Samsung’s IoT-enabled Family Hub refrigerator now available in India

Samsung unveiled its new IoT-enabled Family Hub refrigerators at CES 2018 earlier this year.  At the time of the announcement, the company said these premium refrigerators would be available for purchase in the spring this year. It finally started selling the Family Hub 3.0 models in the US and few other markets recently. More than six months after the official unveiling, these high-end refrigerators are now available in India as well. The...

Galaxy Tab S4 firmware confirms iris scanner and Intelligent Scan feature

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Samsung almost beat Xiaomi in India with a strong Q2 performance

A couple of weeks into the third quarter, we are already getting smartphone shipment numbers for Q2 2018. Canalys has published Q2 data for the Indian market, and it brings good news for both Samsung and Xiaomi. The two companies dominated the burgeoning Indian smartphone market in the second quarter by increasing their combined market share from 43% last year to a whopping 60% this year. Samsung...

Lest we forget: Galaxy Note 9 will also have stereo speakers

There’s been a lot of talk surrounding what the Galaxy Note 9 will bring to the table. The Bluetooth-enabled S Pen, a 4,000 mAh battery, and Bixby 2.0 are some of the highlights that we’re looking forward to, but I feel there’s one important feature that the Galaxy Note 9 will have and is not being talked about enough. You guessed it: I’m talking about stereo speakers. Galaxy Note 9 vs Galaxy Note...

Galaxy Note 5 updated with July 2018 security patch

Here’s another old Galaxy flagship that is receiving a security update late in its lifecycle, following the Galaxy S6 update that came out earlier this month. Samsung is pushing out an update to the Galaxy Note 5 in some countries, including Argentina, Colombia, Panama, Chile, and Trinidad and Tobago. The update brings the July 2018 security patch and build number N920GUBS4CRG1. Galaxy Note 5 security update rolling out The Galaxy Note 5 getting...

Galaxy S7 gets its first post-Oreo update in Europe

While the Galaxy S7 Oreo update is yet to arrive in plenty of countries, Samsung is pushing the first post-Oreo software update in some markets. The new update brings the July 2018 security patch, bumping up the security patch directly from April, which came with the Oreo update. The Galaxy S7 edge isn’t receiving the same update at the moment, but that shouldn’t be the case for long. Galaxy S7 gets a new Android 8.0-based update The new Galaxy S7...

Galaxy Watch FCC listing reveals screen size

Samsung is now expected to launch its new smartwatch alongside the Galaxy Note 9 on August 9. It also appears that the company is going to call its new smartwatch the Galaxy Watch instead of the Gear S4. The Galaxy Watch has now been certified by the FCC. The listing not only reiterates the new moniker of the device but also reveals its screen size. Galaxy Watch screen size We have previously revealed...

Galaxy J7 (2017) Oreo update will also based on Android 8.1

Samsung didn’t treat the 2016 iterations of its two most popular budget phones, the Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7, equally with the Nougat update. When the Galaxy J7 (2016) was updated, it received version 7.0 of Android Nougat, while the Galaxy J5 (2016)’s Nougat update came out a few months later with Android version 7.1.1. Thankfully, things may not be the same for the 2017 models. The Galaxy J5 (2017)...