The price of failure: Samsung’s about to see off LG’s smartphone hopes

The Android smartphone landscape changed quite a lot over the years. And while Samsung’s been one of the top dogs for a good long while by now, watching some of its few remaining rivals crumble into little pieces has been a somber experience. Market consolidation is never a good thing for consumers, especially when the ones getting consolidated used to contribute to pushing the envelope as much as LG did. Then again, no quantity of rose-tinted glasses...

Galaxy S21-exclusive camera feature could still come to older flagships

One of the best Galaxy S21 camera features could soon be coming to older flagship phones via firmware updates. We’re referring to Director’s View, which has remained exclusive to the Galaxy S21 series ever since it was introduced earlier this year. The first family of Galaxy devices that could soon take advantage of the Director’s View update might be the Galaxy S20. Not only is it a direct predecessor...

Samsung’s Portable SSD T7 Touch is selling for under $100 after discount

Samsung’s Portable SSD T7 Touch is now available at a discount and it may have reached the lowest price yet. The T7 Touch SSD with 500GB of storage is now being offered by Amazon for a 20% discount, meaning prospective buyers are looking at a $87 price tag instead of the usual $109. The deal is also available for the Portable SSD T7 Touch with 1TB or 2TB of storage. The 1TB model costs $10 less ($179) but Amazon is a bit more generous when it comes...

Listen up: Samsung Free app now also does podcasts

Samsung Free is adding podcasts to its content repertoire as part of a new update that started rolling out worldwide earlier today. By the time you’re reading this, you should already be able to install the new version of the app from the Galaxy Store. And if you have recently made the jump to Android 11, chances are that Samsung Free has been automatically updating in the background ever since. Either...

Samsung’s latest 8K, first Wi-Fi 6E TV nears release

Samsung’s next 8K TV will also be its first to feature Wi-Fi 6E support, offering connectivity across three vastly different bands. According to some newly surfaced product certification, the high-end smart TV in question will utilize a MediaTek wireless modem. That’s hardly a surprise, considering how much Samsung and MediaTek’s relationship has grown in recent years. In fact, Samsung’s very first Wi-Fi 6 smart TVs – released just over a year ago...