Google has launched an exclusive Play Music feature for the Galaxy S8

If you cast your mind back to April, you may recall that Google announced it had teamed up with Samsung to give Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ customers who use Play Music, which is the default audio player on the handsets, a couple of extra perks to enhance their music-listening experience. Despite being relatively minor, the perks were actually pretty useful: users could upload 100,000 songs to their...

Samsung SDI encourages engineers to become ‘technology meisters’

Samsung SDI, Samsung’s battery manufacturing arm, faced a lot of difficulties after it came under fire for supplying faulty Galaxy Note 7 batteries to Samsung Electronics last year. The company got itself a new leader after it suffered fire at its China factory. Samsung SDI has also planned to invest $128 million this year to improve battery safety. Now, the company is encouraging its engineers to become ‘technology...

Samsung patents a case that’ll let you charge your Gear S3 using your smartphone

According to Patently Mobile, Samsung’s filed a patent with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for a wireless charging case that uses Millimeter Wave Technology. But what does that mean? Well, according to the diagram included in the listing, you’ll be able to use the case to wirelessly charge a Gear smartwatch, and presumably a number of other devices, while on the move. Unlike most patent...

Samsung’s in-screen fingerprint reader said to cause uneven display brightness

It was already being reported that Samsung won’t be able to perfect the in-screen fingerprint reader for the Galaxy Note 8, so the upcoming phablet won’t feature it. Now, a new claim from an industry insider points to a specific reason why the South Korean smartphone giant’s plan of a fingerprint reader integrated into the Galaxy Note 8, which is to be unveiled in August, didn’t come to fruition. It...

Samsung’s artistic Frame TV released in South Korea

After releasing its artistic Frame TV in Norway and Switzerland, Samsung has released it today in South Korea and the US. ‘The Frame’, a TV that won an innovation award at CES 2017 in Las Vegas earlier this year, will be available in South Korea for KRW 3,400,000 (approx. $3,033) for the 55-inch variant and KRW 5,150,000 (approx. $4,594) for the 65-inch variant. The company had announced the TV’s global launch two weeks ago. Apart from 4K and...

Samsung starts selling unlocked dual-SIM Galaxy S8+ in the UK

Samsung normally releases the dual-SIM variant of its flagship smartphones in only a handful of markets. We’ve seen it stick to this behavior with the Galaxy S8 as well. Customers in the United Kingdom who have been waiting to pick up a dual-SIM variant of the new flagship will be delighted to know that one is finally available for them. Samsung has started selling the unlocked dual-SIM Galaxy S8+...

Samsung Frame TV price and release date confirmed

Samsung announced the global release of The Frame TV a couple of weeks back. The TV was first released in Switzerland and Norway with the company promising to release it soon in other markets in the United States. Samsung has now confirmed The Frame TV price and release date for customers in the United States. Samsung designed The Frame TV to resemble a piece of art instead of a conventional television set. It was first unveiled at the Consumer Electronics...

T-Mobile offers new buy-one-get-one promo for the Galaxy S8

T-Mobile is commemorating Father’s Day by offering a new buy-one-get-one-free promotion on two of the hottest Android-powered smartphones on the market right now, the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8+. Customers who purchase either one of the handsets from T-Mobile can get another one for free after rebate. The carrier is offering this promotion to all new and existing T-Mobile customers. To qualify, they just need to purchase their new Galaxy S8 or Galaxy...

AT&T Galaxy Tab S2 Nougat update released

T-Mobile was the first to release the Android 7.0 Nougat update for the Galaxy Tab S2 in the United States. The country’s largest mobile network, Verizon, followed suit just a few days later. Samsung also rolled out said update for the Wi-Fi only variant of the tablet just last week. AT&T has thrown its hat in the ring now as well. AT&T has started rolling out the much-awaited Android 7.0 Nougat update for the Galaxy Tab S2. Firmware version...

Galaxy Note 4 June security patch released in Europe

Samsung has been pretty forthcoming with security patches for the Galaxy Note 4 recently. It released the May security patch for this handset just three weeks ago even though there are still a few devices that have yet to receive that patch. The company has now rolled out the Galaxy Note 4 June security patch in Europe. Samsung is rolling out firmware version N910FXXS1DQF3 for the unbranded Galaxy...