FCC listing reveals Gear S2 and Gear S2 Classic

Two new models just passed the FCC with the model names SM-R720 and SM-R732 which could be the Gear S2 and the Gear S2 Classic. This is Samsung’s upcoming smartwatch with a circular form factor and a Super AMOLED panel which has a resolution of 360×360 pixels. The device will be powered by an Exynos 3472 SoC and 768MB of RAM along with a 250 mAh battery and 4GB of native storage. The FCC listing doesn’t reveal a lot of info hardware-wise but the...

Samsung trademarks Gear S2 Classic in South Korea

Earlier this month at the event for the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 edge+ Samsung confirmed that its much awaited round smartwatch is called the Gear S2 and that it will be formally unveiled next month at IFA 2015. There had been whispers previously of the Gear S2 Classic but Samsung didn’t say anything about it during the event, the company’s trademark application for “Gear S2 Classic”...

This could be a preliminary list of Samsung devices getting Android Marshmallow

Wondering which Samsung smartphones and tablets will be receiving the Android 6.0 – aka Marshmallow – update? The folks over at SlashGear seem to have an answer from the Korean manufacturer itself and have published a list of devices that should be making the jump to Marshmallow. Naturally, the list has all the flagship smartphones from the last year and a half, including the Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S6 and S6 edge, and the Galaxy Note 4. The Galaxy...

Samsung to show off the future of IoT at IFA 2015 and at a Gear VR headset near you

Every year the IFA consumer electronics show takes place in Berlin, Germany. Thousands of attendees flock to Berlin each year to experience the latest in consumer technology and Samsung has been a regular attraction there. This time around Samsung is drumming up the hype for its Internet of Things efforts considering that it has already unveiled the new Galaxy Note handset, it previously used to announce a new flagship in this lineup at IFA. Starting...

Samsung inches closer to Intel in the semiconductor business

Samsung is focussing heavily on its semiconductor business as profits from the company’s mobile device business are declining. The South Korean semiconductor giant even narrowed the gap with Intel, the world’s largest semiconductor chip maker, in terms of sales. According to a market research firm IHS iSuppli, Samsung turned over $10.366 billion in the second quarter of 2015, representing 12 percent of the global semiconductor market. On the...