Upgrading to Galaxy A51 costs just $10 per month on Verizon

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy A51 in December alongside the Galaxy A71, and the phone made it to the US market a few days ago. The mid-range smartphone with a quad-camera setup and Android 10 went on sale through Verizon in the US just last week, and it is already being discounted. If you decide to upgrade to the LTE variant of the Galaxy A51 on Verizon’s network, you can get the phone...

Galaxy phones running Android 10 are incompatible with Google Daydream

Samsung debuted its Gear VR platform in 2015, and one year later, Google introduced its own virtual reality platform named Daydream. The South Korean smartphone giant then made its high-end phones compatible with Google’s Daydream VR platform as well. However, the Android 10 update is posing incompatibility problems on Galaxy Phones. According to reports, Samsung phones running Android 10 with One UI 2.0 are now incompatible with the Daydream platform....

Samsung reportedly wants to shift focus to QD-OLED TVs

Samsung recently announced its plans to suspend the production of all LCD panels by the end of this year. It was reported that the company took the step due to the falling demand for LCD TVs and the oversupply of LCD panels. Now, a new report claims otherwise. Apparently, the company’s decision also stems from its plans to shift its focus to make QD-OLED TVs. According to MyDrivers, the South Korean electronics giant wants to shift its focus...

Samsung officially and quietly unveils Galaxy Tab S6 Lite in Indonesia

Samsung keeps building hype around the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite but the wait is almost over, as the tablet has popped up on an official Samsung portal for the first time (not counting support pages) without much fanfare. The official pages reveal a new color option called Chiffon Pink. All other specs were already known from premature third-party retailer listings, so there’s not much new to learn about...

Samsung breaks new 5G record, tops 8.5Gbps in mmWave test

Samsung completed a 5G performance test at its Digital City in South Korea and claimed an industry speed record of 8.5Gbps. The test combined the 800MHz mmWave spectrum, MU-MIMO, and carrier aggregation to achieve this record across two mobile devices. Samsung completed the test using its latest 5G Access Unit which combines a baseband, radio, and antenna into a single product. Following the initial...

Samsung donates over $5 million to India in its fight against COVID-19

Samsung’s efforts to combat the spread of COVID-19 in India have extended further, and the company announced today a contribution of INR 20 crore ($2.64 million) to the Union and State governments in India. Furthermore, the company will be donating INR 15 crore ($1.97 million) to the PM Cares Fund that was established on March 28 to help against the coronavirus outbreak and future pandemics. An additional INR 5 crore ($658,000) will be donated by...

New Galaxy A51 firmware update rolls out with April 2020 security patch

A new firmware update containing the April 2020 security patch is rolling out for the Galaxy A51. The update carries version A515FXXS3ATD2 and it’s been deployed in a variety of countries in the Western Hemisphere. As of now, the list of markets eligible for the update includes Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, and the Dominican Republic....

Samsung vies to expand BSNL’s 4G network, faces strong competition

Samsung is reportedly looking to expand its network business operations in India by partnering with state-run telecommunications company BSNL. The operator’s phase nine 4G expansion plans involve the addition of 57,000 new 4G sites, 7,000 of which will be used by its subsidiary MTNL in New Delhi and Mumbai. BSNL wants to upgrade 43,000 of its existing 2G and 3G sites to 4G. Samsung is not the only 4G vendor eyeing BSNL BSNL’s phase nine was put out...

Samsung intros FoldStar update for Galaxy Fold MultiStar users

Samsung’s Good Lock module MultiStar got a new update with Galaxy Fold-centric functions bundled in a new menu called FoldStar. It lets Galaxy Fold users set aspect ratios for each app; determine which apps should always open in full screen when the phone is unfolded, and more. Galaxy Fold owners using the new FoldStar functions can also set an app to not show a notice dialog when opened. The new...

Samsung ponders Galaxy Z Flip evolution with two-sided display

Samsung’s already thinking about ways to evolve the flip form factor utilized by its second foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Z Flip. A newly filed patent from the company reveals a user interface devised to take advantage of a somewhat similar device, albeit one whose screen extends to cover about half its rear side, consequently covering approximately 75% of its total surface. When folded, the third...

Samsung Notes update adds text undo/redo buttons and hashtags

Samsung Notes just got a new update to version 3.3.02.4. It adds a couple of quality of life improvements such as undo and redo buttons in Text mode, the ability to organize your notes using hashtags, and ‘Intelligent search.’ We’re not sure what Intelligent search means in this context. The ability to search through your notes, whether text-based or handwritten, using specific words was already available...

Daily Deal: 70% off a 3-year NordVPN subscription

VPNs have gotten popular over the years and there’s a good reason for that. They make sure to create a safe passage for your internet traffic as it routes that traffic through a VPN server. This means the services you use will be accessed with an encrypted connection and possible hackers will not see your personal IP address. Since you can select the location of the servers, you will be able to access GEO restricted data as well, allowing you to...

Samsung Malaysia extends warranties during pandemic lockdown

Samsung Malaysia is once again extending all product warranties in direct response to a government-issued lockdown meant to curb the spread of COVID-19. The local arm of the Korean tech giant first confirmed the move in early April, but has now extended the said period by an additional two weeks. In a Tuesday announcement, the company called the decision “a gesture of goodwill”. Samsung’s extension covers all warranties expiring during MCO Like before,...

Samsung improves Galaxy S20 trade-in offer, pays more for older phones

Amid falling smartphone sales and dropped revenue, Samsung is trying to revitalize Galaxy S20 sales by offering more for older phones via its new trade-in offer in the US. The South Korean firm had initially favored those who were looking to upgrade to the Galaxy S20 from 2019 phones like the Galaxy S10, iPhone 11, and the Pixel 4. Now, the company has started paying more phones like the Galaxy S7 and the iPhone 6s which were launched in 2018 (or...