12-18-2015 Firmware Updates: Galaxy A3, Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Core 2 Duos, and more

Samsung has a plethora of phones and tablets in its lineup, and regularly releases firmware updates for various devices. These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs. Software updates for Samsung devices roll out in various regions every day, and you can find out which firmware updates were pushed out by the company over the last...

[Poll] Do you use the default Samsung keyboard on your 2015 Galaxy device?

For a long time, third-party keyboard apps were extremely important for Android users, as the out-of-the-box keyboard apps from manufacturers were, in one word, horrible. Swype kicked off the game with a keyboard that lets you swipe over letters to make a word for faster typing than regular touch input, then SwiftKey came along with an excellent prediction engine and pretty much became the top choice for millions of Android users. This...

Samsung+ app helps people explore more about their Galaxy device

Samsung has released an updated self-help app, Samsung+, in the Google Play Store. It basically helps new smartphone users in exploring more about their Galaxy smartphone or tablet with the help of tips, tricks, how-to videos, and top app recommendations. The app is available only for customers owning Samsung Galaxy devices in the US right now. The app also features one-touch access to Samsung’s customer support through a video or voice call. There...

Samsung dominates global smartphone shipments in Q3 2015

A new research report pegs smartphone shipments in Q3 2015 at 331.9 million units registering a 7.7% year-over-year increase. Sequentially the gains made between July through September 2015 represent a 10.5% increase over the previous quarter. Samsung managed to retain its dominance in the global smartphone market during the third quarter. The report mentions that Samsung accounted for 25.6% of all global smartphone shipments in the third quarter...

Samsung Pay is coming to China in ‘early 2016′

Samsung’s mobile payment service was unveiled earlier this year and it went live in the United States and South Korea a few months back. We have known for a while now that over the next few months this service will be expanded to other markets across the globe with China being one of them. We did exclusively report last month that Samsung Pay will be launched in China by Q1 2016 and today it has been confirmed by the company that Samsung Pay will...

China gets the Galaxy S6 edge+ in Pink Gold

Samsung has a habit of launching new color options which are limited to select markets for its flagship handsets and that’s precisely what it has done now. The company has introduced a new color option for the Galaxy S6 edge+ in China which actually looks really good, and is a good alternative to launch colors which include Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Silver Titan and White Pearl. Customers in...

Samsung launches a 128GB Galaxy Note 5 Winter Edition in South Korea

Christmas is almost here, and Samsung is offering a nice little gift for prospective Galaxy Note 5 consumers in its home country – a Galaxy Note 5 Winter Special Edition that comes with 128GB of internal storage. The special edition will be sold through carriers SKT and KT for a price of 999,900 won (roughly $850), in Gold Platinum and Silver Titanium color options. Samsung took away expandable...