Samsung partners with BuzzFeed and The Dodo to market Galaxy S9’s Super Slow-mo feature

Samsung placed a heavy emphasis on the camera capabilities of the Galaxy S9 and S9+ to distinguish them from their processors. Of the many new camera features, Super Slow-motion video is one of the major selling points for the newly launched Galaxy flagship devices. The company has been going to great lengths to market the camera prowess of the Galaxy S9 duo to the customers. More than 30 super slow-motion videos Continuing the marketing efforts,...

[Giveaway] Hands-on with the Galaxy S9 Red Bull Ring Edition

Formula One is a hot topic here in the Netherlands thanks to Max Verstappen, which is probably why Samsung Benelux must have decided to jump onboard the F1 bandwagon and make a special case for the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ in association with Vodafone and the Red Bull Ring racing circuit in Spielberg, Austria. Enter the Galaxy S9 Red Bull Ring Racing Edition. Hands-on with the Galaxy S9...

T-Mobile’ Galaxy S9 and S9+ receive April 2018 security patch update

It looks like the April 2018 security patch has finally debuted on one of Samsung’s flagship phones. T-Mobile’s Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ are currently receiving a new update that includes the latest security patch. G960USQU2ARC6 and G965USQU2ARC6 are the build numbers for the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ updates respectively, and T-Mobile says the update also includes “various bug fixes.” T-Mobile pushes latest security patch to the Galaxy...

Gear Sport update brings Tizen version 3.0.0.2, new functionality

It’s raining updates for Samsung’s family of wearable devices. We’ve seen the company roll out major updates to the Gear S2, the Gear Fit2, and the Gear IconX in recent weeks, and the Gear Sport, the latest smartwatch in Samsung’s lineup, is also getting an update with new functionality. The Gear Sport update bumps the Tizen OS version to 3.0.0.2 and carries build number R600XXU1ARC4 and is rolling...

Galaxy S9 Red Bull Ring Edition announced by Samsung and Vodafone for the Netherlands

Samsung has teamed up with Vodafone in the Netherlands to launch the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ Red Bull Ring Edition devices for Formula One fans. The Red Bull Ring edition comes with an NFC-equipped cover that, when put on the phone, applies a unique theme that changes the wallpaper, app icons, and even the look of Always On Display. Wallpapers include images of Red Bull-sponsored drivers and cars...

Samsung quietly launches a Chromebook Pro with a backlit keyboard

The lack of a backlit keyboard on a laptop or notebook device is often a sign of cost-cutting, but cost-cutting is not something one expects on a premium product. That was unfortunately the case with the Chromebook Pro that Samsung launched last year, which offered attractive features such as a rotating touchscreen display and a built-in stylus but didn’t include a backlight for the keyboard. It was...

Galaxy A3 (2017) gets March security patch and new camera features in the latest update

Earlier this year, Samsung started rolling out an unexpected update to the Galaxy A5 (2017) and Galaxy A7 (2017) which brought some new camera features found in the latest Galaxy smartphones. The smaller Galaxy A3 (2017) model was left out without any information about the update availability. Nearly three months later, Samsung is now rolling out a similar update to the Galaxy A3 (2017). The update...

AR Emoji’s actual creators explain why it doesn’t work that great

Samsung may say otherwise, but it has been clear from the beginning that the AR Emoji feature on the Galaxy S9 was inspired by the iPhone X’s Animoji. Only Samsung didn’t have the kind of technology that made Animoji possible on the iPhone X, so the Galaxy S9 simply makes use of the front camera to let users put their expressions on a digital avatar and share them with their friends and family. Striking a deal with Disney for AR Emoji may have been...

FCC reveals Infinity display for Galaxy J6, Galaxy J4 battery capacity

It would seem Samsung is wasting no time in bringing the Infinity display to its budget lineup, following its debut on the mid-range segment with the Galaxy A8 (2018). The FCC has recently certified the Galaxy J4 and Galaxy J6, two of Samsung’s new smartphones for 2018, and the documents for the Galaxy J6 reveal that it will come with software navigation keys. That’s as good an indication as any that...