It’s unlikely that Samsung will launch Project Valley this year

Last year, we exclusively reported that Samsung was developing a foldable smartphone that had been internally codenamed Project Valley. Shortly after, a report was published claiming that the handset would hit the shelves towards the end of this year. However, it doesn’t look like that’s going to be the case as Samsung Mobile chief D.J. Koh has explained to The Korea Times that the firm isn’t rushing to release its first foldable smartphone...

Samsung Z2 to launch in India on August 11 for Rs. 4,499

Samsung has been working on its third Tizen-powered smartphone for a little over a year now. We first caught wind of the Samsung Z2 when it surfaced in a series of leaked pictures back in July 2015, then just five days ago another set of images of the handset were captured at the South Korean company’s Galaxy Note 7 announcement event in Africa, suggesting that a release is imminent. However, it now looks like we know exactly...

Samsung wants you to know that Olympians are really digging the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge Olympic Games Limited Edition

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S7 edge Olympic Games Limited Edition handset a few weeks ago. It created this handset to commemorate the Rio 2016 Olympics in Brazil. It’s the same Galaxy S7 edge but with some cosmetic changes that are in line with the Olympic spirit. The company also announced recently that it has gifted 12,500 units of this limited edition handset to all athletes who are taking...

Samsung Pay vulnerability enables hackers to steal credit cards wirelessly

A vulnerability has been discovered in Samsung Pay which can be exploited by a hacker to wirelessly steal credit cards. The way Samsung Pay secures transactions involves translating credit card data into tokens so that card numbers can’t be stolen from the device. However, security researcher Salvador Mendoza discovered that those tokens aren’t as secure as one might believe them to be. He presented more details about this vulnerability at a...

Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime (2016) possibly in the pipeline

Samsung appears to be working on yet another mid-range handset. It has nearly been two years since the Galaxy Grand Prime was launched and it appears that the handset might be up for a refresh. The original Galaxy Grand Prime bearing model number SM-G531 had a 5-inch qHD (540×960) display, a quad-core 1.2GHz processor with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage with a microSD slot, an 8-megapixel...

Samsung delays Gear IconX release in the US

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Note 7 last week and it also confirmed that day when the Gear IconX activity tracking earbuds will be released in the United States. They have already been released in a handful of other markets and customers in the US have been waiting to find out when they will be able to purchase Samsung’s first activity tracking earbuds. The company was previously supposed to release them on August 15th but it has now delayed the Gear...

Galaxy Studio now open in Olympic Park for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio

Samsung has opened the doors to the Galaxy Studio in Olympic Park for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. The studio is open to everybody who is interested in Samsung’s latest products and technologies, like the new Samsung 4D kayaking VR experience. The company has also launched a Galaxy S7 Rental program which allows visitors to experience the Galaxy ecosystem. Samsung has had a long association with...

Samsung may stop making flat Galaxy S handsets in the future

Samsung shook up its Galaxy S series with the Galaxy S6 last year as it introduced two models of the same flagship, one with a flat display and the other with a dual-edge curved display. Even Samsung wasn’t expecting that the latter would prove to be more popular even though it was priced higher so the company lost out on sales as it tried to get yields up to match demand. It was better prepared this time around with the Galaxy S7 edge and sure enough,...