Samsung Gear S launch delayed in the UK

Samsung’s Gear S is the most feature-packed smartwatch out there today, thanks to its ability to work independently of a smartphone with inbuilt Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity. However, it looks like those in the UK who were looking forward to strapping the Gear S on their wrist this month will have to wait a bit longer – apparently, Samsung has delayed the launch of the Gear S in the country to the second week of November. No reason has been specified for the delay, but it’s likely the Korean manufacturer is finding it hard to produce enough units of its latest smartwatch.

Pre-orders for the Gear S went live in the UK more than a month ago, which will likely make the wait a less pleasing one for those who have already ordered one for themselves. Read our hands-on experience with the watch here, and let us know if you’re looking forward to buying the Gear S.

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Report: Samsung Galaxy A series devices launching next month

For devices that have been leaked so extensively in the last few weeks, it’s been surprising that Samsung hasn’t made the Galaxy A lineup – which consists of the Galaxy A3, A5, and A7 – official already. Our initial information that said the devices would go live in the third quarter didn’t turn out to be true; we were later told that the Galaxy A7 would launch in November, and now a report from the Korea IT Times is reaffirming that all three devices would be announced early next month, at least in China.

According to the report, Samsung will be taking aim at the market Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi has captured in the country with low-priced, high-specced devices. The price range of the three devices is mentioned as being somewhere between $350 and $500, something we already revealed earlier this month. Those are not exactly prices that will be cause for Xiaomi to become worried, but the lure of better than average specs and a somewhat premium feel could help Samsung steal enough consumers away from the competition.

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Samsung says it wants to address all KNOX security concerns

KNOX is important. It is Samsung’s master plan to take over the enterprise with a mobile security solution that lets company employees use their favorite Samsung device without the fear of compromising important data, a solution that even targets institutions like the US Department of Defense. As with all such security technologies, there will always be someone or the other that manages to find vulnerabilities and exploits that can be a danger to its users. These security concerns are often raised by researches, while at other times, some folks take the path of anonymous blog posts.

Well, Samsung has announced on the KNOX blog post that no matter how these concerns are brought to light, it doesn’t want to ignore them. The company is asking anyone with concerns or anything they feel needs to be addressed to contact it directly. That’s no doubt a welcome move, given the importance of KNOX for those who use it (even Google has adopted it for security on Android 5.0 Lollipop), though we’re hoping Samsung can be quick to address any exploits or vulnerabilities and actually act on its new promise.

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Galaxy Note 10.1 2015 Edition leaks on Samsung’s website

We’ve seen this happen before. One of Samsung’s apps gets an update, and the update’s description gives away the existence of an upcoming Samsung device. Well, it is happening again, and this time, the Galaxy Note 10.1 2015 Edition has been spotted on Samsung’s website and in the description for the company’s Watch ON app. The Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition was launched alongside the Galaxy Note 3 in late 2013, and we’ve seen many folks clamoring for a sequel. It looks like Samsung will be obliging with the 2015 Edition of the device, though at this point we’re completely in the dark as far as hardware, pricing, and release info is concerned.

For those who’ve forgotten, the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition featured a 10.1-inch 2560×1600 Super Clear LCD display, an octa-core Exynos 5420 processor, 3GB of RAM, an 8-megapixel rear camera, and a 8,220 mAh battery. It’s possible Samsung will upgrade the display on the Note 10.1 2015 Edition to a Super AMOLED unit, like the one used on the Galaxy Tab S 10.5, and we’d be the last ones to complain given how amazing Samsung’s in-house display technology has become.

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Samsung Gear Live getting Android Wear 4.4W.2 update

The Gear Live, Samsung’s one and only Android Wear smartwatch, is beginning to receive an update to Android Wear 4.4W.2. The update brings a couple of new features, most of which have been present on Samsung’s own Gear watches for quite some time. These include support for GPS (similar to the Gear S, which runs on Tizen), the ability to play music locally from the watch by pairing a Bluetooth headset (another feature the Gear and Gear 2 gained earlier), and an option to hide notifications on the watch face.

The update doesn’t seem to be widely available yet, so you will need to wait before you can start enjoying those new features. Advanced users can download the OTA file and update manually, instructions for which are available here.

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First Android 5.0 Lollipop updates should hit the Galaxy S5 in December

Android 5.0 Lollipop is coming to the Galaxy S5, and we’ve already given our readers an exclusive look at an early version running on the device. We had already said that the Galaxy S5 would be receiving the Lollipop update sometime in late November or early December, and now we have new info from our sources that says the Android 5.0 update will go live for the Galaxy S5 in December. We weren’t given a time frame though, and you should also keep in mind that it could be a month or so from the start of the initial rollout before the device gets the update in all regions.

For those unaware, Android 5.0 Lollipop is the biggest update to the OS since Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. It brings a new design philosophy Google has dubbed Material Design, and as we saw in the early Android 5.0 build, Samsung is making changes to TouchWiz to match Google’s new design UX. Android 5.0 also brings a ton of new features, such as lockscreen notifications, multi-user support for phones, support for 64-bit processor, file sharing through Android Beam (a feature that has been present on Samsung devices for quite some time), and lots more. It will also offer increased performance with a switch to the new ART runtime, and better battery life through an overhaul of how Android handles background tasks.

If you haven’t already, check out Android 5.0 on the Galaxy S5 in the video below.

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Samsung launches Galaxy Core Max with 4.8″ qHD Super AMOLED display in China

Samsung might have finally started showing some restraint when it comes to bloating its software, but the company is yet to apply the same restraint to their habit of launching new phones every other day. Samsung has launched a new budget smartphone in China, called the Galaxy Core Max. The Core Max carries model number SM-G5108Q – Samsung hasn’t mentioned the name of the processor that powers it (only that it’s a 1.2GHz quad-core unit), but as we saw in a leaked benchmark for the SM-G510, the phone could be powered by the Snapdragon 410, which is a 64-bit processor that is also expected to be in the upcoming Galaxy A3.

The Galaxy Core Max runs Android 4.4.4 KitKat, so it’s not like it can use the 64-bit processor to its full potential, but it would still be interesting to see what chip is inside the device. As for the other specs, those include a 4.8-inch Super AMOLED display of qHD (540×960) resolution, 1GB of RAM, an 8-megapixel rear camera, 8GB of built-in storage and a microSD slot, dual SIM slots, and a 2,200mAh battery. The phone’s design is quite similar to other Samsung phones, though the loudspeaker grille on the back is a bit different than what we’ve seen before, and, dare we say, more attractive than the usual speaker grille.

The phone also has a 5-megapixel front-facing camera – that and other specs of the device make it quite similar to the Galaxy A3, though these aren’t the same phones since the Galaxy A series comes with model numbers starting with SM-A***. There are no details on the pricing and availability of the Galaxy Core Max, but you can expect it to be launched in markets outside China in the near future.

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