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Samsung brings the world’s biggest curved monitor to India
Samsung has announced the launch of the world’s biggest curved monitor in India. Although the model number seems to be slightly different, this appears to be the same monitor Samsung launched at Gamescom 2017 in August. Aimed at working professionals and gamers, the 49” ultra-wide curved monitor comes with thin bezels and a 32:9 aspect […]
- By Naresh
- 6 years ago
December security patch update now arriving on the Galaxy Note 5
The Galaxy Note 5 is more than two years old at this point, but thanks to the Galaxy Note 7 meeting an early demise, the Note 5 gets the honor of being the last real Note flagship before the Note 8 came out and won everyone over. So it's not surprising to see Samsung maintaining […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 6 years ago
Galaxy Note 8 wins the ‘Flagship Smartphone of the Year’ award in India
After the Galaxy Note 7 debacle, which cost Samsung a whopping $17 billion, questions were raised about the viability of the Galaxy Note brand. Many believed that the Galaxy Note brand has turned into liability for Samsung, and thus may be killed forever. A year later, it is safe to say all those predictions have […]
- By Naresh
- 6 years ago
What’s New With Android 8.0 Oreo Part 14: Permission monitoring for background apps
Android's method of handling permissions was given a major overhaul with Android 6.0 Marshmallow, with the OS finally allowing users to control what permissions an app could use on a permission-by-permission basis, similar to iOS had been doing for a long time. Quite a few sites have written about the Galaxy S8 receiving the App […]
- By Danny Dorresteijn
- 6 years ago
Galaxy A8 (2018) and A8+ (2018) home button isn’t pressure sensitive
When Samsung alienated millions of users by replacing its traditional home button with an on-screen one on the Galaxy S8, the company tried to ease the transition for everyone by making the area around the software home key pressure sensitive. The result? The virtual home key on the Galaxy S8 (and the Galaxy Note 8) […]
- By Martin R.
- 6 years ago
Samsung Display could make $22 billion supplying iPhone X panels next year
The iPhone X is the first smartphone from Apple to feature an OLED display. Since Samsung has a near monopoly in the mobile OLED panel market, Apple had no choice but to turn to its rival's display subsidiary to source the panels. According to a new report out of South Korea, Samsung Display will supply […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 6 years ago
Samsung starts mass producing industry’s first 2nd-generation 10nm DRAM
Samsung’s semiconductor business, which includes SSDs, mobile processors, DRAM, image sensors etc., has been performing exceptionally well both in terms of sales and innovation. It looks like the trend is not going to change anytime soon with Samsung doubling down on its efforts. After launching its first 10nm-class based DRAM product in February 2016, Samsung […]
- By Naresh
- 6 years ago
Samsung’s former head of Bixby has left the company
Some of you might have heard about Rhee In-jong. He was Samsung's chief technology officer and in charge of developing Bixby. He led the development of both the Korean and English versions of Bixby. Samsung confirmed today that Rhee In-jong has now left the company. Samsung announced Bixby 2.0 a couple of months back. A […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 6 years ago
Galaxy S9+ benchmark shows impressive performance
Samsung is expected to unveil its new flagship smartphones at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona come February 2018. This means that we'll be seeing a lot of reports and rumors about the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ in the weeks leading up to the launch. A benchmark listing for what appears to be the […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 6 years ago
Samsung will unveil a cool and powerful soundbar at CES 2018
Samsung today announced that it's going to unveil a wall-mountable lifestyle soundbar at the Consumer Electronics Show 2018 next month. The NW700 Soundbar Sound+ looks really cool when mounted on the wall. It's packed with powerful audio features which include a built-in woofer that was developed at the Samsung Audio Lab. The NW700 Soundbar Sound+ […]
- By Martin R.
- 6 years ago
Galaxy A8 (2018) and Galaxy A8+ (2018) firmware now available online
It was only yesterday that the Galaxy A8 (2018) and Galaxy A8+ (2018) were officially unveiled, with both handsets set to go on sale in early January. Samsung hasn't yet told us where and when either of the two phones would be available, but we can take a guess as far as the list of […]
- By Danny Dorresteijn
- 6 years ago
What’s New With Android 8.0 Oreo Part 13: App Pair for quick multitasking between apps
In the latest edition of our What's New With Android 8.0 Oreo series, we're taking a look at the App Pair feature. App Pair debuted on the Galaxy Note 8 as a way of launching two apps in Multi Window mode with a single tap. As the name suggests, you can have pre-combined pairs of […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 6 years ago
Galaxy S9 case renders highlight new camera layout
From what we've seen so far, the biggest Galaxy S9 design change might be its new camera layout. Samsung is expected to switch to a vertical camera layout for the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+. The fingerprint sensor will be positioned underneath the sensor as we've seen in countless leaked renders. A couple of Galaxy […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 6 years ago
Samsung Pay now lets users in India pay their bills
Samsung's mobile payments service has been doing really well in India. Samsung Pay added more than one million new users in India in just over a month recently. It's one of the top three markets for Samsung Pay globally. Samsung launched the payments service in the country earlier this year. The company continues to add […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 6 years ago
Here are the best Galaxy A8 and Galaxy A8+ (2018) features
Samsung took the wraps off the much-rumored Galaxy A8 (2018) and Galaxy A8+ (2018) on Tuesday, December 19 – and aside from being the first units to carry unified monikers, they bring a number of neat new features to the mid-range table, including an edge-to-edge Infinity Display and a dual-sensor front-facing camera. Here are some of […]
- By Danny Dorresteijn
- 6 years ago
Samsung VR updated with Galaxy A8 (2018) and Android Oreo support
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy A8 and Galaxy A8+ (2018) earlier today. These are the first handsets in the Galaxy A series to support the Gear VR headset. Samsung has now updated its Samsung VR – Video app with support for both new handsets. The app has also been updated with Android 8.0 Oreo support for […]
- By Martin R.
- 6 years ago
Samsung’s CHG90 monitor ups its gaming credentials with DisplayHDR 600 badge
Samsung launched its CHG90 QLED gaming monitor at Comescom 2017 four months ago. The company calls it the world's largest QLED gaming monitor that provides an IMAX-style cinematic viewing experience. The monitor has earned a new DisplayHDR 600 badge which ups its gaming credentials. The DisplayHDR 600 badge or certification is awarded by the Video […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 6 years ago
Purported Galaxy S9 back panel hints at a single rear camera
We're pretty certain no one wants the rumors of the Galaxy S9 sporting a single rear camera to turn out to be true, but that's what the plot seems to be building up to. There have been reports that Samsung will keep a dual rear camera exclusive to the Galaxy S9+, and today, a new […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 6 years ago
Specs comparison: Galaxy A7 (2016) vs Galaxy A8+ (2018)
The Galaxy A8+ (2018) has been officially unveiled today. On the face of it, the handset is a significant improvement over its predecessor. Its key selling points include the Infinity display and the dual front camera with Live Focus. The Galaxy A series has come a long way since the Galaxy A7 (2016) came out […]
- By Danny Dorresteijn
- 6 years ago
Specs comparison: Galaxy A5 (2016) vs Galaxy A8 (2018)
Samsung's new Galaxy A series phones are finally out, and they bring substantial upgrades to the company's mid-range lineup. There's the Infinity display for a virtually all-screen experience, dual front cameras, and even support for the Gear VR. When you compare the Galaxy A8 and Galaxy A8+ to the Galaxy A series devices from 2016, […]
- By Danny Dorresteijn
- 6 years ago
