Upgraded MIMO technology, signal amplification and calls over LTE and Wi-Fi are on their way to Latin America with the help of Samsung.
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LG G6 flops, iPhones bounce back, Galaxy S8 going strong in US smartphone sales report for June
The latest US smartphone sales report from Wave7 Research provides good news for Apple, bittersweet for Samsung and extremely bad news for LG.
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Rose Pink Samsung Galaxy S8+ arrives to charm the ladies… of Taiwan only
Previously available in five hues ranging from black to gold, the popular Samsung Galaxy S8+ improves its feminine wow factor in Rose Pink.
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MetroPCS and T-Mobile Galaxy S7 gets May security patch
The May security patch for Android devices popped up at the start of the month. Well, it's now the end of the month and the update has made it to Magenta.
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Apple predictably tops another customer satisfaction report, but the iPhone SE leads the device pack
As crazy as it sounds, iPhone SE owners stateside are more satisfied with their property than those rocking a 7 Plus, Galaxy S7 or S6 Edge+.
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Samsung Galaxy S8 predictably costs more to make than S7 and S7 Edge, way more than iPhone 7
At an estimated $307.50, Samsung's Galaxy S8 bill of materials, manufacturing costs included, exceeds Apple's iPhone 7 expenses by more than $80.
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Even US Cellular’s Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge get official Nougat before US unlocked variants
US Cellular, America's fifth largest mobile carrier, follows in the footsteps of the "big four" with OTA Nougat updates for the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge.
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Korean Galaxy S8 pre-orders beat S7 total in fifth day
The number continues to pile high for Samsung as the company is well on its way to recovering from the Galaxy Note 7 recall debacle.
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Android 7.0 Nougat rolls out for Verizon Note 5 and S6 Edge+, Sprint S6 and S6 Edge
Sprint's Samsung Galaxy S6 gets Android Nougat, its S6 Edge as well, plus the Note 5 and S6 Edge+ on Verizon.
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Samsung US talks up early Galaxy S8/S8+ demand as Korean pre-order scores are updated
Samsung's hot new Galaxy S8 and especially S8+ are unsurprisingly far more popular than the S7 and S7 Edge both in the US and Korea.
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Samsung to pay Huawei over patent infringements in China
One lawsuit between the two smartphone manufacturers has ended with the Chinese side taking a win. Others have yet to play themselves out.
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Comcast previews Xfinity Mobile for its internet subscribers
The service is available only to Xfinity Internet subscribers and is intended to go after postpaid carriers with unlimited data and Wi-Fi hotspots.
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Unofficially, Samsung’s Bixby assistant can be made to (partially) work on older Galaxy phones
Technically, Samsung's Bixby assistant only works with the as-yet unreleased Galaxy S8 at the moment. But it's pretty easy to get it on the S7 too.
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Samsung Gear VR with Controller launches soon at $129 total, $39 buys you just the controller
What the Gear VR was missing was a controller. Thank goodness we finally have that now as we have more specs, dates and pricing to talk about.
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Android Nougat continues to elude unlocked US Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge after March security patch
How ridiculous is it that officially unlocked Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge models stateside are now receiving OTA March security patches applied over Marshmallow?
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