They already have had the necessary FCC certifications and rumors are predicting that both the smartphones will be made official by Samsung anytime now. While the Galaxy J5 (2017) and Galaxy J7 (2017) will not be phones which will ever enter the US or European markets, they are a huge hit in the emerging markets of India, Pakistan and South Africa. On that note, let's take a look at what Samsung has in store for the fans of the series this year.
The design visually reminds us about the Galaxy A (2017) series. Of course, it will have more modest hardware specifications as compared to the mid-range A-series. If you are wondering what those specifications are, your guess is as good as mine. Nevertheless, let's hope that the 1080p display won't be exclusive to China this year around. Don't expect any AMOLED displays though as those are reserved for Samsung's higher end phones only.
Via: SamMobile
Saikat Kar (tech-enthusiast)
Firmware for the Samsung Tab S3, Tab S2 and the good old Galaxy S4 are the highlights of our list today. If you have any one of them, click on the link and start downloading; if you don't, head over to our firmware section to find firmware for your model. Do take a look at our tutorial on flashing ROMs with Odin3 first though.
If you are wondering who ZeniMax are and where did they come from, then let me enlighten you first with a bit of background info. ZeniMax is the company which had sued Facebook Oculus Rift for copyright infringement and had even won that lawsuit. They also own multiple gaming companies like id Software and Bethesda, which has given them access to multiple patents in the VR and gaming genre in general. Now that they have won their case and profited $500 million as penalty from Facebook, Samsung is next on their radar as they are alleging the Korean company for the following.
"(Samsung) continued to develop the Gear VR with full knowledge of ZeniMax's allegations and without obtaining any right or permission from ZeniMax to use any of its copyrights or other confidential information. "
Apparently, the codes used in the development of the Gear VR breaches copyright and enters the field of "trade secret misappropriation, unfair competition, and unjust enrichment," according to ZeniMax. We will have to wait and see how the court decides on this one.
Saikat Kar (tech-enthusiast)
The latest flagship handsets and an old smartphone from 2015 just received the May security patch from Samsung in India and reportedly, these three are the first ones to receive the latest Android SMR in the country from the Korean company. The OTA package (firmware version G950FXXU1AQE5) seems surprisingly light for a 613MB file, given the fact that Samsung doesn't mention much about the improvements it brings along with the May security update. Nevertheless, check out the screenshot above which details the info as seen.
Firmware version J700FXXU4BQE3 with the May Security update also started landing on the Galaxy J7 Original (SM-J700F) at roughly the same time in India, but it comes in at a much smaller size of 144MB. Check out the screenshot just above the paragraph to see some of the details of the update. No details regarding the security patches were revealed so as to prevent cyber criminals and hackers from bypassing them. Nevertheless, it contains 54 Android CVE patches and 11 patches from Samsung's own arsenal.
Via: SamMobile
Saikat Kar (tech-enthusiast)
Head over to our firmware section to find all the latest available updates for your Samsung smartphones and tablets.
Check out the list of updates for today and see if something new has made its way onto there for your particular Samsung handset. Even if it hasn't, fret not, because we have the regularly updated list of all Samsung firmware in our firmware section, waiting for you to download them. Do check out our tutorial also, especially if you are not used to flashing firmware with Odin3.
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