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    Galaxy S6 Active not fazed by AT&T’s ‘life simulator’

    Galaxy S6 Active not fazed by AT&T’s ‘life simulator’

    Soon after Samsung released the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge we came to know that the company was working on an “Active” variant of this handset, which wasn't surprising since Samsung tends to release Active variants of its Galaxy S smartphones any way. A few weeks ago it was formally launched and as expected, […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 9 years ago
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 chipset issues persist, Samsung becomes the visionary

    Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 chipset issues persist, Samsung becomes the visionary

    Smartphones are often considered to be a reflection of the manufacturer who makes them, with some saying that “a smartphone is no smarter than its maker.” That may just indeed be true in Samsung’s case. The Korean manufacturer decided not to go with Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 810 processor due to overheating issues, and new evidence […]

    • By Deidre R.
    • 9 years ago
    Blue Topaz Galaxy S6 and Green Emerald Galaxy S6 edge UK release date confirmed

    Blue Topaz Galaxy S6 and Green Emerald Galaxy S6 edge UK release date confirmed

    About a month ago Samsung announced that it would soon launch the Galaxy S6 in Blue Topaz and the Galaxy S6 edge in Green Emerald across various markets, these two color options had been shown off during the Galaxy S6 event at MWC 2015 earlier this year but they're not widely available. Instead these colors […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 9 years ago
    06-18-2015 Firmware Updates: Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy Tab S 10.5, Galaxy Ace 4, and more

    06-18-2015 Firmware Updates: Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy Tab S 10.5, Galaxy Ace 4, 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 These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs.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 […]

    • By Abhijeet Mishra
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung releases app to fix missing quick settings issue on the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge

    Samsung releases app to fix missing quick settings issue on the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge

    Galaxy S6 and S6 edge users can now get their mobile data, mobile hotspot, and private hotspot toggles back on their phones thanks to an app that Samsung has released on the Galaxy Apps store. Called QuickPanel Restore, the app serves to only add those toggles back to the quick settings list – in fact, […]

    • By Abhijeet Mishra
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung launches Galaxy Tab A and Galaxy Tab E in India

    Samsung launches Galaxy Tab A and Galaxy Tab E in India

    After launching it in Canada, Malaysia, Australia and some other countries, Samsung has launched the Galaxy Tab A in India today. Along with the Galaxy Tab A, the company has also launched the Galaxy Tab E, which was announced in Taiwan earlier this week. Samsung has priced the Galaxy Tab A and the Galaxy Tab E at […]

    • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung starts working on Android 5.1.1 for the Galaxy S5

    Samsung starts working on Android 5.1.1 for the Galaxy S5

    The Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge have been updated to Android 5.1.1 by only a single carrier in the US, but Samsung has at least gotten the show running as far as the latest version of the OS is concerned. Now, we've been told by our insiders that Samsung has started working on an […]

    • By Abhijeet Mishra
    • 9 years ago
    My Google accounts got deleted from my Galaxy S6 edge on their own

    My Google accounts got deleted from my Galaxy S6 edge on their own

    The notification toggles going missing of their own accord was quite an irritating issue as it is, and I ran into another oddity on my Galaxy S6 edge this morning. As I cleared away all my overnight notifications from the status bar, one notification stood out to me – the phone was asking me to […]

    • By Abhijeet Mishra
    • 9 years ago
    Themes Thursday: Have a look at these sixteen new themes released in the Samsung Theme Store

    Themes Thursday: Have a look at these sixteen new themes released in the Samsung Theme Store

    Welcome to Themes Thursday! Samsung has released sixteen new themes in the Theme Store today, and no, those two stock Android themes that we reported about yesterday were not included in this week's new themes. I hope Samsung released them next Thursday. You can have a look at all the new themes below. I personally […]

    • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung sells over 10,000 SUHD TVs in South Korea

    Samsung sells over 10,000 SUHD TVs in South Korea

    Samsung unveiled its high-end SUHD TVs earlier this year at the Consumer Electronics Show 2015 in Las Vegas, it took a few months from when they were announced to when they were actually released in many markets across the globe. These new TVs from Samsung aren't cheap by any means but many won't dispute the price […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung developing security update to patch keyboard vulnerability

    Samsung developing security update to patch keyboard vulnerability

    We reported yesterday how a vulnerability in the default keyboard software of millions of Samsung mobile devices could leave users at risk of being targeted by attackers, the vulnerability was discovered and disclosed by Ryan Welton from NowSecure during the Blackhat Security Summit in London. The vulnerability stemmed from the SwiftKey keyboard pre-installed on countless Samsung […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung’s P3 Portable is the world’s thinnest 4TB external HDD

    Samsung’s P3 Portable is the world’s thinnest 4TB external HDD

    External hard drives are turning into a booming business now that it's not just Apple making uber-slim notebooks. Chances are that if you own a laptop purchased in the last couple of years, you also have an external hard disk — or a few — for your truck loads of media. Samsung is taking the […]

    • By Yash G.
    • 9 years ago
    06-17-2015 Firmware Updates: Galaxy S5, Galaxy Tab 4, Galaxy Note 3 LTE, and more

    06-17-2015 Firmware Updates: Galaxy S5, Galaxy Tab 4, Galaxy Note 3 LTE, 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 […]

    • By Abhijeet Mishra
    • 9 years ago
    Two Material themes are finally launching on the Galaxy S6 and the S6 edge

    Two Material themes are finally launching on the Galaxy S6 and the S6 edge

    Samsung has already released a number of themes for the Galaxy S6 and the S6 edge on the Theme Store, but none of them are actually that great. Most of them are cartoonish icons and other UI elements. I personally like only a couple of them; Urban and LEGO. A lot of buyers have already […]

    • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
    • 9 years ago
    [Updated] Game Recorder+ records your gaming sessions on the Galaxy S6, S6 edge and other handsets

    [Updated] Game Recorder+ records your gaming sessions on the Galaxy S6, S6 edge and other handsets

    Smartphone manufacturers are particularly focusing on mobile gaming in their handsets these days as casual gaming on smartphones takes off, naturally people want to record their gaming sessions and share them with friends and family. Samsung has a solution for that it's an app called Game Recorder+. The app was initially available only for the […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung has reportedly delayed production of its first in-house mobile GPU

    Samsung has reportedly delayed production of its first in-house mobile GPU

    We reported last year that Samsung is working on an in-house mobile GPU or graphics processor for its Exynos mobile CPUs, it was reported to have lured away engineers from NVIDIA, AMD, Intel and other companies for this purpose. Developing its own GPU would free Samsung from having to license mobile GPUs from other companies, the […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 9 years ago
    AT&T releases Android 5.0.2 for the Galaxy Tab S 8.4

    AT&T releases Android 5.0.2 for the Galaxy Tab S 8.4

    Over the past few weeks all major carriers in the United States have released the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the Galaxy Tab S 10.5, with the larger sibling out of the way now it's the Galaxy Tab S 8.4's turn to get its Lollipop fix. Verizon has already sent out the update for this tablet […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung announces dates for the Tizen Developer Summit 2015

    Samsung announces dates for the Tizen Developer Summit 2015

    Samsung is working very hard to get more developer support for its nascent platform and while Tizen still has a long way to go, Samsung isn't going to leave any stone unturned in getting developers to build for this platform. The company was expected to conduct two Tizen Developer Summit events this year and we know […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung’s software update policy is seriously messed up

    Samsung’s software update policy is seriously messed up

    The Galaxy S4 gets an update to Android 5.0.1. The Galaxy S5 gets an update to Android 5.0 at the same time. This device gets Android 5.0.2, that device gets Android 5.0.1, all in the same week. It's been a recurring theme when it comes to software updates for Samsung devices – the company seems […]

    • By Abhijeet Mishra
    • 9 years ago
    Keyboard vulnerability may have put millions of Samsung devices at risk

    Keyboard vulnerability may have put millions of Samsung devices at risk

    A security researcher has discovered a vulnerability in default keyboard software that could leave as many as 600 million Samsung mobile devices at risk of attackers, Ryan Welton from NowSecure detailed the vulnerability present on the SwiftKey keyboard pre-installed on millions of Samsung smartphones. The keyboard's searches for language pack updates are not sent over encrypted lines […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 9 years ago