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    Exynos 7880 and Exynos 7650 processors will be used in 2016 Galaxy smartphones

    Exynos 7880 and Exynos 7650 processors will be used in 2016 Galaxy smartphones

    We recently reported that Samsung is working on a brand new Exynos processor for its mid-range devices and now there's some more information on the matter. A report out of Korea reiterates what we've already said, that the Exynos 7880 is a brand new processor which will be used for Galaxy smartphones next year. It's […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 8 years ago
    Samsung will weigh its options before deciding to bid for SanDisk

    Samsung will weigh its options before deciding to bid for SanDisk

    Global semiconductor companies are competing to acquire SanDisk, Samsung tried acquiring it back in 2008 but withdrew its offer, this time around the Korean company is going to weigh its options before it decides whether or not it wants to bid for the US flash memory maker. SanDisk has reportedly selected an investment back to line […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 8 years ago
    Verizon rolls out software update with Samsung Pay support

    Verizon rolls out software update with Samsung Pay support

    When Samsung Pay went live in the United States last month the country's largest mobile network wasn't supporting Samsung's new payments service, the carrier didn't rule out supporting the service completely, but it did make its subscribers wait quite a bit before confirming that it will indeed support Samsung Pay through a future software update. […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 8 years ago
    Make your home smarter with the $249 SmartThings Home Monitoring Kit

    Make your home smarter with the $249 SmartThings Home Monitoring Kit

    SmartThings has been in the business of making IoT-enabled smart devices for quite some time now, it ended up being acquired by Samsung which now wants to be a force to be reckoned with in the IoT arena. To provide an easy way for people to make their home smarter the company has introduced the […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 8 years ago
    Jay-Z visits Samsung HQ in Silicon Valley, is Samsung buying Tidal?

    Jay-Z visits Samsung HQ in Silicon Valley, is Samsung buying Tidal?

    Rap mogul Jay-Z owns music streaming service Tidal, which hasn't been performing as well as competing services, so could Jay-Z be looking to offload the service to a company with deeper pockets that can take Tidal into another direction? Well, that's the buzz these days, as earlier this week Jay-Z visited Samsung HQ in Silicon Valley […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 8 years ago
    Analyst believes Samsung will lose Apple’s business for iPhone 7 processors because of ‘Chipgate’

    Analyst believes Samsung will lose Apple’s business for iPhone 7 processors because of ‘Chipgate’

    Apple opted for both Samsung and TSMC to manufacture its new A9 processor that you'll find in the company's latest mobile devices, Samsung's A9 chip is made on a 14nm process while TSMC's chip is made on a 16nm process. This has led to a new controversy called “Chipgate,” with multiple reports claiming that the […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 8 years ago
    Samsung begins disclosing some details of its monthly security updates

    Samsung begins disclosing some details of its monthly security updates

    Samsung has had a habit of releasing monthly security updates without disclosing what's actually in those updates, what issues that it has addressed and fixed, users don't really know what the update fixes and can only figure it out if an apparent issue doesn't exist after the update is installed. There appears to be a […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 8 years ago
    Seventeen themes released by Samsung in the Theme Store this week

    Seventeen themes released by Samsung in the Theme Store this week

    Samsung has released seventeen themes in the Theme Store this week, and most of them are paid. We missed out on Themes Thursday story yesterday, but we have listed all the themes below. The Cogul Another Visual Ver. 3 themes are pretty nice, and they come in five various colors. The Dark theme is good […]

    • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
    • 8 years ago
    Exclusive: The Galaxy S7 will feature a USB Type-C port

    Exclusive: The Galaxy S7 will feature a USB Type-C port

    It might not come as a surprise to some, but our sources have confirmed that the Galaxy S7 will come with a USB Type-C port instead of a standard microUSB port. USB Type-C has been making a lot of headlines this year, and for all the right reasons. A USB Type-C port uses a reversible cable […]

    • By Abhijeet Mishra
    • 8 years ago
    Verizon starts taking pre-orders for the Gear S2

    Verizon starts taking pre-orders for the Gear S2

    Customers in the United States will soon be able to purchase the 3G variant of Samsung's new smartwatch, the Gear S2 was released in the country earlier this month and now carriers are finally confirming pricing and availability for the cellular versions of the Gear S2. T-Mobile has already confirmed pricing for the Gear S2 […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 8 years ago
    The Galaxy Note 5 looks amazing with a clear back

    The Galaxy Note 5 looks amazing with a clear back

    In most markets you can get the Galaxy Note 5 in three different colors, in others you can choose from as many as five options, but Samsung doesn't officially offer a clear back version of the Galaxy Note 5 which keeps the internals in view at all times. Reddit user Skarface08 decided to take matters in […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 8 years ago
    Samsung Z3 comes with KNOX security suite

    Samsung Z3 comes with KNOX security suite

    Samsung launched its second Tizen-powered smartphone in India yesterday, it's the launch market for this new handset but as we reported last month the Z3 will also be released in Europe. We've already seen the SM-Z300F model of the Z3, Samsung's Galaxy handsets sold in Europe normally have the letter F in their model numbers, so […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 8 years ago
    First firmware for the Samsung Z3 now available online

    First firmware for the Samsung Z3 now available online

    Samsung's new Tizen device is finally official, we had been hearing for months that the company is preparing a new one and now the Samsung Z3 has been officially announced. Samsung conducted the launch event in India which is also the first market where it will be released, though Samsung will bring the new Tizen-powered […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 8 years ago
    Samsung and LG to mass produce OLED digital signages in 2016

    Samsung and LG to mass produce OLED digital signages in 2016

    Samsung and LG are planning to mass producing OLED digital signage applications in 2016, which could see the growth of the Samsung's display division. This technology has a lot of applications especially in South Korea, with the digital signage market expected to reach $20 billion in 2020. Back during CES in January, Samsung and LG […]

    • By Octav G.
    • 8 years ago
    T-Mobile confirms release date for the Gear S2

    T-Mobile confirms release date for the Gear S2

    The United States was one of the first markets to receive the Gear S2 when Samsung released it earlier this month though initially the Wi-Fi only version was available for purchase, mobile carriers in the country are going to offer it and today the country's third largest carrier confirmed when its customers can purchase the Gear S2. T-Mobile confirmed […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 8 years ago
    Tizen developer revenue promotion extended till December 2016

    Tizen developer revenue promotion extended till December 2016

    Upon the initial launch of the Tizen Store, developers could partake in a promotion that allowed them to receive 100% of the revenue from their apps, and now that promotion has been extended up until the 31st of December 2016. This will make Tizen a very attractive platform for developers to jump onto, because it's in […]

    • By Octav G.
    • 8 years ago
    Samsung is preparing a brand new Exynos processor for its mid-range devices

    Samsung is preparing a brand new Exynos processor for its mid-range devices

    Samsung has been in the smartphone SoC business since the Galaxy S days, rivalling the likes of Qualcomm, Intel, Texas Instruments, and MediaTek. The company's Exynos chipsets have improved a lot from their initial days, be it in terms of raw power or efficiency and features. The Exynos 7420 processor, which has been used in the […]

    • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
    • 8 years ago
    Samsung reportedly planning to launch the Gear S2 in India in next month

    Samsung reportedly planning to launch the Gear S2 in India in next month

    We reported earlier this week that Samsung might launch the Gear S2 in India during its event on Wednesday, but the company ended up launching its second Tizen-based smartphone in the country. Now, reports claim that the company is planning to launch the Gear S2 in India sometime during November 2015, which lines up with the […]

    • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
    • 8 years ago
    Samsung claims Tizen is the second largest smartphone operating system in India

    Samsung claims Tizen is the second largest smartphone operating system in India

    Samsung launched its second Tizen-based smartphone, the Z3, in India during the company's event yesterday. During the event, the company claimed that Tizen now stands as the second largest smartphone operating system in India after Android in the budget segment, which makes it larger than Windows Phone. Asim Warsi, VP of Samsung India – IT and mobile, said, “Tizen is […]

    • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
    • 8 years ago
    Russian review of the Samsung Z3 suggests a European launch

    Russian review of the Samsung Z3 suggests a European launch

    The second Tizen smartphone, the Samsung Z3, was officially announced for the Indian market yesterday. We had reported last month that the Z3 would also be released in Europe instead of being limited to India and its neighboring markets, and a review of the device by Russian website Mobile-Review is providing another hint that Samsung will […]

    • By Abhijeet Mishra
    • 8 years ago