You know Android is the king of smartphone when you get numbers like this – a report online shared that the OS from Google is currently holding about 86.2% of the world smartphone market share for the first half of 2016. Trailing way behind is iOS with under 12%.  

As one of the few System on a Chip (SoC) manufacturer in the world, Samsung has spend considerable amount of R&D money and time to develop the best processor optimised for the mobile space. With the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 sporting an Exynos 8990, the next Samsung phone (which we expect will be the Samsung Galaxy S8) will probably use the Exynos 8895 SoC. Reports are saying that Samsung is hard at work testing the new chip, running at 4GHz.

We have talked about a newly discovered vulnerability that affects Android smartphones that is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processors named QuadRooter. Thankfully, the majority of the smartphones are safe thanks to Google’s Verify Apps function.

With over a billion devices running Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processor right now, the scale of a newly discovered vulnerability is staggering. Called Quadrooter, it can essentially take over the data on your smartphone.

Just a few hours ago in Rio, Brazil, Samsung Electronics, Worldwide Olympic Partner in the Wireless Communications Equipment category, has unveiled the Galaxy Studio in Olympic Park for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. With this, the public can now have a demo on Samsung's latest wireless communications products and immersive technologies, including: new Samsung 4D kayaking VR experience that simulates exhilarating Olympic sports; a Galaxy S7 Rental program in which visitors can experience the Galaxy ecosystem; and the opportunity to collect exclusive Rio 2016-themed pins, among many other experiences.

Customer services, you all have heard many kinds of stories, some are good, some are bad, or hilarious. But just earlier this year, Mr Phnuah made a call to the Samsung Customer Service Careline (1-800-88-9999) to arrange for technicians to visit his home to check up on his Samsung Smart TV. As promised, the technicians went over and immediately rectified his TV.

The smartphone business is always a tough war to compete with each brand offers their best of the best flagship and budget devices. Yesterday, a Market research firm TrendForce has released market numbers for Q2 2016. Surprisingly, Huawei took a the lead in China with nearly 21% share. Do note that, China is the world's largest smartphone market.

Sci-fi is fast becoming science fact. The smartphone was inconceivable at the turn of the century, and yet we now bring supercomputers in our pockets. Now Samsung has just filed for two patents in the United States, the patents are for flexible smartphones that can bend using ‘artificial muscle’.

Having a secure mobile experience is crucial these days, as many unscrupulous people will want to get their grubby little fingers into your account. Hence why a secure mobile phone is important. A security analyst said that the best phones to have now are the Nexus devices, and phones from Samsung.

A new patent application by Samsung Display published today in South Korea shows a possible 3-in-1 device that transforms from a watch into a phone, and even a tablet. This transformation is made possible the new technology based on stretchable OLED display.