Wemogee is a new communication app from Samsung for people with language disorders

Samsung Wemogee was launched earlier this month by Samsung Electronics Italia. It’s the first emoji-based chat application that has been designed to allow people with language disorders like aphasia to more effectively communicate with their friends and family. Samsung mentions that there are more than three million people across the globe living with aphasia. It’s a disorder that causes the loss of language capabilities. Recent studies show that...

Samsung said to be developing display wth four curved sides

The Infinity Display on the Galaxy S8 is impressive to say the least. Its sleek curves set it miles apart from the competition. According to a new report out of South Korea, Samsung is now working on a new kind of display panel which will have curves on all four sides, meaning that even the top and bottom edges would be curved. The report mentions that this display panel would allow for a screen-to-body ratio more than 98 percent so the front of...

Verizon releases Android 7.0 Nougat for the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge

Ever since Samsung released Android 7.0 Nougat for the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge, all eyes have been on carriers in the United States to follow through. Carriers tend to hold up updates for a few weeks as they make their own tweaks and often add some bloatware. The firmware has since been released for other Samsung devices as well. Today, we have some good news for Verizon customers. Big Red has now released Android 7.0 Nougat for the Galaxy...

Samsung confirms Galaxy S8 pre-orders outpaced Galaxy S7 by 30 percent

Samsung today confirmed that the Galaxy S8 is now its best smartphone launch ever as pre-orders for the new flagship outpaced pre-orders for the Galaxy S7 by 30 percent. It’s an amazing result for Samsung given that this is the first flagship smartphone it has launched since the disaster it suffered because of the Galaxy Note 7 last year. Samsung Electronics America president and chief operating officer Tim Baxter says that the company has recommitted...

Galaxy S8 Tip: How to change the order of the on-screen buttons

The Galaxy S8 is Samsung’s first flagship smartphone to sport on-screen buttons. However, instead of opting for the stock Android arrangement (Back, Home and Recents), the company kept its traditional order — Recents, Home and Back. Fortunately, as they aren’t physical buttons, you can switch the order of them. Here’s how: Head into Settings. Hit Display. Select Navigation Bar. Press Button Layout. Choose Back – Home – Recents. Pretty...

SamMobile Daily Recap: April 24, 2017 — Bixby Vision, Galaxy Note 5 and more!

We publish a lot of stories on a daily basis. Unfortunately, the majority of news breaks during our European hours of operation, which makes it difficult for our readers in the US (and other regions) to keep up. However, we think we’ve come up with a fantastic solution — a daily recap. Here’s what we went live today. Deals Daily Deal: Take 26% off a 32GB EVO Plus microSD card Firmware News Original and...

Daily Deal: Take 26% off a 32GB EVO Plus microSD card

Running low on storage on your smartphone? Well, you’ll probably be pleased to hear that Amazon has cut the price of the 32GB EVO Plus microSD card by 26 percent — so you can pick one up for a mere $16.99. That’s not a bad price to pay for a memory card that’s not only waterproof, but also resistant to heat and X-rays. If you like the sound of the 32GB EVO microSD card and want to bag yourself one, hit the Buy Now button below. As we say time and...

Samsung is confident that the European TV market would improve in H2 2017

The European TV market declined in the first half of 2017, but Samsung is confident that its business would improve in the second half of the year. The South Korean TV giant sees potential for its QLED and Frame TVs, thanks to 4K resolution, better picture quality, and improved HDR capabilities. The company plans to target premium customers in the European market. The company also feels that the competition between the picture quality of OLED and...

Original and refurbished Galaxy Note 7 both receive Wi-Fi certification on Android 7.0 Nougat

Samsung discontinued the original Galaxy Note 7 last year and after months of rumors that it would launch a refurbished version, the company confirmed last month that the refurbished Galaxy Note 7 is going to be sold in select markets. Samsung is yet to confirm the markets where the refurbished Galaxy Note 7 will be offered, whether it’s going to be sold under a different moniker, if it’s going to...

Galaxy J3 (2017) specifications surface online

We already know that it’s only a matter of time before Samsung launches the refreshed Galaxy J series. We’ve been hearing reports and rumors about the Galaxy J (2017) series devices and even saw some leaked photos of the Galaxy J5 (2017) recently. Additional specifications of the Galaxy J3 (2017) have now surfaced online. A benchmark listing reveals that the Galaxy J3 (2017) bearing model number SM-J330...

Samsung and Qualcomm have reportedly started working on the Galaxy S9′s processor

It has only been a few days since the Galaxy S8 was released and a new report out of South Korea is now telling us that Samsung and Qualcomm have already started working on a new mobile processor for the company’s next flagship smartphone. The next flagship will presumably be called the Galaxy S9. Given that the chip inside the existing flagship is called the Snapdragon 835, it’s likely that the Galaxy S9′s processor is going to be called Snapdragon...

The Galaxy S8 costs more to build than the iPhone 7

Every Galaxy S8 that flies off the production line costs Samsung an eye-watering $307.50, which includes the price of materials and manufacturing, reveals an estimate released by renowned analytics firm IHS Markit on Thursday, April 20. For comparison, that’s $82.70 more than the iPhone 7 and $52.40 more than its predecessor, the Galaxy S7. It’s hardly difficult to see why the Galaxy...

Samsung Galaxy Amp Prime 2 is Cricket’s new cheap phone running Android Nougat

Even though there are some variants of Samsung’s previous generation flagship smartphones that are yet to receive the Nougat update, Cricket has announced the Galaxy Amp Prime 2, a new cheap phone running Android 7.0 out of the box. The smartphone is a successor to last year’s Galaxy Amp Prime, and a rebranded version of Sprint’s Galaxy J3 Emerge that was launched earlier this year. It is available from Cricket for $149.99 with activation. The Galaxy...

Galaxy S8+ likely to account for more than 50% of all sales

A new report out of South Korea predicts that the 6.2-inch Galaxy S8+ is going to account for more than 50 percent of combined sales for the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+. The model with the larger display is expected to sell better compared to its 5.8-inch sibling. Yuanta Securities Korea Co. released a new report today predicting that the annual combined sales of the Galaxy S8 are going to hit 50.4 million units with the Galaxy S8+ accounting for 27.1...

This app (kind of) lets you remap the Bixby button on the Galaxy S8

Shortly after Samsung rolled out an upgrade to patch an exploit that enabled users to remap the function of the Bixby button on the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+, another workaround has surfaced. Once again, it’s in the form of an application — but there’s a caveat. At present, it can only be used to remap the button to open Google Now. It’s thought that, providing the interest is there, the developer will spruce up the application’s...