Lil Wayne and champagne star in new Samsung ad

Samsung’s Oscars 2016 ad for its new flagship handsets was a celebrity packed affair, it was also the first time we saw Lil Wayne promote the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge. The rapper has since appeared in a few more ads for the new flagships, he’s almost always spilling champagne on the handsets, apparently unable to believe that a phone so sleek and thin can withstand a champagne bath over and over again. In this latest ad, we see Lil Wayne...

Samsung earnings guidance for Q1 2016 forecasts strong growth

It was reported about a week ago that stellar performance of the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge would ensure that Samsung has a better first quarter of the year than previously expected. Some analysts later predicted that the company will miss expectations due to declining handset sales in China and losses for its display business potentially hitting $500 million. Samsung has just released its official earnings guidance for Q1 2016 which forecasts...

Analysts expect early arrival of the Galaxy Note 6

The Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge have been very successful so far. One estimate suggests that the handsets have collectively sold 9 million units in the first month alone, which is a significant surge compared to the Galaxy S6 and the S6 edge which only sold a little more than 3 million units in the same period last year. The demand and the success for the flagships have been attributed to the handsets’ lower price tag as well, so it’s clear...

DeePoon M2 is a VR headset powered by Samsung’s Exynos processor

Samsung’s Exynos processors are not exclusive to the company’s mobile devices anymore. The South Korean tech giant has started selling its mobile application processors to Meizu, ZTE, and some other brands in South Korea. To that end, DeePoon, a Chinese firm that specializes in making virtual reality headsets, has introduced a new VR headset powered by Samsung’s Exynos 7420 chipset. The DeePoon M2 is a standalone virtual reality headset that promises...

4-6-2016 Firmware Updates: Galaxy E7, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy Grand Prime, 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 These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs.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...

Samsung Galaxy J3 also comes with a software-based flash option for selfies

The Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge feature brilliant rear-facing cameras, but their front cameras didn’t see any upgrade over the ones found on last year’s Samsung flagships (well, except for reduced aperture for increased low-light performance). Samsung did, however, add a nice little software-based flash option for taking selfies. Turning the flash on makes the screen flash white before taking a photo, in order to shine light on the subjects before...

Galaxy J5 (2016) firmware online, should launch in Europe and other markets soon

Samsung recently launched the Galaxy J5 (2016) and the Galaxy J7 (2016) in China. Like the original J5 and J7, nothing was revealed about when the handsets would launch outside the Chinese market. For the Galaxy J5 (2016), that moment could turn up soon, as firmware for a couple of regions (Egypt and Ukraine, to be specific) have started showing up online. We scrounged around a bit, and found that...

Snag Samsung’s wireless charger today for just INR 899 in India

Samsung’s wireless charging pad offers a clutter-free way to charge your latest high-end Galaxy smartphone. The wireless charging pad, which Samsung released last year along with the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge, can be grabbed for just INR 899 in India through Amazon.in. It is a limited offer, so grab one before it goes out of stock. The first-generation wireless charging pad that is compatible with WPC’s Qi wireless charging standard. Naturally, it is...

Samsung becomes the first company to mass produce 10nm class DRAM

Samsung has announced that it has started mass producing industry’s first 10-nanometer class 8-gigabit DDR4 DRAM chips and modules. The company started producing these chips in February, and it has already shipped them to some clients. The company will provide DDR4 modules in capacities ranging from 4GB for notebooks to 128GB for enterprise servers. Samsung claims that these chips can transfer data at a pace of 3,200Mbps, which will benefit enterprise...