Samsung launches new Notebook 9 Pen with 15-inch display

Just a couple of days after it was reported that the Samsung Notebook 9 Pen is performing well, the company has launched its successor. The new Notebook 9 Pen announced today is also being offered in a 15-inch size in addition to the old 13-inch model. The 15-inch size was previously only available for the regular Notebook 9. It will now be available for this convertible 2-in-1 model that ships with...

Samsung decides to shut down the Tianjin phone plant in China

Samsung’s smartphone business has been facing an existential crisis in China with the company’s market share falling below 1% in recent quarters. Though the company has vowed to fight back on numerous occasions and undertook many measures, it has failed to make any perceptible gains so far in the world’s largest smartphone market. This decimation was bound to have consequences on Samsung’s phone manufacturing operations in the region. There were...

[Poll] How often do you take Live Focus pictures on your Galaxy phone?

Samsung was a bit late to the party in putting dual cameras on its flagships, but it didn’t take away the fact that the dual camera setups on the Galaxy S and Galaxy Note smartphones are extremely useful. The second lens at the back makes it possible to shoot close-up pictures of a subject and take Live Focus pictures in which everything behind the subject is out of focus (called bokeh in photography terminology). The zoom function (yes, it’s not...

New report claims to reveal Galaxy S10 release date and price

A new report out of the UK claims to reveal the Galaxy S10 release date and price. It also includes some information about the storage sizes. The report does reiterate a lot of what we have already heard about the Galaxy S10. The stuff that has been reiterated includes the three separate models and an ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor. The ability to charge another device wirelessly with its own battery is mentioned as well. Galaxy S10 release...

Samsung’s 5G business could benefit from Huawei’s troubles

Samsung is the world’s biggest smartphone and semiconductor maker, but it’s not the same when it comes to networking. Huawei is the leader in this market segment. Samsung is, in fact, placed fifth, behind Huawei, ZTE, Ericsson, and Nokia in terms of 4G network equipment market share. The company wants to improve in this standing with 5G and has already announced the plans to invest $22 billion in 5G and other next-gen technologies....

Exclusive: Galaxy S10 accessories will include the usual suspects

Samsung will be offering a variety of Galaxy S10 accessories when the handset arrives next year. We can confirm that the usual suspects it releases for every Samsung flagship will be offered for the Galaxy S10 as well. The list includes accessories such as the Silicone, S-View Flip and LED Wallet covers. The company may decide to offer additional accessories when the handset is launched. Perhaps we might see new wireless chargers or new styles of...

Android Pie brings a nifty alternative to the screen auto rotate toggle

Samsung is making plenty of additions to Google’s version of Android Pie, many of which we have already written about in our One UI (Android Pie) feature focus series. But there’s one particular feature of stock Android Pie that we felt deserves to be highlighted. On Pie, you have a small button in the navigation bar that lets you switch between portrait and landscape screen orientation without needing...

Samsung China re-evaluating its collaboration with off-brand Supreme

Samsung China has taken a lot of flak for announcing a collaboration with an off-brand Supreme at the Galaxy A8s launch event this week. It’s not the “real” Supreme, the extremely popular one based in New York. Samsung actually collaborated with Supreme Italia. It had used a bit of intellectual property law trickery to register the same brand and logo in Italy. Supreme Italia actually defeated Supreme NYC in court this summer over the rights to use...

Does the latest Android Pie beta hint at the Galaxy S10’s ultra-wide camera?

The new Galaxy S9 and Galaxy Note 9 Android Pie beta makes some changes to the camera app’s user interface. And it looks like there is also a new feature in there that hints at the Galaxy S10 having an ultra-wide camera. Many rumors and leaks have already talked about the Galaxy S10’s camera setup including an ultra-wide lens, but it’s still nice to get a hint through Samsung’s software. This new...