Milan Digital Fashion Week broadcasted on Samsung signage displays

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost all fashion, media, and sporting events worldwide. Keeping social distancing norms in mind, the famous Milan Fashion Week is taking place entirely online this year rather than happening at picturesque locations like the Arco della Pace and the Piazza del Duomo. The event is being broadcasted on Samsung’s digital signage displays in Milan. Milano...

Galaxy M51 receives Bluetooth certification, inches closer to launch

We had exclusively reported two months ago that Samsung is working on the Galaxy M31s and the Galaxy M51. The Galaxy M51, which is expected to be launched in September in India, has just received the necessary certification from Bluetooth SIG. This confirms the mid-range phone’s name and that it will launch soon. The Galaxy M51 with model number SM-M515F has appeared in Bluetooth SIG’s database....

Samsung will reportedly make 5nm Snapdragon 875G, Snapdragon 735G chipsets

Samsung had announced during its Q1 2020 earnings call that it will start the mass production of 5nm chipsets by the end of the second quarter. The first chipset to be made using the company’s 5nm EUV process was rumored to be the Exynos 992, but that didn’t happen as the Galaxy Note 20 is expected to feature the same 7nm Exynos 990 SoC that’s used in the Galaxy S20 series. Now, it is being reported...

FCC approves international Galaxy Note 20 5G and confirms dimensions

After the LTE and 5G-enabled Galaxy Note 20 Ultra passed through the FCC yesterday, it’s now time for the international Galaxy Note 20 5G to do the same. Carrying model number SM-N981B, the Galaxy Note 20 5G has been approved by the Federal Communications Commission earlier today, July 16, with just a few of weeks to go before Galaxy Unpacked 2020. The FCC documents reveal the phone’s dimension to...

Samsung Health is getting rid of Weight, Food and Caffeine tracking

Samsung Health is the company’s wellness platform that’s tied into its mobile devices and even its smart TVs. There’s a lot that it can do. It can pull in data from your Samsung smartwatch or fitness back to give you a holistic view of your progress. You can also manually enter data in the app to track your exercise, heart rate, stress, sleep, and more. Those who use it diligently won’t appreciate that Samsung is cutting some functionality from its...

This Galaxy Z Flip durability meme video is more accurate than you think

It would be impossible to keep up with the number of media outlets that have embraced the ‘foldable phones are too fragile’ narrative over the past year, so why not flip the script for a moment, look at the big picture from the opposite angle, and have some fun while we’re at it? That’s what Snazzy Labs host Quinn Nelson appears to have done in a recent Twitter video wherein his Galaxy Z Flip is thrown around and mishandled on purpose for the sake...

Samsung’s mysterious fitness band, SM-R220, gets spotted again

The Galaxy Watch 3 and the Galaxy Buds Live might not be the only two wearable devices set to be released by Samsung before the end of the year. As reported last week, the company is also working on another wrist wearable/fitness band that was spotted at the FCC carrying model number SM-R220. Although an FCC filing doesn’t guarantee an imminent release, the same device was also approved by Bluetooth...

Samsung’s Quantum Dot successor, QNED, could enter production in 2021

As you all probably know by now, Samsung Display is giving up on LCD manufacturing in favor of Quantum Dot LED (QD-LED), with the company planning to invest $11 billion in the latter display technology by 2025. But although QD-LED seems to be the future of Samsung Display, the company is already working on a successor to this technology. It’s called QNED and according to a recent reports from ZDNet Korea citing UBI Research, Samsung Display is expected...

Galaxy A71 5G goes on sale in Thailand as a mobile gamer’s companion

Samsung is leading the charge into 5G territory and it’s evident that the company wants a piece of the 5G pie in Thailand. The company has now released the Galaxy A71 5G in Thailand through partner retail channels and mobile operator AIS where it can be acquired for up to 47% off the full launch price. The device is also listed on the Samsung Thailand e-shop, however it can’t be purchased online directly from Samsung at the time of this writing. The...

Galaxy M01s hits India running two-year-old Android Pie

After several consecutive years of losing market share in India to Chinese rivals, Samsung’s now moving on an offensive in a bid to reclaim some of that territory, starting with the release of the Galaxy M01s. Its latest smartphone is a head-turning value proposition, pairing decent specs with extremely aggressive price tag of Rs. 9,999 ($130). Much like its name suggests, the new Android handset is a revised version of the Galaxy M01, a device that...

Samsung’s Exynos 990 decision might destroy Galaxy Note 20 sales

There’s only one winner in an Exynos 990 vs Snapdragon 865 comparison and it’s not Samsung. Its chips have not been able to match their Snapdragon counterparts over the past few years. This chasm significantly grew with the Galaxy S20, so much so that it caught the attention of consumers who may have otherwise not paid attention to chipsets. Samsung has long used Qualcomm chips on select variants of its flagship smartphones for markets like the United...

Samsung, Hyundai continue exploring solid-state car batteries

Whether the future of transportation is electric isn’t a question of “if” so much as “how”. The latter is what Samsung and Hyundai Motor Group continue to ponder as part of a still-unofficial effort that could turn South Korea into an even larger automotive force over the next several decades. Following a May meeting between Samsung Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong and Hyundai Executive Vice Chairman Chung Eui-sun, the duo is expected to continue...

Galaxy smartphones further embrace crypto payments with Stellar

In another big win for crypto, Samsung Blockchain Keystore embraced Stellar, paving the way for a much wider adoption of cryptocurrency payments. More specifically, Samsung Blockchain Keystore now features full integration of Stellar, allowing owners of the latest Galaxy smartphones to store and manage private keys on their devices. The initial version of this integration covers the last two generations of the Galaxy S series, as well as the Galaxy...

Galaxy S20 Fan Edition could feature 120Hz display, water resistance

We had exclusively reported last month that Samsung is developing a lower-priced variant of the Galaxy S20 and that it would come in three colors. Later, a leaked benchmark of the Galaxy S20 Fan Edition pointed towards the existence of the Snapdragon 865 processor in the upcoming phone. Now, more specs and launch time frame of the phone has been leaked. IP68 certification also tipped to be part of the package According to Ice Universe (@UniverseIce),...

UK-based firm plans to sue Samsung for allegedly stealing its patented QLED tech

A UK-based firm, Nanoco Technologies, which specializes in the development and production of cadmium-free quantum dots and other nanomaterials, is planning to sue Samsung. The company alleges that the South Korean TV firm stole its patented quantum dot technology and used it in its new range of high-end QLED TVs. Nanoco has secured a chunk of funding to fight Samsung legally. The two companies had previously collaborated on developing quantum dots....