Samsung has responded to the investigative report from last night that proved the Exynos 5 Octa chip in the Galaxy S4 boosted the GPU clock frequency to achieve higher scores in benchmark tests. Samsung’s official statement, which they’ve published on their official blog, claims the reason for limiting the GPU frequency to 480MHz instead of […]
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Samsung found boosting Exynos 5 Octa clock speed for higher benchmark scores
A quick way to check the potency of an Android device is by running a set of synthetic benchmarks that are available on the Google Play Store. The final score gives a clear picture of how well the device will be able to handle graphic and CPU intensive tasks. Now some investigation by a forum […]
Samsung announces Purple Mirage and Pink Twilight Galaxy S4 in Taiwan
We glimpsed the Purple Mirage Galaxy S4 last week and today the Taiwanese outfit of Samsung has officially announced the new colour along with Pink Twilight. Both colour options will be available in Taiwan from early August and will sell for NT$21,900 for the 16GB variant. Furthermore, customers buying the Galaxy S4 from August 1 […]
Samsung looking to acquire Novaled that specialises in OLED tech
UPDATE: Samsung and its affiliate, Cheil Industries has bought the company. More here. Back in 2011, Samsung’s Venture Capital arm, Samsung Venture Investment Corporation (SVIC) invested in a German company called Novaled. Now Bloomberg reports that the Samsung Group is in final stages to acquire Novaled. The confirmation also came from Cheil Industries – Samsung-owned […]
Galaxy Note II (GT-N7108D) with Snapdragon 600 now selling in China
A new variant of the Galaxy Note II has gone on sale in China. The GT-N7108D variant seems to be specific for China Mobile and the interesting part about the device is that it features a Snapdragon 600 processor running at 1.9GHz. The reason for the change of processor is due to the support for […]