Samsung’s own video confirms Galaxy S7′s waterproofing

Samsung Indonesia has jumped the gun and uploaded a video that shows off the Galaxy S7 edge a week ahead of its official unveiling. The video, which carries the #TheNextGalaxy mark, shows the final design of the yet unannounced Galaxy S7 edge. It also confirms that the device will indeed be resistant to water as we heard in various rumors and reports in the past few weeks. The video has been posted on Samsung Indonesia’s official YouTube...

[Poll] What Galaxy S7 feature are you looking forward to the most?

Samsung’s 2015 lineup of Galaxy flagships brought some major changes, including a revamped physical design and greatly improved software. But while they fixed some long-standing issues, all four Galaxy flagships from last year took away some major features, mainly expandable storage and removable batteries. In case of the latter, Samsung added insult to injury by putting in considerably smaller batteries on these devices compared to their...

Samsung will showcase its IOFIT smart athletic shoe at MWC next week

Samsung announced earlier today that its extensively-rumored smart athletic shoe, IOFIT, will be striking a pose at the Mobile World Congress exhibition in Berlin next week. The sneaker utilizes an array of different pressure sensors that measure your posture, balance, and weight distribution while engaging in physical activity. The data is then processed in real-time to provide you with information on your performance to help you improve. The...

2-15-2016 Firmware Updates: Galaxy S5, Galaxy J1, Galaxy Note 4, 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 These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs.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...

Early Galaxy Note 6 rumors point at 5.8-inch ‘Slim RGB’ display, 6GB of RAM

You would think the rumor mill would wait until the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge get announced before spinning up stories about the Galaxy Note 6, but that is not the case. A Weibo user has posted some information on Samsung’s next Note flagship, and provided this extremely early titbit has some truth behind it, we could be in for some interesting changes. The Note 6 will reportedly feature a 5.8-inch “Slim RGB AMOLED” display. The increase...

Samsung Pay launch in Russia might be paired with the Galaxy S7

We exclusively reported late last year that Samsung Pay is going to be launched in the United Kingdom and Spain in early 2016. A few days ago the head of Samsung Pay in Europe confirmed that the service will be launching in these markets very soon. It looks like Russia might also be one of the markets in which Samsung’s payment service is going to be launched in the near future. It appears that Russia’s...

Samsung Galaxy A9 Review: Impressive mid-range phone with an average camera

The Galaxy A9 is something of an outcast in Samsung’s new Galaxy A (2016) lineup. The screen is considerably bigger than the new Galaxy A3, Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A7, the battery is monstrous, and the A9 is only available in the Chinese market. The A9 is as feature-packed as the rest of the new A series devices, and the 4,000 mAh battery makes it stand out among the crowd. Not the entire crowd, mind...

Samsung Z3 gets a minor update, generic changelog included

Samsung is rolling out a minor software update to the Samsung Z3, the company’s second and latest Tizen smartphone, in India. At 4.4 MB, this update is as minor as most of the updates that have been released for the Tizen OS, with the changelog simply mentioning bug fixes and performance enhancements. That’s standard fare for such updates, but newer software is always welcome in our books. The build number after the update is Z300HDDU0BPB2,...

Batman v Superman edition of the Galaxy S7 edge might be in the works

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is set to be one of the biggest movie events of the year, as two of the world’s most popular superheroes will battle it out on the big screen (before ultimately joining hands) and kickstart DC Comics’ shared film universe. Last year, Samsung chose Iron Man (arguably Marvel’s best-selling superhero) for a special edition of the Galaxy S6 edge, and it looks like the...

New Samsung tablet leaked

We exclusively reported about three months ago that Samsung is working on a new mid-range tablet, the SM-T280 and the SM-T285, Wi-Fi and 4G models of what might be called the Galaxy Tab E. Specs of the tablet were leaked last month and today we get to see the device in all its glory. The tablet is expected to feature a 7-inch 1280×800 pixel resolution display, a 1.3GHz processor coupled with 1.5GB...

Samsung releases Android 6.0 Marshmallow for the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge globally

The day many of you have been waiting for has finally arrived. Samsung has confirmed that it’s releasing Android 6.0 Marshmallow for the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge globally starting today. The company has also confirmed that other Galaxy devices compatible with Marshmallow will soon follow suit. For upgradable models, Samsung is going to make separate announcements with details of OS updates and the release schedule for each market. The...

Black Galaxy S7 edge leaks in the flesh, looks pretty awesome

The Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge are far from a secret at this point, with the world wide web having given us all the details we would need and also offering glimpses of the devices themselves. We’ve seen lots of renders and also seen the devices in live pictures, and the Galaxy S7 edge has made yet another appearance in front of the camera. Pictures of a black Galaxy S7 edge have been posted on the...