Samsung Pay allows users to trade investment funds in South Korea

Samsung Pay was launched in August 2015. Samsung’s mobile payments service was initially available in its home country of South Korea before it was gradually rolled out in other markets across the globe. The service has expanded considerably over the past few years and has also become more useful as the company has brought additional features and functionality to the platform. It has now made it possible for users to trade investment funds in South...

Samsung’s new strategy is to pack mid-range smartphones with more tech

Samsung may be in a league of its own in the high-end segment of the market but it’s no secret that the company has been having a tough time competing in the mid-range segment. Chinese manufacturers are consistently eroding Samsung’s share in the affordable segment and the company is now overhauling its strategy to prevent the decline. DJ Koh, president of mobile communications at Samsung Electronics, has confirmed that Samsung is overhauling its...

Samsung confirms foldable smartphone release for later this year

Samsung already acknowledged months ago that it’s working on a foldable smartphone and even said that the device won’t be a gimmick. What the company hadn’t said was when we could expect it to launch this much-awaited device. It has now put all speculation related to the foldable smartphone release to rest. Samsung’s mobile division CEO DJ Koh has confirmed that the company will be releasing its foldable smartphone later this year. He added that...

[Poll] What are your initial impressions of your Galaxy Note 9’s battery life?

We have heaped many praises on Samsung for putting a big battery inside the Galaxy Note 9, and it wouldn’t be an understatement to say we might even have overdone it. But after years of waiting for a Galaxy flagship that isn’t just average at battery endurance, we really can’t help it. And it’s a good thing the phone’s real-life battery performance keeps up and that no cases of a Note 9 catching fire...

Galaxy Note 9 could get option to disable Bixby key by end of September

If the Galaxy Note 9 has been troubling you by launching Bixby by accident too often, you’re not alone. The Note 9’s physical keys are more sensitive than previous flagships, which makes for higher chances of someone accidentally pressing it. Indeed, there are times you won’t even notice you pressed the Bixby key, and what makes it worse is that there is no option to disable the Bixby key on...

Support pages for the Galaxy J4 Prime and Galaxy J6 Prime spotted online

We reported about many upcoming Samsung budget and midrange smartphones a couple of weeks back. Two of them – the alleged Galaxy J4 Prime and Galaxy J6 Prime – have been now ‘confirmed’ by Samsung with references on its website. Support pages for model numbers SM-J415F and SM-J610F have been spotted on the Samsung Vietnam’s website. Based on the previous reports and Samsung’s naming pattern,...

Your Galaxy Note 9 has a full-fledged gameplay recorder built-in

It’s possible to record gameplay on Galaxy Note 9 without having to install a third-party app on the device. Samsung has positioned its new flagship not just as a powerful device for professionals who want to work on the go but also as a bonafide mobile gaming device. It certainly has the specs to live up to that claim and even comes with a water carbon cooling system to keep temperatures in check...

Galaxy J7 (2016) may be first Galaxy J series phone to get two major OS upgrades

The Galaxy J series has long been important for Samsung, especially in emerging markets where the company sees huge sales figures for Galaxy J smartphones. But while both flagship and mid-range Galaxy phones have been receiving two major Android OS updates for many years, owners of Galaxy J series phones have only been extended the courtesy of one such update. That might change this year, though, with the Galaxy J7 (2016). Two big OS upgrades for...

SamMobile Firmware Update Magazine: September 9, 2018

Welcome to the latest edition of our weekly Firmware Magazine. You can think of it as your go-to resource to find out which of your Samsung devices has received a new update or if it’s going to receive a new firmware update in the near future. To keep things interesting, we present the Firmware Magazine in new designs every week. It will always include the important details about firmware updates...

Samsung Internet beta update brings faster downloads, improved privacy, and more

Samsung has announced the latest version of the Samsung Internet beta app, which brings new features and improvements that debuted on the Galaxy Note 9 to everyone with a device running Android 5.0 and higher. The Note 9 runs the stable version of Samsung Internet 8.0, but the company isn’t offering the stable version to other devices just yet. Samsung Internet beta update rolling out Despite the...

How to enable Galaxy Note 9 landscape home screen mode

It was previously only possible to use Galaxy Note devices in landscape mode with apps that supported the orientation. The home screen would remain in portrait but that changed with the Galaxy S9. It’s also possible on Samsung’s latest flagship but you will need to learn how to enable Galaxy Note 9 landscape home screen mode. Samsung made it possible to use the Galaxy S9 entirely in landscape orientation....

Rumor claims Samsung to launch device with four cameras this year

It’s not uncommon to see outrageous claims coming out of the rumor mill and this latest one seems to fit the bill, notwithstanding the fact that it comes from a China-based source who has been right on some accounts in the past. The leakster who goes by @UniverseIce on Twitter has claimed that Samsung is going to launch a new device later this year which will have four rear cameras. The cryptic tweet itself didn’t reveal much, only that there may...

Samsung TV production in India may end in favor of imports

Samsung manufactures a variety of products in India, including but not limited to television sets. However, a new report suggests that the company is looking to stop TV production in the country in favor of imports. Samsung is said to be working out plans to import TVs from Vietnam instead of manufacturing them in India. The company is reportedly considering this move merely months after the government levied an import duty on a key component and...

Samsung could work with Google on AI to improve Bixby

The Google Assistant is the only voice assistant on countless Android devices but things are a bit different on Samsung’s high-end devices. The company has its own voice assistant called Bixby on flagships like the Galaxy Note 9 come with it in addition to the one from Google. Samsung is obviously in no mood to do away with Bixby in favor of Google Assistant but it’s not ruling out a collaboration with the internet search giant in the field of artificial...