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Nougat Tip: Change the intensity of the flashlight on your Galaxy S7 or S7 edge
One of our favourite features baked into Tizen is the facility to change the intensity of the flashlight, and now Samsung's finally brought that option to its flagship Android-powered smartphones, the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, with its long-awaited Nougat update. Fortunately, taking advantage of the feature couldn't be easier. All you have to do […]
- By Josh L.
- 7 years ago
Daily Deal: You can currently pick up a Gear Fit 2 for 17% off
Another day, another deal. While stock lasts, you can pick up the second-generation model of Samsung's Gear Fit smartwatch from Amazon for $149, which is a total saving of $30.99 (17%). What's neat about this particular promotion, though, is that both sizes — small and large — are included. For those unaware, the Gear Fit […]
- By Josh L.
- 7 years ago
Galaxy C5 Pro with 4GB of RAM surfaces on Geekbench
If you cast your mind back to September 2016, you may recall that we exclusively revealed that Samsung is working two new devices as successors to its existing Galaxy C lineup — the Galaxy C5 Pro and Galaxy C7 Pro. Since then, we've heard an awful lot about both handsets, but now the former has […]
- By Josh L.
- 7 years ago
Android 7.0 Nougat for the Galaxy S7 edge expands to Malaysia and France
If you thought Samsung would be taking its time in bringing Nougat for the Galaxy S7 edge to different markets, the company might just prove you wrong. Availability of Nougat for the Galaxy S7 edge expanded to the Asian continent recently with its debut in the UAE, and the update is now making its way to […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 7 years ago
Wallpaper Wednesday: Nature
Welcome to the latest edition of Wallpaper Wednesday. This week we’re focusing our attention on five nature-inspired backgrounds. All images are available in a FHD resolution, which is a perfect fit for the Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge, Galaxy Note 5 and other flagships, but they can, of course, be used on different smartphones too. If any of the following images float […]
- By Josh L.
- 7 years ago
SK Telecom launches the Gear S3 classic LTE with exclusive watchfaces
One of the biggest mobile carriers in South Korea – SK Telecom – today announced that it has exclusively launched the Samsung Gear S3 classic LTE smartwatch. The carrier is selling it for 451,000 won ($387), though customers should keep in mind that this price does not include the cost of the USIM chip. SK […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Samsung is spending an additional $8 billion to buyback shares
Samsung announced that it was launching a $10 billion share buyback program in 2015. It said that the program would be implemented in stages and would be completed in one year. The company announced the completion of this program four months ago after it purchased and canceled the final tranche of 990,000 common and 230,000 […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Samsung wants to work with Google on artificial intelligence
We exclusively reported several weeks ago that the Galaxy S8 is going to come with Bixby, an AI or artificial intelligence digital personal assistant that would rival the likes of Siri and Google Assistant. Google may not be thrilled about that because it would rather have its own AI features and services running on Android […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Samsung sold 90 million smartphones in Q4 2016
Samsung released its full earnings report for the fourth quarter of 2016 yesterday. The report shows that despite the Galaxy Note 7's failure, the company was able to absorb the impact thanks to robust component sales and continued sales momentum of the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge. Samsung has now provided some figures […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Vodafone starts rolling out January security patch for the Galaxy A5 (2016) in Europe
Vodafone has today started distributing this month's security patch for all its carrier-branded variants of the Galaxy A5 (2016) sold in Europe. For those unaware, the upgrade — dated January 1, 2017 — addresses a total of 67 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) in the Android OS and an additional 28 patches for Samsung's latest smartphones. […]
- By Josh L.
- 7 years ago
Samsung is doubling down on product safety for the Galaxy S8
Samsung has officially confirmed the reasons why the Galaxy Note 7 had the tendency to catch fire and it has also promised to ensure that customers don't have to go through something like this ever again. The company wants to put the Galaxy Note 7 behind it and come out swinging for the fences with […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
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[Update: Warranty details] Some Galaxy S7 edge owners are experiencing an irritating display issue
Some Galaxy S7 edge owners are reporting that an irremovable vertical pink line has appeared on their device's display, reveals technology blog Myce. The issue, which dates back to as early as March 2016, has been reported a number of times on various forums and social channels, including reddit. Unfortunately, it's unknown why exactly the line surfaces, but […]
- By Josh L.
- 7 years ago
Samsung ties up with Swedish firm IMINT for video stabilization and optimization technologies
Samsung has signed an agreement with Swedish firm IMINT to use its video stabilization technologies in the upcoming products. Don't get too excited too fast. The agreement specifically excludes the use of these video optimization technologies in Samsung's smartphones. IMINT, which stands for Image Intelligence, is a software and aerospace firm that's specialized in video […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 7 years ago
Here’s why you should upgrade your Samsung Z1 to Tizen 2.4
A little less than a year ago, the long-awaited Tizen 2.4 update finally started making its way to the Samsung Z1 in Bangladesh, India and a handful of other regions. It's been revealed by Samsung, however, that an eye-watering 46% of all Z1's in the wild are still running Tizen 2.3, which sparks the question: “Why […]
- By Josh L.
- 7 years ago
Samsung SDI plans to invest $128 million to improve battery safety after the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco
Samsung SDI manufactured and supplied the first batch of batteries for the Galaxy Note 7, and Samsung announced yesterday that faulty batteries were causing fire and explosion in the smartphone. Samsung SDI has now announced that it will invest 150 billion won (approx. $128.31 million) to improve battery safety after the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco. […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 7 years ago
Samsung’s aiming to start producing 7nm class chipsets in early 2018
If a new report originating from South Korea is anything to go by, it would appear that Samsung is aiming to start producing 7nm class chipsets in early 2018. It's believed that the firm has introduced extreme Ultraviolet Exposure Equipment (EUV) in the logic process to help secure the competitiveness of the 7nm chip in terms […]
- By Josh L.
- 7 years ago
Samsung forcing rivals to use older processors by hoarding Snapdragon 835 supply
A new report published and corroborated by multiple sources today claims that Samsung is hoarding the bulk of the Snapdragon 835's supply and is thus essentially forcing its competitors to use the older Snapdragon 821 processor for their new smartphones. Qualcomm's next-generation processor is being manufactured by Samsung and it's highly likely that the Galaxy […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Samsung reveals its strategy to grow smartphone business in 2017
Samsung posted its full Q4 2016 earnings today. Despite taking a hit due to the Galaxy Note 7 recall, the company's IT and Mobile Communications division posted an operating profit of 2.50 trillion won ($2.14 billion) on consolidated revenues of 23.61 trillion won for the final quarter of last year. It says that the fourth […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Exclusive: Samsung SM-Z250F will be the first smartphone running Tizen 3.0
Samsung is currently selling a couple of smartphones running the Tizen operating system, and it has plans to launch more, especially in developing countries like India, Bangladesh, and Nigeria. The company has just started the development of its first smartphone running Tizen 3.0 operating system. The SM-Z250F will be Samsung's first smartphone to run Tizen […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 7 years ago
Samsung Q4 2016 earnings show chip business absorbed impact of the Galaxy Note 7
Samsung Electronics announced its fourth quarter 2016 earnings today. As per the guidance released earlier this month, Samsung expected to post an operating profit of 9.2 trillion won ($7.8 billion) but the actual figure has turned out to be slightly higher than its estimate. Samsung has posted 53.33 trillion won in consolidated revenue for the […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
