05-27-2015 Firmware Updates: Galaxy A7, Galaxy Note 3 LTE, Galaxy S5, 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 These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs.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 every day, and you can find out which firmware updates were pushed out by the company over the last...

The USPTO awards design patents to Samsung for the Gear Fit and some new smartphone cases

Earlier today, we reported about a patent filing by Samsung that showcased some possible upcoming improvements to the Gear VR. Now, the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) has awarded a series of design patents to Samsung covering the Gear Fit and some new type of smartphone cases. The Gear Fit was originally announced back in February 2014, and was Samsung’s first fitness...

Samsung is bringing over a very useful iPhone camera feature to the Galaxy S6

Reviews of Apple’s iPhones are often quick to point out how its camera is the most consistent out there. Despite the low-resolution sensors, Apple has certainly made their cameras as good as possible on recent iPhones, allowing users to take great photos in pretty much every lighting condition without having to play with different settings. Samsung was able to match Apple in terms of camera...

A new Samsung Gear VR-related patent shows how it could be improved further

Samsung released the Gear VR for the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge a few weeks ago, but nothing new has been added in terms of hardware features. Oculus CEO John Carmack noted that the company is looking to use Samsung’s marketing might around the next major release of the Gear VR in September, but no details were spilled. Now, the USPTO has published some documents that provides a basic roadmap...

How to manage default applications on the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge

One of Android’s most useful features is the ability to set default apps for various functions, similar to a desktop operating system. Want to use a third-party app for things like messaging, image viewing, or browsing? You can do all that and more by simply selecting what app you would like to open for a particular task and replacing the default app that the device comes with permanently. With Android 4.4 KitKat, Google simplified the procedure...

eCelsius is an indigestible pill that tracks core temperature using Samsung’s health platform SAMI

Remember SAMI (Samsung Multimodal Architecture Interaction), Samsung’s health platform for cloud-sourced health tracking that was introduced about an year ago? Well, Samsung invited developers to take advantage of the platform, and one of the early adopters is Body Cap from France, who showed off a pill that monitors core body temperature using SAMI. The company’s new product dubbed ‘eCelcius’ is an ingestible pill that monitors body...

Samsung Galaxy A7 gets Android 5.0.2 Lollipop update in Russia

The Galaxy A3 was the first Galaxy A device to be updated to Lollipop, and Samsung is now putting the spotlight on the Galaxy A7. Android 5.0.2 is rolling out to the device over in Russia (Russia was the first market where the update was rolled out for the Galaxy A3 as well), with the build number A700FDXXU1BOE6, with the firmware available via Samsung Kies and through our firmware section. It’s likely to be rolling out over the air as well,...