Samsung named as the fourth largest global investor in AI

It has been revealed today that Samsung is the fourth largest global investor in Artificial Intelligence (AI). The South Korean company has put money into seven startups dedicated to AI to date, with the most recognisable being Idibon — a tool which analyzes different language features to extract keywords without a need for human input. This is particularly useful for businesses that receive large amounts of correspondence as it reduces the amount...

The Galaxy TabPro S will be released in the US tomorrow for $899.99

It was back at the Consumer Electronics Show 2016 that Samsung first unveiled the 12-inch Galaxy TabPro S “premium tablet” that’s powered by Windows 10. We’ve already seen it go up for sale in several markets across Europe, the Galaxy TabPro S pre-orders for customers in the United Kingdom went live just yesterday, and today the company has confirmed that this tablet will be available for customers in the United States tomorrow with a price...

Galaxy S6 getting Marshmallow update in India, just a day before Galaxy S7 release

In what is a good sign that Samsung deliberately delays updates for existing devices until a newer flagship goes on sale, the Galaxy S6 is beginning to receive the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update in India. The Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge are slated to go on sale in the country tomorrow, which makes it extremely fishy that the Galaxy S6 is getting the update today. It’s certainly what we have suspected,...

User manual of the Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro leaks out; launch imminent

Samsung’s Galaxy A9 Pro, which we exclusively revealed earlier, has already passed through the Chinese device certification authority TENAA. Well, it seems like we’re much closer to the release of the handset as our folks over at SamMobile China have managed to get their hands on the user manual of the handset. We can spot all the standard information that one would come to expect from a...

Latest pictures of the Galaxy J5 (2016) show off the metal frame

We’ve been hearing about the Galaxy J5 (2016) for a couple of months now and it’s likely that this mid-range handset from Samsung will be released in the near future. Like its predecessor there’s a possibility that Samsung will launch this handset in China first before other markets. We’ve already brought you the user manual for the Galaxy J5 (2016) which confirmed that this handset has a metal frame...

Themes Thursday: 124 new themes dumped into Theme Store

This week’s Themes Thursday is here! Samsung has released as many as 124 themes this week for compatible Galaxy smartphones, but only a handful of them are worth noticing. The Flat TouchWiz Design theme shows us how TouchWiz would look if Samsung’s UI designers take a flatter approach. Material Blue and Pulse UI themes are for the ones who like Google’s Material design approach. Check out [V] Silent...

Samsung Z1 (SM-Z130H) gets a minor update in India

Samsung updated its first Tizen phone, the Z1, to version 2.4 of the operating system last month. Tizen 2.4 brought many new features to the device, and Samsung is now focusing on stability and performance as it has rolled out a minor update for the Z1 in India today. The changelog is as generic as it can be, and at 2.9 MB the update probably doesn’t make any notable changes. The build number after the new update is Z130HDDU0CPC2, and you...

Galaxy S5, Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note Edge are getting updates with March security patch

It looks like the lawsuit filed by the Dutch Consumers’ Association against Samsung over its software update policy is having a positive effect, as the Korean company is rolling out updates with the March security patch to the Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Note Edge and Galaxy S5 over in the UK and the Netherlands. It might sound normal to some, but the update comes at a time when Samsung’s 2015 flagships...

Samsung brings back option to disable fast charging on Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Fast charging is one of the best features to make its way to smartphones in the last couple of years, especially with battery technology failing to progress in any notable way in terms of endurance. After Samsung introduced fast charging to its smartphone lineup, the company built in an option in the software that let users disable fast charging on their device. This option disappeared from...

Tizen-powered Samsung Z1 (2016) being tested, import/export website shows

We’ve told you before about a new Samsung smartphone bearing the model number SM-Z150, known as the Samsung Z1 (2016). It’s only been a week since we mentioned the new Z1, but the Z1 (2016) has appeared on an Indian import/export website that confirms the product is indeed headed to market. Import/export site Eximpulse has caught the phone in question, being used “for R&d purpose and evaluation & not for retail sale,” with the individual...

Samsung is skeptical about OLED TVs

Reports came out earlier his year that Samsung may reintroduce OLED TVs in 2017, but the company said that it’s still skeptical about the technology. The company thinks that the market is still nascent for OLED TVs due to higher panel cost and trickier manufacturing technology. Samsung Display CEO Park Dong-gun said yesterday that the company is continuing research on OLED panels, but there are no plans on mass producing them yet. “We...