J.K. Shin takes a step back from running Samsung’s mobile business

The performance of Samsung’s mobile business over the past few quarters has not been stellar and it’s evident that Samsung needs to do more to preserve its dominant position in the market. J.K. Shin, who has long served as the chief of Samsung’s mobile division, is now handing over the day-to-day running to Dongjin Koh. This was confirmed today during Samsung Group’s annual personnel appointments, Shin will continue to head the overall mobile division...

Samsung rumored to make major camera announcement at CES 2016

We have heard many rumors about the future of Samsung’s camera division, exacerbated by the company’s exit from one European market with the possibility of a similar move in other markets, some even believe that Samsung is going to shut down this entire division and transfer employees to other departments that work on camera technology for devices like smartphones and tablets. However there a rumor now from “long time Samsung sources” claiming...

Cheaper AMOLED panels from Samsung expected to deal major blow to LCD in 2016

Samsung already accounts for a significant chunk of AMOLED panel production for small and medium sized devices, it wouldn’t be wrong to say that Samsung has played a major part in making AMOLED more popular, and the step it’s rumored to take next year might deal a major blow to LCD. According to a report out of China Samsung is going to bring down the cost of AMOLED panels by as much as 20% to bring them more in line with the cost of LCD panels. Cost...

T-Mobile pushes Android 5.1.1 update to the Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note Edge

Just a day before the last month of the year is set to begin, T-Mobile has started updating the Galaxy Note 4 (SM-N910T) and Galaxy Note Edge (SM-N915T) to Android 5.1.1. Rolling out over the air, the update should bring everything that is part of 5.1.1 (which isn’t a lot in terms of user-facing features), and also adds Advanced Messaging and video calling to the two devices. The update is available via Samsung Kies as well, and can also be...

11-30-2015 Firmware Updates: Galaxy A5, Galaxy S4 LTE, Galaxy J5, 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 These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs.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 through...

Amazon offering the Galaxy S6 for only $399.99

Undependable battery life and multitasking limitations aside, the Galaxy S6 is one of the best flagship Android phones to have come out this year. It doesn’t have the glamour of the curved edges seen on the Galaxy S6 edge, but even after all these months it is still an excellent device that can go head to head with newer phones. Today, Amazon has made the Galaxy S6 even more attractive for US consumers, by cutting its price down to $399.99 for the...

Samsung’s latest patents show scrollable devices, tab style smartphones and more

Samsung has been rumored to be working on a foldable display and a recent patent gives us a whole new concept which is the idea of a scrollable device. Such a device would have two states: a rolled state and an unrolled state. In the first state you would basically have a tube-like device which would give you the ability to pull using a small handle, thus revealing a large display. This would definitely prove pretty useful because you could easily...

Second-gen Samsung Galaxy A7 to have a 3,300 mAh battery

Until the Galaxy A8 came along, great battery life wasn’t one of the strong suits of Samsung’s Galaxy A lineup. The Galaxy A7, which had a large Full HD display, had to make do with a 2,600 mAh battery that did the job well enough but wasn’t able to offer impressive endurance, but it seems Samsung is looking to rectify that with the sequel to the A7. We already know most of the specs of the Galaxy...

T-Mobile Black Friday deals: $100 discount on Samsung Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge and S6 edge+

Black Friday is finally here and T-Mobile has a really nice offer on the latest Samsung devices. You’ll find the Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge and the Galaxy S6 edge+ all available for $100 cheaper until the 29th of November and this works without any promo code whatsoever. The discount also applies regardless of your form of purchase, be it in monthly installments or all at once - the discount stands. T-Mobile is also hosting a trade-in...

Themes Thursday: 48 themes released in the Theme Store this week

We are back again this week with Themes Thursday! Samsung has released 48 themes this week for its recently released smartphones in the Theme Store. We’ve liked only seven of those themes, and most of these themes are paid. The Aire series of themes are pretty good, thanks to its neatly designed modern icons and good fonts. A couple of themes from the MINU collection are quite...

Galaxy S6 edge receives VoLTE and VoWiFi through firmware update in Nordic countries and Israel

Samsung has released a software update to the Galaxy S6 edge in the Nordic countries and in Israel (Orange and Cellcom) with build numbers G925FXXU3QOKD and G925FXXU3COJ1 respectively. The update has been released for the SM-G925F, and the new firmware brings VoLTE and VoWiFi features to the devices in the Nordic countries. However, these features will have to be activated by carriers in these countries. The...

Samsung Galaxy A9 leaks through GeekBench, Snapdragon 620 and 3GB RAM confirmed

Samsung is working on a high-end Galaxy A series smartphone, the Galaxy A9, which we revealed long back. The device was leaked multiple times in the past few weeks revealing its specifications. Now, the device has been leaked through GeekBench, confirming some of the details. The SM-A9000, which will most probably be released as the Galaxy A9, will come with Snapdragon 620 (MSM8976) SoC. This will...

Attention: The Gear VR could burn a hole into your smartphone display

The consumer-ready version of the Gear VR went on sale recently in some important markets around the world, and the device was sold out online and in Korea. If you have purchased the virtual reality headset from Samsung, here are a few safety related warnings  that you should take into account. The folks over at RoadToVR have noticed that you should never leave the Gear VR out in the sun with the smartphone...

ZeroLemon releases 3500mAh battery case for the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 edge+

Samsung has taken a lot of flak for not including a removable battery in its 2015 flagship handsets and users do find themselves struggling to get more than a full day’s usage out of devices like the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge. The company did try to make amends with support for Fast Charging and built-in wireless charging but that’s not enough, which is why many users are investing in battery...

Verizon and AT&T also start selling the Galaxy Note 5 in Gold Platinum

Carriers in the United States didn’t offer the Galaxy Note 5 in Gold Platinum when the handset first came out a couple of months ago so customers who wanted one either had to purchase an unlocked version from independent retailers or wait on their carrier to bring this color option. T-Mobile started selling the Galaxy Note 5 in Gold Platinum a fortnight back and now both Verizon and AT&T are selling the handset is this color as well. It’s only...

Gear VR sells out in Korea on day one

The Gear VR headset is off to a great start, Samsung released the consumer version of its virtual reality headset over a week ago and already you might find it hard to get your hands on one. A report out of Korea says that a similar response from customers was seen on Samsung’s home turf, the Gear VR sold out in South Korea on day one. Samsung released the Gear VR in South Korea earlier this week and it sold out on day one, though it merits mentioning...

Samsung starts mass production of first 128GB DDR4 modules for enterprise servers

Samsung today announced that it has started mass production of the industry’s first “through silicon via” (TSV) 128GB DDR4 memory modules for data centers and enterprise servers, it follows the introduction of the world’s-first 64GB 3D TSV DDR4 DRAM last year. The company’s latest TSV DRAM module brings the largest capacity and highest efficiency of any DRAM modules available today, claims Samsung,...

Samsung Knox adopted by four million users

Samsung has announced that just two years after its launch its Knox security solution has been adopted by four million users across the globe, this according to Samsung’s vice president of B2B development IT and mobile communications Young-Jip Kim, who wrote in a blog post that Knox adoption is gradually increasing in the enterprise market. The last update on Knox usage numbers came back in May 2014 when Samsung said that the security solution had...

Samsung is working on a Bluetooth gamepad for the Gear VR

Samsung is doing everything it can to make the Gear VR a success, knowing fully that virtual reality would become a huge market in the future. The company has already released a few compelling games for its virtual reality headset like the Land’s End, and now the South Korean smartphone giant is working on a wireless gamepad for the Gear VR. We have stumbled upon a patent application from Samsung...