Samsung to bring back customized text message ringtones in an update

With every Android update, users gain some features and lose some. It may be either due to the decisions taken by Google or by an OEM while customizing the update. Samsung’s Android 8.0 Oreo update is no different on this issue. While the update brings many new features that users love on the Galaxy devices, it also takes away some functionality they care about. When Samsung started pushing out the...

Samsung Chromebook Plus V2 launched with upgraded internals

Samsung announced the Chromebook Plus at the Consumer Electronics Show in January last year and released it the following month. It was one of the few Chromebooks on the market at that time that came with the Google Play Store installed out of the box. Samsung today launched the successor to this device and while it doesn’t bring any major design changes, it does come with upgraded internals which...

Samsung’s doing it again: No security updates yet for unlocked Galaxy S9 in the US

It’s been nearly three months since the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ hit retail stores across the globe. Samsung has released a couple of software updates for its latest flagships in that time, including security updates that are expected to be released for the S9 and S9+ on a regular basis in the foreseeable future. Well, that’s unless you happen to own an unlocked Galaxy S9 or S9+ in the US, in which case you’re probably wondering why your phone is...

[Poll] How are you liking Oreo on your Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge?

At this point, Samsung has rolled out the Galaxy S7 Oreo update in most countries around the world. The company put Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge owners through a rather excruciating wait for what is supposed to be its last major upgrade. Perhaps that’s the reason Samsung took its time, wanting to make sure it doesn’t leave S7 and S7 edge users with a sour taste by letting problems slip through on the newer software. In any case, the delay has disappointed...

Samsung NEXT announces Q Fund to invest in unconventional AI startups

Samsung NEXT, the venture capital arm that focuses on investing in software and services to complement Samsung’s hardware, has announced the creation of ‘Samsung NEXT Q Fund’ to invest in next-generation AI startups and ideas. The fund will provide seed and Series A funding for ‘non-obvious’ and ‘forward-thinking’ AI ideas. According to the press release, Q Fund will invest in areas such as “learning in simulation, scene understanding, intuitive...

Samsung is aiming to rely solely on renewable energy in the US, Europe, and China by 2020

Samsung has quite a few goals that it wants to achieve by the year 2020, but perhaps the most important goal among those is the company’s move towards renewable energy as its only source of energy. The company has announced that it plans to generate 100 percent of the power required for its factories, offices, and facilities in the US, China, and Europe from renewable energy sources by 2020. Samsung...

Samsung will reportedly announce the Gear S4 along with the Galaxy Note 9

According to a report from Korea, Samsung will announce the Gear S4 along with the Galaxy Note 9 in August. The last two generations of the Gear smartwatches were announced at IFA in Berlin. Samsung has not yet announced the official launch date for the Galaxy Note 9, but reports from Korea point towards August 9. Samsung will be reportedly using Panel Level Packaging (PLP) to build the application processor (AP) for the Gear S4. Apart from being...