Samsung’s begun work on Android 6.0 for many of its flagship devices
Android Marshmallow is making its way to Nexus handsets, and it leaves many wondering when Android 6.0 will hit their devices. There’s a lot of factors that go into preparing a new Android version for phones like the LG G4, Galaxy S6, and so on, thus the long wait for the latest flavor of Android. However, SamMobile, with the help of some inside sources, was able to get their hands on a list of devices that are expected to receive Marshmallow.
Among that list is most of Samsung’s flagship releases in the past year. You can expect to see Android 6.0 on the Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy S6 Edge+, Galaxy S6 Edge, Galaxy S6, Galaxy S5, and much more. There’s no telling when users can expect to see the latest flavor of Android arrive, unfortunately.
Other company’s have already detailed their plans for Android 6.0, but some have given some rather disappointing news regarding the update as well.
For the full, preliminary list, hit the source link below. And remember to check back often, as SamMobile says they’ll be updating it with more devices as information comes in.
source: SamMobile
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MIA: Samsung’s Galaxy Note 5 and S6 Edge+ won’t reach Japan
MIA: The new Summer 2015 Galaxies are not present anywhere in Japan.
Yesterday, Softbank Mobile announced its Fall 2015/Winter 2016 product lineup. While some here may have been impressed at the carrier’s offering Huawei’s Nexus 6P, the event arguably had greater significance in what it didn’t contain: plans to release either the Galaxy Note 5 or the Galaxy S6 Edge+. As both NTT docomo and KDDI au – Japan’s other two major carriers – had already held events to launch their new offerings, this was essentially the last shot.
Softbank, which until just a few months ago had never carried a single Galaxy smartphone, surprised the local mobile market when it announced both the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, albeit months after the global release. In light of the unexpected pair of products, some had held out hope Masayoshi Son’s conglomerate might be the sole bastion to offer the “greater” Galaxies.
This news represents the latest hardship for the Korean conglomerate here in Japan, having completely re-branded itself as “Galaxy” earlier this year in an apparent attempt to shift attention from its brand name, and amid reports that both flagships were an immediate flop in the market. In addition to the Note 5 and Edge+, to date, neither the Galaxy Tab S2 nor the Gear S2 models have been announced for release.
The only one
The sole Samsung offering this Fall is the rather meager Galaxy Active neo, a Japan-only device that features a 4.5-inch WVGA-resolution TFT display, a 1.2GHz Snapdragon 410 SoC, 2GB of RAM, and an 8-megapixel rear camera to list but some of the specs. The device will come in at a price point of under $200.
This Active variant is a peculiar surprise given that its sole carrier, NTT docomo, had previously released both the Galaxy S4 Active and Galaxy S5 Active, yet has apparently passed on the S6 variant. Perhaps even more importantly however, docomo had been supportive of the Galaxy brand since the early days, being the sole carrier to offer the Galaxy S1, and subsequently the only one that offered the Galaxy Note 1.
While there is still ample opportunity for Samsung to make an announcement at a later date, at the moment things are looking rather bleak over here. Samsung Japan was unable to provide any specific information and instead recommended speaking directly with the local carriers.
iPhone 6s battery life may vary slightly depending who made the processor
A few days ago, it was revealed that the A9 chip in Apple’s new iPhone 6s is manufactured by two different companies, Samsung and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC). More notably, reports started circulating that the battery life in the Samsung A9 devices was notably worse than that of the TSMC iPhones. Some tests have revealed that the TSMC chips last as much as two hours longer than the phones with Samsung silicon inside. Now, Apple has issued an official response that downplays the difference as only a matter of a few percentage points.
An Apple spokesperson gave us the following statement:
With the Apple-designed A9 chip in your iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus, you are getting the most advanced smartphone chip in the world. Every chip we ship meets Apple’s highest standards for providing incredible performance and deliver great battery life, regardless of iPhone 6s capacity, color, or model.
Certain manufactured lab tests which run the processors with a continuous heavy workload until the battery depletes are not representative of real-world usage, since they spend an unrealistic amount of time at the highest CPU performance state. It’s a misleading way to measure real-world battery life. Our testing and customer data show the actual battery life of the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, even taking into account variable component differences, vary within just 2-3 of each other.
That two to three percent difference seems to be quite a bit less than what others have experienced in their testing, but Apple’s also working with a lot more data on how its devices perform than anyone else out there. For its part, Apple believes that regardless of who made the A9 chip in your iPhone 6s, you should get battery life in line with what the company claims — and if you don’t, chances are good the company will simply swap out your phone for a new one.
Via: CNET
18.6 inch Samsung Galaxy View may be AT&T exclusive
A while back, Samsung teased us with a new product bigger than most of us have ever used. It’s a tablet called the Galaxy View, aimed at people who want a much bigger screen to hold, one that measures 18.6 inches according to a new FCC leak.
The filing shows that the Galaxy View with the model name SM-T677A will be heading to the US and possibly being held exclusively by AT&T according to the logo on it’s back. The filing shows the device has two rather large speakers on the back of the device for some promising sound, and the dimensions show the tablet measuring 513mm diagonally and 447mm wide.
Specifications for the Galaxy View appear to show low to mid-ranged hardware, with a 1920x1080p screen, 2GB of RAM storage, 32GB internal storage and a 5,700mAh battery. These specs would be impressive for a phone, but for a tablet measuring 18.6 inches, this battery is barely going to hold. The specifications may change on official announcement, but it appears this tablet will be a low-cost device.
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Benchmark scores leak for new Samsung chip believed to be the Exynos 8890
Sources are reporting a new image that surfaced on Weibo appears to show benchmark testing results for the Samsung Exynos 8890. The processor is based on a new CPU architecture that Samsung has been working on codenamed Mongoose that not only improves performance, but efficiency as well. The Exynos 8890 is supposedly going to be one of three chips available in the Galaxy S7 when released next year.
According to the image, the Exynos 8890 posted a score of 2,294 points on a single-core test and 6,908 points on a multi-core test using the Geekbench tools. These scores were generated when running at 2.3GHz and on the multi-core test, are close to earlier scores generated in some preliminary testing. The chip was also tested in Power Saving mode with scores of 1,710 points and 4,896 points and in Ultra Power Saving mode with scores of 1,100 points and 3,209 points in the single-core and multi-core tests respectively.
Fore comparison, the Exynos 7420 has generated scores of 1,486 on a single-core and 4,970 on multi-core while the Apple A9 processor posted scores of 2,487 and 4,330 respectively.
If Samsung is able to produce the Galaxy S7 with this chip and meet other demands for long-life and reasonable temperature control, they should have a smartphone that ranks as one of the best performing on the market.
source: Weibo
via: Tech Times
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DirectTV launches first VR app for boxing fans
In its first ever attempt at virtual reality (VR), DirectTV has launched a new app that would take boxing fans directly to the ringside during matches.
The Big Knockout Boxing (BKB) VR app is available for Google Cardboard as well as Samsung Gear VR headset-compatible smartphones. While live boxing fights are not available on BKB yet, you can catch the immersive VR highlights after downloading the app from Google Play, the App Store or Oculus™ Store.
To provide immersive experience through the app, DirectTV filmed the fight by a five-camera system designed to capture the event from the audience’s perspective earlier this summer. DirecTV is also making 360-degree footage of the fight available on Samsung’s Milk VR.
“We know that VR can be a deeply engaging entertainment medium. It delivers a compelling sense of ‘being there’ that’s unmatched by any other technology. We believe that much of VR’s growth will be mobile driven. As the technology evolves, we hope to find new ways to use VR to enhance not just BKB, but all sports experiences,” DirectTV vice president Jon Molod said.
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DIRECTV Launches First Virtual Reality App
New Big Knockout Boxing Virtual Reality App Delivers Immersive, 360 Degree Sports Experience to Consumers; Now Available for Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition and Cardboard Viewers
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct. 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — DIRECTV, now part of the AT&T* family, is taking its first jab at Virtual Reality (VR). We’re giving boxing fans a ringside seat with the new Big Knockout Boxing (BKB) VR App.
The new app delivers highlights from the June 27 BKB fight event at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. You can experience the blows and knock downs on your VR ready smartphone as if you were actually at the fight.
The BKB VR app is now available for Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition and Cardboard (Android and iOS) headsets. You can also watch immersive BKB fight highlights in Samsung Milk VR, a premium virtual reality service. With the BKB VR app on the Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition, you can select different fight highlights and close up camera feeds. Download the BKB VR app now from the Oculus™ Store, Google Play, and Apple App Stores.
“We know that VR can be a deeply engaging entertainment medium. It delivers a compelling sense of ‘being there’ that’s unmatched by any other technology,” said Jon Molod, vice president of Digital Entertainment Products Group, DIRECTV, part of the AT&T family. “We believe that much of VR’s growth will be mobile driven. As the technology evolves we hope to find new ways to use VR to enhance not just BKB, but all sports experiences.”
The BKB VR app was designed as a short form immersive experience focused on presenting a selection of the most exciting fight moments. The app’s immersive content was filmed by a five- camera system designed to capture the event from the perspective of a fan in the audience.
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Samsung might ship three Galaxy S7 variants, all with different processors
The Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge have been out for more than six months now so rumors are heating up over their successors, the Samsung Galaxy S7. The rumor spreading around the web today is that Samsung could possibly release three different variants of the Galaxy S7, all with different processors.
In the past, Samsung has released two variants of their Galaxy S line with different processors focused on different areas of the world. Normally we’d see a version with an Exynos chip for Asia and Europe and a Snapdragon chip for China and The United States. The rumor is now that the US and China will see the S7 with a Snapdragon 820, India will see a version with the Exynos 7422 chip that was rumored for the Note 5, and Korea, Japan and European markets will see Samsung’s new Exynos 8890 (also referred to as the Exynos M-1).
We recently learned that Qualcomm is nearing the finish of their in-depth testing of the Snapdragon 820 which points to phones launching with it in early 2016. After the massive debacle that was the Snapdragon 810, they need a win or competitors like Intel are going to start eating into their market share. The Snapdragon 820 is rumored to have a new X12 LTE Modem that will boast the fastest WiFi and LTE speeds available on any mobile chip. The quad-core 64-bit chip will be clocked at 2.2GHz, have a next generation Adreno GPU and QuickCharge 3.0, which will allow customers to charge their phones from 0 to 85% in 30 minutes.
The Exynos 8890, or M-1 has been using the codename Mongoose and it looks like Samsung is using an entirely new CPU architecture. Pictures and benchmarks have been leaking out on Weibo and even though they aren’t the most reliable of sources, there is smoke so there could be fire. According to the leaks, the Exynos 8890 is being clocked at 2.3GHz and scored an impressive 2,294 points in single core and 6,908 points in multi-core tests using the GeekBench benchmark test.
Source: SamMobile
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Samsung’s Galaxy J3 pops up in benchmarks as the SM-J3109
Samsung recently released the Galaxy J2, but a newer version with a model number SM-J3109 has started appearing in benchmarks, which looks like the Galaxy J3.
Hardware looks mid-range, but offers some slight improvements over the Galaxy J2. There’s a 720p display on board, plus a 64-bit processor with 1 GB of RAM. The rear camera is an 8 megapixel shooter with a 5 megapixel front facing camera, and it looks like the J3 will run Android 5.1.1.
It’ll likely be a few months before the J3 becomes official, but expect it to fill out Samsung’s budget-friendly lineup like the J2 and J1 before it.
source: SamMobile
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AT&T variant of the giant Samsung Galaxy View tablet gets spotted at the FCC
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Ever since Samsung hinted that it would be launching a new tablet called the Samsung Galaxy View, we’ve been intrigued by its alleged enormous 18.6-inch frame. As it turns out, its existence and quite a few details about the Galaxy View have been revealed thanks to a FCC listing of the AT&T variant of the device. According to the documents, the Galaxy View indeed does have a 18.6-inch display, and it’s clear from an accompanying diagram that the device will have dual speakers on its back.
The details of the device, named the SM-T667A, also include LTE support with standard wireless connectivity options like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The LTE support is a curious addition given how large the tablet is, though we can’t exactly blame Samsung for covering all bases. We do, however, expect that the Galaxy View will be more of a hit at home and office, maybe even in schools, as its large display and touchscreen should make for an effective productivity tool.
What do you think about the Samsung Galaxy View? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
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LoopPay hacked but Samsung Pay not affected
Hacking seems to be an increasingly popular way of causing damage to a company with hackers attacking everything from small companies to major retailers and the latest to be affected is mobile payments specialist LoopPay, a subsidiary of Samsung and one of the companies making Samsung Pay a reality.
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According to the New York Times, Chinese hackers accessed LoopPay computer systems in March – just a month after it was bought by Samsung to help create Samsung Pay – and the hack was only discovered five months later in August. LoopPay reportedly said that the hackers were from a group known as Codoso Group or Sunshock Group and were after the company’s Magnetic Secure Transmission (MST) technology.
For those wondering whether this means Samsung Pay was also hacked, both companies have said the attacked was focused on LoopPay’s corporate network, which is a separate physical network to that used by Samsung. Both companies are confident that the hackers had no access to Samsung Pay, which is why the payment solution’s US rollout continued without delay.
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Samsung’s chief privacy officer Darlene Cedres, said:
“Samsung Pay was not impacted and at no point was any personal payment information at risk. This was an isolated incident that targeted the LoopPay corporate network, which is a physically separate network. The LoopPay corporate network issue was resolved immediately and had nothing to do with Samsung Pay.”
For Samsung, it’s certainly not an ideal piece of news to break, especially as there many people concerned about the security of mobile payments systems. At least for the time being, it seems that Samsung Pay wasn’t affected in any way but with hacking becoming an ever increasing occurrence in our modern day society, LoopPay has hired a couple of private forensic teams to investigate the hack and take the necessary precautions against this happening again.
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