Galaxy note

I Welcome the Rumored Demise of the Samsung Galaxy Note

Thanks to phones like the Galaxy S20 Ultra, a new segment of devices with flexible screens, and lite versions of the Note 10 and Note 20, Samsung’s flagship phone portfolio has sort of ballooned out of control over the last couple of years. So in an effort to streamline its offering, a new rumor is…

Everything You Need to Know About the Samsung Note 9

Last year’s Galaxy Note 8 was a totally solid phone, but it wasn’t very exciting. With a screen that was the same size as what you get on a Galaxy S8+ or S9+, and a battery that was actually smaller, it felt like Samsung played it safe. But on the new Galaxy Note 9, it…

Repairing Your Samsung Phone Could Get Way Easier Starting Tomorrow

Despite being the biggest smartphone marker in the world, Samsung’s handset repair and service game has often lagged far behind Apple, especially in the US where the number of Apple Stores with Genius Bars is far greater than the tally of Samsung-specific alternatives. To address the situation, starting tomorrow March 15th Samsung is partnering with…

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Review: Bigger, Badder, But I Still Want More

Forgive me for passing up the chance to beat the exploding battery joke into the ground. Let’s get straight to the point: Samsung’s once dominant flagship phablet is back after a two year hiatus. Sporting a stunning extra-widescreen 18.5:9 display, the new Galaxy Note 8 is bigger and more engaging than ever before, and it…

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Review: The Best Android Phone That Spares No Expense

The original smartphone-with-a-stylus is all grown up. It’s easily the best smartphone Samsung has ever made, and it looks and feels the part. The Galaxy Note has been through five years of changes. Better screens, better processors, better software. And like any new smartphone, the Note 5 represents the very best of what’s come before.…

Samsung’s Next Galaxy Smartphone Will Be Announced August 13th

That’s right. Samsung’s next smartphone is coming in less than three weeks. Given the time of year, it’s probably a new Galaxy Note. And we’re pretty sure you can expect a new version of Samsung’s Gear VR virtual reality headset attachment to go with it. Here’s what the new phone will probably look like, if…

The First Oculus Comes Out This Year—But It’s a Phone, Not the Rift

Oculus isn’t waiting for virtual reality to be perfect. It’s coming this year. Oculus tech guru John Carmack just revealed that—barring calamity—the next Samsung smartphone will double as the first consumer version of the Oculus VR experience. Yes, that means you’re going to be strapping a phone to your head. And you’ll like it, too.…

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Review: The Best at Being Big

While Apple has only just released its first huge phone, Samsung’s gargantuan Note is already on its fourth iteration. In a lot of ways, it’s the big phone that started this runaway screen-size race. But even though it’s facing an ever-growing army of up-sized competitors, the Note 4 is the only giant phone that gets…

Blink and You’ll Miss This Leaked Video of the Galaxy Note 4

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 4 should be coming very, very soon, almost certainly at Samsung’s Unpacked event next week. But in the meantime, it’s made a sneak appearance in an extremely short leaked video. Not the shortest we’ve seen, but close. https://gizmodo.com/samsung-galaxy-note-4-rumor-roundup-everything-we-thin-1616936073 Posted by one-video-account TechTastic, the clip shows the Note 4 in all its massive…

Samsung Plans Bendable Plastic OLED Display for a New Galaxy Note III

Samsung may well be the first company to actually deliver on the endless promise that flexible displays are on the way, with a limited edition Galaxy Note III with a plastic OLED screen said to be in production. Obviously the fact that this screen will (almost certainly) have to be stuck inside the usual rigid…

LG Optimus G Pro Review: The Fastest Big Phone Out There

Fun fact: In a sprint, the hippo is one of the fastest land mammals, despite also being one of the largest. Similarly, the LG Optimus G Pro is unquestionably one humungoid phone, but it runs about as fast as the top speedsters out there. Whether or not you should consider buying it, however, is up…

Rumor: Nokia Is Planning a Galaxy Note Rival and Lighter Aluminum Lumia

The Financial Times is reporting that Nokia is, unfathomably, working on a large-screened smartphone whose size will rival that of Samsung’s Galaxy Note series. Sources have told the FT that the new large “5- to 6-inch” phone will form part of Nokia’s Lumia range. Also to join that range, according to the sources, is a…

The Galaxy Note 10.1 and Galaxy Tab 2 are finally getting an upgrade to 4.1 Jelly Bean. Welcome to the present.

A Glimpse at the New American Airlines and Its Techie Future

This morning American Airlines revealed its plans for a “New American” with a fresh redesign of its livery, which hasn’t been updated since 1968 and a handful of tidbits about its techie new future. The new paint job can be seen on its new Boeing 777-300 when it takes flight at the end of the…

Crazy New Exploit Can Brick Samsung Phones or Steal All Their Data

Got a Samsung Galaxy SIII? Maybe a Galaxy Note? Well listen up because there’s a new boogeyman on the loose. According to a thread at XDA Developers, there’s an exploit out there that can let Android malware apps get at all your physical memory, for the purposes of stealing your data or deleting it or…

HTC Droid DNA Hands On: This Thing Is Sick

The HTC One X, the EVO 4G LTE, and the One X+ are among our favorite phones. But the company hasn’t had a flagship device for Verizon in a long time. Now, with the Droid DNA, HTC decided to go all out and make the most impressively spec-filled smartphone the world has yet known. https://gizmodo.com/htc-one-x-review-the-best-android-phone-right-now-upd-5907529…

Pilots Get iPads but Flight Attendants Get Galaxy Notes

American Airlines has been making the move to digital by giving their pilots iPads instead of paper heavy manuals, and the upgrading doesn’t stop there. American Airlines wants their flight attendants outfitted with tech, but they won’t be handing out more full-size tablets. They’re going with the Galaxy Note. https://gizmodo.com/ipads-to-replace-paper-reference-manuals-in-all-aa-cock-5942118 The Note was chosen after…

Apple Taking Aim at Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note in Updated Galaxy Nexus Complaint

Apparently not content with a $1 billion verdict in its favor, Apple is trudging ever forward in its patent war against Samsung, and this time it’s taking aim at a slew of more current phones including the Galaxy Note and Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S III. The move comes as an addendum to the injunction against…

Leaked Specs of the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Show an Even More Gigantic Screen

If you were one of the weirdos who looked at the original Galaxy Note and thought, “Oh man, I would totally buy the shit out of that huge phone if it was more huger”, you’re in luck: leaked specs of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 2 show a 5.5″ screen. That’s .2 of an inch…

Samsung reports from its Galaxy Note 10.1 launch that it’s sold 10 million Galaxy Notes to date. Those poor souls.