Galaxy Note 5 gets an update with battery, other improvements

Despite all its limitations compared to existing devices in the lineup, the Galaxy Note 5 is the best phablet in the market today, and Samsung is now making it even better with a 144.2 MB update that brings improvements to battery, call stability and security. This is the first update to the Galaxy Note 5 since it went on sale, not counting the one that US carrier T-Mobile sent out to the device...

T-Mobile is offering the Galaxy S6 and a Samsung tablet for free until October 25

T-Mobile’s latest promotion is a very good one if you’ve been meaning to purchase the Galaxy S6. The carrier is offering the Galaxy S6 and a Samsung tablet for free from October 22 to October 25 with an eligible trade-in. What this means is that you just have to trade in a recent Apple or Samsung smartphone to receive a 32GB Galaxy S6 for $0 down and $0 per month through Magenta’s JUMP! On Demand program. Compatible smartphones include the latest...

Photo Note for the Galaxy Note 3

Samsung introduced two new features with the Galaxy Note 4 last year that made Galaxy Note 3 users jealous: 1) Smart Select and 2) Photo Note. We pointed out that Smart Select came to Galaxy Note 3 users, Verizon users in particular, but it turns out that the other feature also made its way to Note 3 users. That’s right: if you’re a Galaxy Note 3 user, you also have Photo Note and can activate it...

The Galaxy S7’s ‘Tidal’ Wave could involve Jay-Z’s sinking music platform

Jay-Z and Samsung seem to be having a rough time in the music business. Jay-Z’s investment in music streaming platform Tidal hasn’t gone as planned, and Samsung’s Milk Music hasn’t achieved the success the Korean manufacturer believed it would when the company launched the music service back in 2014. When you’re on the struggling end, you find solace in teaming up to do something together that you couldn’t do apart. In walks a potential idea...

Samsung further expands semiconductor manufacturing in China

China is fast becoming a global hub for semiconductor manufacturing, even Intel is setting up its most advanced manufacturing facility outside of the United States in China at a cost of $5.5 billion. Its facility at Dalian, China is going to produce next-generation chips such as the memory chips it will use in Optane SSDs from mid-2016. Samsung is a major player in the semiconductor industry and it too is increasingly looking towards China for manufacturing....