Samsung likely to become world’s largest chipmaker in the coming quarter

Intel has held on to the throne of the world’s largest chipmaker for 24 years. That’s a pretty big achievement but now it’s time for Samsung to take up the throne. Samsung is predicted to become the world’s largest chipmaker in the coming quarter, thus displacing Intel from the top spot after 24 years. Intel has been the world’s top chipmaker since 1993 when it came out with its Pentium processors....

Samsung Pay for Gear S3 launched in South Korea

Samsung today announced that it has launched Samsung Pay for the Gear S3 smartwatch in its home market of South Korea. The feature will enable Gear S3 owners to make payments on the go without having to even take out their Samsung smartphone from their pocket. All they need to do is bring the smartwatch close to the payment terminal and it will do the rest. The company had actually planned on launching Samsung Pay for Gear S3 in September last year...

Unlocked Galaxy S7 edge Nougat update finally released

The last major update that Samsung released for the unlocked Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge in the United States was back in December. Samsung released Nougat soon after for the 2016 flagship and yet the unlocked models, which should, in theory, receive updates sooner, were not updated to Nougat. Naturally, Samsung had to take a lot of flak from customers who own the unlocked units. Samsung apologized...

Best Buy is offering discounts on some Galaxy Tab S3 accessories

The Galaxy Tab S3, which was announced two months ago at MWC 2017, is currently available for sale in the US. Samsung had also unveiled a few official accessories for the tablet, including a keyboard case, a magnetic case, and the S Pen Stylus. Now, some of them are being sold at discounted prices in the US. Best Buy has listed some Galaxy Tab S3 official accessories with discounted prices. The Keyboard Case now costs just $64.99 (originally...

Verizon Gear S3 frontier release delayed

Verizon is the biggest mobile carrier in the United States and it still hasn’t released the Gear S3. Its rivals started selling Samsung’s smartwatch several months ago but Verizon customers have done nothing but wait for Big Red to release it. They’ll have to wait some more before Verizon has delayed the Gear S3 frontier’s release. Big Red previously said that it would release the Gear S3 frontier on April 21 alongside the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+....

SamMobile Daily Recap: May 1, 2017 — Bixby, Galaxy S8 and more!

We publish a ton 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 happened today. Firmware News First proper Galaxy Tab S3 update brings April security patch T-Mobile Galaxy S6 edge+...

Samsung Pay may launch in the UK on May 16th

We don’t always believe Samsung’s customer care executives and social media reps when it comes to information on things like software updates. Samsung UK has a particularly bad track record, but it looks it might be right about the possible launch date of Samsung Pay in the UK. We’ve seen many of our readers complaining about how Samsung Pay is not available in the country after all this time,...

Boost and Virgin Mobile are offering the Galaxy S8 for the cheapest

Samsung launched the Galaxy S8 and S8+ in the US on April 21. Both these smartphones were being sold by all the big carriers and retailers in the country for no less than $720 off contract. However, Boost and Virgin Mobile are selling the Galaxy S8 for much cheaper. If you don’t mind buying the Galaxy S8 from Boost or Virgin Mobile (Sprint’s prepaid brands), you can get it for just $649.99. However, you can only buy it in its black avatar. Moreover,...

Samsung might acquire micro-LED developer PlayNitride

If a new report is believed, Samsung might be interested in acquiring PlayNitride. This Taiwan-based company manufactures micro-LED panels. Samsung is said to be interested in manufacturing micro-LED displays for its VR headsets and may even use the technology for some TV models as well. Micro-LEDs aren’t that popular as yet but market analysts believe that this display technology has the potential to be brighter and more efficient than OLED displays....

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For a limited time only, you can pick up a 32GB EVO microSD card for $18.48 (51% off), which is a great price to pay for a chip that not only offers super-fast transfer speeds, but is also waterproof and resistant to extreme temperatures. If you like the sound of the 32GB EVO microSD card and want to take advantage of this promotion, hit the Buy Now button below. We should note, however, that orders won’t ship until May 7. from SamMobile http://ift.tt/2qoEmbf via...

Samsung patent shows what the Galaxy S8 might have looked like with a physical home button

Looking at the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+, it’s easy to think that Samsung had always envisioned these devices with the virtually bezel less Infinity Display, with no physical home button or company logo to ruin the beautiful design. But every new smartphone goes through multiple iterations and usually has different prototypes before the final design is decided, and a Samsung patent shows what a Galaxy...

Samsung Gear S3 receives an official price cut in the US, now available for just $299.99

The Gear S3 classic and the Gear S3 frontier, which were launched in the US last year with price tags of $349.99 each, have received an official price cut. Bluetooth variants of both these smartwatches are now available for just $299.99 through Samsung’s official online store as well as Amazon. The LTE variant of the Gear S3 frontier for AT&T’s network is now priced at $299.99, but the T-Mobile variant will still set you back by $349.99....

Samsung’s compatibility list shows which Gear S3 features work with the iPhone and non-Samsung devices

With the Gear S3, Samsung finally opened up its smartwatch platform to non-Galaxy Android devices, later bringing support for the watch to the iPhone. But the Gear S3 works best when paired with a Galaxy device, and Samsung has published a list today which reveals how its latest smartwatch works with Android devices from other manufacturers and with the iPhone. As we had noted in our experience of...

This might be the best Galaxy Note 8 concept yet

Samsung has reiterated multiple times that it’s going to launch a new Galaxy Note flagship later this year. The new flagship will presumably be called the Galaxy Note 8 if Samsung decides to stick with the same brand name. Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve been hearing more rumors and reports about what we can expect from the Galaxy Note 8. Samsung has a lot to make up for after the disaster that was the Galaxy Note 7 so it may work hard to regain...

Samsung’s Marshmallow parental control app teaches kids healthy smartphone usage habits

We exclusively reported six months ago that Samsung was working on a new parental control app for Galaxy smartphones. We told you in detail what features the app was going to offer and what the interface would look like. Samsung has now officially launched its parental control application. The app is called Samsung Marshmallow. It’s a smartphone management and parental control app that helps kids...