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Five C-Lab projects will be showcased at the Samsung Developer Conference
Samsung unveiled three Creative Lab or C-Lab projects for the first time ever at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this year in January. C-Lab is Samsung's innovation program that lets employees developer their own business ideas. Samsung then showcased three additional C-Lab projects at South by Southwest 2016. It has confirmed today that five C-Lab […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
4-26-2016 Firmware Updates: Galaxy S7, Galaxy Tab 3 Lite, Galaxy Note 5, and more
Samsung has a plethora of phones and tablets in its lineup and regularly releases firmware updates for various devices. These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs. Software updates for Samsung devices roll out in various regions […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
Samsung rolls out security update for the Galaxy A3 in Europe
Following a successful rollout for the Galaxy A8 earlier today, Samsung is now pushing out an over-the-air (OTA) update for both the unlocked and Vodafone-branded variants of the Galaxy A3 located in Europe. Unfortunately, the upgrade, which carries the firmware version XXU1BPC2, doesn’t bring Marshmallow to the handset, but it does bundle a truckload of stability […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
The Gear S2, like Samsung, is evolving and changing, company says
The Gear S2 has become the darling of the smartwatch world, though the device is not without its critics. Samsung said in a recent interview that the Gear S2 is evolving and changing to meet the ever-growing needs of its consumers, becoming more attuned to customer needs over time. The latest interview with Samsung User Experience […]
- By Deidre R.
- 8 years ago
Samsung Galaxy A8 (SM-A800F) gets April security update
The April security update has been rolling out to various Samsung devices in the last week or so, and it has now arrived on the Galaxy A8 (model SM-A800F), the last of Samsung's metallic Galaxy A devices. The update comes with firmware version A800FXXU1APD1, but we're not aware of anything else that might be included. […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
Samsung is offering 20% off select gift cards as part of its Mother’s Day promotion
If you’re planning on picking up either a Whole Foods, Gap, Southwest Airlines, Overstock, Spa Finder Wellness 365, TGI Fridays or 1 800 Flowers gift card this Mother's Day and happen to own either a Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge or Galaxy Note 5, then Samsung has a unmissable deal for you, but […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Samsung Pay is the most used mobile payment app in South Korea
A local app ranker in South Korea says that Samsung Pay was the most used mobile payment app which supports online and offline usage. Samsung's mobile payment service has more than 2.59 million users in the company's native market, it has also been expanded to the United States, China and will soon go live in […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Glympse will launch a standalone application for the Gear S2 later this year
Real-time location sharing platform Glympse has revealed that it plans to bring its incredibly popular service to the Gear S2 smartwatch later this year by way of a standalone application, which will be available to download exclusively via the Samsung Gear Store. Glympse for the Gear S2 will not only permit users to share their […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Gear VR brings Portugal closer to UEFA Euro 2016
The Portuguese are passionate about many things and football is just one of them. This is true not only for those who reside inside Portugal but those who live and work abroad as it's a medium for them to remain connected to their country. Samsung Portugal and the Football Portuguese Federation teamed up to take four […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Galaxy C7 spills the beans on GFXBench
Over the past week we've been spotting the Galaxy C7 here and there, and now the handset has made the almost customary pit stop at GFXBench, spilling the beans on what we can expect from this new mid-range Samsung smartphone. We exclusively reported last month that Samsung was working on the Galaxy C7 (SM-C7000) and that […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung now pushing out Marshmallow update for the Galaxy S5 in Italy
Just a matter of hours after it started rolling out the long-awaited Marshmallow update for the Galaxy S5 (SM-G900F) in Germany, Samsung is now in the midst of pushing out an identical upgrade for all unlocked variants of the device located in Italy. In terms of added functionality, the upgrade brings the standard features that you’d […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
From every angle: how to ensure your fingerprint registers every time
Samsung’s Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, the Galaxy S6 series, as well as the Galaxy Note 5, all use a new fingerprint sensor and registry method that many prefer over the old “slide to register” setup on the Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Note 4. Even with the new sensor and registry method, however, users must […]
- By Deidre R.
- 8 years ago
Always On Display for Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge gets a minor update
Nope, there's no new functionality to be had with the update that is rolling out for the Always On Display mode feature on the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge today. No support for third-party app notifications nor any support for having the feature enabled only when the device is charging; the update only brings improvements […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
Galaxy S5 SM-G900F Marshmallow update arrives in Germany
Samsung today released the Galaxy S5 SM-G900F Marshmallow update in Germany, the very same update has already been released in Sri Lanka and it was released in India just three days ago. The update has started rolling out today in Germany and it should go live shortly for all users of the most widespread model of […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
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[Update: Multi-user mode] Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 starts receiving Android 6.0.1 in Germany
Samsung has started rolling out the Android 6.0.1 update to the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 (SM-T815) in Germany. The company's flagship tablet will finally run the latest version of Android with firmware version T815XXU2BPD6. If you haven't received the update notification yet, you can check for it manually by heading into the Settings » About device » Software […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 8 years ago
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[Poll Results!] Galaxy Note 6: Flat display or curved?
The Galaxy Note 6 has been in the rumor mill quite a lot in recent weeks, and a recent rumor suggested Samsung is testing two variants of its next phablet flagship. One with a flat display, and another with a curved display. Basically, it looks like it could be a return to 2014, when Samsung […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
‘Super-luxury’ Gear S3 will be launched in March next year
It's likely that Samsung is going to unveil the Gear S3 smartwatch at the IFA 2016 convention in September this year and we now know that a “super-luxury” version of this smartwatch will be unveiled next year. Swiss luxury jeweler de GRISOGONO has confirmed that it's working with Samsung “to develop its next-generation smartwatch,” it has […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung owns the largest number of LTE-related patents
The Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) said in its latest report on the patent trend that Samsung has owned the largest number of LTE-related patents over the last two years. The South Korean electronics giant has been in the top position among 66 global telecom business. Samsung, with its 954 standard-essential patents (SEPs) in the LTE […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 8 years ago
Samsung Galaxy S7 edge Ringke Signature case review
After taking a few regular back cases for the Galaxy S7 edge for a spin, we decided to take a look at one of those so-called wallet cases. The Signature case from Ringke is made of “rich, premium leather” and is actually two different cases – a regular TPU back case is stuck inside the […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 8 years ago
Facer brings its brilliant watch faces to the Samsung Gear S2
Facer (by Little Labs) is a platform using which designers can create watch faces for Android Wear smartwatches. It was first released on Play Store a while ago and is quite popular among smartwatch owners. Now, Facer has come to the Gear S2, with 22 watch faces now available for Samsung's Tizen-based smartwatch. You can find watch faces by Facer in […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 8 years ago
