Verizon releases Android 5.0.2 for the Galaxy Tab S 10.5

Verizon joins the list of carriers in the United States who have recently released the Lollipop update for the Galaxy Tab S 10.5. First it was AT&T which sent out the update earlier this month and T-Mobile followed suit just a couple of days back. Today it’s Verizon’s turn and Big Red is rolling out Android 5.0.2 for the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 over-the-air. On the other hand Samsung released said update for the Wi-Fi only model of this tablet...

T-Mobile offering great discount on the 64GB Galaxy S6 and S6 edge

The Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge might be the greatest smartphones that Samsung has ever produced but they’re not without their drawbacks. One thing that puts off many people is the fact that these handsets don’t have a microSD card slot, a feature that has been present in previous models of the Galaxy S lineup. Samsung tries to work around this by offering storage options as high as 128GB but this just forces customers to spend more money...

05-20-2015 Firmware Updates: Galaxy S6, Galaxy Tab 4 7.0, Galaxy Note 10.1, 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 These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs.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 last...

Succession at Samsung to bring a change of style and not strategy

It was reported a couple of days back that the succession plan at Samsung is underway with the heir-apparent Lee Jae-yong inheriting control of two investment vehicles and charitable bodies from his father, Chairman Lee Kun-hee. Control of these foundations is vital to the succession plan since they hold substantial stakes in key companies of the Samsung Group. Chairman Lee Kun-hee has been out of the spotlight since last year after suffering...

What display mode do you use on your Galaxy S6 or Galaxy S6 edge?

Samsung’s Super AMOLED displays have long been criticized for not being too accurate in terms of color reproduction. That’s not to say the company’s displays aren’t amazing, but anyone looking for natural lifelike colors from their smartphones would be disappointed at the vivid output of Samsung devices. Samsung has worked on rectifying this issue over the years, and with the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, its Super AMOLED displays can produce fairly...

Exclusive: Here are some more details about the Galaxy Note 5 and the Project Zero 2

After bringing some juicy information about Samsung’s upcoming high-end smartphones, the Galaxy Note 5 and the successor to the Galaxy Note Edge, we are ready to reveal some more details about the South Korean smartphone giant’s upcoming devices. First things first. Samsung has internally renamed Project Zen to Project Zero 2. Unlike the Galaxy Note 5, Project Zero 2 (SM-G928) will lack S Pen functionality. Yes, that’s surprising,...

Feature Focus: How to use Samsung Smart Switch to transfer data from an older device to a new Galaxy device

Whenever you buy a new smartphone or tablet, you end up spending the next couple of days, or maybe even a week, in transferring data from your current device to the new one. You download and install all your preferred apps, moving old pictures, music, videos, and other media. If you’ve got yourself a shiny new Galaxy smartphone or tablet, you must be busy with the same tedious process. Granted,...

Exclusive: Samsung Galaxy A8 (SM-A800F) could have a fingerprint sensor, launch in Asia and Europe

Earlier this year, a trademark application had revealed Samsung’s plans of expanding its metallic Galaxy A lineup with multiple new devices. We were able to access exclusive information on the Galaxy A8, and today we have more details on the device thanks to our insiders. We had initially been told that the Galaxy A8 would be exclusive to the Chinese market, but it seems that won’t be the case and the phone will be launched in various markets...

J.K. Shin says early Galaxy Note 5 launch rumors are false

If you were getting excited about seeing the Galaxy Note 5 launch earlier than its predecessor (and come on, given how good the Galaxy S6 lineup is, there’s no way you can’t be excited about the Galaxy Note 5, which can only improve things further), then you might be disappointed to hear that Samsung Mobile president J.K. Shin has officially denied the rumor that reared its face earlier this week. The rumor had said that Samsung might launch...