Samsung to acquire luxury home appliance manufacturer Dacor

It has been revealed today that Samsung has entered into an agreement to acquire luxury home appliance manufacturer Dacor. It’s currently unclear why the South Korean company is purchasing the firm, but we believe that it will utilize Dacor’s branding, credibility, and resources to manufacture innovative products for the luxury IoT market. Unfortunately, Samsung hasn’t disclosed the price of the transaction. It has confirmed, however, that upon completion...

Galaxy Note 7 delayed in Malaysia because of supply shortage

The Galaxy Note 7 was one of the most highly anticipated flagship smartphones of this year and if pre-order performance is any indication, the handset is going to do well for itself in the market. It appears that Samsung might be facing a supply shortage at least in some markets because the company has decided to delay the Galaxy Note 7 launch in Malaysia citing supply woes. In a statement released...

Samsung Canada says Galaxy Note 7 pre-orders are ‘outstanding’

The Galaxy Note 7 can now be pre-ordered in several markets across the globe and we’ve already heard that pre-order performance has been stellar in Samsung’s home base of South Korea. That also appears to be the case elsewhere. Pre-orders for the new handset are open in Canada where it will be released on August 19th. It’s available from Bell, Telus, Rogers, Videotron, Koodo, and Eastlink. Samsung Canada has termed the Galaxy Note 7′s pre-order...

Wallpaper Wednesday: Comics

Welcome to the latest edition of Wallpaper Wednesday. This week we’re focusing our attention on eleven comic-themed backgrounds. All images are available in a FHD resolution, which is a perfect fit for the Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge, Galaxy Note 5 and other flagships, but they can, of course, be used on different smartphones, too. If any of the following images...

Galaxy Note 7 is the first commercial smartphone to support 4×4 MIMO

Samsung talked about the Galaxy Note 7′s major features at its event but there are always some features that are only discovered later. One such discovery has now been made for the Galaxy Note 7 as well, it turns out that Samsung’s new flagship is actually the first commercial handset to support 4×4 MIMO. Users should expect faster and more reliable network connections in theory as well as overall...

SamMobile Premium July giveaway winners

July is over, and we have selected the winners of the month’s SamMobile Premium giveaway! The prize for July was the Gear Fit 2, Samsung’s latest fitness tracker. Who got lucky? Well, here are the winners for July 2016! Username: lowfireCountry: Sweden Username: AcquirECountry: Germany Username: edge27 Country: Australia For this month (August), we will be giving...

Galaxy S6 edge gets August security update, includes patch for ‘critical security vulnerability’

Samsung is pushing out an update to the Galaxy S6 edge to get the device on the security patches from the month of July. The changelog mentions a “patch for a critical security vulnerability”, although it’s not clear if this for the recently discovered QuadRooter vulnerability. It probably isn’t, as that exploit can only work when someone manually installs apps on their phones and Google...