Tag: Samsung
Is Samsung killing the Galaxy Alpha in favour of the A5?
Samsung is tightening the purse strings - with reports suggesting that the company won't be manufacturing any more Galaxy Alpha handsets after it sells the already produced stock out. The reason for the change appears to be money: According to The Verge, the company will be replacing the handset in its home market of South…
Samsung closes flagship UK store
It couldn't even wait until Christmas - Samsung has closed its flagship store in the Stratford Westfield shopping centre in London. The news of the end of the "Experience Store" came as a tweet from Najeeb Khan - who posted photos showing that the store had already been partially dismantled. (It'd be cruel to joke…
Is the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge worth buying? Will it be any good?
We learned earlier this week that the Samsung Galaxy Note Edge will be making its way to British shores. The phone is unique in that it is one of the first devices to offer a curved display - and Samsung is hoping that this will give it, an, umm, Edge in the market. But I'm…
First Samsung Galaxy S6 specs revealed?
Could the first specs for Samsung's next flagship phone have leaked? (This is the Note 4, not S6) Good work SamMobile, which got the scoop on the details for the inevitable Galaxy S6. Apparently "Project Zero", as it is being called internally is a plan to reimagine the phone from the…
Samsung quietly upgrades the Galaxy S5
Though Samsung is making a big noise at the moment about the Galaxy Note 4, the company hasn't forgotten about the Galaxy S5, and has made some hardware upgrades with no fanfare whatsoever. According to CDRinfo, the S5 'Plus' as it is being called is identical to the normal S5 in almost every way -…
Do you want to surf the web on your smartwatch?
Mobile web browser Opera Mini is coming to the Samsung Gear S Smartwatch... for... some... reason? According to TheNextWeb, the browser will soon be available on Samsung's watch, which is fairly unique amongst smartwatches for not requiring a tethered phone to run: A SIM card goes into the watch, and you can carry out phone…
Samsung announces WiFi NX1 as rival to DSLR professional camera
Samsung Electronics has unveiled the NX1 camera, which it claims combines cutting edge design, industry leading technology and innovation to create an exceptionally fast compact system camera (CSC). Features include 15FPS continuous AF shooting, a unique Auto Focus (AF) System III with 205 Phase Detection AF points and 28MP APS-C BSI CMOS Sensor for superior…
WATCH: Samsung adverts bashing iPhone 6
Its always fun when tech heavyweights make fun of each other - and this series of adverts by Samsung is no different. Promoting the recently announced Note 4, the two actors try to point out that on many features, Samsung got there first. It even makes fun of the terrible live stream we experienced on…
Gear VR headset goes on sale for £150
Samsung's Gear VR headset - which it has developed in collaboration with Oculus has gone on sale - priced at £150. The headset was announced at Samsung's "Unpacked" event last week and is more an accessory than a stand alone device: to work it requires a Galaxy Note 4 to be mounted on it -…
Someone dares to say it: Samsung’s IFA keynote was stunningly underwhelming
Samsung has today officially revealed a bunch of new products - including the Galaxy Note 4, Note Edge, Gear VR and Gear S. Why did they fail to excite me? Perhaps it is a problem with how the tech industry functions, but was anyone truly surprised by what they saw today? Pretty much everything announced…
