Samsung launches Milk VR to bring immersive video content to the Gear VR

Bringing great content to owners of the Gear VR is no doubt one of the things Samsung is tasked with if it intends its virtual reality headset to find success. Thankfully, the company seems to be making all the right moves – Samsung has announced that it is launching the Milk VR service for the Gear VR as a technical preview. Milk VR will be focused on offering videos that provide a immersive 360-degree experience, with the content coming out at...

Frame of upcoming Samsung smartphone leaks, allegedly it’s the SM-G430

Samsung has quite a lot coming up next year, including the mighty Galaxy S6 and the SM-G430, details about which we leaked a few days back. Today, we caught hold of another leaked image from Samsung’s camps, one in which you can see the frame of an upcoming Samsung phone. While details about this are scarce to say the least, we assume it is the outer hood of the SM-G430. If you aren’t aware, the SM-G430...

We wish you all great holidays and a Merry, Merry Christmas!

We hope that you all have been able to achieve and accomplish everything which you had set your minds on in the past one year. If not, we wish that 2015 be the year which brings you personal success. It is that time of the year when we take a break, gather with friends, family and the loved ones, and celebrate Christmas. It’s the time of the year when we pray, cherish the wonderful moments from the...

Samsung Galaxy Note Edge Android 4.4.4 KitKat firmware now online

As Samsung continues to launch it’s curved screen Galaxy Note Edge phablet in markets across the world, one of the first firmware images of the device has now been made available online. The image comes from Samsung’s Finland wing, if you’re wondering. Those interested in doing a manual flash can head over to the SamMobile firmware section to get hold of the image. Images of the firmware are available localized for Luxembourg, Italy, Poland and Germany...

New video from Samsung shows wonders of the Multi-Window feature on the Galaxy Note 4

Samsung has always focussed on the productivity and multitasking features of its Galaxy Note lineup of Android smartphones. Now, it has released a new 2-minute video which showcases all the features of the Multi-Window mode on the new Galaxy Note 4. This mode allows using of two compatible apps at once on the Galaxy Note 4′s large 5.7-inch QHD Super AMOLED display. The position of the apps can be changed and even the size of these apps can be altered...

Android 4.4 KitKat is rolling out to T-Mobile’s Galaxy Tab 3

Galaxy Tab 3 owners on T-Mobile are getting a rather huge upgrade in the form of Android 4.4 KitKat, which is now rolling out to the 7-inch tablet that has been stuck on Android 4.2 ever since it launched. The update will take the tablet to the latest version of KitKat (4.4.4), and like all other updates, is making its way over the air and via Samsung Kies, with the OTA available only on a Wi-Fi connection...

Alleged Samsung Galaxy S6 unibody frame glimpsed in the wild

We’ve mostly only heard or seen the Galaxy S6 in its virtual form up until now. Today, alleged pictures of the next-gen Galaxy flagship’s metal unibody frame showed up, giving us a glimpse at how the Galaxy S6 would be in the flesh. After being criticized for its not-up-to-scratch plastic built phones, Samsung has taken a fresh approach as designing phones. The Galaxy A3 and A5, among others, are...

Exclusive: Samsung working on Tizen-based NX500 camera

Samsung’s first Tizen-based device wasn’t a smartphone, but the NX300M, a mirrorless digital camera that was launched almost a year ago. Now, we’ve learned that Samsung is working on a successor to the NX300M, dubbed the NX500. Like the NX300M, the NX500 will be based on Tizen, and will most likely offer the same mirrorless setup but with an increased resolution count and (hopefully) image quality. We don’t know what the specs of the camera will...

Samsung’s Apple Pay competitor in the works

Apple Pay could take a long time to get to developing countries where its latest crop of smartphones, the iPhone 6 and the 6 Plus, aren’t very popular. And that’s exactly what Samsung would want to exploit with a possible rival payment system. According to reports, an Apple Pay competitor from Samsung is already in the works, with a launch allegedly due for 2015. As is with Apple Pay, this technology would allow users of Samsung smartphones to use...

Samsung Galaxy A3 and A5 launched in Taiwan

If you asked me to pick two Samsung phones that have been making the most noise (besides the mighty Galaxy S6, of course), the Galaxy A5 and the Galaxy A3 would be my picks, hands-down. The phones have been long talked about, and although the Galaxy A5 is already official in some markets, this is the first time we’re seeing the Galaxy A3 in its flesh. Both phones carry the new Samsung design language, which means you’re going to get unibody cases...

Is this a Samsung Galaxy S6 prototype?

Samsung does everything it can to keep its flagship Galaxy S and Galaxy Note devices, but we often see prototype devices leak in the wild. Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S6 might just have made an appearance in prototype form – Toptienmobiel has published a picture of what is said to be a prototype of the Galaxy S6. The stickers at the top of the device indicate it’s not the final version of the device,...

Samsung publishes new Samsung Link app on the Play Store

Samsung is continuing its drive to refresh some of its proprietary apps with a new version of the Samsung Link app that has gone live on the Play Store. The new app is named Samsung Link Platform and has been published separately than the older Samsung Link app – you get a newer design this time around, but the functionality seems to have remained the same. Oddly, Samsung Link Platform isn’t showing...

Gear VR sees US launch, $199 price

Even though the date was far from confirmed in the time leading up to its launch, the Gear VR Innovator Edition has gone on sale today in the US. With a general release window revealed during the Samsung Developer Conference a few weeks ago, Samsung made good on a December release; at least in the US. There is still no word on a sale date for other markets, but early 2015 should be a generous suggestion....

Samsung becomes second largest LTE smartphones vendor in Q3 2014

LTE connectivity is an important feature on smartphones in this day and age, and every smartphone manufacturer has numerous devices in their lineup offering support for LTE networks. According to the latest report by Strategy Analytics, Samsung was the second largest vendor of LTE-enabled smartphones, beaten only by its arch-rival Apple. LG took the third spot, while Chinese brands Oppo and Vivo rounded off the top 5 vendor list. The market for LTE-enabled...

Samsung Electronics promotes Pranav Mistry to global vice president

When you’re an enormous company like Samsung and your profits are seeing a steep decline, changes in upper management become a necessary evil, especially if you wish to see yourself remain at the top. Samsung recently said that it was restructuring some of its management, and as part of that reshuffle, the Korean manufacturer has named Pranav Mistry as global vice president of Samsung Electronics. For those that aren’t aware, Mistry – an Indian by...

Samsung Senior VP Curtis Sasaki feels the company is a ‘long time innovator’

It’s hard to beat Samsung when you’re talking about general availability, and sheer number of options presented. Almost regardless of where you put up, you can walk down to the neighborhood electronics shop and get hold of almost any Samsung phone you wish for. This makes a lot of people believe that Samsung’s general strategy is to ‘make as many products as you can; some are bound to turn out right’. However, the company begs to differ on that....

Samsung shutting down WatchON service on December 31?

Is Samsung planning to shut down the WatchON service on its phones and tablets? It certainly seems to be the case, as a screenshot sent to us by one of our Twitter followers has revealed that Samsung is sending out notifications to the app’s users that WatchON will be shutting down by December 31st. Content already purchased by users will continue to be accessible, so it’s unclear in what capacity...

Samsung Galaxy S5 (SM-G900F) receives Android 5.0 Lollipop update

Samsung has just started rolling out Android 5.0 Lollipop update to the Galaxy S5 (SM-G900F). Currently, the new software update is only available in Poland but should start appearing in other European countries soon.Developing…. Firmware Details:• Model: SM-G900F• Model name: GALAXY S5• Country: Poland• Version: Android 5.0• Changelist: 77433514• Build date: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 17:41:00 +0000• Product...

Samsung Galaxy A3 and A5 priced in the Netherlands, expected to arrive in Q1 2015

Samsung’s new all-metal Galaxy A3 and Galaxy A5 are important devices for the company, but it has been unable to launch the two devices on time thanks to production issues that come with trying to make full metal phones for the first time. The Galaxy A5 is already available in China and is expected to be followed by the A3 sometime this year, but Samsung has given no official word on when the two devices will make their way to other markets. But...

JK Shin retains mobile chief position as Samsung announces management reshuffle

It looks like rumors of Samsung’s management reshuffle were true, as the company has officially announced changes in its mobile and other divisions. Unlike what the rumors said, current mobile chief JK Shin will retain his position despite leading a smartphone division that saw considerably reduced profits over the last year, a step the company is said to have taken in order to keep some consistency instead of making big changes. The extent of this...