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HTC results might move Samsung away from using expensive build materials
Today HTC confirmed that the coming quarter might be very bad for the Taiwanese smartphone maker. HTC launched the HTC One early this year, a smartphone made out of aluminium. Samsung announced the Galaxy S4 a month after the One, and bloggers and hardcore smartphone customers began to blame Samsung for their build choice. HTC […]
- By Danny Dorresteijn
- 11 years ago
Snapdragon 800-powered Galaxy Note III (SM-N900L) appears on GFX Bench
Well, here's round two of the day for Galaxy Note III related news – the upcoming phablet has now appeared on benchmark site GFX benchmark, confirming some specs like a 2.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor with Adreno 330 GPU, 1920 x 1080 pixels display, and Android 4.3 Jelly Bean (though the test version is running […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Galaxy NX camera priced in the UK, available now
The Galaxy NX (EK-GN120), Samsung's first professional-grade Android-based camera, has been priced in the UK at £1299.99 (around $1,990, or €1,500), with British retailer Jessops listing it as available for home delivery today, and Wex Photographic listing it for pre-order. An 18-55mm OIS (optical image stabilization) kit lens is included in that rather steep price. The Galaxy NX sports […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Report: Samsung working on “true octa-core” processor
Samsung's Exynos Octa isn't exactly a true eight-core processor, as only four cores can be active at any time depending on the workload, but a new report says that Samsung is working on a “true octa-core” processor with mass production scheduled for this year, in response to MediaTek, who recently unveiled an octa-core CPU of […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Galaxy S2 might not get Android 4.2 update, due to “adjustment problems with TouchWiz”
Early this year, a listing of the devices Samsung was planning to update to Android 4.2.2 (and 5.0) surfaced, and the presence of the Galaxy S II, which is now more than two years old and has already received two major Android updates, on the list made owners of the device pretty happy. But it […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Pink Twilight and Purple Mirage Galaxy S4 now available in Taiwan
Samsung has already got Blue Arctic, Red Aurora, and Brown Autumn color variants of the Galaxy S4, and now the list is getting bigger and more diverse with the addition of the Pink Twilight and Purple Mirage (which leaked less than a week ago) colors for the flagship, which Samsung has now launched in Taiwan. Both […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Alleged Galaxy Note 3 prototype shows off device’s internals
With each day taking us closer and closer to the official announcement of the Galaxy Note III, leaks and rumors regarding the phablet are bound to start flowing in much faster than before. After an image that seemingly showed the front side of the device, new pictures have emerged that now give us a look […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Samsung could buy Novaled for more than $200 million
As per Bloomberg's sources, Samsung is in talks to acquire German-based OLED display company, Novaled. Samsung Group could buy the company for more than $200 million with the announcement from the Korean company to be official later this week. Gerd Guenther, chief marketing officer for Novaled said they're in talks with Samsung while Cheil Industries' […]
- By Kunal G.
- 11 years ago
Samsung Galaxy S4 explodes and sets apartment on fire
Apparently, a Hong Kong resident, known as Mr. Du, was playing a game of Love Machine on his Galaxy S4 when the device exploded. As soon as the device exploded Mr. Du threw the device at his couch which caused the sofa to set on fire, which then burnt down his apartment. The blazing flames spread to his […]
- By Faryaab S.
- 11 years ago
US patent office rejects Apple’s ‘pinch to zoom’ patent claims
Of all the patents that Apple has sued Samsung over in the past couple of years, the pinch to zoom patent was perhaps the one that always came to the fore in every discussion related to the legal tussles, and in a move that will not make Apple happy, the US patent office (USPTO) has […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Samsung Mobile USA Galaxy S4 – Ready for Take-off
A new promoted video by Samsung America has been posted. According to Samsung there's never been a better time to make the switch. Easy Mode, Smart Pause, and Smart Switch are just some of the innovative features that make up the Galaxy S4. Our question for you. Do you use all these kind of smartfunctions […]
- By Danny Dorresteijn
- 11 years ago
Samsung’s next processor to have customized ARM-based architecture
According to the Korean publication ET News, Samsung is in the process of designing their own processor, which will use a customized version of the standard ARM architecture, similar to Qualcomm's Snapdragon processors. You're probably thinking, “but Samsung already makes its own processors,” and you're not wrong. Here's the thing. All the ARM-based processors use the ARM […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Deal: Buy one Sprint Galaxy S4 on two-year contract, get another S4 absolutely free
In what is perhaps one of the best deals you're ever going to find on a flagship device, those who purchase a Galaxy S4 from Sprint on a two-year contract for $199.99 will get another Galaxy S4 absolutely free (after a $50 mail-in rebate). The offer is part of Sprint's Back to School promotion, and […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Snapdragon 600-powered Galaxy Note II officially announced by China Mobile
Well, that didn't take long. After peeking out in a benchmark listing less than a week ago, the Galaxy Note II powered by a Snapdragon 600 processor has been made official in China, with the model number GT-N7108. The new variant will be exclusive to China Mobile, the country's and the world's largest carrier, and […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Smartphone growth to slow down in Q3 due to intensified competition, says Samsung
Despite seeing sales of smartphones at an all time high of 72 million units, Samsung believes that the company's smartphone growth will slow down in the third quarter, owing to increased competition and the addition of more low to mid-range models to the portfolio. The latter will also be responsible for a lower average selling […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Review: 11+ Switch Cover for Samsung Galaxy S4
Switch Cover by 11+ is one of our favourite cases for the Samsung Galaxy S4. The Samsung Galaxy S4 is the world's most popular smartphone with a tremendous amount of case selection, so it can be a little difficult to find the perfect one for your device. However, If you want a case which features […]
- By Faryaab S.
- 11 years ago
Galaxy Note III being tested with three different screen sizes
Initially, rumors put the screen size of the upcoming Galaxy Note III at 5.9-inches, but that size came down to a more sensible 5.7-inches in later rumors. Then there was talk of Samsung testing a 6-inch Note III as well, and if listings on Indian logistics site Zaumba are to be believed, then the company […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Samsung SM-P900 and P600 tablets to have 12.2″ and 10″ 2560 x 1600 displays
Samsung was previously confirmed to be working on a high-end tablet, model number SM-P900, that would have a 2560 x 1600 resolution display like the Nexus 10, and today renowned leaker evleaks is backing that info, while also mentioning a couple of more details about the device. According to evleaks, the 12.2-inch tablet will be […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
BREAKING: Samsung’s first smartwatch SM-V700 confirmed (Update)
On July 23 we posted about Samsung's rumoured smartwatch. Well, a day later a listing showed up on Zaumba, which seemingly confirms this watch. The SM-V700 is, according to Zaumba, a watch, a Samsung Mobile Accessory if you will, though not many details are available other than that. Smartwatches are going to be the next big […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
Samsung begins production of “world’s fastest” eMMC 5.0 flash storage chips
Samsung isn't resting in its endeavour to ramp up what mobile memory chips are capable of, as less than a week after starting production of high-capacity 3GB RAM modules for mobile, the company has now started mass producing the “world's fastest” embedded memory, aka the flash storage chips that provide the built-in storage on your […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 11 years ago
