Category: Samsung

Samsung extends Galaxy S20 series pre-booking offer redemption in India

Samsung introduced its Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+ and Galaxy S20 Ultra smartphones back in February, and started pre-bookings for these phones soon after along with several launch offers. At that time the company said that the offers can be redeemed till April 30th. Now Samsung has announced that those who have pre-booked Galaxy S20 in India, but have been unable to redeem the offers due to the ongoing lockdown in the country can now collect and activate their smartphone till May 20, 2020. Continue reading “Samsung extends Galaxy S20 series pre-booking offer redemption in India”

Samsung Smart TVs from 2018 till 2020 to get Apple Music app

It is not very often we see Apple bringing its software services to non-Apple hardware. Apple announced in 2019 that they would be bringing native AirPlay 2 support on select LG and Samsung TVs and now, Samsung has announced that select models of their Smart TV models will be receiving support for the Apple Music app.

Continue reading “Samsung Smart TVs from 2018 till 2020 to get Apple Music app”

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip gets Flex mode-optimized YouTube app

Samsung had announced a deeper partnership with Google during its Samsung Unpacked event in February 2020. As part of this partnership, Samsung would have better integration with some of Google’s services and today they announced that a Flex-optimised version of the YouTube app will be available for the Galaxy Z Flip.

Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Z Flip gets Flex mode-optimized YouTube app”

Samsung Smart TVs get 6 new wellness apps with 5000+ hours of fitness content

In times of the lockdown and home quarantine, the importance of staying fit has risen. To help this situation, Samsung has partnered with 6 leading fitness brands – barre3, Calm, Echelon, Fitplan, Jillian Michaels Fitness and obé Fitness, to release their fitness and wellness apps for the Samsung Smart TV platform.

Continue reading “Samsung Smart TVs get 6 new wellness apps with 5000+ hours of fitness content”

Samsung launches Blood Pressure Monitoring App for the Galaxy Watches

Samsung’s Galaxy Watches will soon receive yet another functionality that will let users measure and track their blood pressure levels. The Samsung Health Monitor app will first launch on the Galaxy Watch Active 2, using its heart rate sensors to track the users blood pressure once its calibrated with a traditional cuff.

Continue reading “Samsung launches Blood Pressure Monitoring App for the Galaxy Watches”

Samsung aims to develop 600MP image sensor in the future

Samsung today announced that it is looking to develop image sensor with a resolution of 600-megapixels (Mp) that will exceed perception capabilities of human eyes, which is said to match a resolution of around 500-megapixels (Mp). Continue reading “Samsung aims to develop 600MP image sensor in the future”

Samsung launches “Hand Wash” app for Galaxy Watch to help users keep track of hand-washing habits

The COVID-19 pandemic has already resulted in pretty significant changes in the way we live our daily lives. The importance of washing one’s hands regularly to reduce the risk of contracting the virus is very high. To help users, Samsung has released a new “Hand Wash” app for the Galaxy Watch that will prompt users to clean their hands.

Continue reading “Samsung launches “Hand Wash” app for Galaxy Watch to help users keep track of hand-washing habits”

Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite with 10.4-inch display, S-Pen, 7040mAh battery announced [Update: Price]

Update 16th April 2020: The price of Galaxy Tab S6 Lite has been announced in various markets. The WiFi variant costs 379 euros (US$ 411 / Rs. 31,507) and the LTE variant costs 439 euros (US$ 476 / Rs. 36,495 approx.), and will be available starting April 30th, 202o in markets like Germany, Belgium, Russia, France, Italy. However, there is no word on Indian launch yet. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite with 10.4-inch display, S-Pen, 7040mAh battery announced [Update: Price]”

Samsung demos 5G mmWave on multiple devices with peak speeds of 8.5Gbps

5G technology development is picking up pace across the world and the commercial 5G network is deployed by Verizon, T-Mobile, EE, etc. Several companies like HUAWEI, Samsung, Nokia are demonstrating massive 5G speeds and on similar lines now, Samsung has demonstrated 5G mmWave with peak speeds of 8.5Gbps on multiple devices.

Continue reading “Samsung demos 5G mmWave on multiple devices with peak speeds of 8.5Gbps”

Microsoft adds drag and drop file sharing support between Windows and Samsung smartphones

During its Galaxy S20 series launch event, Samsung had announced that they were partnering with Microsoft to provide deeper integration and services between products from the two companies. A few days ago, Microsoft released an update to the ‘Your Phone’ app for Samsung phones to enable drag and drop file transfer between a PC and the phone.

Continue reading “Microsoft adds drag and drop file sharing support between Windows and Samsung smartphones”

Samsung S Voice to be discontinued from June 1, 2020

Among the voice assistants that common on our smartphones now, one of the earliest attempts was S Voice from Samsung. It was the predecessor to Samsung’s Bixby, and they have announced that they will finally kill support for S Voice completely from June 1, 2020.

Continue reading “Samsung S Voice to be discontinued from June 1, 2020”

Samsung Galaxy S21 might feature under-display camera technology

Samsung is said to be evaluating option to include under display camera technology on next’s year’s flagship Galaxy S21 smartphone, according to the latest rumor. The company currently use Infinity-O display on its latest smartphones, which is tiny. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S21 might feature under-display camera technology”

Samsung said to be working on custom Exynos SoC for Google; could be announced this year

Samsung’s in-house Exynos SoCs have been there for a while now, and the company is set to launch Exynos SoCs with AMD Graphics next year which could drastically improve the GPU performance. Lately, Exynos SoCs are being used on non-Samsung smartphones as well and on similar lines now, a new report suggests that Samsung is working on a custom chipset for Google which could be announced as soon as this year.

Continue reading “Samsung said to be working on custom Exynos SoC for Google; could be announced this year”

Samsung Galaxy A11 and Galaxy A21 with HD+ Infinity-O display, 4000mAh battery announced

Samsung announced the Galaxy A51 5G and Galaxy A71 5G yesterday and alongside that the company has also announced two new smartphones in the Galaxy A Series lineup – Galaxy A11 and Galaxy A21 with Infinity-O display, 4000mAh battery, and more.

Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A11 and Galaxy A21 with HD+ Infinity-O display, 4000mAh battery announced”

Samsung Galaxy A41 with 6.1-inch FHD+ AMOLED Infinity-U Display, 48MP triple rear cameras announced for global markets

Samsung announced Galaxy A41 in Japan for NTT Docomo last month, but that will no go on sale until June. Now it has introduced a new Galaxy A41 smartphone for the global markets. It packs a similar 6.1-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity screen with in-display fingerprint sensor, is powered by an Octa-Core processor (could be Snapdragon 675) with 4GB RAM, runs Android 10 with OneUI 2.0, and  features a 48-megapixel rear camera along with an 8-megapixel ultra wide-angle lens, 5-megapixel depth sensor and a 25-megapixel front camera, but the camera design is different. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A41 with 6.1-inch FHD+ AMOLED Infinity-U Display, 48MP triple rear cameras announced for global markets”