Former Korean finance minister named Samsung’s new board chairman

After Lee Sang-hoon, Samsung’s former board chairman, was convicted and jailed last year for union-busting activities, the company has named a new board chairman. Former South Korean finance minister Park Jae-wan will now succeed Lee Sang-hoon at Samsung’s board. Park has already been serving the company since March 2016 as a non-executive director. He reportedly has a deep understanding...

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip online orders will resume in the US tomorrow

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip was unveiled on February 11 and pre-order customers were able to get their units on February 14. That’s also when the device became available through retail stores across the United States. South Korea was the only other market that got the device on February 14. As you’d expect, the Galaxy Z Flip quickly sold out online in the United States. Samsung updated its website to inform customers that there would be a new “drop”...

Unlocked Galaxy Note 10 and 10+ get temporary $150 discounts in USA

US residents who may have missed the previous Galaxy Note 10+ deal on Amazon can now take advantage of new discounts on both the Note 10 and Note 10+ models, as long as they’re unlocked. For a limited time only, prospective buyers can slash $150 off the full retail price. To sweeten the deal even further, Samsung is giving customers a pair of AKG N700NC M2 over-ear wireless headphones for free along...

Daily Deal: 17% off the Samsung Galaxy Watch

While the Samsung Galaxy Watch is not the latest smartwatch released by Samsung, it’s still a proper device that will meet your smartwatch needs. Its design is still considered great as is the software, tracking features and display. It also comes with a watch only functionality which can be useful if you need to get through some time in which you’ll not be able to charge. You can read more about the Galaxy Watch in our extensive review. You can...

Blackpink’s Jennie gets own color for the Galaxy S20+ and Galaxy Buds+

Kpop bands have taken over the world and have perhaps the most dedicated fan bases. Naturally, this makes the artists a very valuable marketing resource. They routinely collaborate with major companies, Korean in particular, to promote a wide variety of products. Korea Telecom, South Korea’s largest mobile carrier, has announced that it’s going to offer the Galaxy S20+ and Galaxy Buds+ in a color inspired by Blackpink member Jennie. Both devices...

Galaxy S8 Active and Galaxy Tab S6 get February 2020 security patches on T-Mobile

Samsung has been quite active in releasing timely updates and security patches to its smartphones and tablets over the past year. It has already released the Android 10 update to most of its flagship smartphones. Now, it is being reported that the Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+, Galaxy S8 Active, and the Galaxy Tab S6 on T-Mobile’s network have started receiving minor software updates. Two of these devices...

Galaxy Z Flip pre-bookings in India open tomorrow, Mirror Gold is available

Samsung is bringing the Galaxy Z Flip to India, with pre-bookings having been officially confirmed to open tomorrow, February 21. The device will be available not only in Mirror Purple and Mirror Black but also in the more exclusive Mirror Gold finish. Prospective buyers will be able to pre-book the device in select retail stores and online. Those who choose to order online will receive the Galaxy...

Random Find My Mobile notification was the result of an ‘internal test’

Millions of Samsung Galaxy owners were caught by surprise this morning when they saw a random notification from Samsung’s Find My Mobile service. It made no sense and really weirded some people out, given the fact that Find My Mobile can be used to remotely lock and even wipe phones. It was immediately evident that this notification was caused by a fluke instead of the service itself being compromised, which would have been a catastrophic event considering...

Got strange Find My Mobile notification on your Galaxy phone? You’re not alone

Samsung put Galaxy phone owners around the world into a frenzy a couple of hours back by sending out a strange notification to users via its Find My Mobile service. Find My Mobile comes preloaded on all Samsung smartphones and allows users to locate, unlock, or wipe their phone remotely, and earlier today, owners of various Galaxy smartphones — everyone here at SamMobile included — were greeted with...

Samsung starts mass production of 6nm and 7nm EUV chips

Samsung has announced that its foundry business has started mass producing 6nm and 7nm chips using the EUV (Extreme Ultraviolet) lithography process. The company’s new V1 facility, which is also its first dedicated production line for manufacturing chips using the EUV process, broke ground in February of 2018 and started testing wafers production in the second half of 2019. The South Korean chipset giant has mentioned that its 6nm and 7nm products...

Galaxy S20+, Galaxy S20 Ultra are the first unlocked all-carrier 5G smartphones in the US

All the Galaxy S20 models in the US are compatible with 5G networks, but the Galaxy S20+ (SM-G986U) and the Galaxy S20 Ultra (SM-G988U) are superior to the Galaxy S20 in terms of 5G connectivity. They support both mmWave and sub-6GHz 5G networks, and are the first truly all-carrier unlocked 5G smartphones in the US. The Galaxy S20+ and the Galaxy S20 Ultra will work across all major carriers in the US. Even if you don’t buy unlocked...