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Earlier today, a set of renders from a case manufacturer surfaced online reportedly revealing the design of the Galaxy J7 (2017). I know, I know. What you're seeing looks an awful lot like the Galaxy J3 Emerge that went up for pre-order on Samsung's online store on Monday, January 16 — and that's because the handset is a […]
Samsung Group heir Lee Jae-yong has been questioned behind closed doors today by a South Korean judge during the hearing for his arrest warrant that has been sought by the country's special prosecutor in connection with the influence-peddling scandal that has led to the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye. The hearing lasted almost four hours […]
There will come a point at which Samsung will decide that their flagship smartphone lineup will carry a new name. In 2017, however, things will stay comfortably predictable, as indicated by the application for a trademark for the name ‘Galaxy S8‘. Filed late last week, the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office has now published […]
Last week, we reported that Samsung is preparing to launch the Galaxy C9 Pro, which has — up until now — been exclusive to the Chinese market, in a slew of Asian countries in the coming weeks, and yesterday the firm prematurely took the wraps off the handset in India where it'll be up for […]
Verizon, the largest mobile carrier in the United States, has revealed that there are still “thousands” of Galaxy Note 7 users on its network even though Samsung has gradually made it very difficult to use the ill-fated flagship as a daily driver. The carrier is now getting crafty to make those users understand that it's […]
Samsung and Audi established a partnership last year when it was confirmed that Samsung will be providing the German luxury car manufacturer with memory semiconductors for its on-board computer systems. It was reported two weeks ago that Samsung will soon start supplying Audi with its Exynos processors which will be used in the company's infotainment […]
Samsung bundles a bunch of stock apps, including an email client, with most of its Galaxy devices. Like many other brands, Samsung has started listing the stock apps for its smartphones on the Play Store. This way, Galaxy devices owners can keep their stock apps updated easily through the Play Store. The Samsung Email app […]
One of the best new features that were introduced on the Galaxy Note 7 was a new power saving mode that let the user change to a lower screen resolution in order to increase battery life. This feature is now available on Nougat on the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, but as we found out […]
Samsung started rolling out the Android 7.0 OTA update for the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge yesterday in markets where the beta program was available. Now, full Android 7.0 firmware files for the Galaxy S7 (SM-G930F) are available to download from our firmware section. The firmware are available for two regions: UK (BTU) […]
Now that Samsung's finally started distributing the long-awaited Nougat update for the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, many owners of the firm's other handsets have started to question whether their unit will be graced with the latest flavor of Android. To clear up the confusion, we've decided to compile a list of all the […]
There have been a lot of reports these days about the Galaxy S8 launch date. Samsung hasn't confirmed anything yet at this point in time but reports suggest that while it's only going to unveil the device to select partners at Mobile World Congress 2017 in Barcelona next month, it will not unveil it to […]
We've seen a slew of purported Galaxy S8 cases being leaked online over the past week giving us what might be our first glimpse at the design of Samsung's upcoming flagship. We've received a handful of images that show cases for the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8 Plus from a different manufacturer. A couple […]
While stock lasts, you can pick up a 65-inch Samsung-branded 4K SUHD Smart LED TV for $1,697.99 (39% off). It's worth noting, however, that this deal is only available in the US, so if you reside in a different country, there's a good chance you'll still have to fork out its retail price of $2,799.99 […]
Samsung has today started rolling out this month's security patch for the factory unlocked variant of the Galaxy Note 4 in Germany. Typically, after an upgrade starts making the rounds in the region, it heads to the Netherlands, followed by Poland and then the United Kingdom. As outlined in the changelog that was posted on […]
We had reported last week that Samsung is planning to launch the Galaxy C9 Pro in India on January 18, but the company has launched it a day earlier. The Galaxy C9 Pro is priced at INR 36,900 (approx. $541) in the country, and it will be available for pre-order from January 27. The smartphone […]
It seems Samsung is sticking to its recent promise of rolling out the Nougat update on January 17th, as owners of the Galaxy S7 edge (and likely the Galaxy S7) in China and the UK are seeing a 1.2GB update on their handsets. The news comes from XDA, and it looks like the regular rollout […]
Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong has served as the defacto head of the Samsung Group conglomerate ever since his father Chairman Lee Kun-hee suffered a heart attack in 2014. He will eventually replace his father as chairman and the process of his succession has already been put in motion. However, a corruption and bribery […]
Following a slew of other Samsung handsets, the Galaxy S6 Active on AT&T is receiving the December security patch through a minor update. The update will bring the security patch level to December 1; that isn't exactly the latest, but these security updates have barely been coming out on time for devices anyway. The 14.1 […]
Samsung released kernel sources for the Exynos-powered Galaxy S7 edge nearly 10 months ago, but with the recent Nougat update rollout for the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, the demand for Nougat mandates a new kernel release for the new operating system update. The same Exynos-powered Galaxy S7 edge, bearing model number SM-G935F, now has […]
Samsung's SmartCam HD Plus security camera hasn't exactly been off to a flyer since its launch in late 2015. This security camera has been found to be vulnerable to remote hacking in the past. Now, the folks at Exploitee.rs have managed to sneak into the Smartcam yet again, gaining root access to the camera. This is achieved […]