Grab Black Friday deals on these Samsung Chromebooks

Black Friday is finally here, and various brands, including Samsung, have heavily slashed the prices of multiple products. If you’ve been eying a Chromebook, this might be the perfect time to get one as Samsung is offering some great deals on some of its Chromebook models. The original Galaxy Chromebook is the model to get this Black Friday. With a price drop of $400 over its original price tag, the Galaxy Chromebook features a 4K AMOLED display,...

Galaxy A10, Galaxy Xcover 5 getting November 2021 security update

Samsung started rolling out the November 2021 security update to entry-level and mid-range smartphones a few days ago. The update was released over the past week to the Galaxy A12, Galaxy A31, Galaxy A52, and the Galaxy A52s 5G. Today, the company has released the update to two more Galaxy smartphones: Galaxy A10 and Galaxy Xcover 5. The new software update for the Galaxy A10 comes with firmware version...

You wouldn’t want to miss this Galaxy Z Fold 3 Black Friday deal

The Galaxy Z Fold 3 is one of the best Samsung phones in 2021 and with good reason. It’s a powerful foldable smartphone that’s water resistant and supports the S Pen. What more could you possibly need! Even though Samsung launched the device at a reduced price, it’s still a bit on the high side for a lot of customers. If you’ve been on the fence about buying it, this Galaxy Z Fold 3 Black Friday deal from Samsung has got you covered. Get up to $900...

Samsung TV Plus comedy channel gets fresh content and a rebrand

Samsung’s comedy channel on the TV Plus platform is getting a fresh look and new side-splitting content, including sitcoms and blockbuster movies. The UK-exclusive Samsung TV Plus comedy channel is now known as “Comedy Hub” and hosts exclusive access to Russel Brand’s latest show “Our Little Lives: Shakespeare & Me.” In addition, Comedy Hub has a new roster of premium movies on offer, and they’re all available for free. The list includes Let...

‘Tis the season to buy new Samsung storage solutions at great discounts

Samsung has prepared a handful of discounts on a wide range of SSDs and select memory cards for Black Friday and Cyber Week. Prospective buyers can now save more than $100 on SATA III and NVMe SSDs, and up to $20 on select memory cards. Customers can save $150 on the 870 QVO SATA III SSD with 8TB of storage and purchase the drive for $699. Meanwhile, Samsung is dropping $30 and $60 off its external SATA III solutions, namely the Portable SSD T5 and...

OLED DDI supply issues could cause big problems for Samsung in 2022

Most OEMs have navigated the ongoing global semiconductor shortage with relative success, but the mobile market could be facing another supply issue next year. An insufficient supply of power management integrated circuits was the root of the problem this year. The issue was addressed, for the most part. However, market watchers cited by DigiTimes now estimate that OLED smartphone manufacturers could face other production issues in 2022 due...

Latest Galaxy Watch and Watch Active update is live in more regions

Samsung released a surprise firmware update for a few of its older smartwatches earlier this month, but the roll-out was staggered. The Galaxy Watch 3 and Active 2 were the first to get the new update featuring improvements to fall detection. On the other hand, the changelog for the original Galaxy Watch and Watch Active models was almost non-existent, with Samsung mentioning ten new Watch 4 faces...

Samsung quietly announces Galaxy A03 with upgraded cameras

Samsung quietly unveiled the Galaxy A03 moments ago. The company hasn’t revealed any availability details; instead, it highlighted some of the best Galaxy A03 features through an infographic. Even though Samsung hasn’t revealed any pricing details yet, the Galaxy A03 is undoubtedly a low-cost phone, much like the Galaxy A02 before it. However, it has a couple of upgrades over the previous model. The...

MediaTek SoC exploit makes Galaxy phones vulnerable to eavesdropping

A cyber security firm uncovered a security vulnerability that affects MediaTek chipsets, which, in turn, means that it affects roughly 40% of all smartphones in the world. This includes a handful of Galaxy mobile devices released in 2020 and later, but thankfully, a fix is already being provided. For a bit of background on the recent vulnerability, every modern MediaTek SoC contains an AI processing unit (APU) and a digital signal processor (DSP)....

How much do camera megapixels matter? Let’s talk at SamMobile TV

The smartphone camera megapixel war has been going on for about a decade now. There was a period of respite in recent years, but it didn’t last long, and OEMs are now racing again to increase the resolution of their smartphone cameras. Samsung’s been doing the same ever since it released the Galaxy S20 Ultra featuring a 108MP main camera. Furthermore, the company recently announced the world’s first 200MP sensor, so it’s obvious that Samsung is in...

After December, Samsung might never make a new Galaxy Note again

The future of Samsung’s Galaxy Note series remains uncertain. It didn’t launch a new Galaxy Note series in 2021. Samsung clearly prioritized its new foldable smartphones over the phablet this year. It has continued to sell last year’s Galaxy Note 20 series, though. It appears that the company may stop doing that in the coming months. A new report suggests that Samsung may end production of the Galaxy Note 20 series before the end of this year. The...

Galaxy Z Fold 3’s camera is better than Galaxy S21 Ultra, according to DxOMark

The Galaxy S21 Ultra is Samsung’s best smartphone camera ever. It is flexible and reliable, and offers very good image and video quality. It even bests the iPhone 13 Pro Max in ultrawide and zoom performance. But according to DxOMark, the Galaxy Z Fold 3 has a better camera than the Galaxy S21 Ultra. DxOMark recently published its Galaxy Z Fold 3 camera review and awarded it a score of 124 points....

Unlocked Galaxy S21 units in the US join the Android 12 update party

Samsung had recently released the Android 12 update to international and US carrier-locked variants of the Galaxy S21 series. Now, the unlocked variants of the smartphones are getting the Android 12-based One UI 4.0 update in the US. The update is available on almost all US carriers, including AT&T, Bluegrass Cellular, Cellular South, Comcast, Sprint, Tracfone, and Xfinity Mobile. This major...

Galaxy A42 5G, Galaxy A70s finally getting October 2021 security update

Samsung has finally started rolling out the October 2021 security update to the Galaxy A42 5G and the Galaxy A70s. The new software update is rolling out to the Galaxy A42 5G in all of Europe, while the Galaxy A70s is getting the update in India. The latest software update for the Galaxy A42 5G comes with firmware version A426BXXU3BUI5, and it is currently available in Europe. The new software for...