Off-contract but not off-carrier: Samsung’s carrier cooperation is key to its success

There are many places worldwide that live by the “full retail price outright” model, where you pay full price for your phone (often more expensive than in the US and Canada) and walk away with a cheaper than cheap phone bill each month. North American consumers, with a growing preference for unlocked smartphones, however, are starting to wonder why they can’t find too many (if any) unlocked Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge smartphones at retail stores...

5-3-2016 Firmware Updates: Galaxy Grand Prime, Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy A3, 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 These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs.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...