LinkedIn’s content and calendar experience integrated with Bixby

Samsung has worked with LinkedIn to deeply integrate the professional social network with Bixby. The digital assistant on the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ now has access to LinkedIn’s content and calendar experience. Users just need to swipe to the right and they will find the LinkedIn content on Bixby home. Bixby can now show information from LinkedIn that can help users prepare for an upcoming meeting...

SamMobile Daily Recap: August 7, 2017 — Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S8 Active 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 published today. Business Samsung heir may end up in jail for 12 years Deals Daily Deal: Save 32% on an OtterBox...

Another leak suggests South Korea will get a 256GB Galaxy Note 8 variant

We’ve heard before that Samsung could launch a 256GB storage variant of the Galaxy Note 8 dubbed Galaxy Note 8 Emporer Edition. While there’s no telling if Samsung will go with such a title, it does look like the Note 8 will indeed be offered with 256GB of inbuilt storage. Roland Quandt has tweeted an image of what looks like a listing for the Note 8’s Korean models, and most of them have “256GB” in the model number. Samsung doesn’t usually name...

AT&T confirms Galaxy S8 Active pre-orders open tomorrow

AT&T has finally confirmed that it’s going to start taking pre-orders for the Galaxy S8 Active from tomorrow, August 8. The carrier has officially confirmed Samsung’s new handset which the company says is its “toughest Galaxy smartphone yet.” The Galaxy S8 Active has a metal frame and a bumper to protect it from bumps and drops. There’s a rugged, rough texture on the back for a secure grip. Built...

SamMobile Firmware update magazine: August 7, 2017

Welcome to the newest edition of our weekly Firmware Magazine. You can think of it as your go-to resource to find out which of your Samsung devices has received a new update or if it’s going to receive a new firmware update in the near future. To keep things interesting, we present the Firmware Magazine in new designs every week. It will always include the important details about firmware updates such as the firmware versions, device model numbers,...

The Samsung Keyboard app is now available on the Play Store

Samsung Keyboard is the latest proprietary Samsung app to be published on the Play Store, so you can grab the latest updates without waiting for an update to the operating system itself. The app seems to have been put up on the Play Store late last month; for now, it’s only supported on the Galaxy S8 and S8+, but support for more devices will no doubt be added in the future. If you own a Galaxy...

Daily Deal: Save 32% on an OtterBox Commuter Series case for the Galaxy S8

Amazon has temporarily slashed the price of OtterBox’s slim Commuter Series case for the Galaxy S8, which sports a dual-layer build for enhanced protection, by 32%, meaning you can currently snag yourself one for just $26.99. If you like the sound of this promotion and want to take advantage of it, hit the Buy Now button below. We strongly advise you to hurry though as Amazon only has a limited amount of inventory available and it probably won’t...

Samsung heir may end up in jail for 12 years

Samsung’s heir apparent Lee Jae-yong was arrested earlier this year on allegations of corruption. The country’s corruption scandal has already led to the ouster of former President Park Geun-hye. Lee Jae-yong’s arrest came after his indictment on corruption and embezzlement charges. Lee Jae-yong is the only son of the ailing Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee and is the heir apparent to the conglomerate. A merger between the conglomerate’s two affiliates...

Gear S3’s voice dictation system for text messages isn’t working in the US since four months

Samsung had released a ‘value pack’ software update for the Gear S3 in the US four months ago. While it brought a lot of new features to the smartwatch, it also introduced a critical bug. After installing the software update, users couldn’t access the voice dictation feature for replying to text messages after a couple of times. It’s been four months since the bug was introduced, but Samsung seems to be in no hurry to fix it. The feature seems broken...

Live pictures of the Galaxy Note 8 leaked

We’ve only seen leaked renders of the Galaxy Note 8 so far but that changes today. Several live pictures of the Galaxy Note 8 have been leaked online. The upcoming handset struts its stuff in these real-life images. The images show a device that’s in line with what we’ve heard so far about the Galaxy Note 8’s design. It’s quite likely that these images are of a Galaxy Note 8 prototype, possibly one...