Samsung Gear IconX Bluetooth earbuds with fitness tracking capabilities announced

Samsung Gear IconX

Samsung has announced Gear IconX, it’s latest fitness tracking headset that can track heart rate, distance, speed, duration and calories burned and provide data through the voice guide, even without a smartphone.  It also has a standalone music player that lets you transfer music between the Gear IconX and your smartphone with the Samsung Gear application. Continue reading “Samsung Gear IconX Bluetooth earbuds with fitness tracking capabilities announced”

Samsung Gear Fit2 with 1.5-inch Super AMOLED display, GPS and heart rate monitor announced

Samsung Gear Fit2

Samsung has announced Gear Fit2, the company’s latest fitness tracker and the successor of the first Gear Fit that was introduced back in 2014. This has a 1.5-inch Curved Super AMOLED screen, runs Tizen OS and automatically tracks 15 different fitness activities such as walking, squatting, yoga, treadmill and more. It also has a standalone music player that lets you transfer music between the Gear Fit2 and your smartphone with the Samsung Gear application. Continue reading “Samsung Gear Fit2 with 1.5-inch Super AMOLED display, GPS and heart rate monitor announced”

Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro with 5-inch 1080p display, 2GB RAM surfaces

Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro leak

Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro (SM-J3119) has surfaced in press shots. The phone will head to China Telecom and is expected to pack a 5-inch 1080p AMOLED screen, according to TENAA certification. GFXBench listing confirms Snapdragon 410 SoC and 2GB of RAM. The phone will also come with 4G LTE connectivity. There is also a variant (SM-J3110) with a 720p display, but other specifications are the same. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy J3 Pro with 5-inch 1080p display, 2GB RAM surfaces”

Samsung Gear Fit 2 expected to be announced at June 2 event in NYC

Samsung Gear Fit 2

Samsung is expected introduce the most expected Gear Fit 2 tracker at an event in New York City tomorrow. It has started sending out invites for the event, which just says Go, Move, Explore, Create with Galaxy. “Experience how Samsung’s devices work together to create a Galaxy of possibility”

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Samsung starts mass production of first 512GB NVMe SSD for ultra-slim notebooks

Samsung 512GB NVMe SSD

Samsung has announced that it has begun mass production of industry’s first NVMe PCIe solid state drive (SSD) for next-generation PCs and ultra-slim notebook PCs. “Configuring the PM971-NVMe SSD in a single BGA package was enabled by combining 16 of Samsung’s 48-layer 256-gigabit (Gb) V-NAND flash chips, one 20-nanometer 4Gb LPDDR4 mobile DRAM chip and a high-performance Samsung controller,” said Samsung. Continue reading “Samsung starts mass production of first 512GB NVMe SSD for ultra-slim notebooks”

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge Injustice Edition announced

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge Injustice Edition

Samsung just announced Galaxy S7 edge Injustice Limited Edition smartphone in collaboration with Warner Bros and DC Entertainment to commemorate the third anniversary of the popular mobile game, Injustice: Gods Among Us. The phone is designed based on one of the game’s central characters, Batman. Last year Samsung released  Galaxy S6 edge Iron Man Limited Edition smartphone in collaboration with Marvel. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S7 edge Injustice Edition announced”

Samsung Galaxy C7 with 5.7-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 625, 4GB RAM announced

Samsung Galaxy C7

Samsung has announced Galaxy C7 in the new ‘C Series’ in China, along with the Galaxy C5. It has a 5.7-inch 1080p Super AMOLED display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm SoC and runs on Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) with Samsung’s own UI on top. It has a 16-megapixel rear camera with f/1.9 aperture, LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has a fingerprint sensor on the home button.

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Samsung Galaxy C5 with 5.2-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM, metal body announced

Samsung Galaxy C5

Samsung just announced Galaxy C5, the company’s latest smartphone in the new ‘C Series’ in China. It has a 5.2-inch 1080p Super AMOLED display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 617 SoC and runs on Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) with Samsung’s own UI on top. It has a 16-megapixel rear camera with f/1.9 aperture, LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. It also has a fingerprint sensor on the home button. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy C5 with 5.2-inch 1080p display, 4GB RAM, metal body announced”

Samsung tipped to directly go with Galaxy Note 7 instead of Note 6 this year

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We have seen a number of rumors about Galaxy Note 6 since past few months. However, a new report from ET News says that Samsung will name its next Note device as Galaxy Note 7 and not Galaxy Note 6.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab Iris with Iris recognition launched in India for Rs. 13499

Samsung Galaxy Tab Iris

Samsung has launched Galaxy Tab Iris with iris-recognition technology that is Aadhaar-compliant and STQC-certified under ‘Make for India’ initiative. It is targeted at government benefit programs, enterprises, banks, education and financial institutions. “This will support government benefit programs and enable banks and financial institutions to streamline the process of an individual’s authentication, regardless of language and literacy barriers,” said Samsung.  Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab Iris with Iris recognition launched in India for Rs. 13499”

Samsung Galaxy S7 Active specs detailed, could pack 4000mAh battery

Samsung Galaxy S7 Active

Samsung Galaxy S7 Active rugged smartphone had already surfaced in live and press images. Most of the specifications of the phone were already leaked. Now @evleaks (Via Venture Beat) has revealed that the phone will come with a 4000mAh battery, will be 9.9mm thick and weigh 185 grams. It is also expected to come with the same 5.1-inch Quad HD screen instead of 5.5-inch screen as rumored earlier.

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Samsung unveils 10nm 6GB RAM – Galaxy Note6 is a possible contender

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Samsung just unveiled a 6GB RAM chip at an event in Shenzhen, China. While, we have seen quite a few smartphones already that can boast about having 6GB of RAM, the key difference here is that the RAM has a tiny 10nm form.

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Samsung patent listing hints at upcoming Galaxy Note6 Edge

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Samsung introduced an Edge variant of their Note smartphone alongside the Note 4 back in 2014. While the Note Edge wasn’t a runaway success and more of a prototype to test the market, Samsung decided not to bring out an Edge variant of the Note5 last year.

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