The Galaxy View costs $599 and arrives November 6

You might remember that we were the first ones to report earlier this year that Samsung had started developing an 18.4-inch Android tablet which the company later confirmed as the Galaxy View. It teased the tablet a couple of times and over the past month or so multiple reports came out and revealed much about the tablet. Yesterday Samsung formally announced the Galaxy View and confirmed its specifications, now we have the price and release date...

Samsung launches the Galaxy S6 edge+ Ant-Man Edition in China

Samsung partnered with Marvel to cross promote its movies through limited edition devices like the Galaxy S6 edge Iron Man Edition that came with a special red-gold color scheme, an arc-reactor themed wireless charger, a custom theme, and an Avengers box. The company even released Avengers themed accessories for the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge. Now, the company has launched yet another limited...

Samsung, the S Pen, and Steve Jobs: Intuitiveness Re-examined

How are we gonna communicate, ‘cause we don’t wanna carry around a mouse, right? So, what are we gonna do? Oh, a stylus, right? We’re gonna use a stylus. No. Who wants a stylus? You have to get ‘em and put ‘em away and you lose ‘em. Yuck! Nobody wants a stylus. So let’s not use a stylus. We’re gonna use the best pointing device in the world. We’re gonna use a pointing device that we’re all born with. We’re born with 10 of ‘em. We’re gonna use our...

Upcoming Galaxy A5 sequel (SM-A510F) gets Bluetooth SIG certification

Earlier this week, successors to the Galaxy A3 and Galaxy A7 had their specifications revealed thanks to their appearance on the GFXBench benchmark. The Galaxy A5 is also set to get an upgrade along with the A3 and A7; it’s not listed on GFXBench yet, but it has just passed certification from Bluetooth SIG, clearing an important step every new smartphone has to take before making an official...

Samsung beats Apple in smartphone sales during Q3 2015

Apple seems to be slacking behind Samsung in terms of smartphones sales according to a new report. During the quarter of July-September, Samsung sold 83.8 million smartphones, which accounts for 23.7 percent of the global smartphone market. These are truly impressive numbers when you compare it to Apple’s 48 million units sold during the same period, accounting for 13.6 percent of the global smartphone market. These...

Samsung to launch an exclusive BALR edition of the Gear S2 in The Netherlands

Just one day before the Gear S2 smartwatch lands on shelves in The Netherlands, Samsung has announced a collaboration with fashion brand BALR, they’ve joined forces to create an exclusive BALR edition of the Gear S2 which will only be sold in The Netherlands. This special edition of the Gear S2 comes with a specifically designed watch strap and watch face. BALR’s fashion collections are inspired by...

Themes Thursday: 52 themes released this week with a bunch focused on Halloween

We showcase some of the best themes released every week as a part of Themes Thursday, and Samsung has released 52 themes in its Theme Store in the past seven days. A bunch of those themes are feature spooky or scary wallpapers as well as icons to help you prepare your compatible Samsung smartphone for the upcoming Halloween celebration. The Skeleton theme that is showcased below event...

Samsung trails Apple in global smartwatch sales

This week both Apple and Samsung announced their earnings for the third quarter, they broke down the numbers and highlighted spectacular performance of their smartphones, but we didn’t hear too much about smartwatches. Apple didn’t reveal how many Apple Watch units it sold in the previous quarter and Samsung didn’t expand on the performance of its wearable devices as well, but data from research firm Strategy Analytics shows that Apple...

$9.9 billion share buyback announced as Samsung reports first profit growth in two years

Samsung today announced its third quarter results, the company is back to operating profit growth after seven straight quarters of decline, it also announced a share buyback program today worth $9.9 billion or 11.3 trillion Korean won. This announcement, coupled with Samsung’s first operating profit growth in two years, has had an immediate effect with shares of the company rising sharply. This buyback will be implemented in 3 to 4 stages and will...

Samsung confirms first operating profit growth after seven straight quarters of decline

Samsung’s operating profit has declined for seven straight quarters but that changes with Samsung announcing its earnings for the third quarter today, as expected the company has achieved operating profit growth, its first since the Galaxy S4. Samsung’s consolidated revenue for the third quarter came in at 51.68 trillion won ($45.6 billion), that’s net profit and sales combined, posting 7.49 trillion won ($6.42 billion) in operating profit. These...