All the way back in 2012, Samsung created a new file system purpose-built for flash-based storage, called 'F2FS'. It's typically faster on smartphones than the ext4 file system that most Android devices use, but it has suffered from reliability issues over the years. Google apparently thinks it's ready for prime-time though, as the Pixel 3 and 3 XL both use F2FS for local storage.
Samsung officially unveiled the Galaxy Note 9 with an all-new S Pen today alongside the long-rumored Galaxy Home smart speaker with Bixby built in. A new Galaxy Watch has also been announced, alongside a new Spotify partnership.
You know what my $800 smartphone is missing? Sponsored content and ads that are accessible with a hardware button. No one has ever actually said that and meant it, but that's what Samsung owners could be getting very soon. Verizon's Oath, which includes Yahoo and AOL properties, has announced a deal with Samsung to integrate its content and "native ads" into Bixby Home and pre-load more bloatware apps. As if you didn't already have enough reason to disable Bixby.
Olympians got free, special-edition Samsung Note8 cell phones. Nice perk. But North Korea banned their athletes from accepting the gift. Lou explains why cell phones are so scary to dictators.
It’s the most memory ever crammed into a 2.5-inch form factor — enough to store 5,700 full HD movies
Hold on Samsung. I don't even have a single SSD because of their price. Lemme get a 2TB one first.