Samsung Dex Pad now available for pre-order, will go on sale in the US from May 13 for $99.99

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Samsung introduced the Dex Pad Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ desktop dock back in February at the MWC 2018 event and today the company has announced the availability of it. The Samsung Dex Pad will be available in the U.S. starting from May 13th. Continue reading “Samsung Dex Pad now available for pre-order, will go on sale in the US from May 13 for $99.99”

Samsung patent hints at wearable with extended curved display

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Samsung has filed a patent at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and was published under the title and patent number US D813,864 S “Wearable Electronic Device.” Going by the patent sketch, it appears to be a wearable with an extended display. Like always, the patents aren’t the accurate representation of what the company might have imaged for.  Continue reading “Samsung patent hints at wearable with extended curved display”

Samsung Galaxy S9 Mini with Snapdragon 660, 4GB RAM, Android Oreo surfaces in benchmarks

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Samsung launched the S9 and S9+ worldwide recently. While the flagships are already available in the most parts of the world, Samsung is reportedly working on a mini version of the S9 in China with the model number SM-G8750. The device has now surfaced on the Geekbench benchmark application revealing few details about it. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S9 Mini with Snapdragon 660, 4GB RAM, Android Oreo surfaces in benchmarks”

Samsung Notebook Odyssey Z Gaming Laptop with 15.6-inch Full HD display, GeForce GTX 1060 graphics, 16GB RAM announced

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Samsung Electronics today announced Notebook Odyssey Z Gaming Laptop with 15.6-inches 1080p display, up to 6GB GeForce GTX 1060 GPU, up to 16GB RAM. It comes with thermal management hardware; an in-built Z AeroFlow Cooling System consists of three key components; the Dynamic Spread Vapor Chamber, the Z AeroFlow Cooling Design and the Z Blade Blower. Continue reading “Samsung Notebook Odyssey Z Gaming Laptop with 15.6-inch Full HD display, GeForce GTX 1060 graphics, 16GB RAM announced”

Samsung Notebook 3 and Notebook 5 with 8th gen Intel Core processor announced

Samsung Notebook 5Samsung has introduced the new Notebook 5 and Notebook 3 laptops. The brand new notebooks feature a slim, sleek, zero-screw contemporary finish. They just measure 19.6mm and 19.9mm wide respectively, making them easy to use, carry, and transport. Continue reading “Samsung Notebook 3 and Notebook 5 with 8th gen Intel Core processor announced”

Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+, Note8 Always On Display update brings GIF support

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Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ are the company’s latest flagships and these phones come with some impressive features that aren’t present on the 2017 flagships. However, today the company is pushing one such feature to S8 and Note8 flagships. Samsung has released an update to the Always On Display (AOD) on the Galaxy S8, S8+, and Note8 that adds support for using GIF. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+, Note8 Always On Display update brings GIF support”

Samsung investigating Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9+ touchscreen issues

While Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ might sport the world’s best-performing smartphone display, numerous complaints are now surfacing over Samsung forum, Reddit and XDA about the touchscreen dead spots. Users claim that the touchscreen won’t respond to touch input.  Continue reading “Samsung investigating Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9+ touchscreen issues”

Samsung said to decide on in-display fingerprint sensor on the Galaxy Note9 soon

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In-display fingerprint technology though took sometime are finally making their way. Vivo was the first one to introduce and it looks like Samsung might be finally bringing their flagship Galaxy Note9 with an in-display fingerprint sensor and there are reports that say Samsung will take a call on the same by the end of this month.  Continue reading “Samsung said to decide on in-display fingerprint sensor on the Galaxy Note9 soon”

Samsung Flip interactive digital whiteboard display launched in India for Rs. 3,00,000

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Samsung India has announced the launch of Flip interactive digital whiteboard display with an aim to solve most prominent challenges businesses face during meetings. Samsung Flip packs multiple tools and processes required for a traditional meeting in a sleek, all-in-one design. Continue reading “Samsung Flip interactive digital whiteboard display launched in India for Rs. 3,00,000”

Samsung patent files hint at unique pull-to-expand smartphone display

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Foldable smartphone display is long overdue in the smartphone space that makes news every once in a while, but except for ZTE Axon M, we really don’t have a mainstream foldable display smartphone. Samsung yet again has filed a patent at a U.S. Patent & Trademark Office back in July 2017 for a smartphone display that expands when you pull on the sides. Continue reading “Samsung patent files hint at unique pull-to-expand smartphone display”

Samsung Galaxy S9+ reportedly costs $379 to make, costlier than Galaxy Note8

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Calculating cost of making a flagship phone is not a simple task and even the companies don’t often share such details. Third-party companies rely on various sources or component costs to estimate the making costs. As for the recently launched Galaxy S9+, according to TechInisghts, it costs $379 to make which is more expensive than the Note 8’s $369.  Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S9+ reportedly costs $379 to make, costlier than Galaxy Note8”

Samsung Galaxy Note8 Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out

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Samsung has recently resumed the roll out of Oreo update to the S8 and S8 Plus globally, and finally, it is now rolling out to the Galaxy Note 8 in France. Just like before, the major OS update is rolling out to Samsung’s flagship device just as its S-series flagship goes on sale, a trend that Samsung has been following for quite some time now. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Note8 Android 8.0 Oreo update starts rolling out”

JBL Soundgear wearable neck-band launched in India for Rs. 14999

Samsung-owned HARMAN International today launched the JBL Soundgear in India which is an around the neck wearable device for a hands-free and ear-free intimate sound experience. It connects to smartphones via Bluetooth for immersive mobile virtual reality headset experience. Continue reading “JBL Soundgear wearable neck-band launched in India for Rs. 14999”

Google’s 1443 PPI 120Hz AMOLED display for VR to be announced in May

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Back in December 2017 Google had teased about a VR display that will have 10x more pixels than any commercially available VR display today. It looks Google is now all set to introduce the next-big-thing in the VR space. The search engine giant at the SID 2018 in May is expected introduce the super high-resolution display. Continue reading “Google’s 1443 PPI 120Hz AMOLED display for VR to be announced in May”

Xiaomi surpasses Samsung in the largest smartphone market in India in Q4 2017: CMR

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Xiaomi has surpassed Samsung in the largest smartphone market in India in the Q4 2017 to become the number one brand, according to a report from Cybermedia Research. Xiaomi outshined Samsung in Maharashtra which alone amounted to 13.7% of the sales during the last quarter of 2017. According to CMR, Xiaomi sold over 31.2% of the Smartphones during the period compared to Samsung which sold 15.3%. Continue reading “Xiaomi surpasses Samsung in the largest smartphone market in India in Q4 2017: CMR”