Samsung and NEC announce partnership to work together on 5G

Samsung has been inking partnerships to advance the 5G cause. It has today announced a new partnership agreement with Japan’s NEC. The two companies will work together to expand their next generation business portfolio of which 5G is a major part. This will be done by combining NEC’s IT solutions expertise with Samsung’s 5G technology. The partnership will also provide carriers with flexible 5G solutions which are localized for each region. The customized...

Samsung to hold a separate developer event for Bixby next month

Samsung’s annual developer conference takes place in the first week of November. The company will talk about its advancements in software. We may also get to hear about its advancements in artificial intelligence and machine learning. Samsung is due to reveal its foldable smartphone and reveal more Galaxy Home details at the Samsung Developer Conference 2018 as well. Bixby is likely to come under...

Galaxy S9 Android Pie beta leaks ahead of official launch

An early Galaxy S9 Android Pie beta build has been leaked online ahead of the beta program’s impending launch. Some evidence surfaced recently which suggested that Samsung will soon launch the Android 9 Pie beta program for the Galaxy S and Galaxy Note series. We have already seen leaked alpha builds of Android 9 Pie for the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy Note 9. Some of the minor issues in the alpha builds...

Samsung’s Android Go phone getting its first security update

Samsung’s first Android Go smartphone went on sale in August this year. Sales kicked off in India before expanding to markets like Sri Lanka, Nepal, Thailand, and Malaysia. While the phone didn’t hit retail in every country at the same time, all of them had one thing in common: The Galaxy J2 Core launched running the July 2018 security patch in all markets. Samsung is finally updating that to the...

SamMobile Daily Recap, October 23, 2018: Galaxy S10 specs and more

We publish a lot of stories on a daily basis. Unfortunately, the majority of news breaks during our European hours of operation, which makes it difficult for our readers in the US (and other regions) to keep up. However, we think we’ve come up with a fantastic solution — a daily recap. Here’s what we covered today. Phones Exclusive: Cheapest Galaxy S10 model to have 64GB of internal storage Samsung foldable phone reveal may finally...

Galaxy S9 and Galaxy A8 Enterprise Editions launched in the Netherlands

Samsung has launched Enterprise Edition variants of the Galaxy S8, Galaxy S9, and the Galaxy A8 in the Netherlands. These enterprise editions were launched in Germany in early 2018 and are now making their way to the Netherlands. The same features are on offer, namely four years of software updates, three-year Knox Configure licenses, and the Enterprise Firmware Over-The-Air (E-FOTA) service. Galaxy A8, S8, and S9 Enterprise Editions now in...

Galaxy Tab S3 getting October 2018 security patch update

Samsung has released an update for the Galaxy Tab S3 today to bring the latest security fixes to the Tab S4 predecessor. The update is rolling out in the United Kingdom, with software version T825XXU2BRJ1. It has been released for the LTE variant for now, but the Wi-Fi variant shouldn’t be far behind in getting the same update. Galaxy Tab S3 gets latest security fixes The October 2018 security...

Exclusive: Cheapest Galaxy S10 model to have 64GB of internal storage

The Galaxy S9 – the small one, not the Plus model – doesn’t have a lot going for it other than its compact size. While the Galaxy S9+ comes with a dual rear camera and 6GB of RAM, the Galaxy S9 gets a single camera and 4GB of RAM. It doesn’t have a big battery, either, just like the small versions of previous Galaxy S flagships, and Samsung says adding a dual rear camera to the 5.8-inch Galaxy S9 would have required downsizing the battery down from...

Here’s a temporary fix for heavy Gear S3 and Gear Sport battery drain

Gear S3 and Gear Sport owners thought the battery drain woes of their smartwatch were over, but things took a turn for the worse again a couple of weeks back. While Samsung has acknowledged the issue and is said to be working on a fix, it’s unclear why these watches started rapidly eating up battery juice. Resetting the watch has been offered as a temporary workaround, but  it seems there is...

Galaxy Home picks up certification from Korea’s radio research agency

The Samsung Developer Conference (SDC) in November will be important for anyone looking for more info on the Galaxy Home. Some of the smart speaker’s functionality was showcased at the Galaxy Note 9 launch, but more will be revealed at the SDC. In the meantime, Samsung is no doubt hoping to grab all the necessary certifications before the Galaxy Home can hit retail, and at least one such certification...