Dear Google, your OEMs can’t keep up!

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich turned into Android 4.0.1 (October 21, 2011), 4.0.2 (November 28, 2011), 4.0.3 (December 16, 2011), and 4.0.4 (March 25, 2012), which then turned into Android 4.1 Jelly Bean (July 9, 2012). Then, there was Android 4.1.1 (July 2012) and Android 4.1.2 (October 2012), followed by Android 4.2 Jelly Bean (Nov. 2012). Android 4.2 was followed by Android 4.2.1 (Nov. 2012) and 4.2.2 (February 2013), which was then succeeded...

Samsung will reportedly ramp up production at Vietnam facilities

A new report out of Korea claims that Samsung Electronics is going to increase the proportion of production of smartphones in Vietnam from 30% to 40% in 2016, and that this is the first time that the proportion of production in Vietnam will surpass that of its facilities in China. It’s also said that Samsung is going to begin producing household appliances like ACs, TVs and refrigerators in the country from next year. From the looks of...

Samsung celebrates 50 years of football by giving customers a $200 discount

There are some pretty cool promotions to choose from these days if you’re in the market for a new Samsung smartphone. Buy one Samsung smartphone at AT&T and get the other one for free, or go with T-Mobile if you want flat $75 off the Galaxy Note 5 or the Galaxy S6. Samsung also has a promotion for customers in the United States, it’s celebrating 50 years of football by offering a discount of $200. Customers...

World’s first upright piano made entirely of Samsung tablets spreads cheer in London

Classically-trained pianist Myleene Klass spread Christmas cheer at London’s Spitalfields Market using the world’s first upright piano that’s made entirely out of Samsung tablets. This piano is made with over 100 of the company’s latest tablet, the Galaxy Tab S2, and in proved to perform quite well under the able hands of Myleene Klass. “The Samsung Tab S2 piano is a real first and nothing like I’ve...

Samsung rumored to release four models of the Galaxy S7

In just a couple of months from now Samsung is due to unveil the Galaxy S7 most likely that the Mobile World Congress 2016 in February, the company has unveiled previous S series handsets in line with MWC as well, so there’s no reason to believe that it’s going to stray from tradition this time around. For now there’s no concrete evidence to support that Samsung will release multiple models of the Galaxy S7, but a new rumor claims that as many...

T-Mobile offering $75 discount on the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy Note 5

The holiday season is a great time to get great discounts on some of the best products and both the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 fit that description. T-Mobile is offering a good discount on the handsets, $75 to be precise, the promo code can be used on any internal storage variant of the two smartphones. The carrier mentions that this deal is only available for a limited time so those who are interested in picking up the Galaxy S6 or the Galaxy...

Samsung Pay will take you to see Usher this New Year’s Eve

Samsung has been using a variety of methods to promote Samsung Pay adoption, we’ve even seen it offer cold hard cash if you activated Samsung Pay in the United States, and now it’s running yet another promotion for precisely that purpose. Samsung Pay users in the United State get a chance to be treated to an “exclusive, special performance and private New Year’s Eve party” featuring Usher in Los Angeles. As part of this promotion the company has...

Buy One, Get One Samsung smartphone free at AT&T

If you’re in the market for a new Samsung smartphone perhaps you might want to consider the promotion that AT&T has just launched. The carrier’s Buy One, Get One free promotion is now live and it covers the “most popular smartphones” on its network. Supported handsets include the Galaxy S6, the Galaxy S6 edge, the Galaxy S6 edge+, the Galaxy S6 Active and the Galaxy Note 5. Those who opt for this promotion will need to pick up both devices on...

Samsung rumored to be developing new virtual assistant for mobile devices

Virtual assistants on mobile devices like smartphones and tablets have proven to be quite useful, look no further than Apple’s Siri, which compelled companies like Microsoft to come up with alternatives like Cortana. Samsung has its own assistant in the form of S Voice though it’s not nearly as powerful as those options, but the company is rumored to be fixing that. According to a new rumor Samsung has started developing a new virtual assistant for...