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Last-minute Christmas shoppers can once again BOGO Samsung Galaxy phones at T-Mobile

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Adrian Diaconescu

Never to be outdone by AT&T, T-Mobile follows up its recent DIRECTV Now promotion and One Plus add-on upgrades with another BOGO deal of its own. As straightforward and advantageous as always, this lets you score a free Samsung Galaxy S7, S7 Edge, S6, S6 Edge, Edge+, Note 5 or J7 upon purchasing a Galaxy phone of equal or greater value.

You just need to activate two separate T-Mobile One lines of service, and get at least one of the Android devices on an eligible Equipment Installment Plan. After taking care of any down payment (which you’ll also be credited for), a mail-in rebate in the form of a prepaid MasterCard card will be promptly sent your way.

It’s that easy, and if you hurry, you can procure a pair of awesome tech Christmas gifts for a super-low combined price right at the eleventh hour. Oh, yeah, and the “Un-Carrier” still offers to cover your remaining device payments and early termination fees with the competition (up to $650 per line) if you choose to switch networks.

Last but not least, the Samsung Galaxy On5 continues to cost $0 down and $0 a month with a T-Mobile One “plan.” And still, John Legere insists there’s something even cooler around the corner.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 gets Grace UX update

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Jules Wang

Software and user interface change-ups are the rage this weekend as the Galaxy Note 5 — the latest and greatest Galaxy Note out there — finally gets the bright and refined Grace UX update. This interface originally appeared on the Galaxy Note 7.

XDA-Developers forum member TokyoGuy just happened to be swiping around his recently reset Note 5 after returning his recalled Note 7. The Note 5 received an 600MB OTA update and, doing his due diligence, TokyoGuy, also known as Matthew, downloaded and installed it.

“When the phone rebooted, I was absolutely floored to find none other than the Note 7’s Grace UX on the phone,” Matthew said.

The feature set also includes the nighttime-oriented blue light filter, something that even the Galaxy S7 edge doesn’t have with its Grace UX package, though it could be a complication between Android versions — the update makes no change to the Note 5 with it being stuck on Android 6.0.1 while Android Nougat came along with the changes for the Galaxy S7.

Weirdly enough, the kernel dates back to October 24 and the unit was one specifically for KT Telecom. We’d like to see if other Note 5 units from other telcos are getting this update as-is.

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Five banks support Samsung Pay in Russia

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Jules Wang

MasterCard holders in Russia can now link up a selection of Samsung smartphones to Samsung Pay. The mobile payments system, which allows for NFC tap-and-go payments as well as MST cardswipe simulation payments, has expanded into its ninth global market.Alfa-Bank Banking, VTB24, MTS Bank, ...

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Old Gear VR is Amazon Deal of the Day today

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Jules Wang

Now that the new Gear VR headset (with support for the Galaxy Note 7) is out, it’s about time that Samsung’s older headset make a run down the price ladder, right?Amazon certainly agrees as it has slapped on its “Deal of the Day” label on the Gear VR, compatible with the Galaxy S6 through the Galaxy S7 edge. Until midnight ...

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T-Mobile confirms upcoming Nougat updates for two HTC phones, seven Samsungs

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Adrian Diaconescu

Just seven days in, and we already know quite a lot about which phones should be getting upgraded to Android 7.0 in the relatively near future. It’s not all good news, we’re afraid, as the Sony Xperia Z3, Z3 Compact and other

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“Latest Edition” or New Gear VR ready for pre-orders at Amazon

Posted on August 13, 2016 by Jules Wang

Ready to hop into the future? Yep, we’re talking to you, too, Galaxy S6 owners (unfortunately, not the odd Note 4 peep). Well, Samsung’s newest Gear VR headset is ready for you to snap up on Amazon for $99.99.Some distributors have had pre-orders since August 3, but for many US customers, this is the earliest they’ll get.Sales officially begin a week from today on August 19.Source: AmazonVia:

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Samsung Game Launcher to be exported to Galaxy S6 generation

Posted on August 12, 2016 by Jules Wang

Samsung’s new Game Launcher and Game Tools that launched with the Galaxy S7 and is on the Note 7 is about to make its way down across the Note 5, the Galaxy S6 and all of its siblings.That’s according to SamMobile, which first found the Game Launcher app in the Galaxy Apps store. The Game Launcher ...

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Oh noes, now the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is delayed in the Netherlands

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Adrian Diaconescu

With great demand comes great responsibility to manufacture and ship enough copies of a popular device as soon after its announcement as possible. Otherwise, instead of a Galaxy S7 Edge-level blockbuster, Samsung could end up with an S6 Edge-like semi-flop on its hands, as

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Fresh Galaxy Note 7 news and rumors: 6GB RAM variant pricing, Canada gets Snapdragon, and more

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Adrian Diaconescu

Considering how few questions were left unanswered leading up to the official Galaxy Note 7 introduction last week, everybody expected everything laid out in the open off the bat. Full specifications, including regional differences,

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Galaxy Note 7 gets off to flying start in Korea, beating GS7 pre-order scores

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Adrian Diaconescu

They say it’s too similar to an arguably spectacular phone released just six months before. More of the same, some are calling it, with its greatest innovation still walking the fine line between practical, valuable enhancement and worthless gimmick.It’s by no means affordable either, yet analysts expect it to rack up a colossal

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Another T-Mobile BOGO offer for Samsung phones

Posted on August 5, 2016August 5, 2016 by Jules Wang

As T-Mobile prepares to fulfill Galaxy Note 7 pre-orders, some at zero down, the carrier figures that there’s a whole bunch of inventory space it would want to clear up before taking in shipments at its stores.Why not sell some more Samsung phones?Starting tomorrow, every major flagship from the Galaxy S6 up through the Galaxy S7 edge are up for a “buy one, get one ...

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Official Samsung Galaxy Note 7 accessories include cases, backpacks, and more cases

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Adrian Diaconescu

Given the Galaxy Note 7 doesn’t differ very much from the S7 Edge, Samsung delivered a fairly routine presentation yesterday, especially with all those leaks spoiling the S Pen enhancements and

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First Samsung Galaxy Note 7 sales projections are in: 12 million this year alone

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Adrian Diaconescu

There are two ways of looking at the super-highly-anticipated Samsung Galaxy Note 7, which finally went official the other day with few surprises left in store. You can view the dual-curved 5.7-incher as a slightly larger S7 Edge with an S Pen in tow, ...

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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 vs Galaxy Note 5: Show floor comparison

Posted on August 3, 2016August 3, 2016 by Juan Carlos Bagnell

This has been an interesting year for Samsung. Sales of Galaxy S7 variants are strong, but the products released this year have been refinements, less the boundary pushing and exciting changes we saw last year. Moving from the Galaxy S5 to the S6 was a significant departure in terms of design and build materials. The move from a Galaxy S6 to the S7 was less dramatic, but Samsung representatives have been very vocal about the fact that this was a year to refine Samsung devices. Instead of significant design changes, this was an opportunity to bring back features which were missing from 2015 ...

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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 specs: the hardware behind the ‘next big thing’

Posted on August 2, 2016August 2, 2016 by Adrian Diaconescu

Some rumors (nearly all the new ones) have been proven absolutely right. Others (mostly old) were probably too hopeful. After all, it kinda sorta makes sense for Samsung to merely refine the wildly successful Galaxy S7 Edge this fall before radically transforming it into the GS8 next spring.Besides, a fair comparison for the Galaxy Note 7 is likely against its

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