Daily Deal: $35 off on the 16GB WiFi Galaxy Tab A 9.7

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab A 9.7 is now available for just $264.90, which is a $35 saving on the regular asking price. The deal comes through Amazon and doesn’t include the S Pen stylus. The variant comes with 16GB of onboard storage, which can be further expanded with the help of a microSD card. The Galaxy Tab A 9.7 comes with a 9.7-inch 1024 x 768 display, 1.5GB of RAM, a 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, a 5-megapixel camera on the back, Android...

Samsung invests $10 million in SVACE security solution for Tizen apps

Samsung has reportedly invested $10 million in SVACE (Security Vulnerabilities and Critical Errors Detector) technology to improve security of Tizen apps. This technology detects potential vulnerabilities and errors that might exist in the source code of Tizen apps. SVACE was developed by ISPRAS (Institute for System Programming of the Russian Academy of Sciences), which is based out of Russia. Samsung has entered into an agreement with the...

Upcoming Galaxy A handsets could come with curved displays

As per a new report coming out of South Korea, Samsung could be looking to expand its curved display flagship lineup to the Galaxy A series as well. We have recently heard about the Galaxy A7 (2017), which will probably feature a standard flat screen display. This venture could be official sometime next year as Samsung pushes to get the Galaxy A lineup into the mainstream fold. The Galaxy A lineup is pretty diverse and includes budget offerings like...

Samsung might stick with a single rear camera for the Galaxy S8

Apple’s move to put dual cameras on the back of the iPhone 7 Plus was probably the final confirmation manufacturers needed that dual cameras are indeed a thing in the smartphone world, and Samsung is expected to follow suit next year with the Galaxy S8. Samsung Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong had said earlier that the Galaxy S8 would feature an “improved camera,” but there has been no concrete...

Samsung introduces paid themes in the Netherlands

Samsung introduced themes with the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge last year, and then the feature was introduced to other high-end and mid-range smartphones from the company. However, paid third-party themes were limited to a few markets, but that is changing slowly. Samsung has introduced paid themes in the Netherlands earlier today (paid themes have seemingly been available for a few days,...

Galaxy A7 (2017) passes through the FCC

An unannounced smartphone with Galaxy branding has been spotted at the United States of America’s official certification authority, the FCC. Unfortunately, the documentation included in the filing doesn’t reveal anything about the handset, other than it carries the model number SM-A720F, which leads us to believe that we’re looking at the long-rumored Galaxy A7 (2017). Recent benchmark listings point...

Galaxy Note 5 running Android 7.0 Nougat spotted on GFXBench

If a recent benchmark test is anything to go by, it would appear that Samsung is in the final stages of testing the long-awaited Nougat update for the Galaxy Note 5. Usually, when a handset is benchmarked running a new version of Android, it indicates that a rollout is right around the corner. We should note, however, that it’s relatively easy to modify a device’s model number to falsify benchmark...

Exclusive: Android 7.0 Nougat confirmed for the Samsung Galaxy A (2016) lineup

Samsung’s software support could see a milestone in the coming months, as we have received confirmation that the company will be updating the Galaxy A (2016) series smartphones to Android 7.0 Nougat. The Galaxy A (2016) lineup could mark the first time Samsung would be treating devices that aren’t flagships to a second major Android upgrade. We don’t know when Nougat will hit the Galaxy A lineup; with quite a few flagship devices to be...