Galaxy A12 is now available in the US via AT&T

Samsung had unveiled the Galaxy A12 late last year, but the smartphone was only available in a few markets, including India, Singapore, South Korea, and the UK. The affordable smartphone has now made its way to the US despite Samsung refraining from making any official announcement. The Galaxy A12 is only available in black in the US right now. AT&T has quietly listed the Galaxy A12 on its website. The smartphone is priced at $179.99 for the...

Samsung reportedly secures another supplier in the wake of LG’s demise

Samsung has reportedly secured yet another component supplier from LG’s camp, with local media outlets now claiming that LG Innotek will supply Samsung Electronics with chip-on-film (CoF) solutions for its Galaxy A series including the Galaxy A52 and the Galaxy A72. LG Innotek is part of the LG Corporation. The company has recently lost one of its major clients, namely LG Electronics, as the conglomerate’s mobile arm confirmed that it is exiting...

PENUP artists finally have access to long-awaited Layers feature

Samsung’s S Pen-friendly app PENUP has just received one of its best updates yet. PENUP began as a simple doodling app with coloring book features, but over the years it slowly yet steadily grew to become a more complete app for aspiring artists. One key omission that’s been holding the app back all these years has now been addressed, as PENUP now officially supports layers. PENUP version 3.6.00.15...

Samsung approves over $40 million worth of R&D projects

Samsung greenlit another series of research and development projects, valued at over 46 billion won, which amounts to some $41 million USD, going by today’s exchange rate. The move spans 27 individual initiatives from three South Korean universities covering IT, basic science, and materials engineering. Naturally, artificial intelligence projects are part of the effort, as well. And while genetics haven’t been a huge focus of Samsung Science in the...

Samsung makes life easier for Mobile and Display business partners

Samsung’s Ascend Partner Portal program for business partners in the USA has been enhanced with new additions based on feedback received from its Partner Advisory Board. As a result, Samsung has announced that its Ascend Partner Portal now offers a personalized customer interface, an automated marketing engine, and a new loyalty points program. Samsung claims to have continuously improved the Ascend...

Samsung Display enters into another 7-year partnership with Corning

Following a successful collaboration that spanned over the course of the last 7 years, Samsung Display and Corning have announced that they’ll be inking another partnership for the next 7 years. As part of the new collaboration, Samsung Display will maintain its ownership stake in Corning until 2028 at the least, and the company will convert all of its preferred shares into 115 million common shares. Meanwhile, 35 million of Samsung Display’s common...

The Galaxy F41 is now receiving its second major One UI 3 update

Samsung offers some of the best firmware support among Android smartphone manufacturers, but even so, it’s somewhat surprising to see the company’s rebranded Galaxy F series of smartphone enjoying timely firmware updates. The Galaxy F62 received its first update around the same time it got released in India, and the Galaxy F41 was updated to Android 11-based One UI 3.0 at the beginning of the year....

Galaxy Note 10 Lite getting April 2021 security patch

Select Galaxy Note 10 Lite units are now receiving a new software update from Samsung; one raising the security patch level to April 1st, 2021. Identified by version number N770FXXU7EUC6, this over-the-air package is now making its way to compatible devices in France. The rollout has yet to expand to any other country. The wait shouldn’t be too long, however, given how we’re already about a week into the latest security patch rollout. So, Galaxy...

Latest Galaxy Note 20 Ultra update brings the April security patch

Samsung began sending out the April 2021 security patch to eligible devices about a week ago. It’s now gradually releasing the patch for more devices. The Galaxy Note 20 Ultra is the latest Samsung flagship to receive the current security maintenance release. This latest Galaxy Note 20 Ultra update doesn’t bring much else. That’s because a significant update was released for the device about two weeks ago. It brought over some new camera features...

Samsung has finalized the Galaxy Z Flip 2 battery supplier

The Galaxy Z Flip 2 will use an in-house battery, according to a newly emerged report out of the Far East. “In-house” in the sense that the supply contract has been awarded to Samsung Electronics sister company Samsung SDI. The smartphone will be equipped with a dual-battery system identical to the one found inside the original Galaxy Z Flip. In other words, expect a total capacity in the ballpark of 3,200-3,300mAh. The top cell is understood to...

Samsung launches Galaxy F02s and Galaxy F12 in India

Samsung started teasing the launch of the Galaxy F02s and the Galaxy F12 in the Indian market last week. The company has now launched both smartphones in India at affordable prices. The Galaxy F02s is simply a rebadged version of the Galaxy M02s, while the Galaxy F12 is a rebranded Galaxy M12 that was launched in India a few days ago. The Galaxy F02s is priced at INR 8,999 (around $122) for the 3GB+32GB...

Samsung to explain advantages of Neo QLED TVs via tech seminars

Samsung unveiled its first Neo QLED TVs earlier this year during its CES 2021 event. The company’s new TVs use Mini LED backlighting to offer massively improved black levels, contrast ratio, and local dimming. Now, the South Korean firm has announced that it will conduct a month-long tech seminar to explain the advantages of Neo QLED TVs. The company’s tech seminar, which has been happening for the...