T-Mobile Galaxy Note 5 Android 7.0 update coming soon

It has been a while since the Galaxy Note 5 started receiving the Android 7.0 Nougat update. Even major carriers in the United States have rolled it out. T-Mobile’s rivals AT&T, Sprint and Verizon have all released Nougat for the Galaxy Note 5. T-Mobile subscribers have no reason to be concerned. The carrier has now confirmed that it will soon release the Android 7.0 Nougat update for the Galaxy Note 5. T-Mobile’s @AskDes confirmed via Twitter...

Rogers to start rolling out Nougat update for Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge next month

Canadian carrier Rogers has announced that it will start distributing the long-awaited Nougat update for its variant of the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge on Monday, May 1. This news comes more than two months after the upgrade started making the rounds for the factory unlocked model of the handsets.   In addition to a multitude of bug fixes, speed optimizations and stability improvements, the...

Galaxy S8 iris scanner may soon be used for financial transactions

The Galaxy S8′s iris scanner might soon be used for much more than just controlling access to the device. According to a new report out of South Korea, credit card companies in the country are looking to utilize the iris scanner to enable safer financial transactions on the mobile device. Samsung Card Co. is reportedly looking to start using the iris scanner through its mobile app so that its customers can authenticate financial transactions by using...

Samsung’s 2017 QLED TV receives highest rating ever from German tech magazine

Samsung is celebrating the fact that Video Magazin, Germany’s renowned consumer electronics magazine, has recently rated its 2017 QLED TV as the best on the market. The magazine particularly liked the QLED TV’s “less is more” lifestyle-centric features and found them to be innovative. Samsung went back to the drawing board, so to speak, to come up with the 2017 QLED TV. It worked hard on optimizing...

Sennheiser partners with Samsung to make smart headsets for Android devices

German audio technology brand Sennheiser has announced that it has partnered with Samsung to make smart headsets for Android smartphones and tablets. These headsets would feature the company’s proprietary AMBEO 3D audio technology that makes games and movies sound more realistic. The company already makes AMBEO headsets with Lightning connectors for iPhones. The company’s CEO Andreas Sennheiser told The Korea Herald, “We are working with Samsung...

Galaxy S8 reddish tint on screen not a ‘controversial issue’

When the Galaxy S8 started making its way to pre-order customers last week we started hearing reports about a “reddish” tint on the handset’s display. The issue was limited to some early adopters but was significant enough to warrant a response from Samsung. The renowned product review publication Consumer Reports has said that this isn’t a controversial issue. It tested eight units of the Galaxy S8 and found that some of the units showed a noticeable...

Bixby Vision is crippled on Verizon’s Galaxy S8 and S8+

If you’ve read any recent reports about Samsung’s AI-powered personal digital assistant Bixby, you would probably know that its highly-anticipated voice recognition and voice command functionalities aren’t ready yet for is launch in the US. However, it is now being reported that its image recognition capability is crippled as well, at least on Verizon’s units. Bixby Vision, a feature that can identify text and recognize objects, is limited...

IFA chief wants Samsung to unveil the Galaxy Note 8 in Berlin

After the impressive launch and subsequent reception of the Galaxy S8 and S8+ in New York last month, IFA chief wants Samsung to unveil the Galaxy Note 8 in Berlin. Speaking at a press conference in Berlin, IFA Executive Director Jens Heithecker said that trade show would be a better place for Samsung to showcase its upcoming phablet. Traditionally, Samsung used to unveil its Galaxy Note lineup of smartphones (including the Galaxy Note 4) at...