Samsung kicks off pre-orders for its latest SUHD TVs in India

Last week, we reported that Samsung had launched an eye-watering 44 new TV models in India, and now the handful of high-end units in the firm’s revised SUHD lineup are available to pre-order in the region, while all of the other mid-range Smart TVs and affordable Joy Beat TVs saw a standard in-store release where pre-booking was not required. Pricing for the bezel-less curved Quantum Dot displays start at Rs. 419,000 for the UA55KS9000 and top...

Samsung will focus on these three fields in future technology development

Samsung has said that it has selected 12 tasks in three core fields – fast charging battery, functional exterior materials and artificial intelligence for smart devices – for the 2016 Samsung Research Funding Program for Future Technologies. Samsung started this program in 2013 for the development of basic sciences, material sciences and information & communications technology aside from working on innovative and futuristic technologies. To...

Samsung launches Le Campus Junior to introduce kids to computer programming

Samsung has created a free online platform called Le Campus Junior to introduce kids between 7 and 13 to computer programming in a fun manner. This platform has been designed to teach them to use Scratch, the development platform created by MIT. Le Campus Junior teaches children through 40 short and fun video tutorials as it takes them through the main concepts of computer programming . Parents have...

Samsung explains how it hardened Android for Work using Knox

There was once a time when both business owners and their employees would only purchase corporate smartphones from BlackBerry as they feared offerings from other manufacturers weren’t as secure. However, over time, and with the development of new services, such as Android for Work, that perception has changed, and significantly more people are making the switch. It would appear that Samsung is now one of the largest vendors for company handsets,...

Leaked user manual sheds some light on the design of the Samsung Z2

The Samsung Z2 has been in the press a lot recently. We first heard of the handset a little over a year ago when a series of leaked images surfaced online highlighting its design, then shortly after the device was granted Bluetooth certification in the United States, and just a week ago a database listing was discovered revealing that the South Korean company had started importing a lot of components...

Samsung launches the Galaxy On5 Pro and Galaxy On7 Pro in India

We don’t remember when they came out, but we recall a few rumors that said Samsung would be focusing on streamlining their smartphone lineup and making fewer devices than they used to. The Korean giant has certainly dialled down its tendency to launch new devices, but it looks like it still has a long way to go before it truly stops launching unnecessary smartphones that serve little to no purpose....

First Galaxy Note 7 photo surfaces

The Galaxy Note 7 moniker has been used here quite a bit, particularly since Samsung made its decision to leap from 6 to 7 and bring the Note line up to the same marketing number as the Galaxy S line this year. We’ve already seen Evan Blass leak the Galaxy Note 7 front and back in what has become a favorite press release photo, showing three colors, with the dual-edge design and the interesting iris...

Gear VR owners can catch the 2016 T-Mobile Home Run Derby in virtual reality

NextVR, a company that specializes in virtual reality experiences, has teamed up with MLBAM or Major League Baseball Advanced Media to deliver the 2016 T-Mobile Home Run Derby in virtual reality. Those who own the Gear VR headset with a compatible Samsung smartphone can tune into the event and catch the VR stream for free. This partnership enables Gear VR owners to experience Major League Baseball like they’ve never experienced it before. Multiple...

Galaxy Note 7′s processor has been officially introduced by Qualcomm

There have been many leaks concerning the hardware specifications of the Galaxy Note 7 which suggest that the upcoming flagship is going to use Samsung’s Exynos 8893 processor in developing markets and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 821 processor in markets like the United States. Qualcomm today officially introduced the Snapdragon 821 which is a slightly improved version of the Snapdragon 820 that powers some variants of the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge. Qualcomm...

Galaxy Note 7 may feature a hybrid UFS/microSD card slot

Samsung introduced a new mobile storage format based on UFS 1.0 last week, it said that the new storage format is going to provide read and write speeds that are 5x better than microSD cards. The only caveat here is that the new UFS cards are not compatible with existing microSD card sockets which means there’s every possibility that the Galaxy Note 7 is going to feature a hybrid UFS/microSD card slot. Samsung has said in a statement that the...

Samsung Galaxy Tab S Marshmallow update arriving in the near future

The original Samsung Galaxy Tab S tablet is less than two years old which means that it’s still compatible with the current most recent Android release which is Marshmallow. Samsung hasn’t said when it’s going to come out with Marshmallow for this device but we’ve heard when the company is going to release Marshmallow for the original Galaxy Tab S. According to our information, the original Galaxy Tab S is going to receive the Marshmallow update...

Samsung needs to stop making phones with 8GB of storage

Samsung recently announced the Galaxy J2 (2016), and I have been using the device as my primary phone for the last couple of days. A budget smartphone always comes with a slew of limitations, but my biggest gripe with the Galaxy J2 (2016) has been its limited storage space. I’ve been bombarded by “you’re running out of storage space” messages since the first day, and during the initial day or two, most of my time was spent moving apps to...

‘A Day with AMOLED’ shows just how better AMOLED is than LCD

There was a time when Samsung was heavily invested in LCD technology but it has moved on since then. The company now favors AMOLED displays for its devices and is ramping up production to meet its own demand as well as demand from companies that source displays from Samsung. “A Day with AMOLED” is a short video published online by Samsung Display which shows just how better this display technology is than LCD. The short video walks us through three...

Samsung Gear 360 Manager app modified to work with non-Samsung devices, gets forced 4K support

To control and manage your Samsung Gear 360 camera you need the Gear 360 Manager app that is only available for Samsung devices, meaning that the company’s 360-degree camera can’t be controlled using a non-Samsung smartphone. A member of the XDA developers forum has created a port of the Gear 360 Manager app that works with non-Samsung devices and even has forced 4K support. Device lock has been removed from this Gear 360 Manager port which...

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 pricing could start at €849

By now, it is pretty much guaranteed that the Galaxy Note 7 will come with a dual-edge display, and that a flat version might not exist. Other than the cool factor, an Edge screen means a higher price tag, and the Galaxy Note 7 could be the costliest flagship from the Korean manufacturer yet. Our sources tell us the Note 7 could start at €849 in Europe, €50 more than the Galaxy S7 edge. The Galaxy...

4TB Samsung 850 EVO SSD specs and price appears online

Samsung is yet to announce a 4TB 850 EVO SSD but it appears that this SSD may be out soon. It’s already listed for sale on Adorama which is one of the largest photography and video retailers in the world. It’s the only online retailer that’s listed the 4TB 850 EVO SSD so far, even though an official announcement has not yet been made a revised EVO 850 data sheet from May 2016 does mention the 4TB...

Samsung reveals how it fosters innovation within its ranks

Samsung introduced its Creative Lab (C-Lab) innovation program earlier this year, it enables the company’s employees to develop their own business ideas. It has showcased nearly a dozen C-Lab projects up till now and has even launched five projects as proper companies. Samsung is now providing us with a closer look by taking us on a virtual tour of the C-Lab The Creative Lab was set up to allow...