Daily Deal: 74% off Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Wall Charger

There’s no way around having to charge your smartphone, not yet anyway. Whether you’re at home, at work or traveling, having a charger with you is absolutely critical. You just need to find a power outlet and you’re good to go. This charger offers 2A Fast Charging, meaning you’ll be able to charge up to 50% in 30 minutes. At 74% off, this is a steal and a perfect time to get some extra chargers as a backup or to use at locations you frequent. Get...

This might be why the Galaxy Note 10 doesn’t support Gear VR

Samsung had earlier confirmed that the Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ won’t work with the Gear VR but didn’t offer an explanation for why that is the case, and we have now been told by one of our sources that the expiry of Samsung’s partnership with Oculus is the reason for the lack of support for the Gear VR on the new flagships. Existing devices, like the Galaxy S10 lineup, should continue to work with Samsung’s virtual reality headset. Since Oculus...

Samsung more than doubles smartwatch shipments in Q2 2019 (YOY)

The smartwatch market is quite healthy and while it continues to grow year-over-year, Samsung is seemingly getting a share of the pie. According to Strategy Analytics, global smartwatch shipments were up by 44% at the end of Q2 2019 compared to a year ago, and Samsung more than doubled the number of smartwatches it shipped year-over-year. Samsung ships 2 million smartwatches, secures 2nd place Samsung...

Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+ India launch event set for August 20

Now that Samsung’s done with the unveiling of the Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10+, it can begin focusing on individual markets. The devices are already up for pre-orders in several countries, including India. However, Samsung will still be holding a formal launch event for the Note 10 duo in the country. The latest flagships will be unveiled in India on Tuesday, August 20. The event will...

Galaxy M10s incoming with beefier Exynos chipset, gets Wi-Fi certification

It doesn’t look like the floodgates will close anytime soon when it comes to the number of budget and mid-range Galaxy phones Samsung is launching this year. A new Galaxy M series phone with model number SM-M107F has been certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance and has shown up on Geekbench, revealing that the Korean giant is working on what should be the Galaxy M10s, an iterative upgrade over the Galaxy...

Galaxy A50s WFA approval bagged, release closes in

The unannounced Galaxy A50s eluded us for about a month while Samsung was preparing the Galaxy Note 10 for Unpacked, but now the mid-range model has resurfaced, this time through the Wi-Fi Alliance. The WFA has approved the SM-A507FN/DS earlier today, confirming very little about the device itself but putting it on the radar once again. Testing is seemingly done, now it’s time for approvals We’ve...

Bixby on Galaxy Note 10 can save photo reminders for parking location

Google Maps’ ability to tell you where you parked your car is quite handy, but if that isn’t enough for you, you will be able to save a photographic reminder for your parking location with Bixby on the Galaxy Note 10. Bixby can already remember your parking location if you ask it to do so, and with the latest Bixby update, those using the Note 10 or Note 10+ will also see the virtual assistant take...

T-Mobile Galaxy Note 9 gets Night camera mode with new update

A new update is now rolling out for T-Mobile’s Galaxy Note 9 in the United States, bumping the software build up to N960USQU2CSGA. It reportedly introduces the long-awaited Night mode for the camera which should allow Note 9 users to capture better photos in low-light conditions. Presumably, given the build number, the update should also include the QR scanner feature. The package carries the same...

PSA: Galaxy Note 10 only comes with a USB-C to USB-C cable

The Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note 10+ do not come with a USB-A to USB-C cable in the box, only a USB-C to USB-C cable. And that presents a problem if you don’t have a modern laptop or desktop PC with a dedicated USB-C port, as you will need to have a separate cable with a full-sized USB connector (USB-A) on one end and a USB-C connector on the other to transfer files to and from a computer. Of course,...

Samsung phone with graphene battery coming by 2021?

Samsung is reportedly hoping to have “at least one handset either next year or in 2021” with a graphene battery instead of a lithium-ion battery. Yes, many of you are probably shaking your head right now, as we have been hearing about graphene batteries becoming a viable solution for smartphones for years at this point. And the latest rumor, courtesy of leakster Evan Blass (aka evleaks), suggests that there is still a couple of years to go before...

Galaxy A90 5G gets Korean certification, launch imminent

Samsung’s upcoming 5G smartphone, the Galaxy A90 5G, has been certified by the Korea National Radio Research Agency (NRRA), bringing it a step closer to its official launch. The NRRA certification follows approvals from the Bluetooth SIG and the Wi-Fi Alliance. Galaxy A90 5G launch imminent Korea’s NRRA has just certified an unannounced Samsung smartphone with model number SM-A908N. It is presumably the Korean variant of the Galaxy...

Galaxy Note 10+ charges to 100% in less than 70 minutes with 25W charger

The Galaxy Note 10+ can go from 0 to 100 percent charge in just an hour and five minutes with the bundled 25W charger, as revealed by a couple of tests done on the device. The 4,300 mAh battery inside the Galaxy Note 10+ is the biggest yet on any Galaxy Note flagship, and the new Notes are also the first mainstream Galaxy flagships with support for 25W fast charging. The Note 10+ also supports 45W charging with Samsung’s 45W fast charger, but it...