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Samsung’s New Tech Can Double Battery Capacity In Smartphones

Oliver Haslam·June 27, 2015

Great news for road warriors, or just people who never seem to make it through a day on a single smartphone charge today, after it was announced that Samsung has developed technology that could almost double the battery life of our devices. Tests have shown the new batteries last between 1.6 and 1.8 times the length of current technology, according to the manufacturer. Sounds too good to be true isn't it? It most definitely is.

Samsung Mocks iPhone 6 Users Again In New Anti-Apple Ad [Video]

Oliver Haslam·June 26, 2015

Samsung's latest Galaxy S6 Edge TV spot has plenty of iPhone users fighting to plug their smartphones into a charger, with the obvious answer being to rush out and buy yourself one of Samsung's flagship handsets in order to use its inductive charging. Obviously.

Samsung Laptops Deliberately Disables Windows Update In Favor Of Its Own Bloatware

Paul Morris·June 24, 2015

Samsung’s New ‘Transparent Truck’ Lets You See The Road Ahead [Video]

Zayed Rehman·June 24, 2015

Drivers from pretty much every region across the globe are familiar with the frustration which follows tailgating a slower moving truck. On a two lane road, it becomes virtually impossible to overtake the truck without risking running into incoming traffic from the other end, but Samsung is showing us how all of this can be avoided. The company is demoing the 'Safety Truck' which carries 4 screen panels at the back showing live camera feed of the road up ahead.

Samsung Announces Galaxy J5 And J7 With Front-Facing Flash For Selfies

Zayed Rehman·June 19, 2015

The selfie craze is not going away, and if anything, it's infecting all those who even oppose the idea. This is the age of the selfie, and Samsung has decided to cash in on this craze with the announcement of the Galaxy J5 and J7 smartphones. The devices are part of the Galaxy J lineup of handsets from the Korean giant, but unlike those before them, these two new phones feature a front-facing LED flash for producing some bright selfies under low lighting conditions.

Samsung’s Latest Anti-Apple PR Stunt May Have Just Backfired [Screenshot]

Zayed Rehman·June 18, 2015

Samsung Galaxy Keyboard Flaw Puts 600 Million Android Users At Dire Risk

Oliver Haslam·June 17, 2015

It's been a bad day for both Samsung and Swift, the makers of the keyboard loved by many Android and iOS users, after it was discovered that a security flaw leaves Galaxy devices open to the running of malicious code when the Swift Keyboard is installed. The flaw, according to the security researcher who discovered it, affects over 600 million devices, and that includes the brand new Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge.

PlayStation Now Brings PS3 Games To Samsung Smart TV, Console Not Required

Oliver Haslam·June 12, 2015

Sony and Samsung’s agreement to allow owners of select Samsung Smart TVs to play games via PlayStation Now has now borne fruit, with gamers being able to play PlayStation 3 titles wihout the need for PS or Sony hardware of any kind.

Apple’s iPhone 6 Continues To Outsell Samsung’s Galaxy S6

Zayed Rehman·June 3, 2015

Samsung Flow Released, Apple’s Continuity Ripoff For Android [Download]

Zayed Rehman·May 19, 2015

Samsung has just released a public beta of its new feature called Samsung Flow, which is essentially a ripoff of Apple's Continuity - introduced last year. This new feature will allow users to start a task on one device, and be able to pick it up and continue from another.

How Samsung Plans To Imitate Apple Watch Digital Crown Functionality

Oliver Haslam·May 13, 2015

Samsung's answer to Apple Watch's Digital Crown has been outed after the company released its new SDK, set to bring increased functionality to an upcoming wearable from the company. The new Galaxy Gear watch may not have a release date or even be officially official yet, but the new SDK does give us our first glimpse at what may be its biggest feature. A rotatable bezel.

Samsung UHD Evolution Kit Brings Tizen OS To Older Smart TV Models

Ben Reid·May 5, 2015

Samsung Does It Again: Copies Apple For Its Own Design Video

Paul Morris·May 2, 2015

If you take a look back over some of the decisions made internally at Samsung over the last few years it's extremely difficult to argue in favour of the integrity of its design department. We will never truly know if the decision to blatantly copy the visuals of numerous Apple devices is made at the top of the corporate food-chain and then passed down to the individual departments, or if the design teams are so lacking in individuality that they take the easy option, but what we do know is that if this latest Galaxy S6 video is anything to go by the trend has managed to infiltrate the company's marketing departments as well.

Here’s Why Samsung’s Design Absolutely Sucks [Photos]

Oliver Haslam·April 28, 2015

Those of us carrying Apple hardware around with us, be that a smartwatch, a smartphone, a tablet or a notebook tend to have a few things in common. One of those things is a keen eye for design, whether that be for actually doing it or just appreciating it when design is done well. The latter is much easier than the former, that's for sure.

Apple Overtakes Samsung In Global Smartphone Sales, Says Gartner

Ben Reid·March 4, 2015

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