Support for first-gen SmartThings Hub, SmartThings Link will end this month

Samsung has announced that it will end support for first-generation SmartThings Hub and the SmartThings Link (for Nvidia Shield TV) on June 30, 2021. Once we’re past that date, those two devices will no longer work, and users would need to switch to newer hardware if they want to continue using the SmartThings platform. The South Korean firm started ending support for the old SmartThings platform when it killed the classic SmartThings app and replaced...

This is the Galaxy S21 FE leak you’ve been waiting for!

The Galaxy S20 FE was a huge success, thanks to the combination of features it offered at an attractive price point. This year, the smartphone will be succeeded by the Galaxy S21 FE. The smartphone is expected to be officially unveiled sometime in the second half of this year. Now, the official-looking renders of the smartphone have been leaked for the first time. Reliable leakster Evan Blass (@evleaks)...

Five reasons why I am still in love with the Galaxy Z Flip

I was there when Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Z Flip in February 2020 at an event in San Francisco. Despite just being a year and four months ago, it seems like a distant memory, particularly after what unfolded in the months that followed. The world quickly went into lockdown. We had to adapt to a new way of life. All of a sudden we had a new normal and now life before the pandemic feels like a distant...

Galaxy A22 5G vs Galaxy A32 5G: The latter still doesn’t make much sense

The Galaxy A22 was announced yesterday in two variants, LTE and 5G. Like the Galaxy A32 series that was released earlier this year, the Galaxy A22 5G model isn’t necessarily superior to the LTE. It has a more powerful chipset and faster networking, but it’s lacking in other areas. As to how it compares to the Galaxy A32, yesterday we took a look at the 4G variants of the Galaxy A22 and Galaxy A32...

Galaxy A52 gets the June 2021 security update

Samsung has been quick in rolling out the June 2021 security update to its recent smartphones. The Galaxy S21, Galaxy S20, Galaxy Fold, Galaxy Z Flip, Galaxy Z Flip 5G, Galaxy A71, and the Galaxy A52 5G have already received the latest security patch. Now, the company is rolling out the same update to the Galaxy A52 as well. The Galaxy A52 is getting a new software update in the Caucasus region and Ukraine. The latest update, which comes with firmware...

Samsung’s Tizen OS smart TV platform has become a giant in five years

Although Tizen will be replaced by Wear OS on Galaxy smartwatches later this year, the company doesn’t have any plans to abandon the software platform for its smart TV business. On the contrary, Tizen OS for Samsung smart TVs is seemingly here to stay, and today, the company reminded us of the platform’s achievements through a new infographic. Samsung’s new infographic answers five “W” questions (what,...

Samsung equips Walmart with nearly 1 million rugged phones

Samsung has signed its largest-ever mobile enterprise deal in the USA, the company revealed today. Samsung is helping Walmart “transform the retail associate experience” using mobile technologies, and is putting the rugged Galaxy XCover Pro in the hands of 740,000 Walmart store associates across the nation. Samsung and Walmart began strategizing the latter company’s Connected Associate initiative in the spring of 2020 when Walmart stores “were busier...

The next big Snapdragon upgrade for Galaxy flagships just leaked

Samsung launches two variants of its Galaxy S and Galaxy Note series flagship smartphones every year. The global variant uses the Exynos processor, while the China and US variants use a comparable Snapdragon processor. The Galaxy S22 series could follow the same path next year, and the next-generation flagship Snapdragon processor has just been leaked. Next-gen flagship Snapdragon chip that could be used in Galaxy S22 is built on a 4nm process According...

Galaxy Fold gets new software update with June 2021 security patch

Samsung is on a roll today. The company has already released new software updates for various smartphones today, including the Galaxy S10 series, Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy A71, Galaxy A52 5G, and the Galaxy A10e. Now, the South Korean firm has released the latest security patch to its first-ever foldable smartphone. The Galaxy Fold (SM-F900F) has started receiving a new software update in France. The latest update comes with firmware version F900FXXS5EUE2...

Galaxy S10 series picks up the June 2021 security update

Samsung is rapidly releasing the June 2021 security update to various smartphones. The rollout started in the last week of May 2021 with the Galaxy Z Flip 5G. The update then reached over a dozen smartphones, including the Galaxy Z Flip, Galaxy S20 series, Galaxy S21 series, Galaxy A52 5G, and the Galaxy A71. Now, the update has been released for the Galaxy S10 series. The Galaxy S10e, Galaxy S10,...

Galaxy Note 9 gets the June 2021 security update

The Galaxy Note 9 has become the twelfth smartphone from Samsung to get the latest security patch. The rollout started last week with the Galaxy Z Flip 5G, and it later reached the Galaxy S20 series, Galaxy S21 series, Galaxy Z Flip, Galaxy A50, Galaxy A8 (2018), Galaxy A71, and the Galaxy A52 5G. Now, the Galaxy Note 9 has started getting the update. Samsung has started rolling out a new software update to the Galaxy Note 9 in Germany. The new software,...

Samsung releases the April 2021 security patch to the Galaxy A10e

Samsung has been updating its smartphones and tablets with new security updates faster than other Android OEMs. Even before the month of June started, the company had released the June 2021 security patch to half a dozen devices. Today, the company has released the April 2021 security update to the two-year-old smartphone, the Galaxy A10e. The Galaxy A10e has started getting a new software update in the US. The firmware version of the new software...