Render The Metaverse entries can now be viewed without Gear VR

In April the OTOY studio which makes rendering software for virtual reality announced a new contest called Render The Metaverse that was sponsored by Oculus. The idea behind this content was to get the community involved in creating immersive 360-degree panoramas using OTOY’s software. The finished images were then viewable on Oculus development kits and the Samsung Gear VR, those who don’t have the...

Verizon releases first Galaxy S6 and S6 edge update

Verizon Galaxy S6 and S6 edge customers, congrats on your first update on Samsung’s latest and greatest devices. Verizon decided to drop a little maintenance update to the new device customers this morning, with some saying as early as 6:00AM that they had a new update on their devices (both the S6 and S6 edge). The new update brings the software version to VVRU1AOD5 and affs a drawing feature to the Photo Editor, an emergency call button, and an...

Samsung brings its 4K Tizen-powered TVs to India

While smartphones are just starting to showcase the new Quad HD, 2K display standard in their respective space, Samsung’s televisions are ushering in an area in which 4K displays will become the norm. Current Quad HD screens have 2560 x 1440p resolution, as can be seen in Samsung’s Galaxy S6 and S6 edge, but 4K displays bring a 3840 x 2160p screen resolution. For those that’re keeping count, that’s well over 8,000,000 pixels for your viewing experience...

This is what Samsung is doing for Galaxy S6 units scratched by the Clear View cover

Samsung hasn’t done a good job with the quality of its accessories for the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, that much is for certain. Perhaps the biggest mishap that has been caused by the company’s poor quality control is the scratching of the phones’ displays for those using the Clear View cover. Samsung officially acknowledged that the Clear View cover has caused issues for some users, and we...

Exclusive: Galaxy S6 and S6 edge Android 5.1 update will bring RAW support, lower ISO values in camera

The Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge will be getting a couple of new features with the Android 5.1.1 update, some of which we have detailed in recent weeks. The camera app will gain new functionality, including iPhone-like exposure control, and we can now confirm that support for shooting in RAW and lower ISO values will also be added to the camera app with the upcoming update. RAW support is a default part of Android 5.0 Lollipop, but it isn’t present...

Galaxy S6 edge Iron Man Edition available for insane prices on eBay

It doesn’t matter how old you are – the Iron Man edition of the Galaxy S6 edge is a smartphone that you simply cannot not want. But when you have to pay a couple thousand bucks to actually get your hands on one, that’s when it is a good time to draw a line between wanting something and being sensible about it. The Galaxy S6 edge Iron Man Edition was launched as a limited edition device of...

Samsung reveals some of its new NEXTGEAR partners

It was first reported a couple of months back that Samsung was working on a next-generation Gear smartwatch with a circular display. We exclusively reported that this smartwatch is internally referred to as Orbis and that it will be unlike any smartwatch that Samsung has ever released. A few weeks back when Samsung released the next-generation Gear smartwatch SDK to developers it revealed...

Counterpoint Research expects Samsung Galaxy S6 sales to reach 50 million by year-end

Yesterday, an Oppenhiemer analyst claimed that the sales of Samsung’s flagship devices are imploding, making us think about the legitimacy of the report. Now, Counterpoint Research, a leading technology market research firm has stated otherwise. According to the firm, Samsung managed to sell around 6 million units of the Galaxy S6 and the S6 edge by the end of April, making them the most popular smartphones this year behind Apple’s iPhones. The...

Samsung introduces five new designer cases for Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge

Samsung has introduced five new designer cases and covers for the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge that add even more style to the already gorgeous devices. Samsung says on its official blog that it has worked with handpicked designers – Swarovski, Montblanc, Romero Britto, Rebecca Minkoff and Burton – who share the company’s vision of combining technology with fashion. The Swarovski...

Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 now available for just $199.99 from Best Buy

Samsung’s premium compact tablet that was released last year, the Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, is now available for just $199.99 from Best Buy. That’s $100 off its regular price tag, making it a discount of over 30 percent for the 16GB Wi-Fi only variant. Just to refresh your memory, let’s revisit the specifications of the device. It runs Android 4.4 KitKat, and features an 8.4-inch Super Clear LCD display with a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels, a quad-core...

Samsung Galaxy Core Prime 4G quietly launched in India

Samsung has quietly launched the Galaxy Core Prime 4G in India today. Priced at INR 9,999 (~ $157), the device was to be launched back in March, but the plans got delayed. An Indian mobile device retailer, Mahesh Telecom, has revealed that Samsung has launched the device through brick-and-mortar stores. Samsung has tied up with a prominent carrier in India, Airtel, and is offering 3GB of...

Galaxy S6 Plus launch expected in the coming weeks

We exclusively confirmed some more details about the Galaxy Note 5 and the Project Zero 2 recently, many of you will remember that we pointed out that Project Zen has been internally renamed by the company to Project Zero 2. It’s going to be a bigger version of the Galaxy S6 edge, carrying model number (SM-G928). Contrary to previous rumors Project Zero 2 is not going to have the S Pen functionality. It was previously said that Samsung will launch...