Samsung teases Gear S3 announcement at IFA 2016

The Gear S2 has had a good run as the best all-round smartwatch on the market, and it is now time for a successor. We had already revealed that the Gear S3 will make an official appearance at IFA and Samsung has now sent out invites for the upcoming watch’s announcement, set to take place on September 1 (a day before IFA officially kicks off). The invite doesn’t mention a watch, but...

Galaxy A8 (2016) benchmarked again, gets Bluetooth certification

The Galaxy A8 is due for an update and there’s enough evidence to suggest that the company is putting the final touches on the Galaxy A8 (2016). It has previously been spotted on GFXBench where some specifications of the Galaxy A8 (2016) SM-A810 were revealed and the handset has surfaced once again on the benchmarking website. It has also received its Bluetooth certification. The latest benchmark...

8-12-2016 Firmware Updates: Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy Tab E, Galaxy Note 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 These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs.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...

[Poll] How would you feel if Samsung didn’t include a 3.5mm audio jack on the Galaxy S8?

If you’ve been following news from the technology industry recently, I’m sure you’re aware of Apple’s rumored decision to remove the traditional 3.5mm audio jack from its upcoming iPhone 7. Instead, it will release a handful of headphones in partnership with Beats that have been specifically designed to work with its homegrown Lightning connector. The Cupertino company is also expected to take the wraps off a Lightning to 3.5mm adapter, which will...

Official video details features and specs of the Samsung Z2

The Samsung Z2 hasn’t been made official yet, but it made a near-official appearance at Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 launch event in South Africa. With firmware for the device available online, we’re expecting the Z2 to be announced any day now; we pretty much know everything about the handset already, and we have now gained access to an official video that showcases all of the Z2′s highlight features and some of its specs. The Z2 is the first Tizen handset...

Galaxy Note 7 release delayed in Russia and Ukraine

Samsung appears to have underestimated demand for the Galaxy Note 7 because it’s having to manage supply following high pre-order demand. The company has already decided to delay the Galaxy Note 7 release in Malaysia as well as the Netherlands, where the handset hasn’t even gone on pre-order yet, and now Samsung has confirmed that it’s doing the same for Russia and Ukraine. It won’t be surprising if the delay is expanded to additional markets...

Samsung awarded contract to manufacture NVIDIA’s next-generation GPUs

According to a new report published by South Korea’s Chosun Biz newspaper, Samsung has been awarded a contract manufacturing order to produce NVIDIA’s latest range of GPU products. Unfortunately, the publication was unable to specify the value of the order. However, it was able to deduce that the next-generation GPUs will be manufactured using Samsung’s revolutionary 14-nanometre process. Operations are expected to commence before the end of this...