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Samsung’s latest range of Galaxy A phones announced
Samsung have announced their latest range of Galaxy A phones overnight on their global site. The three new devices announced for 2016 all have the distinct Samsung look about them while evolving and...
Optus drops the price of 3 Pre-paid mobiles whilst offering $20 Google Play gift...
In the lead up to the busy retail Christmas season, Optus have dropped the price on three of their prepaid mobiles which all include the bonus $20 Google Play gift card.
The three mobiles included...
CyanogenMod starts releasing CM13 nightlies; Marshmallow for your devices
If you're into the custom Android scene, you'll know all about CyanogenMod, the custom firmware that started as a hobbyist project and quickly became a fairly significant force in Android. Just a couple of...
Samsung Galaxy TabS 8.4″ LTE users see an update to Lollipop
Owners of Samsung's Galaxy Tab S 8.4 can expect a firmware update for their tablet to Android 5.0.2 soon.
The update, which is slowly beginning to trickle out to user both via Kies and...
Rumour: Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge already in testing through AT&T
As we reach the end of 2015, and get closer to the busiest time of year in mobile (that is, February and March), the rumour mill starts to speed up a little. This time...
One Galaxy Note 5 owner appears to have gotten a Marshmallow update a little...
In an interesting turn, after we reported on the leak of Samsung's Marshmallow update roadmap, one - yes, just one - T-Mobile user in the USA by the name "Danon" has received an Android...
It appears Samsung’s Marshmallow roadmap has been leaked, with updates starting December 2015
It looks as if Samsung's roadmap for updating its top tier devices to Android 6.0 Marshmallow has been leaked, and the news is especially good for the owners of Samsung's most recent devices, the...
Samsung shows off its new Exynos 8 Octa CPU to power next year’s devices
Samsung has announced the next, newest member of its Exynos family of mobile chipsets in South Korea overnight, officially unveiling the Exynos 8 Octa 8890. This processor is the second evolution of application processor...
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 — Review
The Samsung Galaxy Note series of phones have been instrumental in defining the “Phablet” devices. The larger screen has given users extra functionality and freedom to do more while on the move and...
Samsung Galaxy S6 update means its no longer vulnerable to Stagefright
Samsung's Galaxy S6 has received a security update in the last couple of days which resolves the last lingering Stagefright vulnerabilities, significantly increasing the security on the 2015 flagship. The new build - version...
Retailer Round-up: This weeks specials
Seeming as we haven't brought you a retailer round-up in quite a while, I thought it might be appropriate timing to at least try and bring this back cause there are a few specials...
Optus and Telstra begin rolling out “Stagefright” update for the Samsung Galaxy Note 5
Optus and Telstra have been testing their Stagefright fixes for the newly launched Samsung Galaxy Note 5, and they've begun rolling out the update to users on their network.
The Optus rollout is listed as...
Samsung announces new R series wireless multi-room speakers
Samsung has announced local pricing and availability for a range of new speakers in its wireless multi-room range, the R1, R3 and R5, and two portable models -- the R6 and R7 (pictured above)...
Samsung has an 18-inch surprise for you.. its big, black, and its the Galaxy...
Samsung haven't been afraid to push boundaries of size in the past .. the original Galaxy Note was groundbreaking for its size, and that size is now commonplace in mobile. In tablets, Samsung has...
Samsung to expand paid themes to more markets including Australia
Samsung's 2015 range of handsets brought with them a boon for those not enamoured with the look of Samsung's somewhat cartoony, Squircle rich Touchwiz interface. The inclusion of a theming engine to replace the...