Samsung Galaxy Note 6 will reportedly feature Snapdragon 823 SoC

Samsung isn’t due to unveil the Galaxy Note 6 until the fall but rumors and reports are already coming in about the company’s next-generation phablet. The latest, originating from China, suggests that the Galaxy Note 6 will be powered by a 64-bit Kryo 2.6GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 823 processor with Adreno 530 GPU and up to 8GB of RAM. A 25-megapixel rear camera is also rumored though...

Samsung Galaxy Note 6 will reportedly feature Snapdragon 823 SoC

Samsung isn’t due to unveil the Galaxy Note 6 until the fall but rumors and reports are already coming in about the company’s next-generation phablet. The latest, originating from China, suggests that the Galaxy Note 6 will be powered by a 64-bit Kryo 2.6GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 823 processor with Adreno 530 GPU and up to 8GB of RAM. A 25-megapixel rear camera is also rumored though...

4-11-2016 Firmware Updates: Galaxy S7 edge, Galaxy S5 neo, Galaxy S6, 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 These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs.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...

T-Mobile releases Marshmallow for the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge

It was reported three weeks ago that T-Mobile could soon release the much-awaited Marshmallow update for the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge, and today it has. Magenta is now rolling out said update for the aforementioned devices bumping the OS version up to 6.0.1. The update is rolling out over-the-air and it should go live for all users in the very near future. T-Mobile had started testing the Marshmallow update for these devices late last month...

Samsung filed most international design patent applications in 2015

According to the Korean Intellectual Property Office, Samsung filed most international design patents in 2015 under the Hague Agreement. The company filed 1,132 design patents last year, and these numbers were released by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on April 10. Samsung was followed by the Swatch Group of Switzerland, Fonkel, and Volkswagen AG of Germany with 511, 438, and 418 patent application filings,...

Verizon rolls out Galaxy S6 edge+ Marshmallow update, minor update for the Note 5

A month after updating the Galaxy Note 5 to Marshmallow, Verizon is bringing the latest version of the OS to the Galaxy S6 edge+, the Note 5′s spiritual sibling. Verizon notes that the S6 edge+ is the first Samsung device to get Marshmallow on its network – that’s not exactly true, and the carrier probably had the update ready, decided not to release it until now, and forgot to remove the incorrect text. In any case, if you have your...

Samsung has sold more than one million curved monitor products

Samsung has announced that it has sold over one million curved monitor products worldwide. The company came out with its first curved LED monitor back in September 2014 and has since expanded the product lineup to include multiple curved monitors. Samsung says that it now accounts for over 85 percent of all global curved monitor sales. The curved monitors are designed to match the natural shape of...

Samsung closes in on Intel in semiconductor market share

Samsung is closing in on Intel in the semiconductor sector as its market share increased by 0.9 percent when compared to a year earlier. According to data from industry tracker IHS, the South Korean electronics giant now has a market share of 11.6 percent, while Intel has a market share of 14.8 percent. Samsung is the second largest semiconductor firm in the world, while Intel still stands as the leader. Data shows that the gap between the market...

Band adapter for the Gear S2 goes on sale in Germany

Samsung has started selling the Band Adapter for the Gear S2, which was leaked last month, in Germany. Priced at €27.5, the adapter allows a Gear S2 user to pair any standard watch strap with their smartwatch, which is not possible otherwise. It is currently on sale through telefon.de in Germany, and might become available in other European and North American markets soon. Unlike the...