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Google Has Killed Android (the Brand)

There are days where a trend you noticed becomes absolutely visible. Today is one of those days. I have seen the Android brand disappear over time. First, it was the Nexus, then Samsung came with the Galaxy brand, who made Android less relevant. Now, Android is just invisible. I thought Google was losing a war…

Samsung’s Ads From the 80s Got a Few Things Wrong

Back in 1988, Samsung decided that a little future gazing could help it sell its products. Looking back, though, it got a few things wrong. Samsung lauded steak as the health food of 2010, and claimed its microwave would be the ideal device for health freaks to cook it in. Wishful winking which, sadly, hasn’t…

Report: The Galaxy S IV Is Definitely Being Announced on March 14th

It should come as no surprise the Samsung Galaxy IV is coming. The only question was whether or not it would rear its head at the upcoming Mobile World Congress alongside competitors like the HTC one. Apparently not. According to The Verge, sources say it is definitely coming on March 14th at a Samsung event.…

The Best Smartphone Camera

A zillion new smartphones are going to be announced soon at Mobile World Congress, each promising camera advancements that may or may not live up to the hype. Before we get there, though, we wanted to take stock of how good the cameras are in the smartphones you can buy now. Here’s how the flagships…

Leaked Screenshots Reportedly Show Samsung’s Smartwatch

Apparently every tech company is coming out with an iWatch/Smartwatch, and these screenshots—leaked from a Korean message board and spotted by SlashGear—supposedly show the time-telling wrist MP3 player Samsung has in store. The device appears to be called the Samsung Galaxy Altius. That’s a little confusing because apparently Altius is a code name that’s been…

Samsung’s Brilliant New Fridge Has a Built-In SodaStream Dispenser

Samsung debuted a ridiculous fridge with Evernote that no one needs at CES this year. We can all agree that’s totally silly. Here’s something awesome from Samsung you actually might want—a fridge with a built-in SodaStream. https://gizmodo.com/no-samsung-we-dont-need-a-goddamn-fridge-with-a-scree-5973957 The RF31FMESBSR turns 60L SodaStream cartridges into seltzer with three levels of fizziness right from the water dispenser.…

7 Worst Battery Life-Guzzling Gadgets

I call them Chromebook Pixel apologists. They’re coming out of the woodwork to defend Google’s super-expensive but flawed $1,299 laptop. You’ll hear things like “It obviously isn’t for everyone” or “You either get it or you don’t.” Count me as one of the people who don’t get it. As I say in my Chromebook Pixel…

Tim Cook Was Never Keen on Suing Samsung in the First Place

Everybody knows about Steve Job’s famous intentions to go thermonuclear on Android if necessary, but it seems that current CEO Tim Cook wasn’t necessarily on the same tactical page. According to Reuters, unnamed sources with knowledge of the situation say that Cook was opposed to suing Samsung when the trouble started brewing, because Samsung was…

That fatal acid leak in a Korean Samsung factory? It landed them a mere $1,000 fine. That’ll teach ’em. https://gizmodo.com/gas-leak-causes-fatality-at-korean-samsung-plant-5979442

Judge Rules That Samsung Did Not Willfully Infringe on Apple’s Patents

Because the court system is an inescapable never ending maze of appeals and paperwork, a ruling doesn’t seem to mark the end of anything. Even when the court said Samsung had to pay a billion dollars to Apple back in August, it can rule something differently tomorrow. Or at least, tweak and overturn something. Tonight,…

Gas Leak Causes Fatality at Korean Samsung Plant

A gas leak at a Samsung semiconductor plant in Hwaseong, Korea, last night killed a worker—and local news sources are suggesting that a cover-up by Sammy could be behind the incident. Yonhap News is reporting that a 132-gallon tank of hydrofluoric acid began leaking last night at the plant. An initial leak apparently occurred at…

Bravo Samsung, Your Ad Actually Makes Me Want To Buy a Washing Machine

For some reason washing machine commercials are still stuck in the 1950s. They mainly feature scenarios targeting the suburban housewife who’s struggling to juggle the responsibilities of a busy household: an approach that’s as non-inclusive as it is insulting. So Samsung, we applaud you for thinking outside the box with this brilliant ad for your…

Samsung LED Lamp Review: Just Like a Normal Light Bulb, Except It Lasts a Generation

Television-based web browsing, Facebook-integrated refrigerators, iPad-enabled potties—this multifunctionality craze is getting out of hand, often at the cost of a device’s performance. Samsung’s latest LED bulb however does the one thing it was designed to do really, really well. https://kotaku.com/ea-sports-dream-appliance-has-arrived-the-internet-ena-5975464 What Is It? It’s a 13W LED light designed to replace a conventional 60W A19…

Samsung’s Next Galaxy Note Will Supposedly Be an 8-Inch Monster (Updated)

Samsung’s mobile head JK Shin has supposedly confirmed that there’s an 8-inch Galaxy Note coming next month at Mobile World Congress, a trade show in Barcelona. That means you’re going to need to buy a pair of Jncos if you want to carry this rumored monstrous phablet in your pocket. Besides the report that the…

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

The Price Tag on Samsung’s Awesome 85-Inch 4K TV Will Make You Weep

If you thought Sony’s 84-inch 4K TV was expensive at $25,000, then think again. Samsung has announced the pricing of its new flagship model—and you could buy a number of cars with the same cash. https://gizmodo.com/sonys-monster-4k-tv-costs-more-than-a-car-5940793 Samsung’s new 85-inch S9, which we described as “massive, and beautiful, and everything wonderful that can be wonderful about…

Samsung’s announced it won’t release Windows RT tablets in the US—because it thinks consumers don’ know what RT is.

The Most Awesomest Televisions at CES 2013

2013 is shaping up to be a huge year for huge televisions. Almost every major brand is rolling out gigantic sets and packing them with four times the resolution of current TVs. One curved display is even redefining what constitutes a “flat screen” TV, period. Here’s what to watch in 2013. https://gizmodo.com/the-only-thing-bigger-than-westinghouses-110-inch-4k-te-5973999 Westinghouse’s 110-Inch 4K…

Samsung’s Monstrous TV Stand Is Like a Vampire Sorority Girl: Beautiful and Horrible at The Same Time

Samsung’s S9, an ineffably beautiful television trapped in a massive, metal pillory, might be both the best and worst thing at CES 2013—it’s certainly the strangest. It’s amazing, terrifying, futuristic, barbaric, and almost gloats that you’ll never own it. This TV hates you. It wants you to hate it back. And that’s totally wonderful in…

Yes, Nokia’s CEO Actually Said That the Company Is Open to Any Platform In the Future

This Monday we published Nokia’s boss Stephen Elop’s words on his company’s commitment to Windows Phone 8. Elop said that they are not ruling anything out, even while they are supporting Microsoft right now. https://gizmodo.com/nokia-boss-today-we-are-with-microsoft-but-anything-5973769 Elop’s explicit words caused some commotion across the internet, which prompted the Finnish company to contact us and other US…