

Last week, an unknown device with model number SM-G900S showed up in a benchmark, and speculation began that it could be the Galaxy S5. Just a day later, the SM-G900F showed up in a shipping manifest, and that got everyone thinking we'll be getting two variants of the Galaxy S5 as has been rumored a […]

By Michael R.
10 years ago

ZeroLemon launches 10,000 mAh extended battery pack for Galaxy Note 3

Not finding the battery life on your Galaxy Note 3 sufficient enough? Well, extended batteries are always there to rescue you from the inconvenience of being short on battery when you need it, and ZeroLemon has come out with the most powerful battery backup for Samsung's latest phablet – a battery with a whopping capacity […]

By Michael R.
10 years ago

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