Exclusive: Galaxy Home launch markets won’t surprise you

Coming soon. Those are the words you will find on Samsung’s official website for the Galaxy Home, the company’s first Bixby-powered smart speaker. Samsung has been quiet about pricing and release date information, but we have now learned that the Galaxy Home will initially be released in the US, South Korea, and China. Also, the speaker carries model number SM-V510. We don’t, however, know when the...

My experience with Samsung’s first side-mounted fingerprint sensor

The Galaxy A7 – the one Samsung launched this year, not the original from four years ago – is one of the company’s first smartphones to come with a fingerprint sensor embedded into the power button. Between the hard-to-access rear fingerprint sensors and the in-display sensors that are expected to arrive in the near future, Samsung probably thought it’s a nice temporary solution to send the sensor...

Three new Chromebook Plus variants are up for pre-order

Yesterday, we reported about a new Samsung Chromebook receiving FCC certification. All the available information about this model pointed to an LTE variant of the current Chromebook Plus V2. Even as we wait for the official launch of this model, three new Chromebook variants are up for pre-order on the B&H website in the US. The model numbers are different from the LTE model so they’re obviously...

Galaxy Note 9 October security update released by AT&T

North American carrier AT&T seems to be the first to be releasing the October 2018 security patch for the Galaxy Note 9. The Galaxy Note 9 October security update has been released by AT&T today, as confirmed by a Google+ user. This follows just three days after Samsung published details on the October 2018 security patch. Galaxy Note 9 October security update debuts on AT&T Samsung was...

Samsung launches new Galaxy S9+ and Galaxy Note 9 colors in India

Samsung today announced the launch of new Galaxy S9+ and Galaxy Note 9 colors in India. The company has a habit of trying to reignite sales of its flagship smartphones with new color options. That’s one of the reasons why all of the color options are almost never available at launch in most markets. Customers in India will now be able to purchase the Galaxy S9+ in Burgundy Red. Those who have their...