Samsung and LG smartwatches aren’t really keeping your data secure

Researchers based at the University of New Haven have demonstrated how a user’s personal information can be extracted from the Gear 2 Neo by Samsung and LG’s G Watch. From the Gear 2 Neo the researchers were able to extract email, messages, health and contacts data, none of which was encrypted on the smartwatch. Director of the university’s Cyber Forensics Research and Education Group Ibrahim Baggili said that it wasn’t very difficult to obtain the...

Themes Thursday: Nine new themes come to Samsung’s Theme Store

It’s Themes Thursday again, and Samsung has released several new themes on the Themes Store. There are nine of them: A cup of lemonade, Horizon, Peach Flower, Oriental Line, My cat, Butterfly, Good night, RED soccer, and Pastel check. None of the new themes these week are too great, with only Peach Flower and RED Soccer standing out. If you have the Galaxy S6 or Galaxy S6 edge, you can access...

06-11-2015 Firmware Updates: Galaxy A7, Galaxy S4 LTE, Galaxy Grand Prime, 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 These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs.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...

Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Value Edition could be in the works

The Galaxy Grand Prime has been a considerable hit in emerging markets despite going up against more feature-packed yet cheaper smartphones from Chinese manufacturers, and Samsung could soon launch a new variant of the device. Expected to be called Galaxy Grand Prime Value Edition, there is no information on the phone except for a live picture and possible certification in Taiwan with model number...

You might soon get to see dual-rear camera setups on Samsung phones

HTC’s experiment with a dual rear camera setup on the M8 might not have proven as (commercially) beneficial to the company as its bossed may have expected, but the experiment opened doors to an all new arrangement of imaging sensors which was later adopted by many other companies. Quite a few phones ship with dual rear cameras, but to say that they can’t be done without would be going too far ahead of ourselves. Samsung has been rather innovative...

Patent shows an advanced Samsung tablet with a huge foldable display

Samsung has been rather busy working on smartphone and tablet designs with foldable displays for a long time, and as we exclusively revealed recently, the most recent project that could make it to the market is Project Valley, a smartphone that might have dual screens and could also be foldable. But even generally, Samsung has applied for a ton of patents surrounding foldable displays and devices,...

Android Auto updated with support for the Galaxy S4 and S5 on Verizon, AT&T and Sprint

The Android Auto app has received a new update which brings support for two of the most popular flagship handsets from Samsung in recent years. It adds support for the Galaxy S4 and the Galaxy S5 on Verizon, AT&T and Sprint, three of the largest mobile carriers in the United States. Millions of people who own these handsets in the United States can now use them with Android Auto in the car. For those who are unaware, Android Auto is an extension...

Samsung Galaxy A7 available for purchase in the US through Amazon

Samsung has released the Galaxy A7 in multiple markets across the globe but it hasn’t officially released the handset in the United States. Customers who wish to pick one up can’t really head to their carrier’s local store and just walk out with a unit, the only option really available to them up till now was to import the device from a market where it’s available. Now though the Galaxy A7 is available for purchase in the country via Amazon. The...

Galaxy Note 5 will reportedly feature a USB Type-C port

Samsung is not due to launch the Galaxy Note 5 before September this year but already there are countless rumors and reports about what we can expect from the company’s next flagship device. A new report claims that the Galaxy Note 5 is going to have a USB Type-C port, a first for the company’s mobile devices, which will exponentially increase data transfer speeds to and from the Galaxy Note 5. USB 3.1 Type-C offers a transfer rate of 10Gbps...