Galaxy Note 7 recall might seriously dent Samsung’s business in China

Samsung is already facing a tough time in China with strong competitors like Apple in the high-end segment and local OEMs like Xiaomi and Huawei in the mid-range and low-end market segments. It may have been looking to improve its fortunes with the Galaxy Note 7 but now it risks seeing the opposite happen. Surveys conducted in China reveal that quite a few people say they will no longer buy Samsung smartphones following the Galaxy Note 7 recall....

Samsung Pay’s first anniversary in the US is being celebrated by adding support for coupons

Samsung Pay, the South Korean electronics giant’s mobile payment and digital wallet service, has officially turned one in the US. Samsung claims that its mobile payments platform now supports 500 banks in the US, which represents over 80 percent of the credit card and debit card market in the country. To celebrate Samsung Pay’s first anniversary, Samsung has added an in-app service to search, store, and redeem coupons. Samsung has tied up with...

Galaxy Note 7 sales in Europe will be resumed on October 28

Samsung will soon resume sales of the Galaxy Note 7 across the globe. It’s kicking things off from South Korea next week and will gradually resume sales in other markets across the globe. Samsung has confirmed today that its flagship handset will go on sale once again in Europe starting October 28. The company’s press release does leave the door open to the possibility of a delay as the resumption of sales is contingent on “full completion of...

The Galaxy S7 edge and Galaxy Note 7 are more alike than ever: Samsung’s daring move makes perfect sense

The Galaxy Note 7 unveiling last month brought us a device that, as Samsung says, “was inspired by the Galaxy S7 edge” in reference to its dual-edge display. While Samsung referenced the display and its dual curves in making the statement, some consumers believe that more than just the dual-edge display was “borrowed” from the Galaxy S7 edge. Some have gone on to call the Galaxy Note 7 nothing more than just “a Galaxy S7 edge with an S Pen,”...

T-Mobile Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge updated with Samsung Cloud and September security patch

If you’re on T-Mobile and own one of Samsung’s 2016 flagship smartphones you might be thinking that it’s almost October and yet your handset has still not received the September security update. The wait ends for you today as T-Mobile is now rolling out a new firmware update for the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge which features the September Security Maintenance Release. The update comes in at over 350MB because it also brings Samsung Cloud features...

Daily Deal: You can pick up a 5,200mAh Samsung Fast Charge External Battery Pack for just $26.45

If you missed out on the opportunity to snag yourself a 10,200mAh Samsung Fast Charge External Battery Pack for $49.99 as part of our Daily Deal promotion yesterday, you may want to listen up as Amazon has just kicked off a great offer on the 5,200mAh model of the Fast Charge External Battery Pack. For a limited time only, you can pick one up for just $26.45. Just like the 10,200mAh capacity variant, the 5,200mAh battery bank...

Exclusive: Galaxy A (2017) series will get Clear View covers for the first time

Samsung releases Clear View covers for its flagship handsets, it most recently launched them for the Galaxy Note 7 but we can now confirm that for the first time the company is also going to release them for the Galaxy A series. We exclusively reported last month that Samsung is working on the 2017 iteration of the Galaxy A3, Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A7, we can now tell you that the Galaxy A5 (2017) and Galaxy A7 (2017) will receive official Clear...

Samsung has gone crazy with its budget smartphone lineup

So, the Galaxy On8 launched in the Indian market today. Last week, the Galaxy On (2016) lineup was announced in China. A few days before that, India saw the launch of the Galaxy J5 Prime and the Galaxy J7 Prime. These are a lot of devices to launch in a month, but then it’s something we have gotten used to when it comes to the Korean giant. Except now, Samsung seems to have lost the plot...

Samsung Galaxy On8 with 5.5-inch Super AMOLED display launched in India

After teasing it last week, Samsung has launched the Galaxy On8 today in India. The mid-range smartphone costs INR 15,900 ($239 or €213), and it will be available for purchase through Flipkart. The Galaxy On8 is the first device in Samsung’s Galaxy On series of smartphones to feature a Super AMOLED display. The Galaxy On8 comes with a metal body and runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow. It is...

Samsung’s flagship flip phone reveals specs on GFXBench

We first told you a couple of months ago that Samsung has a new flagship flip phone codenamed “Veyron” in the pipeline. Since then we have seen many rumors and reports concerning this handset. Quite a few images of the handset have also been leaked online so it’s not like the handset will come as a surprise when Samsung ultimately unveils it. Specifications of the flip phone bearing model number SM-W2017 have been revealed once again, this...