New Galaxy S8 Oreo update now rolling out in more regions

Samsung pulled the plug on the Galaxy S8 Oreo update a week ago to fix a critical issue that many users had been facing. The rollout resumed a few hours ago with a newer build of Oreo arriving on the S8 and S8+ in Germany, and the same update is now available for more regions that were part of the (not-so-successful) Oreo beta program. We can confirm that the update is rolling out in India, Poland,...

February 2018 security patch update arrives on the Galaxy Note 8

Android 8.0 Oreo probably isn’t going to make it to the Galaxy Note 8 anytime soon, as much of the world is still waiting for the newest version of the Android OS to arrive on the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+. Samsung seems to have been sidetracked with security patch updates as well, following a month or so of timely releases, at least for its flagship devices. The February 2018 security patch remains elusive for most devices in the Korean giant’s smartphone...

Samsung OLED TV reports rubbished by company’s TV boss

Samsung hasn’t made a new OLED TV for a few years now and the company has consistently maintained that its QLED technology is better than OLED which rivals like LG have been using for their premium TV sets. However, it was reported earlier this week that Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jae-yong had ordered a review of the OLED TV business after he was briefed on the current status of each business division. This led to speculation that perhaps...

Samsung Max is a new app for data savings and privacy

Samsung today announced the launch of Samsung Max, its new Android application for mobile data savings, data usage monitoring, enhanced Wi-Fi security, and application privacy management. Technically, Samsung Max is not a new app, but rather a substantial Samsung branded UI and feature update to the Opera Max app that comes pre-installed on select Galaxy devices. Available starting February 23 for...