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Samsung has released the new SoundAssistant app that provides various audio-related features for Galaxy devices. The app allows you to control the media volume instead of ringtone when you press volume keys, and some people might find it quite useful. It can also be used to set separate volume levels for apps and games. The SoundAssistant app also offers 150 steps of fine volume adjustment. It also supports a floating equalizer, left/right volume balance for connected headphones, and mono audio. Users can create and activate sound settings based on their personal preferences. If you’re a Galaxy S8 or S8+ user, you can use it to set different audio output path for apps (such as Bluetooth speaker for music app and the phone’s loudspeaker for a game). It also has a feature called Scenarios, which you can use to set volume levels and vibration mode for specific days and time durations. You can download the SoundAssistant app’s APK from the source link below and install it on your Gala

Samsung SDI , Samsung’s storage battery manufacturing unit, recently showcased its energy storage system (ESS) products for industrial use at the Energy Storage Europe 2017 expo. The company will now showcase household ESS products at the Intersolar Europe 2017 tradeshow in Munich on May 31. Its production will start in the second half of 2017, followed by a commercial launch next year. The company, which usually supplies batteries for smartphones and electric vehicles , is targeting the European household market with its new products. Its new high-capacity, high-energy ESS solutions can be used to collect energy generated by solar panels. Samsung SDI’s new solutions offer 4.8kWh/module, and up to 39 modules can grouped together for one unit, offering a maximum capacity of 188kWh. Samsung says that an average European home consumers around 10kWh per day. So, the company’s new ESS solution can theoretically power up to 19 homes in a day. Samsung supplies these modules to end product

Samsung had announced the entry-level smartphone Galaxy J3 Pro  ( SM-J320F ) for the Indian market two months ago , but the phone is available for purchase starting today. The Galaxy J3 Pro is priced at INR 7,990 (approximately $124) in the country, and is available for purchase from Flipkart as well as Samsung’s official online store. It is available in Black, Gold, and White. The Galaxy J3 Pro features a 5-inch HD Super AMOLED display, an 8-megapixel primary camera with HD video recording, and a 5-megapixel secondary camera with F2.2 aperture. The phone is equipped with a 1.5GHz quad-core processor from Spreadtrum, 2GB RAM, 16GB of internal storage, and a microSD card slot (supports up to 128GB cards). The phone also features the S Bike and Ultra Data Saving modes. It’s a dual-SIM smartphone with LTE connectivity (with VoLTE), Wi-Fi b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, GPS (with GLONASS), Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, microUSB 2.0 port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. It packs a 2600 mAh battery and comes with

Cuba, best known for the 1950s-era cars that line the streets of Havana and its legendary cigars, hasn’t really evolved as a lucrative market for consumer electronics. The country itself has to progress considerably before most of its citizens are able to spend a good amount of money on consumer electronic devices. The market is opening up, albeit gradually. New business opportunities have came up following the thaw in the country’s relations with the United States a couple of years ago. Others who kept themselves out of this market have started to take notice as well. Samsung announced today that it has opened a brand shop in Havana, Cuba’s capital. It’s a very rare move by Samsung as it’s making a full-fledged entry into the market. Samsung has opened its brand shop in Havana in cooperation with a local retailer Cadena De Tiendas TRD Caribe. TRD is a major retailer in Cuba. It accounts for over 50 percent of the sales in Cuba’s electronics market, so Samsung has a good partner i

We had reported earlier this month that Samsung is looking to extend the Galaxy C series of smartphones, and that it is working on the  Galaxy C10  ( SM-C9100 ) and the Galaxy C10 Plus  ( SM-C9150 / SM-C9158 ). The smartphones are expected to feature a dual rear-facing camera setup and a dedicated Bixby button . Now, first renders of the Galaxy C10 have been published by PriceBaba in collaboration with prolific leakstar @OnLeaks . The leaked renders show the Galaxy C10′s 7.68mm thin metal body with antenna lines, dual-camera setup, and a dual-LED flash at the back. It seems to feature a 5.5-inch display and a fingerprint sensor at the front. There’s a USB Type-C port, 3.5mm headphone jack, microphone, and loudspeaker at the bottom. Apart from the power button and the volume rocker, there appears to be a dedicated Bixby Button as well. You can also have a look at the 360-degree render video of the upcoming higher mid-range smartphone below the image gallery. What do you think of the

Samsung’s QLED TV series was launched earlier this year at the Consumer Electronics Show 2017 in Las Vegas. Over the past few months, the company has made its QLED TV series available in suitable markets across the globe. The company is adding a couple of models to this lineup today. The latest additions include a massive 75-inch QLED TV that Samsung will be happy to sell you for a staggering $10,000. Samsung has launched flat and curved-screen models of the 75-inch QLED TV in South Korea, called the Q7 and Q8 respectively, Samsung is yet to confirm when these models will be made available elsewhere and what the price is going to be. Prices for these new models start at 10.4 million won or $9,292 in South Korea. That’s certainly a lot more than what the average consumer will be willing on spend on a television. But then again, it’s not like there’s not a market for super-expensive televisions. All models feature Samsung’s quantum dot technology which enables the TVs to deliver vivi

Samsung’s marketing push for the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 appears to be paying off. The company has set up experience zones across its home country of South Korea where people can come and test the company’s latest flagship smartphone. Samsung has said today that since these experience zones were set up last month, more than 3 million people have visited them. The company also confirmed last week that it had sold over a million units of the Galaxy S8 after launch. The new flagship proved to be a record-breaker for the company as it brought in more than one million pre-orders in early April . The Galaxy S8 has hit the million sales figure in South Korea far more quickly than the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S7 ever did, they achieved the milestone in 75 and 74 days respectively. Samsung also confirmed recently that it has sold more than 5 million unit of the Galaxy S8 globally since launch. Strong sales of the Galaxy S8 are expected to have a visible positive impact on the company’s balance s

To cash in on the industry-wide boom for memory chips, Samsung is reportedly considering to increase the production capacity at its plant in China. The semiconductor giant could increase the memory chip production at its Xi’an plant in the Shaanxi Province in central China, but no specifics have been reported as of now. Samsung had already invested $7 billion in its Xi’an plant for manufacturing 3D NAND chips The company’s spokesman did not divulge any information about potential investment amount or what products would be made using the additional resources at its chip plant in Xi’an. However, South Korean media is reporting that the company is in advanced talks with Chinese authorities to add 3D NAND chip production capacity and that the construction could begin before the end of this year. Samsung and other memory chip companies are expected to enjoy record revenue and profits, thanks to the booming demand for processing, storage, and memory chips used in consumer electronics such

Those who own the Galaxy Note 4 or the Galaxy Note Edge in Europe will soon receive an over-the-air update notification if they haven’t already. As it turns out, Samsung is rolling out the latest May security patch for both the Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note Edge. These devices were first released by Samsung over two years ago. Firmware version N910FXXU1DQE2 is now being rolled by Samsung for the Galaxy Note 5. The Galaxy Note Edge gets firmware version N915FYXXS1DQE1 . Both feature the May security patch and other minor tweaks. This isn’t a big update so there are no features that come as part and parcel of this update. Samsung detailed the May security patch for its devices a couple of weeks back. It brings patches for 54 vulnerabilities found in Google’s Android OS while Samsung has fixed some 11 bugs in its own software. Since both devices are over two years old, it’s not like they are in line to receive any major Android OS updates over the following years. Samsung will cont

After unveiling the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ on March 29, Samsung released the new flagship in a handful of markets across the globe on April 21. Since then, the company has gradually been releasing its new device in additional markets. Earlier this week it finally launched the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ in China . Samsung has now confirmed that the Galaxy S8 Japan release is going to take place next month. The company will be looking to regain consumer confidence that it lost after the Galaxy Note 7 debacle. Japan is one of the best markets for Apple’s iPhone so Samsung’s new flagship is going to have a Herculean task on its hands if it wants to win over customers from the iPhone. To get the word out about its new device, Samsung is going to conduct various promotional events throughout Japan for the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+. A precise release date has not yet been provided but apparently, the handsets will be released in the country by early June. The Japanese market is dominated by

Samsung is due to launch the Galaxy J (2017) series in the near future. There have already been countless leaks concerning the Galaxy J5 (2017) and Galaxy J7 (2017) . Now, the Galaxy J3 (2017) has been leaked in all its glory. Bear in mind that this isn’t the new Galaxy J3 that has been launched in the United States . This variant has model number SM-J330 and it will be launched in Europe and other markets across the globe. Previous Galaxy J3 models had a plastic body but the Galaxy J3 (2017) kicks things up a notch with its partially metal body. The device features a 5-inch 1280×720 pixel resolution LCD display. There’s an Exynos 7570 1.4GHz processor under the hood coupled with an ARM Mali-T720 graphics processor and LTE Cat.4 modem. There’s 2GB of RAM and 16GB of expandable storage. Some variants of the new handset will have 3GB of RAM and 32GB memory. The Galaxy J3 (2017) is said to feature NFC, Bluetooth 4.2, two SIM card slots and a 2,600mAh battery. It will be powered by And

It’s Friday, which means it’s time for another edition of Watchface Friday! For those unaware, every Friday, we highlight a selection of our favorite watchfaces for the  Gear S3 classic  and  Gear S3 frontier . All of the offerings are available to download through the Galaxy Apps Store, so you can rest assured that you won’t have to search all over the Internet to find something we’ve listed. Gear S3 classic Classic Blue Star  by Sven Franke Devotion 8: Distinct  by Yuriy Georgiev Gear S3 frontier RotoX  by Michael Whitney Vakta OCE02  by Mindon  

We publish  a lot  of stories on a daily basis. Unfortunately, the majority of news breaks during our European hours of operation, which makes it difficult for our readers in the US (and other regions) to keep up. However, we think we’ve come up with a fantastic solution — a  daily recap . Here’s what we published today. Business Samsung sets up a $445 million fund for small suppliers Deals Daily Deal: Save 18% on a 32GB Evo Select microSD card Phones Samsung announces the Galaxy Feel in Japan Samsung Galaxy Note 8 front glass panel shows a Galaxy S8-like bezel-less design Samsung is using different names for Galaxy S8 colors in Taiwan Samsung itself confirms the Galaxy J5 (2017) and Galaxy J7 (2017) Sprint is giving away free Galaxy S8 smartphones Tips & Tricks Galaxy S8 Tip: Here’s how you create folders inside the app drawer

The Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ come with a range of customization options for the home screen. Samsung’s new Experience launcher does away with the app drawer button but gives you an option to get it back. You can even disable the app drawer altogether and put all your apps on the home screen, and also included is the ability to hide apps in the drawer . Some of you might have noticed, however, that you can’t make folders inside the app drawer the same way you could do on previous Samsung devices. Well, the process has changed, but you can still make folders inside the app drawer. Follow the steps below to find out how. Create a folder in the app drawer Step 1 : Open the app drawer (by swiping up or down on the home screen, or using the dedicated app drawer button if you have that enabled). Step 2 : Press and hold on one of the apps that you want to put inside a folder. Stop pressing the icon once you see a few options pop up next to it. Step 3 : Tap the  Select multiple items  op

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With the new Gear 360, capture 360º views of the world in 4K. You can also broadcast live in 360º to share your most memorable moments in real time. For more information: http://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/gear-360/ From: Samsung Mobile

Samsung has announced a new smartphone called the Galaxy Feel in Japan. At first glance, the handset looks a lot like the Galaxy A3 (2017) , but under the hood it sports slightly more impressive internals, like a 1.6GHz octa-core processor and 3GB of RAM. Other notable specifications include a 4.7-inch HD screen, a 16MP rear-facing camera, a 5MP selfie shooter and a 3,000mAh non-removable battery. The Galaxy Feel also ships running Android 7.0 Nougat skinned with Samsung’s new Experience user interface . Unfortunately, we don’t have any information with regards to pricing. All we know is that those interested in the handset in Japan can register their interest starting today through NTT DoCoMo, with sales scheduled to take place sometime in mid-June. There’s no word on whether the Galaxy Feel will launch outside of Japan.

This year’s global TV market sales are heating up. Now in the second quarter of 2017, global TV manufacturers are vying for the attention of consumers by showcasing their latest premium TVs – products that are presently driving the entire television market. Among them, Samsung Electronics, the world’s No. 1 TV maker for 11 consecutive years, is looking to yet again take the lead with its 2017 QLED TV.   In the first segment of the “THIS IS QLED TV” series, Samsung Newsroom will illustrate how the company is working to lead the premium TV market with the QLED TV.       QLED TV Becoming a Trend in China Premium TVs that utilize Quantum dot technology are rapidly becoming more popular in China – the largest TV market in the world – thanks to the efforts the QLED TV Alliance , led by major distributors and manufacturers including Samsung Electronics.   Quantum dot TV sales made up around 1 percent of the total TV market in the first quarter of this year. By early May, however, t