Galaxy J7 (2017) US variant possibly spotted on GFXBench

We’ve already seen two variants of the as yet unreleased Galaxy J7 (2017) on the benchmarking website GFXBench – the SM-J727P and the SM-J727A – and its last outing revealed a 1.5GHz octa-core Exynos 7870 processor with 2GB of RAM. It appears that the US variant of the Galaxy J7 (2017) has now been spotted, it bears model number SM-J727VL. The GFXBench listing reveals that the SM-J727VL features a...

Galaxy J5 (2016) and Galaxy A8 receive February security patch

After having detailed the February security patch last week, Samsung is now rolling it out to compatible devices. The latest handsets to receive said patch are the Galaxy J5 (2016) and the Galaxy A8. An over-the-air update is now being rolled out for both of these handsets which brings the February security update as well as additional stability and performance improvements. Firmware version J510MNUBU2AQA5 is now being rolled out for the Galaxy J5...

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 reportedly codenamed ‘Baikal’

Samsung recently confirmed that it is not giving up on the Galaxy Note series even after the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco. It is now being reported that the South Korean smartphone giant’s next phablet, the Galaxy Note 8, is codenamed ‘Baikal.’ For those who aren’t in the know, Baikal is a lake situated in southern Siberia, considered to be the deepest lake in the world. The Galaxy Note 8 is expected to feature a 4K display (for better VR experience) and...

Samsung reportedly bags $4.3 billion OLED supply contract from Apple

Samsung Display has reportedly won a contract worth $4.3 billion from Apple to supply the company with an additional 60 million units of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels for the next-generation iPhone. This is said to be a fresh deal between the two companies after Samsung Display inked another contract with Apple last year for supplying 100 million OLED display panels for the iPhone 8. Apple is expected to make the switch to OLED displays...

Harman shareholders will vote on Samsung merger later this week

Samsung Electronics announced a couple of months ago that it was going to acquire Harman International for $8 billion. The acquisition is contingent on Harman winning shareholder approval and some of its minority shareholders have voiced concerns about the price being too low, some have even filed lawsuits against the company’s CEO. According to a new report, Harman International shareholders are going to vote on this merger later this week, February...

Samsung Chromebook Plus is now available for purchase in the US

The Chromebook Plus, which was showcased alongside the Chromebook Pro at CES 2017 last month, is now available for purchase in the US. Priced at $449, Samsung’s new Chrome OS-based 2-in-1 laptop can now be purchased from Samsung’s official website, Amazon, and Best Buy. The Chromebook Plus features a 12.3-inch 360-degree rotating touchscreen LCD display (with 2400 x 1600 pixels resolution and 400 nits brightness), a 2GHz hexa-core ARM processor,...

Support page for Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus (SM-G955FD) goes live on Indian website

Samsung is expected to unveil the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8 Plus at an event on March 29 in the US, and that’s more than a month from now. However, a support page for the larger variant of the company’s upcoming flagship smartphone has gone live much earlier than anticipated, thereby confirming its model number shortly after its logo appeared. The model number SM-G955FD denotes that Samsung would launch the dual-SIM variant of the...

Samsung heir will be summoned again in corruption investigation

Despite having dodged arrest once in the ongoing corruption probe, Samsung Heir Lee Jae-yong is going to be summoned again tomorrow as South Korean prosecutors continue to look into bribery allegations against the country’s largest conglomerate the impeached President Park Geun-hye. Allegations of bribery have been made against Samsung as the company is said to have provided over $35 million to foundations run by President Park’s friend Choi Soon-sil...

Galaxy A3 (2016) receives February security patch in The Netherlands

Samsung officially detailed the February security patch for compatible devices earlier this week and it has now started rolling it out for those devices. We’ve received word that the Galaxy A3 (2016) is receiving the February security patch in the Netherlands. Interestingly, last year’s Galaxy A3 has received this patch before the Galaxy A3 (2017), but then again, this isn’t surprising at all. Firmware...

T-Mobile offering the Galaxy Tab E for free

T-Mobile has brought back its “Tablet on Us” promotion to offer the Samsung Galaxy Tab E for free. Those who are interested in picking one up can head over to the carrier’s website or one of its retail locations in the United States and grab the tablet on the carrier’s Equipment Installment Plan. They then have to put it on T-Mobile One or any mobile internet plan with at least 6GB of data. Once that’s done, T-Mobile is going to cover the full cost...