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Samsung Wallet launched on the Google Play Store
Samsung introduced Samsung Wallet in February this year, an app that was available through Samsung Apps on the Galaxy S3, S4, Note and Note II but is now downloadable from the Google Play Store. The app is free as always, but seems to be limited to U.S. customers at the moment, and also doesn't support […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Samsung explains Exynos 5420 and its capabilities in greater detail
Only a few months after the first octa-core Exynos launched in the market via the Galaxy S4, Samsung unleashed the new and improved Exynos 5420 chipset, which offers up to 20 percent more CPU power and almost twice the graphical power of its predecessor, and today Samsung has put the spotlight on their new chip […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Samsung shows off merit of removable batteries in awesome marketing move
There is one debate in the smartphone world that often wages between consumers (at least those on online websites and forums): are removable batteries on smartphones a great feature, or are they given more importance than they deserve? Samsung has been consistently putting in removable batteries in their phones while other manufacturers have gone the […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
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[Concept] Here’s what the Samsung ‘Gear’ smartwatch could look like
The rumor mills have had no dearth of news related to the upcoming smartwatch – expected to be named Galaxy Gear – by Samsung since the last few months, but it was only over the course of the last few days that we got a look at what could be the final design of the […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Galaxy Grand DUOS (GT-I9082) receiving Android 4.2.2 update
Well, the saga of the mid-range devices receiving an official taste of Android 4.2 before the high-end ones continues: Samsung has released the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update for the Galaxy Grand DUOS in Russia. This comes after Samsung updated the Galaxy S II Plus, Galaxy Note 8.0, and the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 to […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Samsung gains on Apple in U.S. smartphone market share
According to the latest data from comScore, which regularly surveys over 30,000 mobile subscribers in the U.S., Samsung was able to increase its market share in the country from 21.7 to 23.7 percent in the last quarter, at the expense of negative growth of basically every other manufacturer that makes Android phones. Apple still leads with […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Samsung India adds Brown and Red colours for Galaxy Grand Duos
Samsung has listed Luxury Brown and Wine Red colours for its Galaxy Grand Duos. The colours are available right now on Samsung India's online store and are bundling two flip covers along with the device. The introduction of these two colours brings the total number of colour options for the Galaxy Grand Duos to four […]
- By Kunal G.
- 11 years ago
Deutsche Telekom: Galaxy S III will get Android 4.3
German carrier Deutsche Telekom via its official forum has confirmed that its Galaxy S III variant will get Android 4.3. The confirmation is interesting because there's a strong rumour of Samsung skipping Android 4.2.2 for Android 4.3 for the Galaxy S III and though the carrier talks about the variant they sell, we can assume […]
- By Kunal G.
- 11 years ago
Galaxy NX’s kernel source code now available for download
Samsung has just made Galaxy NX's kernel source code available on its Open Source Release Center, even though the device has not yet gone on sale. Samsung has always complied with the GPL, it has an amazing record of releasing kernel source code of new devices on time, even before making the device itself available […]
- By Faryaab S.
- 11 years ago
Samsung reportedly supplying next generation iPad displays to Apple
With the intense legal battle that has been waging between Apple and Samsung since 2011, it's no secret that Apple has tried to reduce its dependence on Samsung for components for the iPhone and iPad. However, according to an NPD DisplaySearch report, Samsung has supplied the highest amount of displays to the Cupertino company in the […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Samsung Developers Conference registration opens on August 16
With phones, tablets, a smartwatch, and even a new OS coming out from Samsung in the next few months, the company has naturally planned to court developers towards, well, developing for the aforementioned products. The Samsung Developers Conference has been set for October 27 in San Francisco, USA, and now Samsung has announced that registrations […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Samsung ATIV Book 9 Plus with 3,200 x 1,800 screen launching on August 20 for $1,399
With Apple launching a MacBook Pro Retina and Google launching a similar high-resolution Chromebook Pixel, Samsung jumped in on the trend with the ATIV Book 9 Plus and one upped the MacBook and Chromebook by putting in a 3,200 x 1,800 13.3-inch screen, but up until now we've had no clue to when we'll actually be […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Dual-mode LTE-enabled Galaxy S4 mini (GT-I9197) passes through FCC
It was only a few days back that Samsung announced the dual-mode LTE variant of the Galaxy S4 mini (and its bigger brother), and now the device has been found visiting the FCC to get its radios certified. The model number is listed as GT-I9197 and it is supposedly headed for Australian carrier Optus. Thanks […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Samsung announces Galaxy Mega 6.3 in South Korea
Samsung has announced the Galaxy Mega 6.3 for South Korea. The Galaxy Mega 6.3 will be available from this month in its own country on SK Telecom, KT and LG U+ and will add some Korea specific features like ImageOn, DMB for live TV and support for DRM content that will be available from September. […]
- By Kunal G.
- 11 years ago
Galaxy S4 Zoom Customer Consultant Guide explains every feature, download now!
With the gargantuan amount of features that Samsung has added to TouchWiz over the past couple of years, it can be pretty daunting for some people to figure out what most of they features do or how they work. On the camera-focused Galaxy S4 Zoom, the camera alone has so many features that it's hard […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Amazon selling Verizon Galaxy S4 for $119 on new contract, Autumn Brown version included
The Galaxy S4 is one of the best smartphones you can buy with your hard-earned money today, and if you're a Verizon subscriber looking to buy Samsung's flagship, then you'll want to make good use of Amazon's deal which will get you the S4 for just $119.99 on a new 2-year contract, and for $149.99 […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Samsung’s WatchON app update adds dark theme, trailer previews, and more
Samsung has pushed out a major update to its WatchON app, with the most major change being the switch to a darker theme for the whole app, which makes it look better than it did before (at least to me, if you prefer light themes you'll probably hate the dark theme). You can also watch […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Another purported Galaxy Note III photo leaks, shows off battery and two SIM slots
Benchmark scores. Alleged camera samples. Full frontal picture of a prototype. We've seen a lot of info related to the Galaxy Note III leak recently, including an all but confirmed September 4 unveiling date. Now, a photo of the back of what is allegedly the same Note III prototype has surfaced, showing off the battery […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Galaxy 070 YP-GI2 info and picture leaked
With Android phones and tablets spread over different price points, a dedicated media player running Android OS does not make much sense. But Samsung thinks differently and is evident with the recently leaked YP-GI2. The device has been certified by the usual standard certification agencies but according to the new info, the YP-GI2 will be […]
- By Kunal G.
- 11 years ago
Samsung and AT&T will most likely swap water-damaged Galaxy S4 Active
What good a water resistant phone is if it's not covered under warranty for liquid damage? Such is the case of Galaxy S4 Active where Samsung and AT&T won't acknowledge the warranty if a user damages the device due to water. Phone Arena now reports and though it's unofficial at the moment, Samsung and AT&T […]
- By Kunal G.
- 11 years ago
