The Galaxy Note 6: next in line for the Six Appeal edge makeover

The Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge have given Samsung the mobile crown the company is due, but Samsung’s winner-take-all year isn’t quite over just yet. You see, above the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge is one phone that rules them all, one phone that has the kind of functionality that diehard Samsung fans crave. That one phone is the Galaxy Note, and this year, the Galaxy Note 6...

Galaxy J2 (2016) passes through the FCC

Earlier today, an unannounced dual-SIM Galaxy-branded smartphone passed through the United States of America’s official certification authority, the FCC. The handset was recorded carrying the model number SM-J210F, so we have good reason to believe that the device is, in fact, the long-rumored Galaxy J2 (2016). Unfortunately, the listing itself didn’t disclose anything about the unit’s internals, other than the fact that it will ship with a...

Republic Wireless adds a handful of Samsung smartphones to its lineup

Republic Wireless has announced that it’s going to further increase the mass adoption of its Wi-Fi first business model by bringing in a nationwide GSM carrier to its cellular network, but that’s not the most interesting thing the MVNO has announced, the interesting thing is that it’s improving its product portfolio with a handful of Samsung smartphone. The Mobile Virtual Network Operator has confirmed that it’s going to add seven new devices...

Samsung will launch five Galaxy flagship smartphones in 2017

Samsung fans are looking forward to just one more flagship handset for this year before they start concerning themselves with what the company has in store for them next year. The Galaxy Note 6 will be launched in a couple of months and then it’s the long wait to early next year when we see the first new flagships from the company. It appears that Samsung is going to launch five new Galaxy flagship smartphones in 2017. The five new flagships will...

Galaxy A8 receives Wi-Fi Certification running Android 6.0.1

Samsung has been, slowly but surely, dishing out the long-awaited Marshmallow update to all eligible smartphones in its 2015/2016 lineup, and it now looks like the Galaxy A8 will be the next major handset to receive the firmware as the device has just been granted Wi-Fi Certification running the latest build of Android 6.0.1. Typically, once a device passes through the Wi-Fi Certification facility...

Sprint is giving new Samsung Pay customers up to $100 in gift cards

If you own a Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge or Galaxy Note 5 locked to Sprint and haven’t registered for Samsung Pay yet, you may want to listen up as Samsung has just kicked off a great new promotion targeted at you. For the next three weeks, all customers who sign up, add a compatible card and make three in-store payments using the platform will receive a $20 complimentary gift card for use in either Nike, Whole Foods,...