Galaxy S8 may get the S Pen as an external accessory

The S Pen stylus is limited to Samsung’s Galaxy Note lineup but if a new report out of China is believed, that might change in the near future. Samsung’s Galaxy S series has never come with an integrated stylus like the Note series handsets do. The report claims that one of the prototypes of the Galaxy S8 did have an integrated stylus but Samsung has decided against it. The company is now said to offer the S Pen as an external accessory for its next...

Samsung’s contract chip manufacturing business expected to post 10% sales growth

According to a new report out of South Korea, Samsung’s foundry business is likely to see sales growth of more than 10 percent this year even though its major client Apple has halted orders. The Korea Economic Daily reported today that sales could cross $4 billion this year, and if that really is the case, it would account for 40 percent of the total revenue of System LSI, Samsung’s non-memory chip business division. Samsung’s contract chip manufacturing...

New Samsung patents rethink the smartwatch

Samsung has had a significant measure of success with the Gear S2 and now, the Gear S3, but the most recent quarter estimates for 2016 show that Samsung only sold 400,000 Gear S2 smartwatches. Of course, the Gear S3 sales figures are not yet in to determine just how successful the Korean giant may be with its latest smartwatch that takes something good and makes it even better, but it goes to show...

T-Mobile rolls out final Galaxy Note 7 update, first to do so in the US

Samsung has been working with carriers worldwide to disable the Galaxy Note 7 and put the phone to rest permanently, and we’ve seen network access removed from the device in places such as New Zealand, Australia (which started on December 15th) and Canada (the update disables WiFi, cellular, and Bluetooth capabilities), with the possibility that the Korean giant may even disable the last 10% of Note 7s still out in the wild in its home country. Here...

Exclusive: Samsung to use Bixby voice assistant in all native apps on the Galaxy S8

After bringing some valuable information regarding the Galaxy S8 over the past few months, we are back once again with more exclusive information regarding the device. As we all know, Samsung acquired Harman and Viv a few weeks ago. Even though the company might not end up using Harman audio in its smartphones just yet, it definitely has plans to use some of Viv’s artificial intelligence in its upcoming flagship smartphone. According...

It took an exploding phone for Samsung to do what it should have done ages ago

Until the Galaxy Note 7 became a fire hazard, Samsung has had two flagship lineups on the market since 2011, when the original Galaxy Note came out as a larger, more powerful upgrade to the Galaxy S2. Every year, the company introduces its newest hero device, in roughly four different color options. But as we regularly see, Samsung never makes it a point to make all those color options available in...

2017 Galaxy A series teaser further confirms water resistance, CES 2017 announcement imminent

Just three weeks ago, we reported that the Galaxy A (2017) series would have IP68 water and dust certification along with USB Type-C charging and 16MP cameras (matching that of the Galaxy C9 Pro). Well, a new teaser suggests that the Iran launch was right on the money. Samsung’s Galaxy A series teaser has been leaked by Samsung Mobile Malaysia featuring the words “It All Begins With A. Hold Your...

Daily Deal: Save 51% on the Samsung Level U Pro Bluetooth headphones

Samsung’s Level U Pro Bluetooth in-ear headphones can be bought on Amazon for $48.65. The Amazon listing mentions that you’re saving about $51.34, which is 51 percent off on the original asking price of $99.99. While Bluetooth headphones aren’t exactly rare in nature, finding a good one can always be tough. If you’ve been hustling to get your hands on a decent set of wireless headphones without spending a bomb, your search ends...

Samsung sending out another Nougat beta for the Galaxy S7 edge

Following last week’s Nougat beta update for the Galaxy S7 edge, Samsung has now started sending out another update for the smartphone with some minor stability enhancements on board. The update is currently being sent out in the UK and South Korea; the changelog doesn’t show too many changes, so don’t expect any shiny new features here. However, it is specified that the update fixes the...