Gunjack is a visually stunning arcade shooter for the Gear VR

Samsung has been hard at work to provide VR content for people who have spent $200 on the Gear VR headset, it has also provided the requisite tools to developers so that they too can create new experiences and games for the virtual reality headset. CCP games has announced a new arcade shooter, this visually stunning title for the Gear VR is called Gunjack. It has been built from scratch using the Unreal Engine 4 graphics engine to deliver a...

Samsung reminds you to “Note the Date” for its next Unpacked event

For the past couple of years Samsung has been launching new Galaxy Note handsets at IFA Berlin which takes place in September. This time around it appears that the company is moving up the launch to August, some analysts believe Samsung is doing this to hold off competition from the new iPhones that are due this September. The company officially announced the date for its next Unpacked event over...

eBay has a good deal on unlocked Galaxy S6 edge today

eBay has consistently been offering some great deals on Samsung’s current flagship devices, just a couple of weeks back it had both the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge unlocked units in stock for a significant discount. There’s a good deal today on the 32GB Galaxy S6 edge (SM-G925A), this particular model can be used on AT&T and T-Mobile in the United States and on any GSM network worldwide. Bear in mind though that the unlocked units being...

Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge features that we love!

If all the rumors and leaks are to be believed, the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ will be officially unveiled in around a week. By this time, the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge have only been on the market about four months, and we have certainly taken a liking to the two devices in the time we have owned them despite some nagging issues. After all this time, what are the features that we love the most on the S6 and S6 edge? Well, there are...

Samsung claims to have captured 40 percent smartphone market share in India

India is an important market for Samsung, at least when it comes to numbers, and the company seems to be doing well in the country after getting hit by a series of setbacks. Samsung claims that it has managed to capture 40 percent share of the Indian smartphone market (by value, as per GFK Data) during the month of June 2015. During the launch of the Galaxy A8 in India, Samsung India’s vice president of marketing (IT and mobile), Asim Warsi, said,...

Tizen-based Samsung Z1 launches in Nepal

Samsung Z1 has had a big success in markets like India and Bangladesh now the smartphone is coming to Nepal. So far it was launched in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, selling over 1 million units within the first 6 months. Following its launch in Nepal you can get the Samsung Z1 for only 7,490 NPR, the equivalent of $74. It’s a very low price for a low-tier device which has appealed to a lot of people so far. If you want to buy a Samsung Z1 then you...

Why is Samsung removing important components from its mid-range and budget devices?

Samsung is a giant in the tech world and it has a selection of truly amazing devices, but while they made some brilliant decisions in the past they also made poor decisions. One of those decisions is removing certain essential components from their devices for no reason, such as light sensors, auto brightness or proximity sensors. They say it’s the little things that make something great and this is especially true for smartphones. Small components...

The Galaxy J series doesn’t include Samsung’s own music app

When we reviewed the ultra low-end Galaxy J1, we noted that the phone didn’t come loaded with Samsung’s music player app. Rather surprisingly, Samsung had put Google’s Play Music app on the device for the user’s music needs, and we had surmised at the time that the J1′s weak hardware might have been the reason for the absence of Samsung’s music app, as it had been rather heavy and memory-intensive before the Galaxy S6 and its optimized version...

Here are nine things you should know about the Galaxy Tab S2

Samsung recently launched the Galaxy Tab S2 and as the company continues to steadily release it in more markets across the globe it would like to remind you about the nine things that you need to know about the Galaxy Tab S2. Samsung highlights some of the tablet’s major selling points which include ultimate portability, ultra-thin design and many innovative new features. The Galaxy Tab S2 is...

Galaxy Tab S2 gold variant available in Taiwan

It seems that the gold version of the recently-announced Galaxy Tab S2 has made an appearance on Samsung Taiwan’s store page. The tablet was initially pegged to be available in black and white, however the black variant is missing from Samsung Taiwan’s store page for some reason. Gold versions have always been popular in the Asian market so it’s a possibility that this color option will be exclusive...

Samsung Galaxy E5 is getting the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update in Russia and India

We told you Samsung’s greatest mid-range smartphones yet would be getting updated to Lollipop at some point in the future, and that day has now arrived as the update has started rolling out to the Galaxy E5 in India and Russia. The Android build is version 5.1.1 (with build number E500HXXU1BOG6); the OTA is a 744 MB download for the Indian variant, so it’s going to be one major upgrade for whoever’s rocking a Galaxy E5. Of course, you shouldn’t...