Samsung Galaxy A54 orders open in the US, trade-in prices start at $200

Samsung US started accepting pre-orders for the Galaxy A54 this morning and will start shipping the first units out on April 6. The regular price of the phone is $450 (for a 6/128GB unit), but an early bird deal that can reduce the price to as low as $200. This is with a trade-in of […]

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Samsung and SK Hynix looking for a way around the US-China chip dispute

The increased restrictions by the US on China and the policies enforced by the US government on China have put two of the top South Korean memory chipmakers—Samsung and SK Hynix—in a tough spot. The leaders of both memory chip firms are expected to visit the US next month. According to a report by BusinessKorea, Samsung Electronics Chairman […]

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Hogwarts Legacy was the best-selling game of February 2023 in the US, per Circana

What you need to know Circana (formerly known as NPD) has provided information on the best-selling games and consoles of February 2023 in the United States. Hogwarts Legacy was the best-selling game of the month on all platforms, followed closely by the Dead Space remake.  The PS5 was the best-selling console of the month. Circana […]

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Weekly deals: the best smartphone deals from the US, the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, and India

This week we found some major discounts on current flagships, plus deals on mid-rangers and some entry-level phones. Use the links below to jump to your region: USA The Google Pixel 7 is down to $450, which is a surprisingly low price for a still current flagship, even if it’s not the best one with […]

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Weekly deals: the best smartphone deals from the US, Canada, the UK, and India

We check back on old deals we’ve listed and sometimes we find that the price has gone up – in some cases, it’s just a temporary discount that has expired, in others the price fluctuates with demand (and available supply). However, some phones – like flagships – have nowhere to go but down. This is […]

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Samsung fires 3% of its employees from chip division in the US

The tech world is going through an economic tsunami. There are layoffs going on in major tech companies across the world, where employees are fired left, right, and center. Samsung, the big tech giant from Korea, joins this list and has fired around 3% of the employees at its US semiconductor subsidiary. According to BusinessKorea, […]

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Galaxy S21 FE gets new software update in the US, but it’s not One UI 5.1

Soon after the announcement of the Galaxy S23 series, Samsung started rolling out the One UI 5.1 update to its existing high-end smartphones. More than half a dozen smartphones have received the update. Even the Galaxy S21 FE is getting a new update, but it’s not One UI 5.1. The latest software update for the […]

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Weekly deals: the best smartphone deals from the UK, Germany, the US, Canada and the Netherlands

This week Samsung starts shipping its Galaxy S23 smartphone flagships and the new Galaxy Book3 series of laptops, both series feature heavily in this week’s deals. Meanwhile, the prices of the Pixel 7 duo has fallen to well below what the S23 cost so the Pixel experience is alluringly cheaper. Use the links below to […]

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Weekly deals: the best smartphone deals from the US, the UK, Germany and India

This week was pretty quiet, save for the Galaxy Unpacked event on Wednesday – there were a few other launches, but most companies gave Samsung a wide berth. So, of course, this week’s deals post features the new Galaxy S23 series (and we have a special deal for US buyers), but we found solid discounts […]

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Carrier-unlocked Galaxy S20 gets January 2023 security update in the US

The January 2023 security patch reached the Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra last month. However, back then, the update was only available for the carrier-locked variants of the devices for the US. Today, Samsung is expanding the January 2023 security patch to the unlocked variants of the Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra. The […]

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Galaxy A12’s first biannual update brings January 2023 security patch in the US

Last month, we reported that the Galaxy A12 was receiving December 2022 security patch. However, little did we know that it was going to be the phone’s last quarterly security update. Unfortunately, Samsung has downgraded the Galaxy A12 to a biannual security update schedule, which means the phone will receive only two security updates yearly […]

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Weekly deals: the best smartphone deals from the US, Germany and the UK

We’re back with another round of offers from around the world. This week we picked out deals from the US, the UK and Germany, use the links below to jump to a specific country: USA The Motorola Edge 30 Pro is one controller away from being a fast but fairly affordable gaming phone. The version […]

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Galaxy Z Fold 4, Z Flip 4 get January 2023 security update in US

Yesterday, Samsung released the January 2023 security patch to the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and the Galaxy Z Flip 3. Today, the company is rolling out the same security update to their successors, the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and the Galaxy Z Flip 4. The update is currently rolling out the carrier-unlocked variants of the […]

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Already, HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’ succeeds where the ‘Halo’ show failed

Note: This article contains spoilers for HBO’s The Last of Us and Paramount’s Halo. The premiere of HBO’s highly anticipated The Last of Us show is finally here, and it’s proven to be everything you could want from an adaptation of a video game.  Pedro Pascal portrays protagonist Joel Miller with incredible balance and precision, […]

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Galaxy S10 Lite gets new update in the US, and it’s not Android 13

Last week, Samsung released the Android 13-based One UI 5.0 update to the Galaxy S10 Lite in Asian and European countries. Today, the company has released a new software update to the Galaxy S10 Lite in the US. However, it would be best if you didn’t get your hopes high, as it doesn’t bring Android […]

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Unlocked Galaxy Note 20 units finally get Android 13 in the US!

Samsung has updated an insane number of Galaxy smartphones to Android 13 and One UI 5.0 already, but as we’ve pointed out before, Samsung has not necessarily been that great at expanding the rollout to different parts of the world. Case in point: unlocked Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra models are getting […]

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US version of Galaxy A42 5G gets November 2022 security update a month late

Samsung has released the Android 13 update to the Galaxy A42 5G. However, it is currently available only for the Korean version of the phone (SM-A426N). While the other variants of the phone are awaiting the Android 13 update, Samsung is rolling out November 2022 security patch to the carrier-unlocked version of the Galaxy A42 5G […]

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Weekly deals: the best smartphone deals from Germany, the US, the UK and India

It’s that time of the week again; let’s have a look at the best smartphone offers from Germany, the UK, the US and India. Some of the deals from last week are still active, so you can check those out, this week we focused on new offers. Use the links below to jump to the […]

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Weekly deals: the best smartphone deals from Amazon in Germany, the US, the UK and India

The Black Friday craziness is behind us, so now we can go back to regular browsing for deals – it never hurts to have a look, even if it’s not a major shopping holiday. Here are the best deals from Amazon we picked out for Germany, the US, the UK and India. Germany Apple rarely […]

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