Galaxy Note 7 remains popular with customers in South Korea

Samsung resumed Galaxy Note 7 sales for pre-order customers in South Korea yesterday and despite all of the bad press it has received over the battery defect the Galaxy Note 7 still remains popular in the company’s home market. The handset has been shipped by the country’s three largest carriers – SK Telecom, KT, and LG Uplus – to those who placed a pre-order for it in August. South Korea was the very first market where the Galaxy Note 7 replacement...

Samsung completes $10 billion share buyback program

Last year Samsung announced that it was launching a $10 billion program to buyback its own shares. The program was going to be implemented in stages and Samsung said that it would be completed in one year. Samsung embarked on the fourth and final phase of this buyback program two months ago in which it was to purchase and cancel 990,000 common and 230,000 preferred shares. It has already repurchased 5.63 million common and 2.09 million preferred...

Galaxy Note 7 sales in India may resume before Diwali

The Galaxy Note 7 was supposed to be launched in India on September 2 but it was never launched in the country as Samsung confirmed the handset’s battery cell defect and immediately suspended sales. Those who had pre-ordered a Note 7 in the country were told that their shipments would be delayed. Shipments are still awaited and Samsung is yet to confirm when the Galaxy Note 7 will be relaunched in India. A recent report claimed that the Note 7 will...

Samsung reportedly increases sales target for the Gear S3

Samsung is yet to release the Gear S3 smartwatch that it unveiled about a month ago but the company is apparently optimistic about its performance. News reports out of South Korea suggest that Samsung has increased its yearly sales target for the Gear S3 by as much as 60 percent more than the overall number of smartwatches and fitness bands it shipped in the previous year. The company is yet to confirm the release date of the Gear S3 in most markets...

Galaxy Apps update brings a cleaner UI, dedicated categories for watch faces

Samsung has updated its Galaxy Apps application. Unfortunately, the upgrade — Version 4.2.01-7 — doesn’t bring much to the table in terms of added functionality. However, it does transport a cleaner user interface, together with the facility to receive push notifications for upcoming promotions held by the South Korean company. Aside from the sharper visuals, Version 4.2.01-7 finally...

Samsung pushes out September security patch for the Galaxy S6 edge+

Samsung has been awfully busy today. Not only has it distributed the Marshmallow update for the Galaxy A7 and Galaxy Tab S 10.5 (Wi-Fi), but it’s also now pushing out this month’s security patch for the International variant of the Galaxy S6 edge+. The upgrade is around 160MB in size and, just like the version that made its way to the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge earlier this week, carries a truckload of much-needed patches for both the Android OS and...

Kookmin Bank will be the first to support the Galaxy Note 7′s iris scanner as a form of authentication

Customers of one South Korea’s largest banks, Kookmin Bank, will be pleased to hear that they will soon be able to use the Galaxy Note 7′s iris-recognition technology to access their mobile banking services. At present, the only other banking-related application that iris scanning is compatible with is Samsung Pay. However, Samsung is hoping to bring the technology to more financial apps later this year. “Last-minute preparations have been underway...

Samsung now distributing Android 6.0.1 update for the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 in the Netherlands

Following its rollout for the Galaxy A7 earlier today, Samsung is now pushing out the Android 6.0.1 update for the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 (Wi-Fi) in the Netherlands. The upgrade – XXU1CPHF — brings the latest build of Marshmallow to the slate, in addition to a multitude of bug fixes, stability improvements and speed optimizations. If you own a Galaxy Tab S 10.5, you’re probably feeling as a little confused right now a little over a month ago...

Samsung reveals that over one million people are using a ‘safe’ Galaxy Note 7

Less than a month after it kicked off its voluntary recall of the Galaxy Note 7, Samsung has today announced that more than one million owners globally are now using a ‘safe’ model of the unit. This figure includes all variants issued as replacements and those initially sold in China that don’t sport the defunct battery that led to over seventy devices catching fire while on charge in the US alone. Prior to the recall, Samsung had produced...

Themes Thursday: Take a look at this week’s three best themes

Samsung has released 85 themes in the Theme Store over the course of past one week, and we’ve shortlisted three themes that you might like: [V] Midnight 7, [V] Tictoc 7, and Sense UI Theme. [V] Midnight 7 and [V] Tictoc 7 themes by Motiveflux Interactive are inspired by Samsung’s stock wallpaper for the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge. However, these paid themes feature colorful circular icons as opposed...

Second MediaTek executive names Samsung as “partner”

As we reported six months ago, the Korean giant has been testing out MediaTek’s Helio X20 and X25 processors in the Galaxy S7, a sign that Samsung is considering using the chipset maker’s processors in not just low-end handsets but even premium ones, but information in recent days has made it apparent that Samsung’s testing several months ago wasn’t just a random act. According to a MediaTek representative last week, Samsung is a customer — thereby...

Samsung and SAP open joint research center to improve in-memory computing

Samsung and SAP have inaugurated a joint research center in South Korea where the companies will conduct R&D on memory solutions to develop next-generation in-memory computing. In-memory computing is being developed by SAP to be used in servers for faster data processing and faster analyses of large amounts of data. The president of Samsung’s memory business, Dr. Young-Hyun Jun, and Adaire Fox-Martin, President of SAP Asia Pacific Japan, were...

Samsung Galaxy On5 Pro and Galaxy On7 Pro review

Last year, Samsung launched the Galaxy On series of smartphones in the Indian market. Unlike all its other smartphones, the Galaxy On5 and Galaxy On7 were exclusive to online retailers, in a bid to compete with the feature-packed affordable smartphones that Chinese manufacturers were selling through the online-only model. As the On5 and On7 were sold online, Samsung managed to save on costs associated...

Recently filed patent application could hint at a dual camera for the Galaxy S8

A patent application Samsung filed very recently in South Korea just might support earlier rumors about the Galaxy S8 having a dual camera setup. In the patent application, which was filed on September 13, we see a camera interface with improved zoom control. Just like the one-finger exposure control Samsung currently uses in its camera app, zooming in and out can be a one-finger gesture...

[Poll] Will you still buy a Galaxy Note 7 after October 28?

After the Galaxy Note 7 debacle, Samsung has announced that it will resume shipping the Galaxy Note 7 in Europe from October 28. If you did not preorder a Galaxy Note 7, would you still consider buying Samsung’s latest phablet when it goes on sale in your country? Samsung will most probably release the Galaxy S8 early next year. Would you wait for the Galaxy S8 or S8 edge, or would you buy a non-Samsung smartphone this year instead? In...

Daily Deal: Buy a Lens Cover for your Samsung Galaxy S7 edge for just $96.69

As a part of our Daily Deals program, we are bringing you a good deal on Samsung’s Lens Cover for the Galaxy S7 edge and Galaxy S7 today. The Lens Cover accessory for the Galaxy S7 edge has seen its price dropped from $149.99 to $96.69 on Amazon in the US. This is a discount of 36 percent over its original price. Amazon is now selling the Lens Cover for the Galaxy S7 in the US for just $89.99, which is a discount of 40 percent over its original...