Samsung launches Gear S3 in Russia

Samsung started taking pre-orders for the Gear S3 in Russia about a month ago but it has now conducted an official launch event for the new smartwatch in Moscow. Customers in Russia can now purchase the Gear S3 directly from Samsung via its online store and get free delivery or they can collect it in-store. Samsung is offering the Gear S3 frontier and Gear S3 classic in Russia for 24,990 rubles ($410).

The only major difference between the Gear S3 classic and the Gear S3 frontier is that the latter is aimed customers who want a rugged sports watch. Both models are quite similar in build quality and features. They offer IP68 water and dust resistance, optical heart rate monitor, accelerometer, barometer, GPS, built-in gyro and more. The Gear S3 frontier does feature 4G LTE support.

If you’ve not quite been able to decide which one you want to buy, don’t forget to check out our Gear S3 classic review and our Gear S3 frontier review to find out which is the best fit for you.

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Galaxy J7 December security patch released by T-Mobile

T-Mobile is rolling out a new software update on its network in the United States. The latest firmware release for the Galaxy J7 brings the December security patch. Samsung started rolling out this patch a few weeks ago and T-Mobile has finally dispatched it for the Galaxy J7 on its network. It’s a minor release which keeps the core Android OS at version 6.0.1 Marshmallow but brings additional improvements.

Magenta has now released software version J700TUVU2APK6 for the Galaxy J7. The update features the December security patch as well as domestic data roaming improvements and a fix for IPv4 over LTE international roaming.

Galaxy J7 owners on T-Mobile will soon receive an over-the-air notification informing them that an update is available for their device. Even though it’s a minor update it weighs in at just under 250MB. It may take some time for the update to be available in all regions of the United States as firmware is often rolled out in a phased manner.

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Leaked video showcases the new interface that Samsung will ship on its 2017 Tizen-powered Smart TVs

A video has surfaced online allegedly showcasing the new, completely redesigned interface that Samsung will ship on board its 2017 range of Tizen-powered Smart TVs, which are expected to be unveiled at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada next month.

As you can see from the short clip below, the interface appears to be a lot cleaner and smoother than the one found on the firm’s current lineup of SUHD TVs, which is great news for users as they’ll finally be able to navigate between applications without experiencing any lag or perodical freezing.

In addition, Samsung has also introduced a brand new Quick Menu screen to make it easier than ever for customers to access their favorite applications in one place — so they no longer have to scroll through a multitude of different screens to find the Deezer app. They can, instead, pin it to their Quick Menu.

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Wallpaper Wednesday: Merry Christmas

Welcome to the latest edition of Wallpaper Wednesday. This week we’re focusing our attention on five more Christmas-inspired wallpapers. 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 float your boat and you want to download and set one as your wallpaper, simply tap on a photo to maximise it, then click and hold to save it. Once the picture is stored locally, open up Settings, locate and select Wallpaper, then just tap the newly-saved image to set it as your background.

Alternatively, you can download a ZIP file containing all of this week’s backdrops by hitting the Download button at the very bottom of this post.

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Christmas Tree

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Festive Santa

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Santa’s Treats

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Snow Globe

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Snowman

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Note: We’ve tried our best to identify the creators of all of the wallpapers featured in this week’s column. However, the images appear to lack copyright information, artist signatures or any real trace of origin. If you created a wallpaper we’ve posted and would like credit, or would rather we remove the image, kindly contact us.

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Samsung could introduce ‘Beast mode’ with the Galaxy S8

Samsung has filed a trademark for the term “Beast mode” in the EU, suggesting that this could be a new feature offered with the upcoming Galaxy S8 flagship. There is no word on what this actually brings to the table, but our guess is that it will have something to do with increasing the handset’s performance.

We recently saw in the Nougat beta for the Galaxy S7 that Samsung has added Games and High-Performance modes. A Beast Mode would suggest that the handset would eke out additional performance when users really need it.

The Galaxy S8 will be launched in two variants – one with the octa-core Snapdragon 835 SoC (for key markets like North America), and the other with an unnamed Exynos chipset (for dual-SIM regions like India). However, both chipsets will be produced using the 10nm architecture, which will increase efficiency without compromising the performance.

Rumors also suggest that the Galaxy S8 will come with 8GB of RAM, which could be something to look forward to. There has also been talk of Samsung repositioning the fingerprint scanner to the back panel, which could be a radical change given that Samsung has only used front-facing fingerprint sensors over the past few years. The Galaxy S8 is expected to be unveiled at a dedicated event in New York City sometime in April.

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Daily Deal: Don’t miss the opportunity to buy a Samsung Notebook 9 for 25% off

As part of our Daily Deal program, we highlight some of the best deals available on Samsung products online and bring them to you here on SamMobile. Today we’re highlighting a good deal on the 13.3-inch Samsung Notebook 9 laptop. The notebook is being sold at a 25 percent discount on Amazon and it’s too good a deal to pass up, particularly at this time of the year.

The Samsung Notebook 9 laptop has a 13.3-inch full HD LED display packaged in a thin and light premium metal design that weighs just 1.9lbs. It’s powered by a 2.3GHz 6th generation Intel Core i5 processor coupled with 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD storage. The notebook comes with Windows 10 Home pre-installed.

Whether you want to buy one for yourself or as a gift for someone, you can now purchase this $999 notebook for $749.99 for a very limited time, hit the source button below and head over to Amazon to pick one up.

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