Watchmaker Orient wants Galaxy smartwatch sales banned

Samsung has changed the branding for its smartwatches recently. “Gear” was the branding previously used for these devices. The Galaxy Watch is what Samsung’s calling its latest model. Samsung did this to bring the product under the Galaxy umbrella which has largely been associated with its smartphones. It will likely stick to this moniker going forward. Japanese watchmaker Orient is now seeking an injunction against Samsung. Orient says that it trademarked...

Samsung brand ambassador uses iPhone X on TV, gets sued for $1.6 million

It’s not uncommon for social media influencers to hawk products that they have no intention of using. There are no contracts to bind them in most cases. Companies usually pay them for a couple of posts on their social media accounts and that’s that. It’s a bit different for contracted brand ambassadors, though. Ksenia Sobchak is the face of Samsung in Russia. She’s reportedly bound by contract to...

BREAKING: Samsung just teased a notch-free phone that has a hole in the display

Well, here’s something to send you into a tizzy. At the Galaxy A9s and Galaxy A6s launch event in China today, Samsung teased a new phone called the Galaxy A8s, and it looks like this will be the Korean giant’s first smartphone with a truly all-screen design. There’s no notch on the thing, but according to Chinese leakster Ice universe, the Galaxy A8s will have a hole drilled into the display to accommodate...

Galaxy A6s (Samsung’s first ODM phone) and Galaxy A9s unveiled in China

Samsung has just unveiled two new Galaxy A series phones in China. Well, one of them – the Galaxy A6s – is new while the other is a renamed Galaxy A9 (2018). The Galaxy A6s is Samsung’s first ODM phone, which means Samsung will not be manufacturing it in its own factories. That is probably why the Galaxy A6s is rather cheap despite specs that include a Snapdragon 660 SoC, 6GB of RAM, and dual rear...

Samsung just released the November 2018 security patch for one device

Samsung has just released an update for the Galaxy J7 Prime in Panama, and the update comes with the November 2018 security patch. This is one of those rare instances where an unannounced security patch has been pushed to a Galaxy device in the previous month. Since it’s unannounced, we can’t say what security fixes are a part of the package. November 2018 security patch already here for one Samsung device The Galaxy J7 Prime is already quite rare...

Samsung fined $5.7 million for slowing down phones through updates

Samsung denied slowing down phones through software updates earlier this year when Apple was caught in the controversy. Apple was said to be slowing down phones on purpose to nudge customers to purchase newer iPhones. The practice is called planned obsolescence. When those reports surfaced earlier this year, Italy’s consumer watchdog announced that it was investigating Apple and Samsung for planned obsolescence. It said back then that the companies...

UFS 3.0 storage may debut on the Samsung Galaxy S10

The Galaxy S10 could be the first smartphone on the market to come with UFS 3.0 storage. The UFS (Universal Flash Storage) 3.0 standard was announced earlier this year, and Samsung has confirmed at Qualcomm’s 4G/5G Summit in Hong Kong that we will see UFS 3.0 storage in products in the first half of 2019. The Galaxy S10 wasn’t mentioned, but it may well have the newer UFS storage at its heart. Galaxy...