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Review: Galaxy NotePRO 12.2, Galaxy TabPRO 10.1 and Galaxy TabPRO 8.4
Earlier this year, Samsung announced a new series of tablets, the TabPRO and NotePRO 12.2, with the former coming in 8.4, 10.1 and 12.2-inch versions. It's the first time a tablet with a screen size of 12.2″ has been announced, and Samsung has basically kickstarted a new generation of tablets. Now, the TabPRO and NotePRO […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 10 years ago
Samsung confirms existence of Galaxy Tab 4 by touting Gear Fit compatibility
Samsung was heavily rumoured to launch the Galaxy Tab 4 line at the Mobile World Congress last week, but the manufacturer decided to focus instead on wearables. The decision seemed to have paid off, as the Gear Fit was awarded the “Best Mobile Device” at the MWC. Samsung stated during the announcement of the Gear […]
- By Harish J.
- 10 years ago
Galaxy Gear gets a turn-by-turn navigation client that syncs with your mobile
The Galaxy Gear was fairly limited in its feature-set initially, but Samsung has added more and more functionality to the smartwatch over the last few months. The most recent addition is in the form of a turn-by-turn navigation client, called TurnByTurn. The app is developed by Symphony Teleca, and works by syncing directions from your […]
- By Harish J.
- 10 years ago
Galaxy S5 fingerprint sensor lets you authenticate PayPal purchases
One of the new features Samsung introduced with the Galaxy S5 is a fingerprint sensor. At the launch event, Samsung announced that the fingerprint scanner can be used for much more than unlocking the device, and that they would be working with third party vendors in creating additional functionality. The first such functionality seems to […]
- By Harish J.
- 10 years ago
Galaxy S4 gets a price cut in India, now available for Rs. 30,000
In a bid to boost sales of the Galaxy S4 before its successor hits Indian shores, Samsung has slashed prices of the device. The Galaxy S4 is now available at just Rs. 30,000 ($500), which is Rs. 1,000 higher than the 16 GB version of the Nexus 5. The price cut is huge considering that […]
- By Harish J.
- 10 years ago
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[Updated with full list of gifts] Samsung bundling $575 worth of freebies with the Galaxy S5
Samsung is set to offer over $575 worth of services and utilities for free to all users buying a new Galaxy S5. Samsung had a similar offer in place for users buying the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 and Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 last year. Some of the freebies that users are entitled to include a […]
- By Harish J.
- 10 years ago
New Samsung Chromebook 2 to feature a Note 3 style faux-leather finish (updated)
Samsung first introduced the faux-leather back pattern on the Galaxy Note 3 last year, and has since used the same in a slew of other devices. The same design is seen on the Galaxy Note 3, the Galaxy S4 Black Edition, the Galaxy Grand 2 and the gargantuan Galaxy Note Pro 12.2. According to an […]
- By Harish J.
- 10 years ago
Galaxy Note 3 Neo announced in South Korea
After launching the Galaxy Note 3 Neo in India earlier this week, Samsung has made the device available in its home market. Unlike the other Galaxy Note 3 Neo variants, however, the device that will be available in South Korea comes with a 2.3 GHz quad-core CPU, which is most likely a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800. […]
- By Harish J.
- 10 years ago
Exynos-based version of Galaxy S5 gets benchmarked
While all rumors indicated that Samsung would be launching two variants of the Galaxy S5, the South Korean manufacturer unveiled only the Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 based version of the device. However, a day after the Galaxy S5 announcement, an image on Samsung’s blog indicated that there would be an octa-core version of the Galaxy S5 […]
- By Harish J.
- 10 years ago
Gear 2 to come with Fleksy smart keyboard integration
Fleksy, makers of the smart predictive keyboard that goes by the same name, have announced that its keyboard will be available on the Gear 2. Using Fleksy on the Gear 2, you will be able to send text messages right from your wrist. The Fleksy keyboard was demoed on a Gear 2 at the Mobile […]
- By Harish J.
- 10 years ago
Galaxy Tab 3 Lite to launch in three new color variants
Samsung officially announced the Galaxy Tab 3 Lite last month with a design and hardware that was eerily similar to that of the Galaxy Tab 3. The tablet was launched in black and white color variants, but it looks like Samsung is set to introduce the Galaxy Tab 3 Lite in three new colors: Blue […]
- By Harish J.
- 10 years ago
Galaxy S5 offers 10.7 GB of usable storage space on 16GB model
The Galaxy S4 was given a lot of flak for using up a lot of the total internal storage for system files, leaving only around 9GB for user data on the 16GB variant. The folks over at Android Central then revealed that available storage space was even lower on the Galaxy S5, indicating that the […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 10 years ago
Samsung UK giving away Galaxy S5 and Gear Fit in Facebook promotion
Samsung UK is running a content on Facebook which sees “two lucky winners” getting a Galaxy S5 and a Gear Fit. The eligibility criteria to enter the contest are fairly standard. Anyone over the age of 18 and residing in the UK can enter. The contest will close on March 27, and to enter, all […]
- By Harish J.
- 10 years ago
Samsung releases KitKat kernel source for T-Mobile Galaxy Note 3
Usually, a carrier rolls out an OTA update within a few days of Samsung releasing the kernel source code. This time around, the manufacturer released the KitKat kernel source code for T-Mobile’s version of the Galaxy Note 3, which means that users on the carrier should be seeing an OTA update soon. An announcement might […]
- By Harish J.
- 10 years ago
Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo and Gear Fit will be available starting week 14 of 2014
Samsung launched a trio of wearable devices at the Mobile World Congress earlier this week: Two smartwatches called the Gear 2 and the Gear 2 Neo and a fitness tracker called the Gear Fit. The Tizen-based devices come with more functionality and a new design. While Samsung touted a lot of hardware details, it failed […]
- By Harish J.
- 10 years ago
Galaxy Note 3 Neo now available in India for Rs. 38,990
After announcing the Galaxy Note 3 Neo in India last week, Samsung has now started selling the device on its official e-store. The price of the handset is the same as its pre-order price, which was slightly lesser than what Samsung quoted during the announcement. The device is now available in India for Rs.38990 ($625). […]
- By Harish J.
- 10 years ago
Samsung’s 64-bit chipsets will launch later this year
While almost all hardware manufacturers are getting on the 64-bit bandwagon, Samsung has not announced uncharacteristically silent in this segment. That does not mean that the South Korean giant isn’t working on any 64-bit hardware. The vice president of marketing for Samsung's system LSI business, Kyushik Hong, announced in an interview at the Mobile World […]
- By Harish J.
- 10 years ago
Galaxy S5 might be categorised as “medical equipment” in South Korea
One of the more intriguing features on the Galaxy S5 is the built-in heart rate sensor. You can check your pulse by placing your finger on the sensor, which sits next to the LED flash at the back of the device. South Korea’s health agency seems quite taken with this new feature, and is said […]
- By Harish J.
- 10 years ago
Galaxy S5 features Lucid’s battery saving techniques that increase battery life by 25%
At the official unveiling of the Galaxy S5 earlier this week, Samsung demoed an intelligent battery saving technique that turns the screen black and white to extend battery life considerably. In addition to its own customizations, Samsung has revealed that the Galaxy S5 will feature three additional battery saving optimizations from LucidLogix. LucidLogix develops power […]
- By Harish J.
- 10 years ago
Galaxy S5 pricing details revealed, UK pre-orders now live
If you’re living in the UK and are intrigued by Samsung's latest handset, we've got some good news for you. UK-based retailer Clove has listed the Galaxy S5 on pre-order for £499.99 (£599.99 after taxes), which comes out to around $1000. The price is for the 16 GB version of the Galaxy S5, with no […]
- By Harish J.
- 10 years ago
