Samsung’s October security update is slowly making rounds. While having one’s security updated should be a cause for contentment, it is not so for the Galaxy S8/S8+ owners. According to a growing number of people, Samsung’s October security patch causes issue with fast charging, namely preventing the device from using it at all and forcing it to use regular (as in, slow as f*ck) charging instead. Frustrating, seeing how long normal charging takes and how relatively small S8 and S8 Plus’ batteries are.Issue does not affect everyone with October security update. Exact ...

Good tidings, Moto X Pure Edition users! At least those of you who live in the US. Few months ago Motorola begun to update its Moto X Pure Edition smartphones’ OS to the 7.0 Nougat version. The update had to be put on hold due to a widespread screen issue related to it, it had to be postponed. Now that the issue is fixed, the update can continue, bringing with it a September security patch as a bonus.In order to update, tap the Software Update button every now and then – if the new OS is not available to you yet, it will be soon. Also, enjoy this update, as it is be the last one ...

Samsung has just rolled third Android 8.0 Oreo beta for Galaxy S8 in the United States. A list of bug fixes is pretty long, but there is nothing particulary major in it; no big, new features, just a number of issue fixes and stability improvements.New to the 8.0 Oreo on Galaxy S8? You are in for a treat! Oreo’s features include an always-on display, Samsung DeX, enhanced video player, improved keyboard, new edge lighting effects and more. Tweet Vote on HN ...

According to unknown sources, Samsung plans to release a limited number of Galaxy A7 devices in Europe. These A7’s are said to come equipped with 6’+ display. Release will take place in only a few European countries, namely Poland and Germany – as well as Russia but, contrary to what some people believe, Russia is not a part of Europe.Neither price nor date of release of that phone are known. It is not even certain if it will be called Galaxy A7 (2018), Galaxy A7 Plus, Galaxy A8 or something ...

Hey, guys. Remember this hilarious advertisement about Samsung trolling Apple? Well, it now has a spinoff! The sort-of sequel to Samsung’s ad is made by Motorola. It is called ”Up-Upgrade to Motorola”.What is the story? A young man that we remember from Samsung’s advertisement is leading a seemingly happy and comfortable life. He comes home, sits on a couch and whips off his Samsung, ready to watch a video. His wife, seemingly a guardian angel of mobile telecommunication, stops him and takes out her fresh new Motorola Moto Z2 Play. She takes out a Moto Mod projector ...

Galaxy J5 Prime (2017) is the successor to the J5 Prime from October 2016. According to the phone’s recent FCC listing, it will not be a large upgrade; Android 7.1.1 from Android 6.0.1, 8mpx camera from a 5mpx one, a smaller but more efficient screen from a 5′ one. Rest of the specifications will remain more or less the same; 13mpx main camera, Exynos 7570 8-core CPU, 3GB RAM and 32GB ROM.There is no word on when will Samsung officially reveal the phone. We are not even 100% sure it will be called J5 Prime (2017). Guess we will ...

The newly leaked Galaxy A7 (2018) renders have originated from the supposedly well-oriented case manufacturer working for Samsung. New renders reconfirm some of the rumours surrounding the device. Infinite DisplaY? Check. No physical buttons on the front panel? Check. Two colour variants of the case, clear and rose clear? Check. Fingerprint scanner on the back cover? Check.The leak does not provide any info regarding the phone’s specification. According to the older rumours, Galaxy A7 (2018) will come packing an Exynos 7885 CPU, 6-core, Mali-G71 GPU, 6GB RAM and a 6′ display. ...

Samsung has a history of releasing only two large OS updates for each of their phones, afterwards letting them slowly fade to obscurity as they are replaced by newer models. Now, though, it seems that Samsung plans on changing history – though perhaps it is too big a sentence for such a relatively insignificant event. According to two Samsung customer care representatives, Samsung plans on updating its Galaxy S6 smartphone for the third time and to nothing else than Android 8.0 Oreo. Wow.While a ”bunch of customer care representatives” is by no means an oracle of ...

And what does this reveal, well, reveal? Judging by the looks of the phone, Infinity Display is a fact; that is one thing. We can also notice a bezel-less design and a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. Only a single-lens camera can be seen on the render, so dual-camera setup is a no-go. That is all.Very little else is known about the Galaxy A5 (2018). Rumour is that the device will be powered by either Exynos 7885 or Snapdragon 660, and that it will be ran by Android Nougat. Tweet Vote on ...

According to a research by Counterpoint Research, Samsung is now the second largest smartphone manufacturer in the United Kingdom, having beaten Huawei to the spot and trailing Apple for the first place. While iPhone 7 is the best selling phone in the UK this year, Samsung’s Galaxy S8 and S8+ are a close second. Samsung’s budget phones also prove to be very popular. Huawei is now a distant third favourite, showing that the main competition for affection amongst the islanders is now between Samsung and ...