HERE updates its HERE Maps App, adds Gear S2 compatibility

HERE has partnered with Samsung to produce a maps and navigation app for its Gear smartwatch line, particularly the Gear S released last year. With Samsung’s announcement of the Gear S2 and its Fall arrival to the world market, HERE is wasting no time preparing its HERE Maps app to work for Gear S2 buyers. “You can install HERE for Gear on your brand new Samsung Gear S2 to get drive and walk navigation,” the company says in its Gear S2 compatibility...

Galaxy O5 (SM-G550) spotted in benchmarks, specs suggest mid-ranger

We reported some time ago on rumors regarding a new Galaxy O series of smartphones. Well, we now have some specifics to report regarding the new series. The Galaxy O5 (under the model number SM-G550) has been cited in benchmarks, with the specs suggesting this will be a mid-ranger. GFXBenchmark points to the Galaxy O5 as a device with a 5-inch, HD display with a screen resolution of 1280 x 720p,...

Samsung Z1 update brings ‘double press home to launch camera’ shortcut

With the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, Samsung introduced a novel way of letting users quickly launch the camera app by pressing the home button twice. This shortcut works from everywhere in the UI and also when the screen is off, and without a dedicated camera shutter key, it’s a great use of a button that has become a staple of Samsung smartphones and tablets. We’ve seen this feature on cheaper devices like the Galaxy A8, Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7,...

Samsung offering €75 cashback to customers in The Netherlands who purchase one of the Galaxy S6 models

Prior to unveiling the Galaxy Note 5 Samsung said that it’s going to adjust prices of the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge to maintain sales momentum, which is why the flagship handsets received a price cut in most markets across the globe. Samsung has also been running additional promotions to get people to buy one of its Galaxy S6 models and one such promotion has now gone live for customers in The Netherlands. The company is offering €75 cashback...

Weak profit expected in Q3 as Samsung’s phone business remains under pressure

Market analysts predict that Samsung Electronics will bring in under 7 trillion won ($5.9 billion) in Q3 operating profit, it will be yet another weak quarter for the company as its smartphone business remain under pressure across all segments of the market. 22 domestic brokerages in Korea have formed consensus over Samsung’s third quarter operating profit which they expect will come in at 6.61 trillion won or ($5.68 billion). The brokerages...

Samsung’s latest ads remind you that ‘It’s not a phone, it’s a Galaxy’

Samsung has a habit of taking shots at the iPhone in its ads and the company is sticking with strategy for some of the ads that it has created for the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 edge+. Apple has recently been using the “if it’s not an iPhone, it’s not an iPhone” tagline in many of its ads for the smartphone and Samsung, always willing to show that its smartphones are better, has come up with the “it’s not a phone, it’s a Galaxy”...

Exclusive: Samsung working on sequels to the Galaxy A3, Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A7

The Galaxy A series from Samsung has had a pretty good ride in the few months it has been on the market. None of the phones in the lineup have been bestsellers, but their combination of a premium design and mid-range specs has allured quite a few consumers, with the most recent entry – the Galaxy A8 – being the best mid-range smartphone we’ve seen from the Korean giant. Now, we have learned that Samsung has already started working on sequels to the...

The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 LTE (Verizon) is available on eBay for just $359.99

If you are thinking of buying a large screen tablet for media consumption, especially for watching movies and videos, you should know that the Galaxy Tab S is currently up for sale at a discounted price. The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 LTE is up for sale on eBay for just $359.99, and the best part about this deal is that the seller is willing to ship it internationally, so even if you are outside of the US,...

SK Hynix and Samsung will reportedly start supply high bandwidth memory for NVIDIA’s Pascal GPU

A report out of Korea claims that Samsung and SK Hynix are gearing up to mass produce second-generation high bandwidth memory for NVIDIA’s Pascal graphics processor starting in the first quarter of 2016, the firms are expected to finish pilot production and reliability tests by the end of this year. SK Hynix has already been supplying first-generation high bandwidth memory to both AMD and NVIDIA before Samsung jumped into the fray as well. High...

Samsung leading the way for standardization of 5G mobile technology

4G LTE networks are still in the process of being rolled out in some countries and yet others are already looking towards the next level. Countries like Japan, US and China are working to commercialize 5G mobile technology and establish their dominance in the market but progress has been slow. Samsung is playing a pivotal role in the commercialization of 5G mobile technology, it has proposed a vision of 5G mobile communication system to a private...

Samsung may soon start leasing Galaxy smartphones

Over the past year or so phone leasing programs have gained quite a bit of traction with consumers in the United States. All four major carriers now also offer phones on installment plans aside from conventional service contracts while carriers such as T-Mobile have done away with two year contracts altogether. Apple hopped onboard the bandwagon as well when earlier this month it announced the iPhone Upgrade program, the program encourages consumers...