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Boost mobile offering refurbished smartphones from Samsung, Google and Apple
Boost mobile is now offering selected refurbished iPhones, Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel smartphones at some reasonable prices.
The smartphones, which have been refurbed by Boost mobile and are only available through the Boost website...
Samsung will allow you to remap the Bixby button on the Galaxy S10 phones...
The Bixby button spent the first six months of its life without any singular function. Once Bixby arrived for the phones the button finally had a function, albeit only being Bixby.
What followed was...
Samsung’s redesigned One UI coming to the Galaxy S8 and Note 8
At the developer keynote in San Francisco last week, Samsung unveiled the latest iteration of their User Interface (UI), announcing Samsung One UI. The new UI is heading to the Galaxy S9/S9+ and Note...
**Updated** Telstra and Optus rolling out Android 8.0 Oreo to their Samsung Galaxy S8...
Just the other day we covered the roll out of Oreo to the HTC 10 and now it seems it is Samsung's turn update their first phone to Oreo. Yesterday Android 8.0 started...
Here’s why Samsung halted the Android 8 Oreo rollout for Galaxy S8 owners
Samsung Galaxy S8 owners were undoubtedly excited at the announcement of broader availability of the Android 8.0 Oreo update. However, unexpectedly perhaps, Samsung put the brakes on the rollout.
It turns out there's a good...
Samsung has apparently halted the Oreo update for the Galaxy S8/S8+
After beginning the rollout of the Android 8.0 (Oreo) update to Galaxy S8/S8+ handsets in selected markets last week, it appears that Samsung has pulled the update.
According to a report from SamMobile, Samsung has...
Good deal: Big Note 8 and S8 price cuts on Optus
The Galaxy S9 is right around the corner, so it's no surprise to see prices start to fall on last year's models. As part of its summer sale, Optus is offering healthy discounts on...
Samsung has a new Burgundy Red coloured Galaxy S8 coming out in Korea and...
Samsung has announced a new colour variant of their phenomenally successful Galaxy S8 handset, with a new Burgundy Red coloured Galaxy S8 coming out in Korea and to other 'select' markets.
It's pretty commonplace for...
Samsung finally allow the Bixby button to be completely disabled
Ever since Samsung released a phone with a totally useless button, the Bixby button even though Bixby itself wasn't available yet, developers have been fighting to make that button useful. Many though are...
Samsung is releasing Bixby’s voice capabilities in 200 countries today
After launching in the US last month, Samsung has announced they're expanding Bixby’s voice capabilities to 200 countries including the U.K., Australia, Canada and South Africa.
Bixby launched with the Galaxy S8 in April, but...
Daydream now works with the Australian Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+
Recently we reported that the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus were now officially Daydream compliant. Unfortunately it needed not just an update from Samsung but also a server side switch. Today...
Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ can now be used with Google’s Daydream
Back in May at Google I/O Clay Bavor from Google announced that Daydream VR would be coming to the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+. There have been whispers that it was imminent recently...
Samsung announces Bixby Voice is now available on the Galaxy S8/S8+ in the US
Almost a full three months after the initial launch, Samsung has today announced that after a beta trial, the Bixby Voice component of their virtual assistant is now available for everyone in the US...
Virgin Mobile offers more ‘Gear’ with their Samsung phone plans
Virgin Mobile has today announced new deals for customers wanting to jump into a new plan with a Samsung handset, offering a range of Gear to be added to plans from as little as...
Samsung Australia adds Coral Blue colour option for Galaxy S8/S8+
Samsung Australia has today announced that the Coral Blue colour variant of the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ is now available in Australia.
The new Coral Blue colour is available only from retailers, with no...