Chinese customers can now remove bloatware from their Samsung devices

Samsung has always been criticized with loading up too much bloatware on its devices which negatively affects performance and while the company has changed gears by allowing Galaxy S6 and S6 edge users to disable more pre-installed apps than before it’s penchant for bloatware has made it the target of a lawsuit in China. A committee to protect consumer rights in Shanghai, China sued Samsung for not allowing users to remove pre-installed applications....

Galaxy S5 Neo spotted on Dutch retailer’s website

We reported a couple of months back that Samsung is developing another variant of last year’s flagship smartphone which it will launch as the Galaxy S5 Neo, just a fortnight back the Galaxy S5 Neo (SM-G903F) visited Geekbench and provided us more information about its specifications. The handset has now surfaced on Dutch online retailer Belsimpel cementing the belief that SM-G903F really...

Galaxy Note 5 pictures released in anticipation of Unpacked event

A new set of pictures of the Galaxy Note 5 have appeared online showing the elegance that Samsung wants to bring forth at their Unpacked event which is due on the August 13. We’re pretty sure that this is what the Galaxy Note 5 will look like, but as always we’ll have to wait for confirmation. We’re two weeks away from Samsung’s Unpacked event where the tech company is set to unveil...

AT&T releases Android 5.1 for the Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 LTE

Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 LTE owners on AT&T have an update to look forward to today, they’re finally getting a taste of Lollipop even though this update was originally released late last year. The carrier has taken its sweet time in bringing Lollipop to this mid-range tablet but now that it’s finally here I don’t think users will be complaining any longer. Android 5.1 includes all the bells and whistles of Android 5.0 Lollipop such as the...

GFXBench lists upcoming Galaxy J2 SM-J200

A new J-series device is coming from Samsung soon according to a new GFXBench leak just like it was speculated and it’s looking pretty good. Just like every other J-series device, the Galaxy J2 is only going to be available in Asia and Eastern Europe. GFXBench reveals that SM-J200 will have a 4.7-inch display with a resolution of 960×540 pixels and it also has the Exynos 3475 quad-core processor...

Signature Unlock for the Galaxy Note 3

Biometric security is a hot tech field in the smartphone market, currently, with many smartphones emerging with fingerprint scanners: the iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, Samsung Galaxy S5, Galaxy S6, and the Galaxy S6 edge are leading the way in this regard. Google’s latest Android M update, set to arrive this fall, brings along with it native fingerprint security support – so more Android smartphones,...

Galaxy S6 edge+ price confirmed

As you all know by now Samsung has announced that its next Unpacked event is going to take place on August 13 in New York City and it’s going to unveil the Galaxy Note 5 at this event. Alongside the new Note handset Samsung will also be launching a new variant of the Galaxy S6 edge which is called the Galaxy S6 edge+. It features more or less the same specifications save for the larger display and a higher price tag. Our insiders have...

Samsung announces a couple of Tizen 3.0 features

At the Tizen Developer Summit 2015, Samsung has been talking about a lot of aspects of its open-source operating system, and the company also revealed a few details about the upcoming Tizen 3.0. Set to launch sometime in late 2015 or earlier next year, Tizen 3.0 will be about architectural changes that improve the overall experience for end users. Tizen 3.0 will bring support for multiple users on...

Samsung confirms rotating bezel ring for the Gear A smartwatch

It has been a long time since Samsung has launched a smartwatch and many expect that the company will finally unveil the Gear A a.k.a Orbis at its event next month. While that remains to be seen the company did confirm today that its next smartwatch is going to have a rotating bezel ring, something which we have already told you about quite a long time back. The confirmation comes from Samsung’s...

Samsung’s Q2 2015 financial results show a slight improvement, Galaxy with ‘larger screen’ confirmed

Samsung Electronics today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2015 with the company reporting 48.54 trillion won ($41.7 billion) in revenue. Its operating profit for the quarter was 6.9 trillion won ($5.93 billion), both figures are a slight improvement over the previous quarter and happen to be in line with Samsung’s estimated second quarter consolidated revenues disclosed on July 7, 2015. Due to increased...