Samsung unveils Smart Hub 2.0 and Smart Built-In devices at CES 2017

Just as we countdown to the start of CES 2017, Samsung has unveiled a couple of new innovations in the form of new Family Hub 2.0-enabled refrigerators and Smart Built-In cooktops. These Family Hub products will support Samsung Pay in South Korea very soon, so there’s no dearth of innovative features with these products. Family Hub 2.0 will be integrated with a range...

Samsung foldable smartphone patents consider multiple biometric ID forms

What was on your mind at the end of 2016? It’s likely the case that you were planning a New Year’s Eve party with relatives and friends, making resolutions for the New Year that you may live to love or regret later on. If this was your situation, you’d be surprised to know that you had something different on your mind than the Korean giant. Samsung ended 2016 with foldable smartphone patents on its...

Daily Deal: You can currently pick up a 16GB EVO microSD card for 47% off

You can never have too many microSD cards and now you can add another one to your collection for just $7.99 (47% off). This isn’t a regular memory card, though. It’s a 16GB offering from Samsung’s EVO range, which provides one of the fastest transfer speeds on the market; making it perfect for snipping high-resolution pictures. What’s more, the 16GB Evo microSD card is also waterproof and resistant to extreme temperatures, so if your camera or smartphone...

Latest Galaxy S8 leak hints at proper PC-like functionality

Samsung will certainly introduce several new features with the Galaxy S8 that help set it apart from the competition. If the latest Galaxy S8 leak is believed, the upcoming flagship might provide users with proper PC-like functionality courtesy of the Samsung Desktop Experience feature. From the looks of it, the feature will be similar to Windows Mobile’s Continuum which enables Windows smartphone...

Samsung Electronics CEO cautions company against compromising on product quality

It’s not uncommon for companies to face quality issues with some of their products from time to time but when a product fails as spectacularly as the Galaxy Note 7 did for Samsung, people start asking all kinds of questions. A lot has been said and speculated about Samsung’s ability to get a handle on the situation and as the company gears up for its first flagship launch after the ill-fated phablet, Samsung Electronics CEO Kwon Oh-hyun reminded...

Specs comparison: Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) vs. Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)

By now you’re probably well aware that Samsung took the wraps off the Galaxy A3 (2017), Galaxy A5 (2017) and Galaxy A7 (2017) earlier today. We’ve already put the Galaxy A3 (2017) and Galaxy A5 (2017) head-to-head with their predecessors to pick out all the differences in specifications, and now we’re following suit with the Galaxy A7 (2016) and Galaxy A7 (2017). The Galaxy A7 (2017) is actually pretty similar to the Galaxy A5 (2017). It sports the...

[Poll] On-screen navigation keys on the Galaxy S8: Yay or nay?

Samsung tends to use capacitive buttons on its smartphones not only for convenience but to constantly recreate the rounded-bottom, centralized home button appearance that people usually associate with its devices. However, there’s a rumor being bandied about suggesting that the firm may switch things up with the much-anticipated Galaxy S8. Word on the street has it that the Galaxy S8 and its larger variant, the Galaxy S8 Plus, will both sport on-screen...

Specs comparison: Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) vs. Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

Earlier today, Samsung took the wraps off three new handsets as part of its Galaxy A series — the Galaxy A3 (2017), Galaxy A5 (2017) and Galaxy A7 (2017). They’re all essentially revamped versions of last year’s models and will go on sale next month. But how to they compare to their predecessors? We’ve already pitted the Galaxy A5 (2016) against the Galaxy A5 (2017), and now we’re doing the same for the Galaxy A3 (2016) and Galaxy A3 (2017). The...

Galaxy S7 Active running Android 7.0 Nougat surfaces on GFXBench

Following in the footsteps of the Galaxy S6, Galaxy S7 and Galaxy Note 5, the Galaxy S7 Active has today been spotted on the GFXBench online database running Android 7.0, which indicates that Samsung is in the final stages of testing the long-awaited Nougat update for the handset. That said, it is relatively easy to modify a unit’s model number to falsify benchmark results, but seeing as Samsung’s...

Specs comparison: Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016) vs. Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)

Today, Samsung has unveiled three new Galaxy A smartphones – Galaxy A3 (2017), Galaxy A5 (2017), and Galaxy A7 (2017) – and they will go on sale early next month. The Galaxy A series has always been about style and premium build. However, Samsung has added a bunch of new and useful features this year including the Always On Display mode and IP68 certification. The Galaxy A5 (2017) features a newer Exynos 7880 processor with a higher...

[Poll] Does Samsung’s decision to stop offering a White color option irk you?

It appears that Samsung has quietly decided to stop offering the White color option with its smartphones for some reason. We first noticed it with the ill-fated Galaxy Note 7. Samsung introduced the gorgeous new Blue Coral color option for that device but didn’t offer it in white. It has now done the same thing with the new Galaxy A (2017) series that it just announced today. A White color option is missing from this new series so we’ve got to ask,...

Galaxy A3 (2017) and Galaxy A5 (2017) prices confirmed

After months of countless rumors and reports, Samsung finally announced the new Galaxy A series officially today. The new series is a good evolutionary update as it brings several design changes, more powerful hardware and new features. It’s also the first Galaxy A series to tout IP68 water and dust resistance. Samsung has confirmed that the Galaxy A (2017) series is going to be available for purchase in Europe early next month. The company has also...