Samsung activates Galaxy Watch Active 2’s ECG feature in South Korea

The Galaxy Watch Active 2 was unveiled in August of last year. The smartwatch features not only regular activity and health monitoring features such as heart rate monitoring and sleep tracking, but also ECG (electrocardiogram). However, the feature was not available at launch due to issues with regulatory agencies. Now, Samsung has activated the feature in South Korea. For now, South Korea is the...

Galaxy Note 20 series already getting its first software update

It was only a little over 24 hours ago that the Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra were officially unveiled at Samsung’s first online-only Unpacked event, and the new flagship duo are already getting their first software update. Despite being an almost 500 MB download over the air, the update’s changelog doesn’t go into any specifics. We are assuming it includes a few performance improvements,...

Galaxy Note 20 series lacks 45W charging but you probably won’t care

Neither one of Samsung’s two new S Pen flagships support 45W fast charging. This isn’t the news of the day or even a surprising development as far as the Galaxy Note 20 is concerned, but it goes against some previous rumors that had claimed 45W fast charging will be supported by the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra. This turned out to be false, so there you have it. Some of you may want to raise your pitchforks...

Galaxy Buds Live review: Many reasons to buy but ANC isn’t one of them

The Galaxy Buds Live are Samsung’s second truly wireless earbuds for 2020. In case you forgot, the Galaxy Buds+ were launched in February this year. They didn’t bring any significant upgrades apart from battery life and minor sound quality improvements. Active Noise Cancellation was a feature that many had been expecting and it wasn’t present. It later became evident that Samsung would release an...

Galaxy Tab S7+ review: Look no further for the best work from home tablet

Samsung has made a significant change to its flagship tablet lineup this year. Unlike last year when it launched the Galaxy Tab S6 and its watered-down version in the form of the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite, Samsung has simply launched two different models of its new tablet – the Galaxy Tab S7 and Galaxy Tab S7+. For all intents and purposes, the Galaxy Tab S7 is the “Lite” variant, even though it doesn’t...

Samsung maintained its lead in the Android tablet segment in Q2 2020

Samsung was the world’s second-largest tablet vendor throughout Q2 2020 and maintained its lead in the Android segment. The tech giant reportedly shipped 6.9 million tablets over the three-month period starting April. Its tablet market share improved by 2.5% year-on-year and stood at 15.9%. The company’s tablet market share dropped from Q4 2019’s 16.1% when it recorded 7 million shipments, but that’s to be expected given that the Galaxy Tab S6 was...

Is Ultra better than Plus? Galaxy Note 10+ versus Galaxy Note 20 Ultra

Samsung’s Galaxy Note series has maintained the two-pronged strategy first employed last year, but the company appears to have raised the stakes in 2020 by replacing the ‘Plus’ moniker with the ‘Ultra,’ the latter of which carries more weight in the eyes of most customers and Samsung alike. Simply put, last year the company had released the Galaxy Note 10+ as its most powerful S Pen flagship to date....

Galaxy Note 20 series can run mobile apps on PCs via Link to Windows

The good news regarding Samsung, Microsoft, and their quest for seamless connectivity continues. Aside from benefiting from integration with Project xCloud and seamless syncing between Samsung Notes, Reminders, OneNote, Outlook and more, Galaxy Note 20 owners will soon be able to run their mobile apps on Windows 10 PCs through Link to Windows and Microsoft’s Your Phone. Link to Windows debuted...

Samsung has reportedly lost Qualcomm’s 5nm chip orders to TSMC

Samsung announced the completion of its 5nm process node last year and started setting up new production lines thereafter. It was then said that the company will begin mass production of 5nm chips from Q2 2020. An earlier report had revealed that Samsung will manufacture the Snapdragon 875G and the Snapdragon 735G chipsets for Qualcomm on this process. However, a new report out of China claims that the company has lost a chunk of its orders to TSMC. Samsung...

The battle of the base models: Galaxy Note 20 versus Galaxy Note 10

It’s been a year since Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Note 10 and according to the company’s established launch schedule, it’s time for a new sequel to hit the scene and take over the ‘flagship’ label. This is the task that’s been given to the Galaxy Note 20, but does it have what it takes to persuade existing Galaxy Note 10 owners to switch over from their true-and-tested handset? Let’s see how these...

Samsung Notes, Reminders will soon sync with OneNote, Outlook, To Do

Samsung’s collaboration with Microsoft has extended beyond the integration of Xbox Game Pass and Project xCloud with the Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Tab S7 series. The two companies are working together to bring seamless connectivity between mobile devices and PCs; as a result, Galaxy Note 20 owners will soon have the ability to sync Samsung Notes with Microsoft OneNote, and Samsung Reminders with Microsoft...