Watchface Friday: Here’s our selection of this week’s best watchfaces

It’s Friday, which means it’s time for another edition of Watchface Friday! For those unaware, every Friday, we highlight a selection of our favorite watchfaces for the Gear S3 classic and Gear S3 frontier. All of the offerings are available to download through the Galaxy Apps Store, so you can rest assured that you won’t have to search all over the Internet to find something...

SamMobile Daily Recap: June 9, 2017 — Galaxy S8, Gear S3 classic 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 went out today. APK Secure Folder released on Google Play Store as well Business Samsung is concentrating on its...

Samsung unveils three new swanky QLED gaming monitors with support for HDR and FreeSync 2

After launching high-end QLED TVs earlier this year, Samsung is ready to debut gaming monitors based on QLED technology. The company has unveiled three new gaming monitors: C49HG90, C32HG70, and C27HG70. All these QLED monitors have curved VA panels with support for High Dynamic Range (HDR with 600 nits brightness) and AMD’s new FreeSync 2 technology. They have height adjustable...

Samsung Galaxy C10 specifications and pricing leaks

We had reported last month that Samsung is working on two new smartphones: Galaxy C10 and Galaxy C10 Plus. It was also reported that the Galaxy C10 could be the company’s first smartphone with a dual-camera setup. A few weeks later, CAD renders of the Galaxy C10 surfaced online. Now, specifications and pricing of the device have been leaked. Asia Business Daily is reporting that the Galaxy C10 will come equipped...

Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro spotted running Android 7.0

After Samsung is done rolling out the Android 7.0 update to its high-end smartphones, it’s time for mid-range phones to get the Nougat update. It seems like the Galaxy A9 Pro might soon get access to Android 7.0. The device has been spotted on GFXBench as well as Geekbench running Android 7.0, suggesting that Samsung might be testing it on the smartphone. The Galaxy A9 Pro was launched in...

Daily Deal: Pick up a 64GB Pro+ microSD card for 30% off

For a limited time only, you can currently pick up a 64GB EVO+ microSD card for just $49.00 (31% off). There’s a caveat, though. Unlike most of our other promotions, this one isn’t available worldwide, so you’ll need to reside in the US to take advantage of it. Here’s some of its key features: Up to 95MB/s read and 90MB/s write speed Great performance in smartphones, tablet PCs and DSLRs Ideal for 4K content, Full HD Video recording and high-resolution...

Could Galaxy Note 8 be the first Snapdragon 836-powered phone?

A lot of Galaxy Note 8-related leaks, reports, and rumors have emerged since the past few weeks, hinting towards the phone’s design and specifications. However, a new leak suggests that the upcoming flagship phablet from Samsung could be the first Snapdragon 836-powered smartphone in the world. The report states that the Snapdragon 836 chipset is a slightly improved version of the Snapdragon 835 SoC. The new chipset will reportedly have...

Samsung is concentrating on its system-on-chip business

Samsung turned its foundry unit into a separate business last month, and it wants to strengthen its chip designing and production capabilities even further. To that end, it is being reported that the company recently relocated around 200 employees from its consumer electronics division to System LSI to focus on its system-on-chip (SoC) business. The global SoC market is expected to reach $300 billion by 2020. At present, Samsung’s...

Here’s what we think of Bixby (in its current form)

When Samsung announced Bixby, I was excited to try it out. Wait. Scratch that. I couldn’t wait to try it out. The firm marketed it as being the mother of all digital assistants, capable of simultaneously communicating with you using voice and text. Only one of those things turned out to be true, though. Unless you live in South Korea, of course. You see, shortly after Bixby’s unveiling, Samsung revealed that its main feature — Bixby Voice — wouldn’t...

Secure Folder released on Google Play Store as well

Over the past week, we’ve seen Samsung release two of its system apps as standalone apps on the Google Play Store. First, it was the Always On Display app and then the Device Maintenance app. Samsung has now released Secure Folder as a standalone app on the Play Store. Samsung is doing this with good reason. Having unbundled apps enables the company to release updates and new features to these apps without having to wait until it is due to release...

Samsung rumored to have developed its first in-house GPU for mobile devices

Samsung was expected to develop an in-house GPU and start using it in smartphones and tablets in 2015. Later, the company signed a technology agreement with ARM to use its GPUs inside Exynos chipsets, delaying the development of its in-house graphics technology. Last year, we reported that the company is in talks with AMD and Nvidia for GPU-related licenses. It is now being reported that Samsung has finally developed its first-generation...