Exclusive second preview: Android 5.0 on Galaxy S4 brings updated widgets and more

It goes without saying that many Android users who own Samsung devices are anxiously waiting for the company to start releasing Android 5.0 Lollipop update. Unfortunately Samsung has not confirmed the roadmap up till now so there are no concrete release dates available for Lollipop. What can be said for sure though is that many of the company’s recent devices will be updated to Android 5.0 Lollipop...

Milk Video launched, will make it easier to find viral videos on Samsung devices

Less than a year ago Samsung jumped into the world of music streaming by launching the oddly named service Milk Music. Today its expanding Milk’s presence over to video. The aptly named Milk Video has been announced today. its a new service which is going to make it easier for you to search viral videos from your Samsung device. This service is initially being launched in the U.S. only.The Milk Video...

Galaxy Note 4 display trumps rivals in color accuracy

It goes without saying that the Galaxy Note 4 display is really good but DisplayMate went one step further and pitted it against some of the handset’s rivals. The result is unsurprising. Samsung Galaxy Note 4′s display has trumped its rivals as far as color accuracy is concerned.DisplayMate put the Galaxy Note 4, Surface Pro 3, Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air 2 and the Galaxy Tab S 10.5...

Samsung’s Black Friday deals include discounts on 167 products

Black Friday is a little over a week away, and Samsung has started taking pre-orders for products that it will be putting up for sale as part of its Black Friday deals. A total of 167 items will be discounted, with discounts ranging from as high as $3,000 to as little as $10. Those $1000+ discounts are mostly available on Samsung’s new TVs, while devices like the Gear Fit and the Galaxy Tab 4 series will be priced at around $50 less as part of the...

Exclusive: First look at Samsung’s low-end Tizen interface, more details on SM-Z130H

Two months ago, SamMobile spilled beans on Samsung’s upcoming low-end Tizen device (SM-Z130H), but at that time we only had a few details about the device. A week ago, the device’s User Agent Profile (UAProf) went online on Samsung’s website, which confirmed a few details we leaked earlier. Today, we have received new information about the device, and have also received a system dump of Tizen 2.3...

Samsung addresses Galaxy Note Edge curved display durability

Back in September, Samsung showed off the Galaxy Note Edge. This smartphone stands out from the pack because of its curved display. Many were curious about what Samsung had done with this smartphone and the biggest question they asked was whether or not this curved display was durable. Samsung has addressed those concerns in a new blog post.Samsung says that it was aware that this question might be asked frequently, which is way more than 1,000 drop...

Dual SIM Galaxy A5 spotted on Samsung’s China website

Smartphones with dual SIM compatibility tend to perform well in emerging markets which is why it is not going to surprise anyone that a dual SIM variant of Samsung Galaxy A5 was spotted on the company’s China website.Not much is different between this variant and the one Samsung showed off at the end of last month when the Galaxy A5 and A3 were formally unveiled. It appears that in China the A5 is going to arrive first with its dual SIM capability....

Avengers 2: Age of Ultron extended trailer highlights Samsung products

It is not uncommon to see some of our favorite gadgets in movies and TV shows coming out of Hollywood. Usually its not a mere coincidence that these products find their way in these productions. Companies actually pay to have their products featured and Samsung is one of the companies that takes part in product placements. Extended trailer for Avengers 2: Age of Ultron is a testament to that fact.This extended trailer was published today on the official...

78-inch curved UHD TV with gold covered back will be auctioned for charity

Samsung’s 78-inch curved UHD TV is pretty expensive as it is but if you’ve got more money than you know what to do with then this is going to interest you. The company has teamed up with Christie’s to develop one single unit of the aforementioned TV with the back having a gold lacquer-painted finish.This TV will be put on display at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center starting November...

Samsung Flow provides seamless content handoff between devices

Yesterday at the Samsung Developer Conference in San Francisco the company made a few announcements ranging from virtual reality to connected objects for the home to health. During the keynote Samsung Flow was also unveiled for the first time. Flow will enable seamless content handoff between different Samsung devices, be it smartphones, smartwatches, tablets and even TVs.Flow has three core components. There’s Transfer, Defer and Notify. Transfer...

Project Beyond 3D camera captures 360-degree footage for Gear VR

The Samsung Developer Conference is taking place today in San Francisco where quite obviously the announcements being made are geared towards developers. During the keynote address the company unveiled Project Beyond. Its a new and rather unique 3D camera which is capable of recording 360-degree video which can then be used for creating experiences for the Gear VR headset.Project Beyond consists of...

Samsung Gear S sells 10,000 units in South Korea on first day of launch

Being a smartwatch that doesn’t need a companion smartphone to be able to make calls or let you navigate to your destination, the Samsung Gear S is no doubt the most capable smartwatch out there. Over in South Korea, Samsung’s home country, it looks like consumers have taken a liking to the feature-packed Gear S, as apparently 10,000 units of the smartwatch were sold right on launch day. The Gear...

Samsung products win 40 Good Design Awards in Japan

Samsung Electronics today announced that its products have won the Good Design Award 2014 in Japan. The award spans multiple product categories and includes, but is not limited to, the Curved UHD TV HU9000, Crystal Blue Door Drum Washer WW900, the Gear Fit, MultiXpress X4300 and the Smart Camera NX mini.The number of products that won the Good Design Award 2014 totals 40, which is the highest ever since Samsung entered this evaluation system.For...

Germans can vote to make Samsung launch Galaxy Note Edge

Since it was unveiled back at IFA 2014 in September the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge has only been made available in South Korea and Japan. Just yesterday it was confirmed that the Note Edge will be released in the US later this month. What about other markets? Germany is on the cards, provided that Samsung receives the required number of votes.Samsung is running a campaign of sorts through Facebook for...

Master Dual is Samsung’s new flip phone

It goes without saying that the world has largely moved on from the clamshell form factor even though it used to be all the range back in the day, but not anymore. Nevertheless there are some companies that are still making these phones, LG recently released one, and today Samsung is out with a new flip phone that’s called the Master Dual. Its not a smartphone so don’t expect Android, rather its a...

SamMobile confirms Android 5.0 Lollipop for the Samsung Galaxy S4

Android 5.0, or Lollipop as most will call prefer to call it, is all the rage these days. It’s the biggest update to the world-dominating OS in years, and users have naturally been wondering which devices will be lucky to make the jump to Lollipop. Well, thanks to our sources, we can confirm that Samsung will be updating the Galaxy S4 to Android 5.0. That shouldn’t come as surprising since the S4 is still under the 18-month update guarantee period,...

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 features ported to the Galaxy Note II through a custom ROM

The Galaxy Note 4 is the latest and greatest device in Samsung’s category-defining phablet lineup, and is naturally a major upgrade over the two-year-old Galaxy Note II, both in terms of hardware and software. Well, those who are still rocking a Note II can’t exactly upgrade their hardware without buying the Note 4, but those who have no qualms installing a custom ROM can now have many of the new features found in Samsung’s fourth-generation Galaxy...