Tag: Samsung
Will the Samsung Galaxy S6 ship with Microsoft apps pre-installed?
Intriguing rumours about the software line-up on the Galaxy S6 could point towards an Android future for Microsoft. MS office running on non-Microsoft devices. According to SamMobile, Samsung has been working hard at optimising the Android software for the forthcoming phone - with the phone shipping with very little Samsung bloatware…
Samsung hints at the Galaxy S6 camera
Samsung's Mobile division has posted a video hinting at the capabilities of the camera on the Galaxy S6, which we're expecting to hear more about at Samsung's next "Unpacked" event in March. This isn't the Galaxy S6, but we're expecting it to look similar to this, the Galaxy A7. The video…
Samsung Galaxy A5 and A3 available on O2 from today
O2 has announced that it is "ranging" Samsung's two newest mid-range, metal-cased phones from today. Here's how the press release describes the handsets: "The A3 has a 4.5” adaptive display, 8 megapixel rear camera and is available in Midnight Black, Pearl White and, exclusively on O2 at launch, Platinum Silver. Customers buying the A3 before…
Don’t worry about Samsung’s Smart TVs listening in… worry about all of our gadgets listening instead.
Over the last few days everyone has been losing their minds over the revelation that Samsung's smart TV privacy policy lets the company retain and transmit your voice data when you use voice commands. For some reason, this has become a really big story, despite voice technology like this being nearly ubiquitous nowadays. When you…
Samsung Galaxy A5 and A3 coming to O2 in the UK in February
O2 has announced that it will be launching the Samsung Galaxy A5 and A3 on its network in February. The new phones are mid-range by Samsung standards, but have slick metal exteriors. Here's how O2 describes the launch: "The A5 handset, available in Midnight Black and Pearl White, has a 5” SuperAMOLED compact screen with…
Processors for the iPhone 7 expected to be made by… Umm… Samsung
The next version of Apple's iPhone - which we expect to be called either the iPhone 7 or iPhone 6S - will apparently have its innards manufactured by arch-rivals Samsung. The news comes via MK Business News, which explains that the A9 processor will be made by the Korean firm instead of Taiwan's TMSC, which…
Samsung Galaxy S6: Release date and specs
Samsung is currently busy at work on the Galaxy S6 - its new flagship phone following the S5. But when will you be able to get it, and what will it be like? Read on to find out. Release Date Unfortunately, at the time of writing, we don't know exactly - Samsung hasn't even officially…
Is this confirmation that the Samsung Galaxy S6 will have a QuadHD screen?
New evidence suggests that Samsung's next flagship handset will come complete with a QuadHD - or 2K - screen. This is a Note 4, not a Galaxy S6. This would mean the screen runs at 1440x2560 resolution - which is the step between 1080p HD and 4K (which is 4x1080p). Not…
Why would Samsung want to buy Blackberry for $7.5bn?
There's a rumour doing the rounds today about how Samsung has apparently approached Blackberry about buying the firm for around $7.5bn. Since the rumour emerged, and the Blackberry stock price shot up, Blackberry has since denied that talks have taken place. Though that said - it does raise what would certainly be an interesting development…
Samsung officially announces Galaxy A7 phablet
Better late than never! We were expecting it at CES last week, but Samsung waited until last night to officially announce the Galaxy A7 on its blog. The A7 is a 5.5" phablet in the mould of the smaller A3 and A5 - the "A" line being Samsung's attempt at creating attractive metal-coated handsets, with…
