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    Samsung handed out 2,600 Gear VR units to developers at Facebook’s F8 conference

    Samsung handed out 2,600 Gear VR units to developers at Facebook’s F8 conference

    Samsung’s revealed that it handed out a whopping 2,600 Gear VR units to developers attending Facebook’s F8 conference at Fort Mason in San Francisco yesterday morning. The Virtual Reality headsets were neatly packaged in a Facebook-branded box, which also contained a customized Galaxy smartphone. It’s not clear what handset was included in the bundle, but […]

    • By Josh L.
    • 9 years ago
    [Poll] Do you use Always On Display on your Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge?

    [Poll] Do you use Always On Display on your Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge?

    Samsung has been using AMOLED displays on its flagships since the first Galaxy S, but it took the company seven years to introduce a feature like Always On Display, which shows the time and notifications when a device is sitting idle. OLED displays are most suited to such a feature, as these displays only power […]

    • By Abhijeet Mishra
    • 9 years ago
    NCAA March Madness on Samsung’s Gear VR takes virtual reality court side, makes for two interesting games

    NCAA March Madness on Samsung’s Gear VR takes virtual reality court side, makes for two interesting games

    I was excited to see the Oculus Store on Samsung’s Gear VR release an NCAA March Madness app for the NCAA Men’s College Basketball Tournament (US), and I was all too excited to download it. I didn’t really know what to expect from the experience, seeing that I’d never watched a sports game in virtual […]

    • By Deidre R.
    • 9 years ago
    Snag yourself a Verizon-branded Galaxy Note 4 for just $300

    Snag yourself a Verizon-branded Galaxy Note 4 for just $300

    Online retailer Daily Steals has just kicked off a great little deal on Big Red’s variant of the Galaxy Note 4. While stocks last, you can bag yourself a Verizon-branded model of the handset for just $300, which is pretty good when you take into account that the device retailed for $699.99 when it launched […]

    • By Josh L.
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung Milk VR app lets you view VR content without a headset

    Samsung Milk VR app lets you view VR content without a headset

    Samsung sells a very affordable virtual reality headset. It has literally been handing out the Gear VR for free to customers who pre-ordered the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge, and there were millions of pre-orders for the new handsets. It certainly wants to sell as many Gear VR units as possible but it also […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung might just have leaked Android N’s version number (no prizes for guessing)

    Samsung might just have leaked Android N’s version number (no prizes for guessing)

    Google I/O takes place next month; it's an event where Google unveils new software and this time around it's going to properly announce the next major Android update. It has already released a developer preview of Android N but hasn't confirmed what this iteration will be called or what version number it will be. It appears […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 9 years ago
    4-12-2016 Firmware Updates: Galaxy Tab 3, Galaxy Alpha, Galaxy J5, and more

    4-12-2016 Firmware Updates: Galaxy Tab 3, Galaxy Alpha, Galaxy J5, and more

    Samsung has a plethora of phones and tablets in its lineup and regularly releases firmware updates for various devices. These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs. Software updates for Samsung devices roll out in various regions […]

    • By Abhijeet Mishra
    • 9 years ago
    Marshmallow for the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge released in Canada

    Marshmallow for the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge released in Canada

    The much-awaited Marshmallow update is finally trickling down to almost all markets where the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge were sold. Users have had to wait for a considerable amount of time but that's always the case with major Android updates, no wonder Marshmallow only accounts for roughly 5 percent of all Android […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung launches the Notebook 9 spin hybrid in South Korea

    Samsung launches the Notebook 9 spin hybrid in South Korea

    Samsung today launched a new notebook in South Korea, it's called the Notebook 9 spin and as the name suggests it's a 2-in-1 hybrid that can either be used as a conventional notebook or as a tablet. The Notebook 9 spin features a 360-degree touchscreen display and the hinge allows it to be used in […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung’s Always On Display feature lacks a very important option

    Samsung’s Always On Display feature lacks a very important option

    Samsung's Always On Display feature debuted on the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, and as we noted in our S7 edge review, it's a bit limited in terms of functionality. You only get the time, calendar and notifications for basic things like missed calls, but it doesn't show notifications from third-party apps like WhatsApp. […]

    • By Abhijeet Mishra
    • 9 years ago
    Recent Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge update comes with huge changelog in India

    Recent Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge update comes with huge changelog in India

    Samsung started pushing out an update to its latest flagships earlier this week, with a changelog that mentioned better palm rejection and the addition of a new camera feature for shape correction. The same update has made its way to India today, and oddly, the changelog for the Indian variants of the Galaxy S7 and […]

    • By Abhijeet Mishra
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung just released an updated Galaxy Tab S2 with improved performance

    Samsung just released an updated Galaxy Tab S2 with improved performance

    Samsung's current generation high-end tablet, the Galaxy Tab S2, was announced back in July 2015. Going by the company's annual update cycle, the South Korean tech giant is expected to announce the tablet's successor somewhere around July this year. New information suggests that Samsung has secretly released an updated Galaxy Tab S2 with improved performance and new software. […]

    • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung Galaxy Note 6 will reportedly feature Snapdragon 823 SoC

    Samsung Galaxy Note 6 will reportedly feature Snapdragon 823 SoC

    Samsung isn't due to unveil the Galaxy Note 6 until the fall but rumors and reports are already coming in about the company's next-generation phablet. The latest, originating from China, suggests that the Galaxy Note 6 will be powered by a 64-bit Kryo 2.6GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 823 processor with Adreno 530 GPU and up to […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 9 years ago
    4-11-2016 Firmware Updates: Galaxy S7 edge, Galaxy S5 neo, Galaxy S6, and more

    4-11-2016 Firmware Updates: Galaxy S7 edge, Galaxy S5 neo, Galaxy S6, and more

    Samsung has a plethora of phones and tablets in its lineup and regularly releases firmware updates for various devices. These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs. Software updates for Samsung devices roll out in various regions […]

    • By Abhijeet Mishra
    • 9 years ago
    T-Mobile releases Marshmallow for the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge

    T-Mobile releases Marshmallow for the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge

    It was reported three weeks ago that T-Mobile could soon release the much-awaited Marshmallow update for the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge, and today it has. Magenta is now rolling out said update for the aforementioned devices bumping the OS version up to 6.0.1. The update is rolling out over-the-air and it should […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung filed most international design patent applications in 2015

    Samsung filed most international design patent applications in 2015

    According to the Korean Intellectual Property Office, Samsung filed most international design patents in 2015 under the Hague Agreement. The company filed 1,132 design patents last year, and these numbers were released by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on April 10. Samsung was followed by the Swatch Group of Switzerland, Fonkel, and Volkswagen AG of Germany with 511, […]

    • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
    • 9 years ago
    Verizon rolls out Galaxy S6 edge+ Marshmallow update, minor update for the Note 5

    Verizon rolls out Galaxy S6 edge+ Marshmallow update, minor update for the Note 5

    A month after updating the Galaxy Note 5 to Marshmallow, Verizon is bringing the latest version of the OS to the Galaxy S6 edge+, the Note 5's spiritual sibling. Verizon notes that the S6 edge+ is the first Samsung device to get Marshmallow on its network – that's not exactly true, and the carrier probably had the […]

    • By Abhijeet Mishra
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung has sold more than one million curved monitor products

    Samsung has sold more than one million curved monitor products

    Samsung has announced that it has sold over one million curved monitor products worldwide. The company came out with its first curved LED monitor back in September 2014 and has since expanded the product lineup to include multiple curved monitors. Samsung says that it now accounts for over 85 percent of all global curved monitor […]

    • By Adnan Farooqui
    • 9 years ago
    Samsung closes in on Intel in semiconductor market share

    Samsung closes in on Intel in semiconductor market share

    Samsung is closing in on Intel in the semiconductor sector as its market share increased by 0.9 percent when compared to a year earlier. According to data from industry tracker IHS, the South Korean electronics giant now has a market share of 11.6 percent, while Intel has a market share of 14.8 percent. Samsung is […]

    • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
    • 9 years ago
    Band adapter for the Gear S2 goes on sale in Germany

    Band adapter for the Gear S2 goes on sale in Germany

    Samsung has started selling the Band Adapter for the Gear S2, which was leaked last month, in Germany. Priced at €27.5, the adapter allows a Gear S2 user to pair any standard watch strap with their smartwatch, which is not possible otherwise. It is currently on sale through telefon.de in Germany, and might become available in other European […]

    • By Asif Iqbal Shaik
    • 9 years ago