Canada finally gets the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge in Platinum Gold

Samsung does offer multiple color options for the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge but not all of them are immediately available in markets where these handsets are being sold. The company released its new flagship devices in Canada on April 10th and only the Black Sapphire and White Pearl color options were available at launch. Now though customers in Canada can purchase the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge in Platinum Gold as well. A few weeks back Samsung...

Samsung will pump $10 billion in its semiconductor business this year

Samsung’s semiconductor business has been showing stellar performance which is why it’s not surprising to see that the company is going to invest more into it. Unprecedented demand has contributed to the growth of the semiconductor business so much so that it’s the best performing division at Samsung, and the company now plans to pump in as much as $10 billion into it in 2015. Senior vice president of Samsung’s semiconductor division Jeeho Baek said...

CM Locker updated with support for the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge’s fingerprint sensor

CM Locker is a very popular lockscreen app for Android devices that brings quite a lot of features while focusing on privacy protection, it’s pattern and password unlock features can be used to control access to the device. A new update has been released for this app which makes CM Locker the first app of its kind to support the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge’s fingerprint sensor. People who like this app and want to use it on their new Samsung...

As Indian smartphone market registers increase, Samsung holds on to the lead

Latest data from Counterpoint Research reveals that the Indian smartphone market has registered an year-over-year increase of 21% but is down 8% quarter-over-quarter. Smartphones accounted for 37% of all handset shipments in the country in Q1 2015 with Samsung holding on to its lead despite mounting competition from local vendors. It was first reported a couple of months back that Samsung had lost its lead in India to local OEM Micromax but...

Revised user manual for Galaxy Alpha now available online

It hasn’t been very long since Samsung started seeding the OTA for Android Lollipop on the Galaxy Alpha. Naturally, the roll out is done in phases so there’s still a section of the users of the Galaxy Alpha who haven’t received the update notification. Nonetheless, Samsung today gave another ominous sign that it was indeed coming — by making available an updated users manual for the Galaxy Alpha. The users manual can be downloaded in Dutch,...

Samsung Pay pegged for September launch in South Korea and the US

Samsung Pay is certainly something worth watching out for. The service which was announced alongside the premier Samsung products — the Galaxy S6 and the S6 edge — earlier this year seems to be close to getting ripe for a couple international markets. From what we’re hearing, Samsung Pay will be heading for the South Korean and US markets later this year. Of course, we’ve been provided no timeline as yet; but if our sources are correct...

GALAXY NotePRO 12.2 LTE receives Android 5.0.2 in Italy

pending…   Model SM-P905 Model name GALAXY NotePRO 12.2 LTE Country Italy Version Android 5.0.2 Changelist 4719750 Build date Wed, 22 Apr 2015 15:53:03 +0000 Product code ITV PDA P905XXUABOD7 CSC P905ITVABOD7 from SamMobile http://ift.tt/1bXqZH6 via IFT...

Albeit unofficially, Samsung addresses RAM management issues on the Galaxy S6

If you’ve been following SamMobile lately, you would have read about the poor RAM management that has been affecting the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge. It certainly isn’t something you expect on a flagship phone of 2015, let alone on any phone that costs as much as the S6/S6 edge. However, based on what we’ve just learnt, it appears as though Samsung has not only acknowledged, but also addressed the...

Android 5.1.1 OTA being rolled out on T-Mobile for the S6 edge!

Unassuming Galaxy S6 edge users are in for a surprise, as T-Mobile appears to be rolling out a freshly cooked OTA based on Android version 5.1.1 Lollipop for the device. The catch, however, it is so far reported only on the T-Mobile network. XDA forums user Sunderwear mentioned about the OTA a couple of hours back (at the time of writing this story). Urged by other users of the device, the poster also uploaded a video of his Galaxy S6 edge running...

Exclusive: Android 5.1 will bring Guest Mode to the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge

Guest Mode is one of the features that separate Android from the competition, allowing a single device to be used by multiple users (Windows Phone has a Kids mode, but doesn’t allow making separate user profiles.) Support for the feature was initially added on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, but it was only available on tablets back then. With Android 5.0, Google brought Guest Mode to smartphones as...

Despite Samsung’s success, bias keeps company down

There’s a bias in the media. Although Samsung has had some measurable time at the top of global marketshare, tech analysts and media (pro-Apple, mind you) called for Samsung’s fall with Apple’s large iPhone 6 Plus last Fall. If you’re a tech enthusiast, you’ve heard the same claim that Apple’s iPhone 6 Plus would put a major dent into Samsung’s smartphone sales. And when Apple’s sales increased after the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus announcement, some predicted...

LTE variant of Samsung Galaxy S5 starts receiving Android Lollipop update in India

After releasing Android Lollipop update for the HSPA variant of the Galaxy S5 (SM-G900H) in India, Samsung has now released it for the 4G LTE variant as well. The Galaxy S5 (SM-G900I) has now reportedly started receiving Android 5.0 Lollipop update in India, almost three months after the same variant received it in Taiwan. You might not receive the update instantaneously as such major updates...

Exclusive: Samsung Project Zen and Project Noble details

It has been revealed through an IMEI database that Samsung has developed two new handsets carrying model numbers SM-G928S and SM-N920F. It appears that the SM-G928S is a new variant of the Galaxy S6 as the model number makes it clear that’s a derivative of an existing model rather than a new model altogether, model numbers reveal that the new variant will at least make its way to South Korea, the US and certain markets in Europe. On the other...

Samsung launches the Galaxy Tab A with S Pen in South Korea

The Galaxy Tab A and Galaxy Tab A Plus were officially announced a month ago and have been slowly making their way to various markets since then. Today, Samsung has launched the Galaxy Tab A with S Pen in South Korea. Only the 9.7-inch variant has been announced, though it will be available in both Wi-Fi and LTE variants. The tablet comes with a 1024×768 pixels display, a 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, a 5-megapixel rear camera,...

Samsung dethrones Apple to become largest smartphone vendor during Q1 2015

According to a new report from Strategy Analytics, Samsung has dethroned Apple to regain the title of largest smartphone vendor in the world. During Q1 2015, Samsung captured 24.1 percent of the global smartphone market, overtaking Apple, which claimed 17.7 percent market share during the same period. The South Korean smartphone giant shipped 83.2 million smartphone units...

Samsung wants to bring smartwatches and virtual-reality headsets to the enterprise

Currently, Samsung only makes consumer-centric smartwatches and virtual-reality headsets, but it is exploring bigger opportunities for the business. The company wants to make work fun and productive using wearable devices like smartwatches and virtual-reality headsets. At a Samsung event in New York, Eric McCarty, vice president of mobile marketing, stated that business are interested in smartwatches for alerts and immediate...

Samsung announces operating profit of $5.63 billion for Q1 2015, smartphone sales increase

Samsung has announced its earnings for Q1 2015 today, which lines up closely with the company’s guidance that was released earlier this month. In the first quarter of 2015, Samsung reported an overall revenue of 44 billion (KRW 47.12 trillion) with an operating profit of $5.63 billion (KRW 5.98 trillion). However, this is a drop in revenue but a slight increase in operating profit over the previous quarter. Compared to the same quarter last...

Buy the Galaxy S6 unlocked in the US for $629.99 through eBay

Samsung’s latest flagship smartphone is available through all major carriers in the United States and even through some regional carriers. The downside to this carrier support is that Samsung can’t sell the unlocked Galaxy S6 directly in North America but there is a way to go around this limitation. Today’s eBay deal lets anyone in North America buy an unlocked Galaxy S6 (SM-G920F) for $629.99. Folks in the States who are interested in picking one...

Verizon releases Lollipop for the Galaxy S4

This is certainly shaping up to be a great week for Lollipop updates. Since yesterday multiple carriers in the United States have released the Android 5.0 update for a handful of devices and today it’s Verizon’s turn. Big Red has finally started rolling out the Android 5.0.1 Lollipop update for the Galaxy S4. The roll out has just begun so it could take a couple of hours before Verizon customers start to see the update notification on their...

Lionel Messi, Fabian Cancellara and more stars feature in the Samsung/Marvel duo’s ‘Assemble’

What happens when your favorite smartphone brand, favorite superhero comics creators and favorite stars come together? Well, you might want to know exactly what happens then, and that’s perhaps why Samsung has come up with the ‘Assemble’. As you’ll see from the video posted below, the ‘Assemble’ is an attempt to put all of your fantasies (well, almost) in one place! The Samsung/Marvel duo calls this Part 1, so there’s certainly more awesomeness coming...

Lip Sync Battle, first network TV series to be filmed in VR, lands on Gear VR

Spike TV’s Lip Sync Battle is the first network TV series to be filmed in virtual reality and Samsung has teamed up with this network to bring said show to the Gear VR. Starting today folks who own Samsung’s virtual reality headset can access immersive clips from Lip Sync Battle through the Milk VR app. By teaming up with Samsung, Spike TV is broadening its audience to more viewers across multiple...

Samsung rolls out Lollipop for the Galaxy Alpha in France

Just yesterday we reported that Samsung had started rolling out the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the Galaxy Alpha in South Korea. Most major carriers in the country rolled out said update to Galaxy Alpha owners on their networks yesterday. We also said that this means Samsung would soon be rolling out Lollipop for this device in other markets across the globe, and it hasn’t taken too...

Exclusive: Samsung teaming up with artists, fashion brands for its round smartwatch

Samsung’s next-generation Gear smartwatch is going to have a circular display, that much the company itself has confirmed. We have exclusively revealed many details about this watch - codenamed Orbis. Orbis obviously won’t be the moniker that this smartwatch will come to market with, as we have already reported it will be called the Gear A. It will be available in two variants, one with 3G and calling support and the other with just...

Samsung foregoes its corporate branding in favor of Galaxy in Japan

We reported last month that Samsung’s latest flagship devices were being sold without its corporate branding in Japan, the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge were instead accompanied by carrier branding. Samsung’s logo was not to be seen even on the promotional material for these new handsets and it appears this is part of a broader push by the company to use the “Galaxy” branding in Japan instead. The...

The Galaxy S4 Google Play edition will get Android 5.1

Like Nexus devices, Google Play edition (GPe) smartphones have the benefit of receiving major software updates faster than their standard OEM variants. The Galaxy S4, the only Samsung phone to have launched as a Google Play edition device, was among the first to receive the initial Android 5.0 update, but has been sidelined as far as the minor updates to Lollipop are concerned. All GPe devices were updated to Android 5.1 earlier this month,...

Galaxy J5 dual-SIM and Galaxy J7 receive Bluetooth certification

We reported a few weeks back that Samsung is going to expand the Galaxy J series with two new handsets, the Galaxy J5 and the Galaxy J7. Unlike the Galaxy J1 these handsets will have proper mid-range specifications which would make them a compelling choice for anyone out in the market for a budget smartphone. It has now come to our attention that these two as yet unannounced handsets have received Bluetooth certification. The Galaxy J5 (SM-J500F)...

Samsung reportedly developing a new method to produce Galaxy S6 edge’s curved display

There’s a reason why the Galaxy S6 edge is the most expensive device that Samsung has ever produced, the dual edge display is the most expensive component as it needs to be put through an arduous process. However it’s certainly paying off for Samsung as recent reports suggest that demand for the Galaxy S6 edge has skyrocketed, which may ultimately help the company reach the forecast goal of 55 million unit shipments of the Galaxy S6...

Samsung launches the Level On Wireless and Level Link

Samsung has launched two new additions to its Level series of audio products – Level On Wireless and Level Link. Level On Wireless is the second on-ear headphone in the Level lineup, and its USP seems to be the wide variety of punchy colors it will be available in (Blue Black, Blue, Red, White) and the inclusion of six built-in microphones for active noise cancellation. Samsung is touting a “sleek,...

Angry Birds now available on Tizen

With so many versions of Angry Birds having come out ever since the original took the mobile gaming world by storm, the bird-slinging game isn’t exactly a must-have app for mobile devices anymore. But for a new and young operating system like Tizen, popular apps and games are no doubt a necessity if it needs to have any chance of making it big in the market, and Samsung’s in-house OS can now boast about having the first Angry Birds available...

Poor RAM management affecting the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge

Have you noticed your Galaxy S6 or Galaxy S6 edge killing apps too quickly during usage, and still taking up a lot of the available RAM at all times? Well, you’re not alone, as this issue seems to be affecting a lot of users out there, some of whom have voiced their concern over on the XDA development forums. I’ve personally been irritated by the horrendous RAM management on my Galaxy S6 edge – apps like WhatsApp and Facebook, which usually stay...

Samsung announces Galaxy Gifts package for the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge

Samsung’s made it a tradition to offer a plethora of free premium content with its flagship smartphones, and it’s no different this year with the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge. This time around, Samsung says it is matching the premium experience of the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge with the content it will offer for free through the Galaxy Gifts package, though most of it seems to be rather similar to what was attached to previous flagships. The...

Samsung releases exclusive footage of performances by SXSW 2015 headliners on Milk Video

Every year Austin, Texas plays host to SXSW which is an annual music, film and interactive conference, over the past few years tech companies have increased their presence at this event. Samsung was out in full force at SXSW 2015 as it organized performances from popular musicians at the Samsung Milk Music Lounge. Those who weren’t able to make it this year to Austin can still watch...

Galaxy S6 edge gets the “edge” over the Note 4, iPhone 6 and 6 Plus in camera shootout

DxOMark, a company known for its photography and videography testing, brings back the ultimate camera shootout for those who like to see if Samsung’s new Galaxy S6 edge “has the right stuff” to become a bragging right. The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus took the lead after Samsung’s Galaxy S5, but Samsung returned to the top of the pack with its Galaxy Note 4 – which slightly “edges” out the iPhone 6 and...

YouTube documentary tries to figure out just how big Samsung really is

It’s a common misconception among people that Samsung only makes home appliances and mobile devices. The South Korean conglomerate does much more than that but it can often be hard to keep track of every business that its in. A new short documentary has been released on YouTube which tackles an important question: just how big Samsung really is? Did you know that they have a military department? Well you’ll find that out...

04-27-2015 Firmware Updates: Galaxy Note Edge, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy S5, 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 regions every day, and you can find out which firmware updates were pushed out by the company over the weekend...