Samsung’s Chromebook Plus gets support for Linux apps

Google is no longer interested in Android tablets and is instead focusing on Chrome OS devices that can run Android apps. The company has been adding new features to Chrome OS to make the devices more appealing to the customers. As part of the efforts, at I/O 2018, Google announced Linux app support for Chrome OS starting with the Pixelbook. The same functionality is now available on the Samsung Chromebook...

Galaxy Tab S4 spotted with Android 8.1, new Book Cover Keyboard certified

We have been reporting on the Galaxy Tab S4 for a few months now and much like its predecessor, Samsung’s new flagship tablet will be available in both Wi-Fi and LTE variants. The US variant of the Galaxy Tab S4 has now surfaced online bearing model number SM-T837P. It’s going be the LTE variant of the tablet meant for Sprint. The SM-T835 has previously been spotted and it’s the Wi-Fi only model of...

PSA: Night Clock has moved to Always On Display settings with Oreo on the Galaxy S7 edge

Have you been wondering where the Night Clock feature has disappeared to after updating to Android 8.0 Oreo on your Galaxy S7 edge? Don’t worry, it’s still there, but it’s now a clock style for Always On Display and not a separate option. Samsung just hasn’t been clear enough that that’s the case, and according to one of its community forum moderators, Night Clock was removed with Oreo because users...

Chinese authorities are investigating Samsung and other chipmakers

Samsung’s semiconductor business has performed exceedingly well in the past few quarters. Many analysts attributed this success to the increased demand for memory products and its impact on pricing. Along with success came allegations of price-fixing by major chipmakers. It appears the Chinese regulatory authorities are now probing this matter. China is the largest importer of memory products According to multiple reports online, investigators from...

Exclusive: The Gear VR will be rebranded as Galaxy VR

Samsung’s trademark applications for devices called Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Fit were the first indications that the company would be bringing its wearable devices under the Galaxy umbrella.  Rumors about Samsung possibly readying a smartwatch running Wear OS supported that notion, and though we can’t say if such a smartwatch is in the works, we can confirm that Samsung will be switching to the Galaxy branding for at least some of its wearables. Galaxy...

SamMobile 5.0 is live! – We welcome your feedback about our new design

We invited our readers to try out SamMobile 5.0 two weeks ago. It’s the new site design that we have been working very hard on and are now proud to announce that SamMobile 5.0 is now live for all our readers. The idea behind this new design is to modernize our look so that everything looks cleaner and shaper while retaining absolute focus on quality content. The design is now more consistent across the different sections of the site, this includes...

Samsung developing its own Snapdragon-powered Windows 10 PC

Samsung is no stranger to developing Windows PCs but its latest product is going to be a bit different in that it’s going to be powered by a Qualcomm processor. The company confirmed alongside Qualcomm at Computex 2018 today that it’s going to build its very own Snapdragon-powered Windows PC and will thus join Microsoft’s “Always Connected PC” ecosystem. Microsoft and Qualcomm brought Windows 10 to the Snapdragon 835 last year to enable OEMs to build...