Unlocked Galaxy Note 5 available for $579 via eBay

The Galaxy Note 5 is one of the hottest devices on the market right now, it’s a true Android powerhouse with specifications that match the best of them, and then some. Samsung has only released the handset in select markets and the US is one of them, carriers in the country are asking well over $700 for unlocked models but today there’s a great opportunity for those who don’t mind putting a few hundred dollars upfront for a factory unlocked...

T-Mobile releases Android 5.0 for the Galaxy Tab 4 and the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014

T-Mobile today rolled out a firmware update for a couple of Samsung tablets, both the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 and the Galaxy Tab 4 have been stuck at KitKat for quite some time now, users have had to wait patiently for Lollipop to arrive and now it finally has. There’s a caveat though, it’s still not the latest publicly available version of Lollipop, so users will have to make do with Android 5.0 and not Android 5.1. Magenta has rolled out firmware...

New Samsung Pay ad highlights just how easy to use the service is

Samsung Pay has gone live in the United States today and to make sure that word gets around Samsung has also posted a new ad for its payments service, the ad continues with the company’s current “it’s not a phone, it’s a Galaxy” theme which takes a subtle jab at Apple in itself. The one-minute ad focuses entirely on getting one point across: that Samsung Pay is unlike other mobile payment solutions and actually happens to be very...

Samsung Milk Video shuts down this November

Almost a year after launching the Milk Music streaming service Samsung expanded Milk’s presence over to video last year with a new service called Milk Video, the app was designed to make it easier for users to discover viral videos on their Samsung smartphone. It pulled in content from popular sources like YouTube and Vevo, Samsung also teamed up with the likes of Vanity Fair, Vice, Funny or Die, Cracked, College Humor and more for content....

Samsung Pay goes live in the US, free wireless charger or flip case offered

Samsung’s new payments service was unveiled earlier this year before it entered beta testing in South Korea. It has been over a month since Samsung Pay has been live in the company’s home country and it has performed spectacularly on its own turf, now it’s time for the service to go live in the US. As promised, Samsung Pay has gone live in the United States today and to commemorate the occasion Samsung is offering a choice of a free wireless charger...

Samsung’s smartphone market share in Germany dips for the first time

Samsung has seen incredible success with its Galaxy smartphones, the success has propelled the company to become the top smartphone vendor in many countries across the globe. Samsung held this position in Germany as well but for the first time its smartphone market share in the country has dipped, the company still maintains its lead over rivals like Apple and Sony, but nevertheless there has been a decline which might predict the trajectory that...

Here’s how to fix the screen freezing bug on your Galaxy Note 5

So you’ve just gotten your hands on a shiny new Galaxy Note 5, only to find that its gorgeous 5.7-inch Super AMOLED display continuously freezes on you and stops responding. Pretty frustrating, huh? Yeah, we think so, too. Thankfully, there’s a super-easy fix that prevents the freezing from occurring repeatedly. Here’s what to do: Turn off your Note 5 by holding the Power button and selecting Power Off from the on-screen menu. Hold the Power, Volume...

AT&T releases Android 5.1.1 for the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge

The second largest carrier in the United States has finally released Android 5.1.1 Lollipop for the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge on its network, many of its rivals have already sent out this update for these handsets but AT&T took its sweet time with it. Now the carrier is pushing it out ahead of Samsung Pay’s launch in the United States, it’s rivals have also got these devices ready for Samsung’s new payment service ahead of time. Till now...

Samsung Z3 with 4G LTE makes the FCC stop

We’ve been hearing about the Samsung Z3 for quite some time now, the launch appears to be just around the corner with multiple models of the handset making the customary FCC stop. Earlier this month the Samsung Z3 (SM-Z300H) received its FCC certification and now it’s the SM-Z300F that has sailed through the regulatory body. There is one big difference between the two models, the latter features 4G LTE, full connectivity support includes GSM,...

Galaxy Mega On images show ridiculously thin bezels

Not too long ago we reported exclusively that Samsung has started working on the Galaxy Mega On (SM-G600), later on the specifications of this upcoming handset were leaked and it has also made a couple of trips to the benchmarks. The handset recently received its TENAA certification which is usually an indication that the launch is just around the corner, and now images filed with China’s equivalent...