The One UI/Android 9.0 Pie beta program for the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ is set to go live any time now Initially, the beta program is only available in the United States, though Samsung is expected to expand it to other regions including India, France, the U.K., and Germany from later this month. Here’s how you can join the beta program to get the Android 9.0 Pie/One UI update on your Galaxy S9 right away....
Samsung did not talk much about Bixby, its personal assistant, when it was unveiling the Galaxy S9 in Barcelona, Spain. Turns out though, Samsung has not given up on Bixby and the company has bigger ambitions with its personal assistant. Samsung’s mobile division CEO DJ Koh has revealed to the media at MWC 2018 that the company will indeed be launching a Bixby powered smart speaker in the second half of this year....
In Summary Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G is a 5G version of the S20 FE launched in India last year. The Galaxy S20 FE 5G is powered by a Snapdragon 865 5G chipset. Galaxy S20 FE 5G comes in three colors: Cloud Mint, Cloud Lavender, and Cloud Navy. Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G: Design and Display Starting with the design, the Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G features a textured haze effect finish on the rear, which Samsung suggests helps minimize fingerprints and smudges....
Samsung latest and perhaps the most popular flagship Android smartphone of 2017, the Galaxy S8, was unveiled earlier today by the company. If you are already smitten by the phone and want to know about its release date, price and availability, read below. Due to its delayed unveiling, the Galaxy S8 will launch quite later than usual when compared to previous flagship Galaxy S devices. Release Date and Availability In the United States, the Galaxy S8 will launch on April 21....
This platform just added over 4,000 episodes of popular TV shows that you can watch for free. Tap or click here to see what’s available and where to watch. Now, Samsung is adding many new free channels to its TVs made in 2016 or later, along with some other devices. We’ve got the full details below. Samsung TV Plus is not just for TVs Samsung TV Plus is a free streaming live TV and on-demand service available on select Samsung TVs, mobile devices and even refrigerators....
The South Korean tech giant said on Thursday that it recorded 76.78 trillion won in revenue and 10.85 trillion won in revenue. While revenue increased by 3.9% compared to a year ago operating profit dropped by 31.4%. Samsung said inventory adjustments of its memory chip customers exceeded market expectations and demand for consumer products remained weak. However, the company noted that it expects to record its highest annual revenue to date this year __ beating its previous high in 2021 __ thanks to expanded sales across most of its business units....
All the smartphones and tablets worth buying these days use chips that are “ARM compatible”, but what does that even mean? ARM is a British company that designs processors that companies then license and create chips with. The Exynos 5 Octa for instance, it uses four ARM Cortex A15 cores and four ARM Cortex A7 cores. The same design process is used by MediaTek, Broadcom, even NVIDIA. Some companies, however, opt to go down a different path....
Books for the On-Demand Generation We’re starting to become the on-demand generation. Everything from TV shows to movies to food, we want them at a moment’s notice, whenever we demand them. Books, though, are late to transition to this era. But they’re here now. Scribd is the Netflix for ebooks. And not just ebooks. They have audiobooks and now even comics. And they keep adding more and more stuff every month....
I’m going to focus solely on the Galaxy S22 and how it compares to last year’s Galaxy S21. If you’re curious how the rest of the S22 lineup compares and contrasts against its 2021 equivalent, make sure to check out Matthew Miller’s breakdown of the S21 Ultra and S22 Ultra. Back to the S21 and S22. Reviews: Galaxy S21 5G review: Premium features, compact size, and reasonable priceGalaxy S22 Plus review: This is the Galaxy you’re looking forGalaxy S22 Ultra review: Any more perfect and it’d be an iPhone 13 Pro Max...
Not too long ago, a render of what looks like the Galaxy S7 edge in a gray shade found its way online, and now we get a look at a brighter shade of color. According to a pair of images published by Pisapapeles, we have a blurry look at what is believed to be a dummy unit of the upcoming gold-hued Galaxy S7 from Samsung. There’s no denying that the dummy unit does indeed look like the past leaks we’ve seen in the past, including showcasing what appears to be a very small bump for the rear camera....
According to GigaOM, who thankfully summarizes references an article behind a paywall at The Information, we now know that Samsung has just made a key hire. Tim Gudgel may not be a household name, but he’s supposed to be one of the people behind the way Apple builds their stores. Gudgel is actually the second Apple Store employee Samsung has hired, earlier the Korean company successfully courted Michael Forrest and put him in charge of making “Galaxy Stores”....
This smart yoga mat uses a built-in sensor layer to track your yoga postures while you’re working on your routine. When you’re off on your downward dog, the mat will let you know to correct your posture. Don’t need that handy Vision feature? You can also turn it off. It comes with a foldable cell phone/tablet holder so you can take advantage of the three months of free membership to the Yogifi app....
The Galaxy Note 4 is still a few months away from being officially unveiled, but details about the phablet has already started making its to the Internet. The last rumor revealed that the Galaxy Note 4 would feature an Exynos 5433 chipset for the European market and a Snapdragon 805 chip for the US market. Today, these two variants of the phablet have made their way to AnTuTu revealing their specs and benchmark scores....
Samsung today announced that the Galaxy Note Edge will be available from November 14th on all the major carriers in the United States. The device will be available in Charcoal Black and Forst White on AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, U.S Cellular and Verizon networks. AT&T is the only carrier that has announced the pricing of the phablet: a whopping $399 on a two-year contract or a jaw dropping $945.99 if you want to skip the contract and want to purchase the Edge outright....
Since Samsung has done away with the home button on the Galaxy S8, it has used the power button on the device to offer the shortcut to quickly launch the camera app. This shortcut is also found on other Android devices so Samsung’s decision is in line with other companies. However, as many early Indian Galaxy S8 owners have discovered, the shortcut is not working on their devices and the option to enable it is also missing....
Two watch options, the Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro, were announced during Samsung’s annual Unpacked event. The Galaxy Watch 5 is built for the masses and has no rotating bezel, while the Watch 5 Pro is designed and built for outdoor enthusiasts with the largest battery ever in a Galaxy smartwatch. For those who are saddened by the absence of the physical rotating bezel, Samsung says it will continue to offer the Watch 4 Classic....
Samsung today announced that it has partnered with Trusonic — the leader in Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) — to launch Trustonic for KNOX. Trustonic for KNOX already comes embedded on the Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, and will be made available to other handsets via a software update. Samsung’s KNOX was already known in the Android ecosystem for the safety and security it provided to enterprise users, but by partnering with Trustonic, Samsung is taking things to the next level....
The Galaxy S5 is filled with a plethora of features — some that are very much in your face while others are buried deep inside the Settings menu. To avoid consumers missing out on some not-so-obvious features, the company has posted a list of 10 hidden features present in the Galaxy S5. Most of these are extremely useful and have not been marketed much, which may lead to users not being aware of them....
To celebrate the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Samsung today unveiled the Galaxy S7 edge Olympic Games Limited Edition in Brazil. The company in conjunction with the International Olympic Committee will be giving 12,500 units of Galaxy S7 edge Olympic Games edition and Gear IconX to all Olympians who will be taking part in the games this year. All the five colors from the Olympic Rings have been used as accents on the all-black phone, with the power button sporting a red color, volume buttons sporting green, earpiece and home button being done in yellow, and the camera ring having a blue accent....
We have always stressed how important it is to cross check the privacy settings of Facebook, but for a not-so-tech-savvy user, the process is cumbersome and time-consuming. Thankfully, some concerned folks at ReclaimPrivacy have come out with a bookmarklet that can scan a Facebook account to evaluate the privacy settings. The bookmarklet is a no-brainer and really easy to use. All that the Facebook users need to do is to drag the bookmarklet to their bookmarks and click on it to initiate the privacy scan....
