Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge stop receiving updates four years after launch

The Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge were launched in 2016 with Android 6.0. Samsung released two major Android version updates to the phones over the years. Both the phones received the Android 8.0 update in 2018, and the company continued to roll out security patches until last month. Now, Samsung has removed the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge from its list of phones, which are bound to receive quarterly security patches. Both the phones received...

Samsung’s 3nm chip production plans facing delays due to COVID-19

Samsung is one of the biggest chip manufacturing companies in the world, and it has been competing with rival TSMC for the past few years in gaining contracts from firms like AMD, Apple, Nvidia, and Qualcomm. After losing a huge client like Apple to TSMC in 2016, the company has been unsuccessfully trying to race ahead of its competitor in bringing newer fabrication technologies. Earlier this year, the South Korean firm said that it could start the...

Robust chip sales help Samsung’s Q1 2020 profits rise despite COVID-19 crisis

Samsung has announced its earnings guidance for the first quarter of 2020 earlier today, and the company said that its sales will rise compared to the first quarter of last year. However, the numbers won’t be quite as strong as what analysts had initially expected. Samsung’s shares were up 1.5% in South Korea after the earnings guidance was made public. According to the company’s press release, Samsung...

Samsung’s new MCPTX solution brings video calls to first responders

Today, April 6, Samsung demonstrated the world’s first video call on AWS (Amazon Web Services) through its MCPTX (Mission Critical Push-to-Talk, Data and Video) solution at its lab in South Korea. The demo relied on Samsung’s complete lineup of MCPTX solutions as well as the Galaxy XCover FieldPro. The rugged smartphone was released in the USA today via AT&T. The platform offers multimedia-based communications to first responders and public safety...

US Newberry factory reopens, third employee tests positive for coronavirus

Operations at Samsung’s home appliance manufacturing plant in Newberry County, South Carolina, resumed today following a temporary shut-down last Thursday when two employees tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). In total, an area of 1.5 million square feet has been thoroughly disinfected over the weekend, beginning Friday. In the meantime, a third employee was confirmed to have been infected but was asymptomatic, according to a Samsung representative...

You can save as much as $90 on a Galaxy Watch Active 2 with this deal

The entire Galaxy Watch Active 2 series is now available at a discount in the USA, and the deal applies to the LTE and Bluetooth-only models, as well as the Under Armour Edition. You can now save at least $20 when buying the smartwatch, or as much as $90 if you choose to purchase the 44mm Bluetooth variant in Cloud Silver from Microsoft. Similar Galaxy Watch Active 2 deals are available from retailers...

[Poll Results!] 60Hz or 120Hz: Which do you use on your Galaxy S20?

One of the latest additions to Samsung’s flagship smartphones is the 120Hz display. The Galaxy S20 series is the company’s first to support a 120Hz refresh rate, and this contributes to smoother animations across the board, from One UI to mobile games that support this mode. The implementation is not perfect, as there is no dynamic refresh rate. This means that the Galaxy S20 is not capable of automatically switching between the two modes on the...

Stylish Galaxy Chromebook with 4K AMOLED is now available in the USA

The Galaxy Chromebook is launching on schedule, and it’s officially available for purchase in the USA from Samsung and Best Buy starting today. Available in Fiesta Red and Mercury Gray with 256GB of built-in storage, the Galaxy Chromebook will set you back $999, and it should ship to you by April 15. As we’ve detailed a couple of months back, the Galaxy Chromebook is rather unique, in that it’s Samsung’s...

Samsung just pushed out yet another new Galaxy S20 update

The Galaxy S20 smartphones are excellent phones with plenty of attractive features, but their wasn’t perfect at launch. Issues with the camera have been the most widely complained about, with the Galaxy S20 Ultra in particular suffering from slow autofocus, and Samsung has been doing its best to fix all those issues through regular software updates. It was just a week ago that Samsung released the...

Galaxy A50 gets new firmware update in Europe, no Android 10 yet

We have both good and disappointing news for Galaxy A50 owners across Europe. The good news is that a new firmware update is rolling out now, bringing the April 2020 security patch along with it. The bad news is that the update doesn’t push the OS version on your Galaxy A50 in Europe to Android 10, even though Google’s latest OS has been made available in a handful of markets including Brazil, Malaysia,...

Daily Deal: 33% off nonda USB-C to USB Adapter

When you buy a new tablet or notebook they often don’t come with conventional USB ports. USB ports have been replaced by USB-C ports that offer more in terms of speed and power supply. A lot of your accessories will still use the conventional USB plug to be used or charged. To use them, you need an adapter that allows you to plug in your conventional USB devices. This adapter by nona does just that. It supports USB 3.0 so it’s fast as well. It’s...

Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) out now for T-Mobile, shipping as late as June

After its USA debut through Verizon Wireless a couple of weeks ago, the T-Mobile Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is now available for purchase from Samsung for the price of $284.99. Alternatively, customers can acquire the tablet from T-Mobile’s website for $11 a month, which means that they’d pay $264 by the end of the 24-month financing agreement. You can buy the tablet in Mocha flavor with 32GB of storage, but you may have to wait a little longer than...

Latest Samsung Internet Beta brings some new privacy features

A new version of Samsung Internet Beta has been released today, it brings a wide variety of privacy-oriented features, as well as a number of interface improvements. Some of the novelties brought by build 11.2.0.54 are aimed at making the app easier to use on devices whose screens are larger and slimmer than conventional smartphone displays. That’s in line with the design philosophy that Samsung has for One UI. More customizability with better privacy...

Galaxy Home Mini bags firmware update despite very limited launch

The Galaxy Home Mini has reportedly received a new firmware update. ‘The what now?’ you might ask, and we wouldn’t blame you for it. Samsung’s first smart speaker never made it out of South Korea, and even there, it was offered only as a pre-order incentive for the Galaxy S20 series. Nevertheless, Samsung is doing right by those relatively few customers who do own the elusive Galaxy Home Mini in its...

Samsung factories in Russia remain closed as coronavirus cases ramp up

Samsung’s manufacturing plant in Russia was shut down last week as the country entered a lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). The company’s factory in Kaluga was scheduled to resume operations today, April 6, but Samsung had reportedly decided to extend the shutdown period following the Russian government’s requests, states Yonhap News Agency. LG Electronics finds itself in a similar situation and won’t reopen its factories in...

Samsung Smart View app will cease to exist from October 5

There’s news today about the Samsung Smart View app. The company has pushed out a notice informing users that it’s getting rid of the app this year. The Smart View app will bite the dust on October 5. The app should not be confused with the Smart View service that allows you to mirror your phone’s screen to a compatible TV. The app allowed more control over that service and it’s the only component...

Use My Filters on Galaxy S20 to create custom filters for your photos

The Galaxy S20 series introduces a new camera feature called My Filters. It allows you to get creative with custom filters, which you can then save for future use. Not just a few, but up to 99 custom filters can be created and stored for later. My Filters allows you to replicate the colors and styles of your favorite photos in any future shots. Imagine you captured the perfect sunset. You can create...

Samsung’s 2020 revenue targets already seem impossible

Samsung’s 2020 revenue targets are becoming more unrealistic by the day as the planet remains embroiled in the coronavirus pandemic. Following the tremulous first quarter of the year, insiders are now convinced the firm will be slashing its original earnings forecast by a significant margin. As one of the largest businesses in the world, Samsung’s chances of weathering through the current crisis are better than most, though that isn’t to say the...

Samsung’s 2020 revenue targets already seem impossible

Samsung’s 2020 revenue targets are becoming more unrealistic by the day as the planet remains embroiled in the coronavirus pandemic. Following the tremulous first quarter of the year, insiders are now convinced the firm will be slashing its original earnings forecast by a significant margin. As one of the largest businesses in the world, Samsung’s chances of weathering through the current crisis are better than most, though that isn’t to say the...

Galaxy S10, Note 10 One UI 2.1 update widely available, grab it now!

The Galaxy S10 is still a mighty flagship even though the Galaxy S20 has superseded it, and so is the Galaxy Note 10. And both of Samsung’s 2019 flagship lineups also started receiving the One UI 2.1 update recently, bringing them a lot closer to the Galaxy S20 series in terms of software functionality. The One UI 2.1 update was initially released in just a handful of markets, but it has now started rolling out worldwide. One UI 2.1 is chock full...

April 2020 security patch brings NavStar support on Galaxy Note 10, Galaxy S10

The One UI 2.1 update brings various Galaxy S20 features to the Galaxy Note 10 and the Galaxy S10. Apart from new camera features, the update also brings the April 2020 Android security patch and support for NavStar. The One UI 2.1 update has been released in the US and some other countries. Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy S10 users had reported that NavStar wasn’t working on their smartphones after the...