Express your love for Putin with a custom-made Galaxy S7 featuring his portrait

Russian president Vladimir Putin has made quite a reputation for himself as the undisputed leader of one of the most powerful countries on this planet. It goes without saying that there are many who are devoted followers of this man and perhaps when those people are out to buy a smartphone, they might pick one up that has Putin’s portrait on the back. Lucky for them there’s a company that sells custom-made...

Here are the most interesting Samsung news stories from last week

Last week was quite an interesting one for all the Samsung fans out there. The electronics giant not only unveiled the Galaxy C5 and Galaxy C7 in China last week but also the drop-dead-gorgeous Batman-themed Galaxy S7 edge Injustice Edition. We also heard that the Galaxy Note lineup would skip a generation and go straight to the Galaxy Note 7 in the second half of this year. We get it. Not all Samsung fans get enough free time to read about everything...

Samsung to add ads to its Internet-connected TVs in Europe

Samsung released a lot of smart TVs in past few years, and almost all recently released TVs are smart ones. Most of the smart TVs released in the US by the South Korean TV giant are based on the open source Tizen platform. It is now being reported that the company has started showing more ads on its premium TVs in a bid to increase revenue. According to a new report from The Wall Street Journal, Samsung added new tile advertisements...

T-Mobile to launch Pink Gold Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge in the Netherlands next month

Last month, Samsung took the wraps off a Pink Gold variant of the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge in South Korea. Unfortunately, the company failed to provide a launch date for the handsets. It simply branded them as “coming soon”. However, independent technology blog GSMinfo.nl has today published a report claiming that T-Mobile will start selling the devices in the Netherlands on Thursday, June 23. Aside from being anodized in a new hue, the Pink...

Samsung allegedly withdraws from the camera market in Australia

Back in November, Samsung revealed that it had to close down its digital camera division in Germany due to a lack of sales, then one month later it withdrew from the industry in the United Kingdom. However, despite pulling the plug in two main regions, sales still looked to be up in Australia. Up until now, that is. Earlier today, an independent retailer in the region published a statement claiming the South Korean company will not be sending any...

5-30-2016 Firmware Updates: Galaxy S5, Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy S6 edge, 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...

Samsung’s offering Galaxy owners in India 20% off their next Domino’s order when they install a software update

Many smartphone owners are hesitant to install the latest updates on their handsets. Unfortunately, it’s unclear what the cause for this unexplainable firmware upgrade anxiety is, but Samsung hopes to cure it starting in India by offering customers 20% off their next Domino’s order when they install an update on their device. So far, the promotion has been spotted by one Galaxy J7 user in the region...

Samsung’s fortunes in Q2 will be aided by semiconductors and the Galaxy S7

Samsung’s earnings in the second quarter of this year are expected to be helped by strong sales of the Galaxy S7 flagship as well as increased demand for the company’s semiconductors. Market analysts are of the view that Samsung is going to report second quarter profits above expectations due to lower smartphone inventory, improvements to its flash memory chip business as well as the stellar performance of the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge. Korean...

Samsung updates Game Tools and Game Launcher

Samsung has released an update to Game Tools and Game Launcher for the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge. The new update (version 0.0.26) brings Help section in both the tools and the latest version of Game Tools allows recording of gameplay videos up to 4GB in file size. The floating key of Game Tools can now be hidden even while recording the gameplay, and more apps will now be blocked from showing notifications...

Samsung wins “best TV brand of the year” award in the UK

UK consumer choice magazine Which? has labelled Samsung’s television lineup as the “best TV brand of the year”. The publication managed to obtain all of the firm’s thirty-eight products and pit them against the competition in a series of rigorous in-house tests. The results were so impressive that the company was put at the top of the list of “Best Buy” products, which  is essentially a catalogue consisting of all the leading electronics brands. Samsung...

[Poll] Is Samsung slow with rolling out Samsung Pay to other countries?

Earlier this year Samsung confirmed that it’s going to expand Samsung Pay to seven new countries in 2016. The list of countries includes Australia, Canada, Brazil, Singapore, Spain and the United Kingdom, Samsung Pay has already gone live in China. The company has been gradually rolling out this service and some believe it’s not doing that as rapidly as it should be. What are your views on the matter, should Samsung be racing to cover as many...

Samsung teams up with Citibank for Samsung Pay in Singapore

It was only two weeks ago that Samsung launched a pre-registration page for customers in Singapore, enabling them to sign up for an opportunity to test Samsung Pay before it goes live in the country. The company today announced its partnership with Citibank Singapore Limited for Samsung Pay. This partnership will enable Citibank credit cardholders to make payments on the go using their compatible Samsung handsets. “The partnership with Citibank,...

Global model of the Galaxy A9 Pro receives Wi-Fi certification

We recently spoke about the international variant of the Galaxy A9 Pro (A910F) hitting the markets soon. Back then, we encountered an import listing on Indian site Zauba, which has usually been accurate about device launches. A new revelation has now almost confirmed the arrival of this global Galaxy A9 Pro model with the device officially receiving Wi-Fi certification. The Wi-Fi Alliance certification...