Samsung has a new phone in its portfolio, but it is not a Galaxy — it was decided that its hardly populated Tizen lineup needs to grow. Guess what, it gre 200% with the arrival of the Samsung Z3, a device with entry-level specs that succeeds last year’s Samsung Z1…
TENAA certifies Samsung Galaxy Grand On
The Samsung Galaxy Grand On, model number SM-G5500, has just been certified by Chinese regulator TENAA. As usual, the information released by the agency includes the specs, so here we go. The handset features a 5.1-inch display with a 720 x 1280 resolution. An unnamed dual-core 1.2GHz CPU drives the…
ITC rules that Samsung and Qualcomm did not infringe on NVIDIA’s GPU patents
The ITC has ruled that Samsung and Qualcomm did not infringe on patents owned by chipmaker NVIDIA. The suit was filed last year, and revolves around patents on GPU chips owned by NVIDIA. The latter took the issue to the ITC, requesting that Samsung devices using Qualcomm’s Adreno graphic processor,…
Samsung says its mobile payments data is safe despite hack
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Samsung Electronics has said its mobile payment system is safe after a hacking attack against its US-based subsidiary LoopPay. An article in the New York Times on Wednesday said the hacking incident had occurred against LoopPay’s network in March. LoopPay, acquired…
5-inch Samsung Galaxy J3 coming soon as a new affordable Android smartphone?
Last month, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy J2 (pictured on the left) in India, and it looks like now it’s getting ready to introduce another member of the Galaxy J series: the J3. Recently benchmarked over at GFXBench and Geekbench, the Galaxy J3 (model number SM-J3109) seems to be larger, and…
Apple iPhone 6s Plus vs Samsung Galaxy Note5
IntroductionDanger, danger, big screens incoming! The new Apple iPhone 6s Plus and Galaxy Note5 are poised to become the most talked-about phablets for the foreseeable future, so we are left with no choice but to stage a cage fight between these two juggernauts of the mobile industry. Thin and with…
N.Y. Times: Samsung subsidiary Loop Pay, part of Samsung Pay, hacked by Chinese group
One of the advantages of Samsung Pay is that the mobile payment service works not only with retailers who use NFC wireless POS systems, but it also works with every retailer that swipes a credit card to ring up a transaction. That is due to the magnetic secure transmission used…
Barnes & Noble unveils the Samsung Galaxy Tab E Nook edition
Barnes & Noble, the largest retail bookseller in the United States, has just announced a new Nook tablet. Just like the previous slabs in the Barnes & Noble Nook series, the new tablet is nothing more than a rebranded Samsung tablet with slightly altered software, this time around the Samsung…
Samsung Galaxy Note5 and S6 edge+ star in new TV commercials
Samsung’s Galaxy Note5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ have been available to buy since August, so it’s obviously not the first time when we see them starring in TV commercials. However, Samsung recently felt the need to create new commercials for both Galaxy handsets – possibly because new high-end smartphones are…
Samsung Galaxy S7 latest: Three versions with three different processors
It’s been just a few weeks since Samsung officially announced the all-new Galaxy S6 edge+ and Note5 and already, we’re looking ahead to what’s next with the Galaxy S7. With the company apparently on the up financially after a period of downturn, the next flagship would seem an appropriate moment to take…