Samsung goes behind-the-scenes with its ‘Over the Horizon’ brand theme

Regular Samsung smartphone (and tablet) users are no doubt familiar with the Over the Horizon track that comes preloaded on all of the company’s devices (and is the default ringtone.) Over the years, Samsung has used this theme for its marketing campaigns, and even played it at launch events for some of its flagship smartphones. The Galaxy S5 had possibly the most memorable version of Over the Horizon, and with the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge, the Korean...

Follow Team USA on the Road to Rio with Gear VR

Folks who are interested in The Olympics and particularly Team USA can now catch up with their favorite team’s training regimen using the Gear VR as Samsung has partnered up with the United States Olympic Committee for the Road to Rio tour which starts July 4th in Philadelphia. Fans will get multiple experiences that leverage the power of the Gear VR virtual reality headset. Samsung is an associate sponsor of Team USA. Samsung Milk VR will play...

Samsung will reportedly start mass producing Mirror OLED displays this year

Samsung showed off the industry’s first Mirror and Transparent OLED display panels last month at the Retail Asia Expo 2015 in Hong Kong during a showcase for informational browsing and personalized shopping. The company showed off this technology as a proof of concept which puts these products in retail environments that incorporate advanced commercial OLED panels for the first time. Samsung...

AT&T’s Galaxy S5 gets a 296 MB update that is not Android 5.1

Users of the Galaxy S5 on AT&T are being treated to a new software update today, but for anyone hoping the carrier will be taking after T-Mobile and updating the phone to Android 5.1 will be disappointed. AT&T’s update seems to be a run-of-the-mill affair despite its 296 MB download size, with the changelog only mentioning performance and security enhancements. The update has a build number of G900AUCU4BOF2, requires a Wi-Fi connection...

Samsung Galaxy J1 Pop might be launched as Galaxy Ace J1

The Galaxy J1 was the first device in the entry-level Galaxy J series of smartphones from Samsung, and it has been around six months since its initial release. Samsung has a habit of releasing variations of existing devices with slight changes or improvements. Now something dubbed Galaxy Ace J1 has surfaced on the Internet, probably a variant of the Galaxy J1. The device has been listed on a...

07-02-2015 Firmware Updates: Galaxy S6, Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy Grand Prime, 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...