Samsung S Gear S2 Smartwatch Available Oct 2 Starting At 299

The Gear S2 is a round smartwatch, with circular icons that bear more than a passing resemblance to the interface of the Apple tch. Instead of Android ar it runs Samsung’s own Tizen OS, though it is compatible with Android phones with KitKat 4.4 or above a minimum of 1.5GB of RAM. However, you’ll get additional functionality when you pair one of the new watches with a Samsung smartphone. For example, you’ll have the ability to make mobile payments with Samsung y, the company’s answer to Android y Apple y....

October 20, 2022 · 1 min · 177 words · Patricia Smith

Samsung Semi Announces An Octa Core Chip That Can Actually Use All Eight Cores

Earlier this year, when Samsung announced the Galaxy S4, they said it would come in two versions. One powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 600, the other powered by the company’s very own Exynos 5 Octa. Unfortunately, that Exynos variant launched in a limited number of countries, but more importantly, it wasn’t really a “true” octa-core chip. Yes, the Exynos 5 Octa comes with eight physical application processors, but you only get to use four of them at the same time....

October 20, 2022 · 2 min · 236 words · Rhoda Haring

Scam Alert Fake Energy Auditor Could Show Up At Your Front Door

If you don’t have solar panels or other independent generators, you can try to reduce energy consumption. Of course, that could be easier said than done. Whether you’re looking to reduce energy consumption for environmental purposes or to save money, there is a brazen new scam making the rounds that you need to watch for. Keep reading to discover how thieves are tricking people into a fraudulent home energy audit....

October 20, 2022 · 3 min · 456 words · James Sayers

Secure Your Emails By Changing A Few Important Settings

If you use email as your main means of communication, make sure to secure those messages. Plenty of people and companies use encrypted email plugins to protect their identities and information online, but your accounts don’t always have these settings turned on by default. Tap or click here for ways to stop people from tracking your emails. But what settings do you need to change and how can you access them?...

October 20, 2022 · 5 min · 913 words · Edith Luft

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Release Date Officially Confirmed

Yes, it will be the successor of the South Korean giant, of course, Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8, and it will appear at the event held in New York. As previously speculated at the end of May, this year the South Korean giant Samsung’s top-of-the-range product will be introduced earlier this year. — Samsung Electronics (@Samsung) June 27, 2019 Following the evolution of Galaxy S8 to Galaxy S9, the changes in the Galaxy Note 9 are expected to focus more on the camera than on a new design, but the ad video seems to suggest that there will be great news associated with SPen....

October 19, 2022 · 1 min · 194 words · Rachel Lee

Samsung Galaxy S23 Series Specs Leak Reveals Minor Upgrades

Samsung Galaxy S23 series will likely see the light of day on February 1, 2023. The lineup has been making headlines for the past few months in a series of leaks and rumors, revealing everything from the design to hardware specifications. And now, a new leak of upgrades coming to the Galaxy S23 line of phones over their predecessor appeared online. This leak comes in a series of tweets from reliable leaker Ahmed Qwaider on Twitter and points at a refreshed battery capacity, display brightness, and more upgrades that we could witness on the next-gen Galaxy S lineup....

October 19, 2022 · 2 min · 302 words · Leila Getz

Samsung Galaxy S8 Display Panels Revealed In New Photos

The Samsung Galaxy S8 is expected to arrive soon, and, as such, rumors should start picking up steam. Android Police have surfaced a pair of photos that allegedly reveal what the front panel for the Galaxy S8, and its bigger variant, will look like, revealing some interesting aspects to the upcoming handset. As previously rumored, the Galaxy S8 is said to feature an “all-screen design,” which could be confirmed by these front panels, depending on their authenticity....

October 19, 2022 · 1 min · 196 words · Charlotte Cheatom

Samsung Galaxy Tab S5E Carries A 400 Price Tag And Packs A 10 5 Inch Amoled Display

Samsung is still not giving up on Android tablets. The company today unveiled the Galaxy Tab S5e. The highlight of the tablet is the 10.5-inch Super AMOLED display (2560 x 1600) and thin and light design. Plus, it is also Samsung’s first device to come with Bixby 2.0. The Galaxy Tab S5e is Samsung’s thinnest and lightest tablet yet, with a 5.5mm thin chassis and weight of just 400gms. That makes it lighter and thinner than the 2018 11-inch iPad Pro which is 5....

October 19, 2022 · 2 min · 277 words · Lisa Jackson

Samsung Knox 2 0 Now Available For Galaxy S5

Some of the newly-enhanced security features in Knox 2.0 take advantage of the Galaxy S5’s fingerprint scanner by introducing Two-factor Biometric Authentication, requiring the user’s fingerprint a pin number. st keep in mind that your pin might be more secure than your print. The core platform application container of Knox has been renamed to Knox rkspace, which now includes a new dedicated application store called etplace for enterprise apps, along with Knox EMM Knox Customization....

October 19, 2022 · 1 min · 196 words · Larry Ratliff

Samsung Leader 8 Is A Flip Phone With Dual Amoled Displays

The Samsung Leader 8 comes with some beefy specifications under the hood. It was originally leaked recently as the Samsung W2018. The latest flip smartphone comes with not one but two 4.2-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display. One of the displays is plastered on the top while the other is hidden below and can see only when the phone is flipped open. Design wise; the Leader 8 appears to be a solidly built unit....

October 19, 2022 · 2 min · 281 words · Barbara Billingsley

Samsung Starts Selling Spare Galaxy S4 Battery That Come With Own Dedicated Charger

Korean operators, like American operators, sell their phones with huge subsidies. Unlike American operators, however, Korean operators often sell devices with a bunch of accessories included. When you buy a flagship phone, you’re practically guaranteed to also get a spare battery and a dedicated battery charger. These sort of accessories usually don’t leave Korea, but that’s now changing. From Samsung’s very own website, you can spend $50 and buy a Galaxy S4 spare battery and it included a separate charger just for the battery itself....

October 19, 2022 · 2 min · 221 words · Susan Burt

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Confirmed To Come With 4Gb Ram And Exynos 7422 Chipset

The Galaxy Note 5 is still sometime away from its official unveiling, but specs and other details about the device have constantly leaked over the last few weeks. Today, the folks over at SamMobile are back with more information about Samsung’s upcoming flagship phablet. According to their insider, the Galaxy Note 5 will feature 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM. With many mid-range Android devices now coming with 4GB RAM, it is likely that Samsung does not want to be left behind in the pure specs department race....

October 18, 2022 · 2 min · 262 words · Kimberly Reed

Samsung Llet Shutting Down Ne 30 To Make Way For Samsung Y

The Samsung llet site now has a shutdown notice, informing visitors of the bad news. However, the focus is shifting to Samsung y, which packs technology that will allow for non-NFC payment terminals to accept mobile payments. The story behind the story: Samsung has big ambitions for Samsung y, touting it as more secure superior to llet Apple y. The key is making the process seamless enough so that pulling out your phone will be more convenient than taking out your wallet....

October 18, 2022 · 3 min · 510 words · Cindy Stoneham

Samsung Makes The Gs4 Active Official

The long rumored, and heavily leaked, Galaxy S4 active has just been formally announced. As expected, it has almost the exact same specs as the original GS4, except for the camera. It’s been “downgraded” to just 8 megapixels. Said camera will be able to take photos underwater using this phone’s new “Aqua Mode”, which is something I can’t wait to see people play with. Update: The GS4 Active has a TFT LCD, not an AMOLED like the GS4!...

October 18, 2022 · 2 min · 215 words · Justin Mckenzie

Samsung Reduces Smartphone Component Inventory For First Time Ever S4 To Blame

A report from the Korean publication ETNews says that Samsung has, for the first time in their history, cut orders for smartphone production. They say Samsung plans on making 6.5 million GS4 units in July, which is half the number they made in May. Future monthly production figures have allegedly been slashed between 10% and 15%. Furthermore, the piece says Samsung is going to retire the Galaxy S III prematurely in order to focus on newer hardware....

October 18, 2022 · 2 min · 267 words · James Joiner

Samsung S Bixby Powered Smart Speaker Shelved

Earlier this month, a report claimed that Samsung was working on a Bixby-powered speaker. Turns out, the company has decided not to go ahead with the plan. Another reason behind Samsung ditching its smart speaker ambitions, for now, is that it has very limited number of AI experts working for it. This has already slowed down the development of Bixby’s English language pack and voice recognition. It was only today, three months after the Galaxy S8 first went on sale that Bixby Voice has made its way to the US....

October 18, 2022 · 1 min · 148 words · Richard Lopez

Samsung S Galaxy S Iv Phone Will Roll Out H 14

The news first broke on South Korean news site EDaily, according to Reuters, with Samsung mobile chief Shin confirming the planned New York launch. The news agency also noted that this will be Samsung’s first U.S. Galaxy launch since the original Galaxy S in 2010. Official invitations were sent to the media, as well, which read, in part, “ready 4 the show”—a fairly clear reference to the Galaxy S IV....

October 18, 2022 · 2 min · 228 words · Sandra Henderson

Security Patch Issued For 100 Laptop Models Over Malware Update Now

The Russia-Ukraine conflict has been a hotbed of scams and hacks. Crooks will always take advantage of significant events to target fresh victims. Tap or click here for tips on five things you need to update now because of the Ukrainian war. When an update rolls out covering more than 100 models of a particular brand, it’s time to listen. Lenovo just released security updates covering more than a million laptops vulnerable to malware....

October 18, 2022 · 3 min · 436 words · Michael Hawkins

Samsung To Update The Galaxy Note 2 And Galaxy S4 To Android 5 0 Lollipop

According to a page on Samsung’s Finland website, the Korean giant plans on updating quite a few of its older devices to Android 5.0 Lollipop, including the Galaxy Note 2 and the Galaxy S4. Samsung has not yet confirmed the list of devices that will be getting the Lollipop update, so this is as good as a confirmation we can get from the company. The list also confirms that the Galaxy Note 3 and the Galaxy Note 4 will be receiving the Lollipop update, which was already confirmed by the preview videos of a beta Lollipop firmware running on these devices....

October 17, 2022 · 2 min · 231 words · Leslie Harris

Samsung Woos Developers With Promise Of Converged Living Rooms

Samsung has stepped up efforts this year to convince developers to make use of features the company has added on top of Android-based devices, such as the Galaxy Note family, as well as on its TVs (the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is shown above). The thinking is that more customized apps will help convince consumers to pick its smartphones, tablets TVs over competing products create loyalty. Samsung knows it needs to evolve to remain the world’s biggest phone TV maker, help from developers will be a crucial ingredient going forward, SKim, president CEO of Samsung’s European headquarters, told an audience of about 200 people from 16 countries....

October 17, 2022 · 2 min · 378 words · Annie Leonard