Tag: Samsung
Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 image and details leak
The follow-up to last year's Samsung Galaxy Mega phablet - which will cunningly be called the Samsung Galaxy Mega 2 - is expected to be unveiled by Samsung soon. But in the meantime, images of the device have supposedly been leaked. The website Phone Arena has posted what it says is the first image of…
Samsung launches Galaxy Alpha with metal body and 4.7-inch screen
Samsung has launched the Galaxy Alpha, a new smartphone with a 4.7-inch screen and an all-metal design which the company hopes will take on Apple's iPhone 6. Samsung describes the Galaxy Alpha as representing a "new design approach". The Alpha features a 4.7in display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, and dispenses with…
Samsung Galaxy Alpha spotted – is Samsung going through a metal phase?
Details on the much rumoured Samsung Galaxy Alpha have emerged thanks to a British retailer seemingly jumping the gun on publishing the sales page for the device. In a good spot by PhoneArena, if the details are accurate, it appears as though the Galaxy Alpha will have a 4.7" AMOLED (720p) display, with a pixel…
Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini coming to the UK on 7th August
Samsung has announced that the Galaxy S5 Mini - a more diminutive version of its flagship handset - will be hitting the UK on August 7th. That's a week today. We previously covered what you can expect from the device when it was announced earlier this month. Essentially though it shares a lot of DNA…
Samsung’s non-Android Tizen phone delayed indefinitely
We've known for some time that Samsung is working on phones that will run its own "Tizen" operating system instead of Android. Don't expect to see them any time soon though, as Samsung has just announced the cancellation of the first Tizen phone's release. The reasons behind making the phone is thought to be an…
Rip-off Britain: UK shoppers pay more for technology
It's something that people in the UK have always suspected, but now Which? has made it official – Britons pay far more for new technology products than consumers in the US. The consumer watchdog compared the prices, excluding tax, of 13 identical products ranging from televisions and games consoles to desktop applications and security software and…
Samsung working on ultra-sound “Pen”
An intriguing piece of new technology is apparently under development at Samsung. The company is said to be working on a new style that works using ultrasound technology. The news comes from SamMobile, which has spotted a patent application by the company. Apparently the way it would work is the screen would have sensors around…
iPhone location services are no threat to Chinese national security, says Apple
Apple has refuted Chinese claims that the location tracking features of its smartphone should be considered a threat to the country's national security. The controversy blew up over the weekend when China’s state-owned television channel, CCTV, warned that location tracking tapped into sensitive location data and could even compromise state secrets. The report criticised the…
Samsung takes aim at Google, launching its own app store
Samsung this morning has launched its own app store - in a major affront to Google. Could we soon see a divorce? Samsung and Google have been one of the most successful partnerships in mobile over recent years, with the Galaxy line of phones being far and away the the biggest selling Android devices, and…
Samsung’s VR headset spotted
We've known for some time that Samsung is working on a virtual-reality headset of its own, to compete with the Oculus Rift and Sony's forthcoming Morpheus - but now we may have had our first glimpse. SamMobile has posted up a leaked image of what will apparently be called the "Samsung Gear VR". Apparently most…
