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Galaxy Tab S10 FE Series tablets are officially available in stores across Canada as of today! 

Built for creativity, multitasking, and on-the-go productivity, the Galaxy Tab S10 FE and S10 FE+ bring Galaxy AI tools like Circle to Search and Handwriting Assist, large immersive displays, and fan-favourite apps like Goodnotes and LumaFusion — all in a sleek, powerful package. 

You can find them at Samsung Experience Stores and major retailers like Best Buy, Walmart, Costco, Staples, and Amazon. The 5G version is also available at Rogers and Best Buy. 

Samsung just launched the Galaxy Tab S10 FE and Tab S10 FE+ in Canada, bringing Galaxy AI and premium design to even more users. With their biggest FE screens yet, slim bezels, and smarter performance, these new tablets are built to help you create, study, and stream with ease—whether you’re at home, in class, or on the go. 

Why you’ll love the Galaxy Tab S10 FE Series: 

Fan-favorite Galaxy AI Features:  

• Circle to Search with Google – Just circle anything on screen and get answers instantly. 
• Solve Math + Handwriting Help – Whether it’s note-taking or homework, Samsung Notes has smart tools to simplify it all. 
• Galaxy AI Key– One tap for personalized Galaxy AI help, when and how you need it on the Book Cover Keyboard. 
• A Perfect Canvas for Creativity– Use apps like LumaFusion, Goodnotes, Clip Studio Paint, and more to bring ideas to life. 
• Performance That Keeps Up – Smooth multitasking, upgraded rear camera, and immersive 13.1″ display with 90Hz refresh rate. 

Whether you’re a student, creator, or multitasker on the move, the Galaxy Tab S10 FE Series delivers smarts, style, and screen space in one light, powerful package.

Availability: Available for purchase April 10^th in Canadian stores. 

• Galaxy Tab S10 FE+ Wi-Fi & Tab S10 FE Wi-Fi: Available at Samsung Experience Stores and major national retailers including Best Buy, Costco, Amazon, Staples, and Walmart. 
• Galaxy Tab S10 FE 5G: Available through Samsung Experience Stores, Rogers, and Best Buy. 

Pricing (CAD): 

• Galaxy Tab S10 FE+ Wi-Fi 
   128GB – $899.99 
   256GB – $1,099.99 
• Galaxy Tab S10 FE Wi-Fi 
   128GB – $699.99 
   256GB – $849.99 
• Galaxy Tab S10 FE 5G 
   128GB – $849.99 

More details can be found here.

Samsung today unveiled Galaxy A36 the latest Galaxy A series smartphone. For the first time, the Galaxy A series is integrating Awesome Intelligence—including some of Galaxy’s fan-favorite AI-powered features to reimagine creativity — while bringing, as well as robust security to provide a secure mobile experience.

Awesome Intelligence is the first comprehensive mobile AI exclusively available on Galaxy A36 5G and brings users powerful, fun and easy-to-use AI tools. Powered by One UI 7, the new Awesome Intelligence features bring amazing search and visual experiences to Galaxy A series users.

A fan-favorite on Galaxy A series devices last year, Google’s enhanced Circle to Search, makes it easier than ever to search and discover from the phone’s screen. With the latest upgrades, the search feature is faster and more contextual, now recognizing phone numbers, email and URLs on the screen and helping users perform actions with a single tap. The update also introduces Song Search, which can identify music playing nearby, on the device, or even from a user’s own voice when they hum or sing. With support for multiple languages, Song Search makes it effortless to find a tune with users no longer needing to wait for that song title to finally come to them.

The Galaxy A series also takes the camera experience to a new level with creator-focused tools, starting with a powerful triple-camera system featuring a 50MP main lens on all devices and 10-bit HDR front lens recording on the Galaxy A36 5G for bright and crisp selfies.

Galaxy A36 5G bring fine-refined Object Eraser, allowing users to remove unwanted distractions from photos. Whether it’s an unexpected passerby or a distracting shadow, users can manually or automatically select objects to erase, achieving a cleaner, more polished final image with just a few taps. Moreover, Filters enables custom filter creation by extracting colors and styles from existing photos for users to apply for a unique and personalized effect depending on mood and taste. With these intelligent tools, users can refine and enhance their photos effortlessly, bringing a new level of creativity to every shot.

With a 5,000mAh battery included throughout the entire lineup, the new Galaxy A series is designed to keep up with users’ daily routines. Galaxy A36 5G support 45W charging power and Super Fast Charge 2.0 technology, delivering even faster charging[5] for extended use[6]. Galaxy A36 5G features the Snapdragon® 6 Gen 3 Mobile Platform. A larger vapor chamber in both devices helps sustain performance, ensuring smooth gameplay, video playback, and effortless multitasking.

Beyond performance, the new Galaxy A series is built to withstand life’s unpredictable moments. Galaxy A36 5G features an IP67 dust and water resistance rating for strong protection against the elements. Additionally, an advanced Corning® Glass cover material adds a layer of protection against scratches and cracks.

Thanks to the integration of One UI 7 on the Galaxy A series for the first time, Samsung is further supporting robust security. With Samsung Knox Vault, the Galaxy A series provides an extra, fortified layer of device security, transparency and user choice – ensuring sensitive data is protected. Equipped with the latest One UI 7 security and privacy features, Galaxy A series users benefit from holistic protection  — including enhancements in Auto Blocker, Theft Detection, More Security Settings and other features.

Pricing & Availability 

The Galaxy A36 5G will be available for purchase starting March 28th. 

Pricing: 

• 128GB – $529.99 CAD 

Amazon’s Big Spring Sale is happening March 25–31, offering Prime Day-style deals with no membership required. It’s a great time for shoppers to score serious savings on top tech—and Samsung has some standout offers. Here are a few highlights:

Samsung Galaxy S25 5G – Now $998.99 (Was $1,198.99)

A powerful newly launched AI-driven smartphone packed with premium features.

o   6.2″ AMOLED Display, 50MP camera, Cross App, Night Video mode

o   Available in ICY Blue, 128GB storage

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra – Now $1,617.99 (Was $1,918.99)

A top-tier flagship phone designed for ultimate performance and creativity.

o   6.9″ AMOLED Display, 200MP camera, S-Pen, Cross App, Night Video mode

Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+ – Now $999.99 (Was $1,349.99)

o   A premium tablet built for power users—perfect for professionals, creatives, or anyone looking for a high-performance device for work and play.

Samsung Galaxy Watch7 – Now $317.99 (Was $407.99)

A stylish and functional smartwatch with advanced health and fitness tracking.

o   40mm, BioActive Sensor, Sleep Coaching, Bluetooth connectivity

o   Available in Forest Green

Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra LTE – Now $728.99 (Was $879.99)

A premium smartwatch designed for durability and peak performance.

o   Titanium Gray, LTE connectivity, rugged and stylish design.

Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro – Now $1,799.99 (Was $2,049.99)

A high-performance AI-powered laptop designed for work and play.

o   14″ Touch AMOLED Display, Intel U7H processor

o   16GB RAM, 512GB storage

o   Copilot+ AI features for enhanced productivity

Samsung’s newest Galaxy S25 Ultra is the #1 smartphone of 2025 with recognition across global markets including the US, EU, Denmark and the UK. With its powerful AI features, exceptional camera system, and flagship performance, the S25 Ultra stands out as the smartphone to beat in 2025.  

More specifically, Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Ultra earned the highest score of 5 in most of Consumer Reports’ 10 evaluation categories, including performance, rear camera image quality, display, durability, and ease of use.   

What’s driving this global recognition? The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra earned praise for its best-in-class camera system and Galaxy AI capabilities with One UI 7. Apart from the Galaxy S25 Ultra’s recognition on the US Consumer Reports ranking, it has also been highlighted as the top smartphone in evaluations across five European countries (Italy, Spain, Belgium, Portugal, and Sweden), and by consumer magazines the UK’s Which? and Denmark’s Taenk. 

You can read the details here.

My wife and I got up very early this morning to attend the grand opening of the new Samsung Experience Store at Scarborough Town Center mall in the east end of Toronto. This caught my attention because traditionally, this area of Toronto has been underserved by big tech brands. For example while there is an Apple reseller in the mall, Apple themselves have always been absent from the mall. Samsung by contrast has had a kiosk in the mall for the last few years. And as of today, they’ve upgraded to having a retail space of their own.

One thing that I’d like to point out is that this store offers repairs as well a sales. That’s going to be huge for Samsung customers as up until now, you had to go to their Yorkdale location if you needed your Samsung device repaired.

The official ribbon cutting was attended by execs from Samsung Canada and it certainly created a bit of a buzz in the mall.

One thing that impressed my wife and I was that everything in the store was something that the staff had knowledge of. For example, the TV in this picture caught my wife’s attention and the staff was able to give he specs, pricing, and availability. That’s impressive.

The staff were also doing demos of Samsung AI on the brand new Galaxy Ultra S25 with the ability for you to create your own framed artwork.

If you’re in the Greater Toronto area, I’d encourage you to drop by Scarborough Town Center to have a look at the store. The closest entrance is door 4 next to the Cineplex. And I should note that the store has specials on all weekend long.

The newly unveiled Samsung Galaxy S25 Series is officially available for purchase at Samsung.com/ca as of yesterday. 

The Galaxy S25 Series also pairs seamlessly with the new Galaxy Book5 Series. For example, through Storage Share you can directly access files from connected devices without having to download them individually, using your phone, tab and PC as one device. You can also multi-task across devices thanks to Multi Control, as well as Quick Share files quickly and easily between devices.

For more on the Galaxy Book5 Series, please see here.

Samsung at Galaxy Unpacked in San Jose, California, Samsung has announced its newest smartphone lineup – the highly anticipated Galaxy S25 Series. This new device lineup includes the Galaxy S25, S25+ and S25 Ultra, all of which will soon be available for pre-order. You can find more information on the S25 Series here, as well as some key new features below: 

• New ways to get things done 
• Cross App Action: Long press the power button to open Gemini, naturally speak and explain the tasks you want completed, and let AI combine the tasks and complete them for you.  
• Now Brief: Shows AI-powered insights of your sleep, the weather forecast and even communicates your schedule for the day.  
• Auto Suggestions: This feature can help you be more productive by suggesting things like turning on your smart washing machine based on your perceived routines or turning on maps to help you navigate to your destination.  
• Multimodal Search: Allows you to search for a whole range of things easier, including humming the tune of the song you don’t remember.  
• New ways to create  
• Audio Eraser: Removes background noise and conversations in video content, isolating and distinguishing the sound you’d like to hone in on. 
• Auto Trim: Removes unnecessary footage like “ums” and blank spaces in video content. Can also use keywords to help AI know which clips or sound bites to trim out of the video. 

I got an advance look at these devices last week and I have some pictures to share:

One new feature that caught my eye was the morning brief feature which summarizes all your email and notifications among other things on one screen. That makes it easy to figure you what your priorities are when you wake up in the morning.

In terms of accessories, Samsung will have a good selection of first party cases available at launch.

A third party accessory that caught my eye was this:

This 3 in 1 wireless charger and case allows you to charge your S25, Galaxy Buds, and Galaxy Watch on one stand.

The case is required to have your S25 attach to the stand as it has magnets in it to allow that attachment to happen.

And here’s the S25 on the stand. Pretty cool.

Here’s the specs of the different S25 models:

Pricing starts at $1198.99 and goes up to $2458.99. Pre-orders should be live shortly or may already be live by the time you read this.

Samsung has unveiled its new “AI for All” vision at CES® 2025, with the focus of making AI an “Everyday, Everywhere” experience. Building on a decade of connected home leadership, Samsung is leveraging the power of AI to bring intelligence to every day, enabling people to experience a more personal, impactful and empowering world.

Jong-Hee (JH) Han, Vice Chairman, CEO and Head of Samsung’s Device eXperience (DX) Division, opened Samsung’s CES 2025 press conference by introducing the company’s roadmap for Home AI, a plan for redefining the meaning of home by providing truly personalized services across all intelligent, connected devices. This strategy, alongside Samsung’s innovations in AI-powered devices across mobile, home appliances and visual display, is a testament to Samsung’s longstanding commitment to human-centric innovation and brings the power of AI to everyday experiences to make life better for all.

Later in the press conference, Jonathan Gabrio, Head of the Connected Experience Center at Samsung Electronics America, expanded on Samsung’s Home AI vision, underscoring the company’s commitment to integrating AI across the entire connected experience to cater to diverse lifestyles. From single person households to multi-generational families under one roof, Home AI learns from habits and adapts to individual routines for a hyper-personalized smart home experience.

Security and Privacy are at the heart of Samsung’s strategy for Home AI. Samsung recognizes that as users introduce more connected devices into their homes and AI becomes more personal, it must also protect users’ privacy. To meet these evolving needs, the company has extended its security capabilities. Now, Samsung Knox Matrix protects home appliances along with mobile devices and TVs with its signature blockchain technology, ensuring that connected devices are working together to protect the user’s data from digital threats. With Knox Matrix Dashboard, a transparent privacy control, Samsung offers simplified security management across the entire connected home. As information syncs across devices, Knox Matrix’s Credential Sync ensures that data can only be encrypted or decrypted from the user’s devices, and Samsung Knox Vault adds another layer of protection, keeping sensitive information like passwords or PINs isolated in a secure location.

Samsung’s One UI provides an integrated software experience across all connected Samsung devices, enhancing interoperability, empowering users with AI-based features.

Underpinning it all is SmartThings, Samsung’s smart home platform that brings intelligent connectivity to hundreds of millions of users around the world. With Samsung’s belief in open innovation and partnership as a foundation, SmartThings is being equipped with the latest AI technology to streamline and personalize the smart home experience for complete convenience. SmartThings Ambient Sensing intuitively understands the user’s environment and situational context by analyzing even human movements and ambient sounds through connected devices within the home, thereby enabling those devices to intelligently and seamlessly respond and adapt to daily routines.

Bixby Voice, an enhanced AI voice assistant, will be integrated to increase usability. The assistant has been trained so that it can recognize individual voices and respond to commands in a way that works best for each user.

These Home AI updates free up time previously spent on home management, allowing users to focus on what matters most and explore new passions. Samsung’s new Galaxy Book5 Pro and Galaxy Book5 360 are AI PCs built to boost productivity with Intel® Core™ Ultra Processors (Series 2) and enhance creativity with features like AI Select and Samsung Studio. AI Select works to make browsing a breeze, while Samsung Studio lets users edit across their Galaxy smartphone, tablet or PC wherever inspiration strikes, at home or on the go. Powered by the NPU, Photo Remaster upscales low-resolution photos into high-quality visuals, while Storage Share lets users directly access the files on their smartphone from their PC, avoiding the process of downloading.

With productivity comes proactivity, too. When AI and Samsung Health combine, users are empowered to take control of their health and wellness. Through a newpartnership with Dexcom and with AI-driven health insights gathered on the Galaxy Ring and Galaxy Watch, Samsung is helping users make sense of their data and arrive at more informed decisions about their well-being. These new capabilities will further improve the overall experience of Samsung Health.

Samsung’s latest screen experiences, powered by Samsung Vision AI, bring unexpected joy to users’ days through unparalleled personalization and exciting new features. The AI Screen experience infuses intelligence into TVs, bringing Generative Wallpaper, Live Translate and Click to Search to users. At the forefront of this technology is the Neo QLED 8K, which provides Samsung’s most advanced viewing experiences though AI features like 8K AI Upscaling Pro, Auto HDR Remastering Pro and Color Booster Pro — all of which work behind the scenes to intelligently enhance picture quality. Plus, The Frame’s art experience is expanding, allowing all Samsung QLEDs to come with a digital collection of over 3,000 art pieces, making it so that they can turn any room into a personal gallery.

Samsung’s commitment to its Screens Everywhere strategy is reflected in new display options for its appliances, including its new refrigerators with 9″ AI Home displays and other devices with 7″ screens. Consumers will be able to enjoy heightened functionality — including various entertainment services, AI features such as AI Vision Inside and direct access to the online grocery service Instacart — on a broader range of products.

Beyond the home, Samsung’s AI innovations are set to transform the business environment with SmartThings Pro. Created to bring the same AI-powered digital solutions to business partners as SmartThings offers consumers, SmartThings Pro is a B2B solution spanning multi-residential homes to retail spaces, hotels, schools and more. Since its launch last June, SmartThings Pro provides businesses with integrations to better understand energy usage, proactively identify devices with maintenance needs and offer comprehensive control of connected solutions. Samsung is working with partners to create an innovative platform, Future Innovation Technology (FIT), for larger businesses and buildings to set automated climate controls that save energy.

The company is also working with Samsung Heavy Industries on a new SmartThings collaboration that uses the Matter connectivity standard to connect with compatible ships. SmartThings for Ships[9] offers a Pre-Sailing Mode, which allows captains and crews to automate when the engine starts and turn on settings for temperature and lights, saving time and energy. Meanwhile, Care Mode provides a complete view of a ship’s power, AC systems and smoke alarms, while Protection Mode constantly monitors for — and will alert captain and crew to — any abnormal activity.

Additionally, Samsung is expanding its SmartThings and automotive integrations in a new partnership with Hyundai Motor Group to bring SmartThings to Hyundai EVs. With the expanded ecosystem, users can now use SmartThings Find to easily locate their parked car, even in crowded parking lots. With the power of Home AI, SmartThings can make recommendations on when to recharge EVs based on schedules and rates. And if there is a neighborhood power outage, it will automatically activate Battery Backup Mode, which works alongside AI Energy Mode to extend the battery energy to power home essentials.

Finally, Inhee Chung, Vice President of the Corporate Sustainability Center, underscored how Samsung’s AI for All vision is rooted in the brand’s commitment to harness the power of advanced technology for a better, more inclusive world. Samsung is introducing diverse and enhanced accessibility features through its AI-powered devices and services, starting with the ability to automatically sync accessibility features across home appliances from a smartphone.

From the first half of this year, Bixby will automatically have connected devices display text in high contrast or provide a voice guide for family members with low vision, all by simply recognizing their voice. For those with low vision, AI is improving Audio Subtitles by lowering foreign language audio and reading out the subtitles in the language of the user’s choosing.

Chung also discussed how initiatives like Samsung Solve for Tomorrow, Samsung Innovation Campus and the company’s work with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) are enabling the next generation of innovators. Today, Samsung Solve for Tomorrow challenges more than 2.6 million students across 66 countries to use STEM to address challenges in their community. In particular, during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games last year, Samsung and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) launched a digital community “Together for Tomorrow, Enabling People” and appointed the top 10 teams globally from Solve for Tomorrow as community ambassadors. Meanwhile, Samsung Innovation Campus has helped prepare nearly 180,000 young people across 33 countries for the workforce through training on emerging technologies like AI, IoT and big data.

Achim Steiner, Administrator of UNDP, joined VP Chung on stage to provide an update on Samsung and UNDP’s partnership to harness the power of technology for good. Since its initiation five years ago, the Samsung Global Goals app[11] has raised over $20 million thanks to nearly 300 million users who are using a Galaxy smartphone, tablet or watch. Plus, Samsung and UNDP’s joint work through the Generation17 initiative continues to inspire extraordinary young leaders around the world who are mobilizing their communities to advance the Global Goals.

Finding the perfect holiday gift can be challenging, and gifting a gift card can feel impersonal.

If only there was a fun, free and sentimental gift you could give your loved ones…

Until December 22^nd, Samsung Canada invites Canadians to discover the magic of the perfect holiday gift for their loved one at its cozy and creative Galaxy Gift Station at Toronto’s STACKT Market.

At this limited time pop-up, visitors will have the chance to:

• Get cozy with a warm apple cider and create amazing art with the Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra, S Pen and Galaxy AI.
• Select a giftable merch item (anything from a tote bag to a T-shirt, to an ornament, to a poster), onto which your unique work will be printed.
• Bring to life your personalized holiday gift and take it home for your loved one to enjoy!

Plus, visitors will be able to get their hands on the Galaxy Z Flip6, create a custom holiday card, and enter a contest to win art made by Pony!

Now I did have a chance to head to STACKT to try and get into this event. But unfortunately the lines were an hour plus to get in. Thus you’ll have to settle with these pictures: