07-24-2015 Firmware Updates: Galaxy S4 mini, Galaxy A5, Galaxy Alpha, 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 These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs.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...

Verizon’s Galaxy Note 5 gets listed on benchmark with Exynos 7420 CPU, 4GB of RAM

No auto-ejecting S Pen on the Galaxy Note 5 gotten you all disappointed in Samsung’s upcoming flagship? Well, maybe the latest leak that confirms that the phone will have 4GB of RAM will do something to improve your mood. Verizon’s version of the Galaxy Note 5 has been spotted on the GeekBench with the aforementioned amount of RAM, which we had exclusively confirmed would debut on Samsung’s smartphone...

Korean media says the Galaxy Note 5 S Pen won’t have an auto-eject mechanism

All the mock renders of the Galaxy Note 5 and its cases had everyone thinking the phablet would come with a new way of removing the S Pen, that users would be able to just push it in to make it pop out. But the latest report out of the Korean media is refuting that the S Pen on the Note 5 will have an auto-eject mechanism, and will require users to pull it out manually like they have been doing every existing Galaxy Note device. We aren’t really...

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 set for late August release

Everybody is excited about the upcoming Galaxy Note 5 and the latest news places the device for a late August release. We also have some new information regarding the Galaxy Note 5′s build, especially the S Pen which seems to have a whole new ejection mechanism. Ringke recently revealed a Galaxy Note 5 case which doesn’t seem to include any S Pen ejection mechanism. This could potentially mean that the S Pen has a manual ejection system, or you could...

Samsung Pay won’t work on rooted devices

Samsung Pay was announced back in March this year alongside the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge, the payment service supports both near field communication (NFC) and magnetic secure transmission (MST) which allow merchants to accept payments using Samsung Pay without having to purchase any costly equipment. The company has started a live trial of the service on a limited scale in South Korea...

First Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 firmware now available online

A few days back Samsung finally launched the Galaxy Tab S2 following weeks of countless rumors and leaks, this is Samsung’s thinnest tablet yet coming in at just 5.6 mm. The Galaxy Tab S2 features a Super AMOLED display with a premium design and metal frame, it’s available in two screen sizes: 8.0-inch and 9.7-inch. The first firmware for Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 Wi-Fi (SM-T710) and Wi-Fi + LTE (SM-T715) variants have come online and are readily...

Samsung Galaxy Tab A Plus with S Pen discreetly launched in France

Samsung has discreetly made a new addition to its mid-range tablet lineup with the Galaxy Tab A Plus. The tablet has been launched via a simple update on the Samsung Belgium-France website without much fanfare, it has a 9.7-inch display and an S Pen which is usually found on the company’s high-end devices only. Galaxy Tab A Plus has a 9.7-inch LCD display with 1024×768 pixel resolution,...

SK Telecom starts selling the Galaxy A8 in South Korea

We reported a few days back that following its initial launch in China the Galaxy A8 is going to make its way to Samsung’s home base where it will be exclusively sold through SK Telecom. The carrier has started selling Samsung’s thinnest smartphone yet today for 649,000 won – that’s close to $560. Some might think that this is too much to ask for a mid-range smartphone but then again this happens to be one of the most feature-packed mid-range...