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Samsung GALAXY S 4 Octa-core hits Korea shelves tomorrow

By Cory Gunther
on 25 Apr, 2013

The past few days we've all been spending plenty of time following the news and release of Samsung's upcoming flagship GALAXY S 4 smartphone. Set to hit carriers in the U.S. like US Cellular, AT&T, T-Mobile and others over the next few days and weeks, but over in South Korea that 8-core model is about to be released.

Samsung confirms Exynos 8-core CPU supports all major LTE networks

By Cory Gunther
on 29 Mar, 2013

An interesting comment was made this week by the official Samsung Twitter account. Confirming the companies impressive Exynos 5 Octa 8-core mobile processor not only has support for LTE, but all 20 4G LTE bands currently being used around the globe. Our first thought immediately was why aren't they offering this in their GALAXY S 4 flagship smartphone.

Exynos 5 Octa not coming to UK Samsung GALAXY S 4

By Brian Sin
on 20 Mar, 2013

Here's some very disappointing news for those of you living in the UK. The UK version of the Samsung GALAXY S 4 will not be carrying Samsung's highly anticipated Exynos 5 Octa processor, but instead will be coming with a 1.9GHz quad-core Snapdragon 600 processor. This news has been confirmed by Samsung, and there may be a possibility that several other markets will find their S 4's shipping with a Snapdragon 600 as well.

Samsung Exynos 5 Octa processor mass-production to begin in Q2 2013

By Robert Nelson
on 15 Mar, 2013

Samsung may have announced the 8-core Exynos 5 Octa chip back in January during CES, however it wasn't until today that we got word of when they would actually begin production. Samsung has said the processor should be in mass-production beginning in the second quarter of the year. This of course ties in nicely with the recent GALAXY S 4 announcement.

Qualcomm and others won’t be launching 8-core processors this year

By Cory Gunther
on 27 Feb, 2013

The arms and spec race on mobile devices, especially Android, has really been supercharged lately and is almost getting out of hand. In all honesty does your smartphone really need an Octa-core processor to keep Facebook and YouTube running smooth? The answer would be a no. While we don't know exactly what to expect in the foreseeable future, Qualcomm and MediaTek apparently won't be dropping Oct-core SoC's this year.

Samsung Galaxy S IV benchmark leaks

By Brian Sin
on 12 Feb, 2013

A new benchmark has leaked that is supposedly for the Samsung Galaxy S IV. The model number on the benchmark is SHV-E300S, which is the same model number as the previously tipped Korean Samsung Galaxy S IV. What's surprising is that it looks like the S IV won't be carrying an Exynos 5 Octa processor like the rumors have said, and instead will carry a Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core processor.

Verizon Galaxy Note II Exynos flaw fixed with latest update

By Eric Abent
on 18 Jan, 2013

It would appear that worries about the recently-discovered Exynos security hole are over for Verizon Galaxy Note II owners. An update is being sent out today that supposedly fixes the security flaw that had so many Samsung owners on edge, so Verizon Galaxy Note II owners can rest easy. Be sure to check your notification panel to see if there's an update waiting for you, and if there is, install that bad boy to bolster your phone's defenses against malware.

Samsung Galaxy Note III to ship with an Exynos 5 Octa processor

By Robert Nelson
on 16 Jan, 2013

Samsung announced the 8-core Exynos 5 Octa processor during CES and given that, it only seems logical that the company will include that processor in at least some of their 2013 devices. Notably, the higher-end devices such as the Galaxy Note, which presumably will be released as the Galaxy Note III later in the year. Samsung has yet to confirm the details (or the existence) of the Note III, however some reports have begun to surface with talk of specs.

T-Mobile Galaxy Note II getting OTA update with Exynos and bug fixes

By Cory Gunther
on 16 Jan, 2013

If you're the proud owner of a T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II smartphone it looks like the folks from Samsung and T-Mobile are pushing out a quick software update this morning. All you Note II owners should be on the lookout to accept an update that should fix a few problems, most notably that Exynos exploit we mentioned late last year.

Kite tablet runs Android 4.0 and Ubuntu with a full HD display for $400

By Cory Gunther
on 15 Jan, 2013

News is circulating about a rather impressive device from the Italian company DaVinci Mobile. It's their new Kite-HD Android tablet that also manages to run Ubuntu 12.04 at the same time. The specs are rather impressive and it's powered by Samsung's quad-core Exynos processor so read on for more details on this unique slate.