Samsung’s Tizen is the world’s largest TV platform

Tizen is the largest TV streaming platform in the world, according to the latest numbers. The Linux-based operating system developed by Samsung is used in the company’s smart TVs, smart monitors, and smartwatches. Tizen currently accounts for 12.5% of connected TV devices worldwide, ahead of other platforms. According to market research firm Strategy Analytics, Samsung sold 11.8 million TVs worldwide during Q3 2020, which was the best quarterly...

BREAKING: Stable Galaxy S20 Android 11 One UI 3.0 update is out!

Samsung kicked off the One UI 3.0 beta program in September and the Galaxy S20 series was the first to join. Likewise, the Galaxy S20 recently became Samsung’s first smartphone to exit the beta stages of development and receive the first stable version of One UI 3.0. The stable update is now rolling out in the USA via Verizon and it will reach additional markets in the coming days and weeks. One UI...

2TB 980 Pro SSD seemingly exists and it’s on track for a January release

Samsung’s first and only PCIe 4.0 NVMe consumer SSD is about to get better. The 980 Pro was introduced a couple of months ago in three storage configurations – 250GB, 500GB, and 1TB – but a UK-based third-party e-talier has seemingly spilled the beans on an upcoming 2TB 980 Pro variant. The product listing includes photos of the 1TB model but the device description mentions 2TB of storage. Read and...

Did Verizon just release stable Galaxy S20 One UI 3.0 Android 11 update?

Verizon appears to have just released the stable Android 11 / One UI 3.0 firmware update for the Galaxy S20 series, but don’t celebrate just yet. There’s a reason why the title above puts this into question, and it has to do with Verizon’s confusing support pages. They mention that the Android 11 update is out now along with the November 2020 security patch, but the build number suggests it’s a beta...

Qualcomm announces next flagship Snapdragon SoC most of us won’t get

US chipmaker and rival to Samsung’s Exynos team, Qualcomm, has announced its latest flagship-grade chipset this week called the Snapdragon 888. If you’re wondering whatever happened to the Snapdragon 875, the answer is nothing. Snapdragon 875 was an unofficial temporary name given to Qualcomm’s upcoming flagship-grade chipset but the actual product turned out to carry the Snapdragon 888 moniker. The...

Spigen Slim Armor Pro for Galaxy Z Fold 2 review: Buy it!

The Galaxy Z Fold 2 is one of the best Samsung phones of 2020. It also happens to be the most expensive. You certainly wouldn’t want anything happening to your $2000 phone but the fact remains, the Galaxy Z Fold 2 is still more fragile than conventional phones. That’s despite all the engineering improvements Samsung has made. Moving parts add a lot of complexity and there are quite a lot of them inside...

Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Z Fold 2 receive December security update

Samsung began rolling out the December 2020 security patch earlier today, with the Galaxy S9 series and the Galaxy S20 FE being among the first to receive it. But the day is not over yet and Samsung is now rolling out the December 2020 security update for the Galaxy Note 10 as well as the Galaxy Z Fold 2. The latest update for the Galaxy Note 10 carries firmware version N97xFXXS6DTK8 and it’s rolling...

Latest Firmware Updates: Galaxy A51, Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy Note 20, and more

Samsung releases new firmware updates for dozens of smartphones and tablets every single day. It can often be difficult to keep track of them all, particularly if you’re someone who likes to always have the latest firmware on their device. Not all of the updates are significant or bring new features. Most updates only bring the latest monthly security patches. Long-awaited major OS updates continue to be rolled out for devices across various regions,...