Themes Thursday: 18 new themes this week, but hardly any are worth your attention

It’s Thursday, which means that it’s time for another exciting edition of our weekly Themes Thursday segment. This week, eighteen new themes found their way onto the Store. Unfortunately, they’re not all worth of your attention as, sadly, the majority are priced too high and are a bit over-the-top. If I had to choose my favourite new theme in today’s column, it would be Red Hex. Although...

SamMobile Daily Recap: October 5, 2017 — Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S8 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 Apple reportedly asked Samsung to push for legal action against Qualcomm in South Korea Deals Daily Deal: Grab...

How to make a GIF using the S Pen on the Galaxy Note 8

Samsung has carried over the fantastic GIF-making functionality that debuted on the ill-fated Galaxy Note 7 over to the Galaxy Note 8, meaning you can continue—or start—turning just about anything into a GIF, which can then be shared to a social network of your choice, within a mere matter of seconds. Why would you want to, I hear you ask? Well, as much as I hate to say it, GIFs have gradually become...

Check out these Galaxy Note 8 2x optical zoom camera samples

We have already put out our official Galaxy Note 8 review for our readers, and we have been impressed by what the Galaxy Note 8’s dual camera setup has to offer. Following DxOMark’s announcement yesterday that the Galaxy Note 8 is the “best smartphone for zoom”, we decided to put together a few samples of pictures we’ve captured using 2x optical zoom on the phone to see how it works in real-life scenarios....

Android 7.0 Nougat update now arriving on the Galaxy J5 Prime in India

Samsung has at last started rolling out the Android 7.0 update for the Galaxy J5 Prime in India. In line with the release that reached the Galaxy On Nxt last month, this upgrade includes all of the features baked into Nougat, in addition to the firm’s Dual Messenger feature, which clones messaging applications—WhatsApp, for example—in a sandboxed environment, letting you sign into more than one account. Android...

Daily Deal: Grab Samsung’s USB-C to HDMI Adapter for 20% off

For a limited time only, you can bag yourself Samsung’s USB-C to HDMI Adapter, which lets you view movies and pictures stored on your smartphone on televisions and monitors, for $39.95 (20% off). If you like the sound of this promotion and want to take advantage of it, hit the Buy Now button below. We advise you to hurry though as Amazon only has a limited amount of inventory available and it’ll probably sell out fast. The post Daily Deal: Grab Samsung’s...

Galaxy S8 market share is reportedly larger in Europe than Asia

The Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ have a combined market share of 8.2 percent in Switzerland, outpacing the 4.7 percent market share in the firm’s home country, South Korea, where adoption of its flagship smartphones has long prevailed, according to statistics released by AppBrain. As can be seen in the table below, the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ are post popular in Switzerland, Australia, Norway, Sweden,...

Apple reportedly asked Samsung to push for legal action against Qualcomm in South Korea

According to a new report, Samsung may have been asked by Apple to pressure regulators in South Korea to ramp up their investigation into Qualcomm. The ultimate goal was apparently to get the chipmaker to reduce royalty payments, this according to documents filed by Qualcomm in court. Bloomberg reports that a senior Apple executive, possibly CEO Tim Cook, had a word with a senior counterpart at an industry conference in Idaho two years ago. The Samsung...

Enterprise Edition variants of the Galaxy Note 8 and Galaxy S8 launched in Germany

Samsung is now offering Enterprise Edition variants of the Galaxy Note 8 and Galaxy S8 in Germany, but don’t get too excited: the made-for-business models don’t bring any new features—or internal upgrades—to the handsets. The Enterprise Edition scheme does, however, provide participating companies with an extended three-year warranty, a three-year license for Knox Configure and monthly security maintenance updates for three years. The changes the...