07-14-2015 Firmware Updates: Galaxy A3, Galaxy S3, Galaxy S6 edge, 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 These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs.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...

New Galaxy Note 5 and S6 edge+ renders surface

The Galaxy Note 5 and S6 edge+ are just weeks away from their unveiling, and while we’ve seen photos of Note 5 models in cases prior to now, the new photo renders confirm much of what we’ve already seen. Still, multiple photo renders may plant it firmly in the mind and help with one’s expectations of the device. Today’s photo leaks come from GSMArena, who obtained their photo renders from ITSKINS,...

Exclusive: No Galaxy Note 5 for Europe at launch?

We revealed a boatload of information on the Galaxy Note 5 earlier today (and on the Galaxy S6 edge+ as well), and we now have a few details on Samsung’s launch plans for the phablet over in Europe. Well, details on the lack of any such plans if we go by the fact that Samsung has currently put firmware development for the European region on hold. Countries like North America, South Korea, China, Singapore, Hong Kong and Asia will be...

Samsung handsets with fingerprint sensors now work with Dashlane password manager

The first Samsung handset to have a fingerprint sensor built into the home button was the Galaxy S5, since then the company’s flagship devices have had this feature and now Samsung is even bringing it to its mid-range devices. A fingerprint sensor provides users with an alternate method of controlling access to the device, it can be used for other functions as well such as logging into websites and authorizing payments through PayPal and Samsung...

Samsung Galaxy A8 officially launched

We have known for a long time that the Galaxy A8 is in the pipeline over at Samsung and today the company has finally launched this device officially in China. It’s one of the most feature-packed mid-range smartphones that Samsung has ever released and besides that it features an impressive metal build which really does lend a premium look and feel to the handset. We have already shown you photos...

Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 will be launched in India this week

Last month Samsung released the Galaxy J5 and the Galaxy J7 in China, these handsets are for the selfie obsessed crowd as they come with a 5-megapixel front-facing camera and LED flash. Samsung has started sending out press invites today for the launch of these handsets, the Galaxy J5 and J7 are going to be launched in India later this week. The Galaxy J5 has a 5-inch 1280×720 pixel resolution HD IPS display and a 1.2GHz quad-core 64-bit...

Exclusive: Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ coming August 12, on sale from August 21

Going by Samsung’s usual launch schedule, the Galaxy Note 5 would be less than two months away from getting an official announcement at this point of time. Going by recent rumors, however, the time before the Note 5 is unveiled would be even shorter. Well, it looks like the latter is what we will have to believe in, as our insiders have revealed today the the Galaxy Note 5 will be announced on August 12, and go on sale around two weeks...