Samsung's long tradition of using Apple's own advertising campaigns against it shows no sign of abating with the recently introduced 'Wall Hugger' line of TV ads, but now the Korean firm has gone a step further by moving its campaign to a new battleground - the airport power outlet.
Virtual Reality has suffered more than a few false dawns over the years, but with the likes of the Oculus Rift reigniting attention in the technology, everyone seems to be working on their own implementation these days.
Samsung has already sent out invitations to its Unpacked event early next month, and given that the past couple of Galaxy Note handsets have appeared at IFA in Berlin, we're fully expecting to see the fourth iteration in a couple of weeks' time. We've heard all sorts of rumors pertaining to the device, notably that the display will remain the same size but increase in resolution, and now, we have some high-res shots of what is claimed to be the Galaxy Note 4 in all its glory.
The as-yet unannounced Samsung Galaxy Alpha is the metal-clad Android phone that many are expecting to go head-to-head with the Apple iPhone 6 in a few weeks, and with a rumored August 13th debut, it's going to beat the Apple phone to market, too.
In what can only be described as a shock, Apple and Samsung have both announced that they will drop all litigation against each other outside the United States, thought the pair will continue to duke it out in Apple's homeland.
With the iPhone 6's announcement imminent, Samsung is said to be coming through with a contingency plan in the form of the Galaxy Alpha. Although not entirely comprised of metal, the outer edges are said to consist of some metallic composition, and as such, those with an eye for design are rather excited about it. Over the past week, a couple of leaks have given us some high-quality glimpses of said handset, and for a sense of perspective, has just been compared with Apple's flagship iPhone 5s.
Even though Samsung has successfully competed alongside the Apple iPhone over the past few years in the battle of the high-end smartphones, there are definitely strengths and weaknesses on both sides. For while critics of Apple have pointed out the lack of display real-estate, NFC and other such features, the Samsung Galaxy line-up has not yet offered fans of premium, metallic build anything to write home about. The Korean outfit looked on as the likes of HTC and compatriot LG began churning out these more substantially-crafted devices, but according to a new leak, the supposed "Galaxy Alpha" may include chamfered metal edges akin to the Apple iPhone.
Samsung is licking its wounds today after IDC estimated that it saw a very rare year-on-year drop in smartphone market share during the second quarter of 2014, which will concern a company that is historically used to its percentages going in the opposite direction.
Samsung was solely responsible for creating the "phablet" genre of mobile devices when it announced the original Galaxy Note at IFA Berlin in 2011. A device that combined the large screen of a tablet with the traditional functionality of a smartphone seemed like a great idea at the time; and even worked extremely well in practice thanks to the execution of the idea with the Galaxy Note series. However, it seems that Samsung simply isn’t happy with the state of the phablet market and have taken things to the next ridiculous level by launching a 7-inch device that it expects consumers to make and receive voice calls on.
Android 4.4 harbors a neat little feature within its make-up that allows you to speed your device up in just a couple of small steps. It works for the Samsung Galaxy S5, HTC One M8 and the brand new LG G3, as well as the Galaxy Note 3, Nexus 5 and essentially any other handset or tablet running on the latest major release of Google's software. Below, we've got the step-by-step tutorial, so be sure to join us right after the fold for the low-down.
















