Samsung kicks off Android 10 development for the Galaxy Fold

The Galaxy Fold may be the costliest mobile device you can buy from Samsung right now, but it hasn’t been receiving the kind of software support you would expect when you spend $2000. Security updates haven’t been coming to the Fold as quickly as we would like, and in Samsung’s roadmap for the Android 10 update for eligible Galaxy devices, the Galaxy Fold is slated to get Android 10 in April next year. Now, Samsung’s roadmaps don’t always give you...

Galaxy S10 Android 10 update public release rolling out more widely

The public release of the Galaxy S10 Android 10 update is now taking place in a number of new markets, including Spain, India, Poland, the UK, Ireland, Vietnam, and the UAE. Galaxy S10 owners in these countries can update to the latest version of Android and One UI 2.0 from Android Pie. The stable Android 10 update for the Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S10, and Galaxy S10+ is now available in ten markets or so and it should be expanding to more countries in...

New Galaxy Note 9 Android 10 beta update brings a boatload of fixes

Samsung opened up the Android 10 One UI 2.0 beta program to the Galaxy Note 9 two weeks ago. South Korea and the United Kingdom were among the first countries to get it. The beta has since expanded to other markets including India. The company has rolled out a new Galaxy Note 9 Android 10 beta today. It follows the hotfix update that was released last week. As expected, today’s update brings a boatload...

Samsung Vietnam reveals Galaxy A (2020) unveil set for December 12

There is a lot of anticipation for the refresh of Samsung’s popular Galaxy A series. We reported four months ago that the branding is going to be slightly changed for the upcoming devices. The Galaxy A10’s successor will be called the Galaxy A11, and so on and so forth right up to the Galaxy A91. Samsung hasn’t officially confirmed as yet when it’s going to unveil the Galaxy A (2020) series. However, a video has been posted online by Samsung Vietnam...

Daily Deal: 47% off Samsung BAR Plus 256GB

We continue the Black Friday deal madness with another that you should not miss. The Samsung BAR is a USB-drive that offers 256GB of storage capacity. Besides the massive amount of room to store data, this USB-drive also is waterproof, shockproof, magnet proof, temperature proof and x-ray proof. Look no further if you want a USB-drive that is able to last long in extreme conditions. At 47% off, this is a steal so get a couple of them in while still...

Vietnamese PM asks Samsung to build a chip manufacturing facility there

According to a report in The Korean Herald, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked Lee Jae-yong, Vice Chairman and the de facto chief of Samsung Electronics, to consider building a chip manufacturing facility in the Southeast Asian country. The request reportedly came at a private meeting between the two in Seoul yesterday. The Vietnamese head of the state offered many incentives to persuade Samsung to make the move, but Lee did make any...

[Update: More markets] Stable Galaxy S10 Android 10 update released in Germany!

Samsung has just released the stable Android 10 update for the Galaxy S10 series in Germany! Yes, this is not a drill, the stable update really is rolling out, at least for those who had participated in the One UI 2.0 beta program. The stable update comes with software version G97**XXU3BSKO, includes the December security patch, and is around 140 MB in size. It remains to be seen when the update will...

Samsung’s newest app lets you create your own themes

Samsung has released a new app on the Galaxy Store that lets you make your own themes for your Galaxy smartphone. That’s right, you can make custom themes of your own that you can use to change the look of the user interface. Called Theme Park, the new app is part of the Good Lock family of apps and “extracts dominant colors from wallpaper and creates theme automatically based on user’s style and...

Galaxy S10 Lite surfaces on Samsung’s own website, launch not far off

It seems Samsung is gearing up for the launch of the Galaxy S10 Lite. The first support pages of the device have been spotted on the company’s website, hinting at a fast-approaching unveiling. Previous rumors suggest the device could debut in India sometime later this month. Galaxy S10 Lite support pages surface Any new phone travels a long path from the lab to the shops. Along that path are several...

Samsung ranks second in 5G patents globally, Huawei tops the list

Samsung has been aggressively pursuing 5G business in the last couple of years by providing end-to-end solutions, ranging from network infrastructure to 5G enabled devices. The company sees 5G as a massive opportunity to sustain and grow an otherwise slowing business and has made massive investments into research and development of next-generation networks and devices. We have to wait for a few more...

5G variant of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 surfaces once again

The world’s first 5G tablet. That’s a title Samsung will be hoping to pick up as the competition in the 5G mobile market gets more intense, and the company has been working towards that goal for a few months now. A 5G variant of the Galaxy Tab S6 was revealed to be in development when the device picked up Bluetooth certification two months ago. Now, the device has been certified by Korea’s National...