A new purported timeline for Samung’s foldable tablets have been put together in a news piece by The Bell (via PhoneArena) in South Korea. It says that the blueprint for mass production of some of the parts have already been drawn up, and that these parts are expected to go into production in November. The suppliers have said that since the production is set to start in November, then the … more…
After going through the patents for the 8 speaker iPad yesterday, I had to take another look at the various design patents for foldable tablets too, since patents have so far been a good indicator of what companies are up to what in the foldable tablet space. And while we have already covered foldable tablets and dual-screen phones from every possible angle so far, there is another patent (pending) from … more…
Samsung have just launched a new version of one of their bestelling Chromebooks, as the new Samsung Chromebook Pro With Backlit Keyboard (XE510C25) have just been launched in the US for $599. It’s only avilable from Samsung though: samsung.com/samsung-chromebook-pro-xe510c25-k01us/ Samsung Chromebook Pro With Backlit Keyboard is otherwise the same convertible Chromebook as before, meaning that it’s powered by a Intel Core m3 (6Y30) processor, 4GB RAM, 32GB storage, and a … more…
Guess who showed up again? It’s the little mystery tablet from Samsung that we first noticed back in February after it had been FCC approved then. And now once again the Samsung SM-T230NZ has shown up in an official registry, and this time with Android 8.0. Meaning yes, finally a 7-inch Android 8.0 tablet, and from Samsung too. If the model number doesn’t sound all that new, it’s because this … more…
I asked Samsung what Samsung tablets will be eligible for the Android 8.0 update, and they sent me the link to the official North American update page for the upcoming Samsung tablets that will be treated to Oreo. Listed among them is what at first sounds like a new mystery tablet called Samsung Tab A8, but that turned out to actually just be the Tab A 8.0. Though it made … more…
Probably the best of all spring sales in tablets and 2-in-1’s is the latest Windows 10 2-in-1 tablet sale on the 12-inch Samsung Galaxy Book 12 with a record $330 off in Microsoft Store: https://www.microsoft.com/store//samsung-galaxy-book-12/ Samsung Galaxy Book 12 is a fully complete Windows 10 tablet with keyboard cover and pen included, and the model with $330 off is the Intel Core i5 (7200U) Kaby Lake powered model with 8GB … more…
Patents are filed for many reasons. Sometimes because a company plans to actually manufacture something looking like the patented device, other times patents are filed to keep competitors from doing the same, or to force them to pay royalties, or similar business strategies. We’ll see what could come out of the next patent, but as Liliputing wrote in an article yesterday, Patently Mobile have discovered a patent for a triple … more…
The rugged 8-inch Android 7.1 tablet Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 was imported by a few stores in the US last month, but it took until today for Samsung to officially announce the release of the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 in the US: https://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/tablets/galaxy-tab-active2/ The price is $419 for the Wi-Fi only version SM-T390, and $519 for the unlocked 4G LTE version SM-T397 from Samsung’s online store. The benefit … more…
It was leaked in early February that Samsung had started working on the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Android 8.0 update, and today that leak was confirmed when as much as 8 specific versions of Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 were all certified with Android 8.0. The certification came from the official Wi-Fi certification body, so the good thing about this is that the information is now official and verified. So now … more…
The brand new Android 8.0 phones Samsug Galaxy S9 and S9+ will be released next Wednesday, along with some of the first Samsung Galaxy S9 accessories. But the greatest addition among accessories won’t be released before a month and a half later, when the Samsung DeX Pad desktop dock will be released on April 30: https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Desktop-Experience-Charger This isn’t the first DeX Pad from Samsung, but this time around Samsung seems … more…
The new flagship smartphone Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ started taking pre-orders today, ahead of its March 14 release: www.samsung.com/us/smartphones/galaxy-s9/ And with it, it seems that Samsung have increased its production of official and perectly fitted accessories for the Samsung Galaxy S9 as well, with a range of accessories that really enhance the phones, as opposed to a lot of the gimmicky accessories that are often launched by phone brands. … more…
Has Samsung made a new 7-inch Android 8.0 tablet due for release in 2018? That’s the question after I looked at Samsung’s most recent FCC approval, where a at first familiar 7-inch Samsung tablet was approved last week. I say familiar, because to begin with, the model number is actually Samsung SM-T230NZ which would normally indicate that it’s the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0, a tablet that was released in … more…
Samsung is releasing upgraded new Windows 10 notebooks with the 8th generation Intel Core processors between next week and March. We mentioned the Intel Core i5 powered Samsung Notebook 7 Spin (2018) yesterday, due for release on March 4. But the more cutting edge Samsung Notebook 9 Pen with Intel Core i7 and integrated pen will be released on March 5, now taking orders from Samsung: https://www.samsung.com/notebook-series-9/notebook-9-pen-13-3–np930qaa-k01us/ Samsung Notebook 9 … more…
The new 13.3-inch Samsung Notebook 7 Spin (2018) started taking orders on Sunday and will be released on March 4 for $899: https://www.samsung.com/us/notebook-7-spin-np730qaa-k01us/ Samsung Notebook 7 Spin 2018 model (NP730QAA-K01) is powered by the latest 8th generation 1.6 GHz – 3.4 GHz Intel Core i5 8250U processor, Intel UHD Graphics 620 GPU, with 8GB LPDDR3 RAM (and possible own upgrade to 16GB), 256GB of SSD storage, and a 1920 x … more…
While digging around today, I noticed that we may be able to look forward to either a 10.5-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 or the return of some sort of Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro, after the 10.5-inch Samsung SM-T835 had been benchmarked at GFX. If it’s a Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 it should be equipped with a Super AMOLED display, though that may not be the case if it’s a Galaxy … more…