Samsung becomes No. 1 brand in Asia once again

Samsung has maintained its number one position among global brands in Asia for five years in a row. According to the Campaign Asia-Pacific 2016 Asia’s Top 1000 Brands report, Samsung beat out other multinational firms like Apple, Nestle, and Panasonic. The Hong Kong-based market research publisher Campaign Asia-Pacific stated in its report, which was based on an annual survey, that Samsung is the most desirable brand among consumers...

Samsung’s SmartCam HD Plus security camera gains cloud storage option

The biggest weakness of Samsung’s SmartCam Plus HD Plus security camera got fixed yesterday as the company released an option to save video surveillance files to the cloud. Owners now have an option of subscribing to SmartCloud and save video files directly to cloud storage instead of relying on the SD card inside the camera. “Because we leverage the computing power of the cloud, we can deploy more sophisticated, proprietary algorithms that...

Samsung will not release 3D TVs in 2016

3D was the next big thing in the television industry a few years ago, and 3D TV became a whole new category. Now, 3D is just another feature with major brands including Samsung and Vizio pulling their 3D TVs out of the market. An anonymous source at Samsung has mentioned that the TVs released by the company in 2016 will not even support 3D. Some 2015 models from the company will still support 3D, and so will some models from Sony and LG. The...

Verizon releases June security patch for the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 edge+

Less than a week ago Verizon released the June security patch for the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge. It’s following up today with the same patch for the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 edge+ on its network. Verizon hasn’t always been this quick in sending out updates but this time around it has sent the patch out for these devices within a fortnight of it being released by Google. Software version MMB29K.N920VVZW2BPF2 and MMB29K.G928VVZW2BPF2...

Latest Galaxy S7 update brings June security patch and camera fixes

Samsung is rolling out a new software update for the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge in multiple regions across the globe. Word of the report first came in from the United Kingdom. It brings several camera fixes for the handsets as well as updates the device to the June security patch. That’s an important addition for users in the UK as they never got the May security patch. An occasional cover...

Themes Thursday: 106 themes released in the Theme Store this week

Welcome back to this week’s Themes Thursday! Samsung has released 106 themes this week for its Galaxy smartphones, and we’ve chosen four themes that we think you would like to install. The [PIXOME] With You In The Beach (Live) theme paints beach in unique color combination, while the [V] Camping theme has a clean interface. Material UI Black and Material Plus themes follow Google’s Material design...

Samsung shows off its curved monitors at EA Play

Samsung has been making its presence felt in gaming circles this week. It was present at the E3 2016 convention to show off its mobile gaming and virtual reality efforts. The E3 convention is not open to the public so to bring fans into the action Electronic Arts has conducted its own convention, and Samsung made sure to put in an appearance by showcasing its curved gaming monitors. The inaugural...

Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 (2016) receives radio certification in South Korea

Earlier this month, an unidentified Samsung-branded tablet carrying the model number SM-T230NW appeared in a listing on India’s import/export database, Zauba. At the time, it was unclear what this mystery device was or if it would ever see the light of day. However, an identical slate has today been granted radio certification in South Korea bearing the branding Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 (2016), which means...

[Poll] Do you think it’s a good idea for Samsung to switch from Android to Tizen?

It has been rumored multiple times that Samsung is eventually going to move away from Android and adopt Tizen as the primary platform for all of its devices. We’re already seeing Tizen-powered wearable and Internet of Things devices but Samsung is sticking with Android for smartphones and tablets. Recent comments from a senior Samsung executive suggest that the company has still not given up on the idea of gradually giving Tizen a bigger role...

As with UHD TV, Samsung looks to herald upcoming UHD mobile standard with Tizen 3.0

HDTV was the standard for a long time, but 1080p smartphone displays (Full HD resolution) ushered in an era where consumers have expected their TVs to at least compete with, if not rival, their smartphone displays. Now, though, it appears as though an international alliance is all set to unveil a new mobile standard that will catch up with Samsung’s own SUHD TVs and the current TV-viewing standard: the Ultra HD mobile standard. The Ultra High...

Samsung Display leads global AMOLED sales in the first quarter of 2016

A new report from research firm IHS reveals that Samsung Display has led global AMOLED sales in the first quarter of 2016. Research shows that Samsung remained ahead of the competition in global sales of small and mid-sized Active Matrix Organic-Light Emitting Diode displays. In terms of sales, Samsung Display accounted for 30.6 percent of the global market share. Japan Display follows in second place with 17.1 percent of the market while LG...

‘Smart Glow’ is Samsung’s alternative to the notification LED

Samsung is going to introduce an alternative to the notification LED soon called “Smart Glow,” it’s going to be an illuminated ring around the camera lens on the back which lights up for notifications. Users will be able to set up the feature to display priority alerts about incoming messages or calls, usage alerts, battery status, and more. It won’t just be limited to replacing the notifications...