With new iPhones around the corner Samsung sweetens the deal for ‘Test Drive’ customers

You might have heard by now that Apple has sent invites for an event on September 9 where it’s most likely going to unveil the next generation iPhone, the device that will prove to be tough competition for Samsung’s Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 edge+. Samsung is making a preemptive strike of sorts by further sweetening the deal for its “Test Drive” customers, in case you’re unaware Samsung recently launched the Test Drive promotion for...

Samsung wants to remind you that its new flagships feature even faster wired and wireless charging

Both flagships that Samsung released earlier this year, the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge, come with wired fast charging and support wireless charging out of the box. Those devices don’t support fast wireless charging though and that’s one major upgrade that the company’s new flagships bring. Just in case you weren’t paying enough attention when Samsung was listing all of the features during the...

Samsung Galaxy Mega On (SM-G600) specs revealed by AnTuTu benchmark

We shared exclusive details on the specifications of the upcoming Galaxy Grand On and Galaxy Mega On, and the latter has now shown up on the AnTuTu benchmark database, which reiterates the specs that were confirmed by our insiders. The device that appeared on the benchmark has the model number SM-G6000, which means it’s the Chinese variant that was being tested. The specs listed on AnTuTu include...

Themes Thursday: No less than 49 themes released in Samsung Theme Store today

Now that the Theme Store is compatible with most of the recently released smartphones from Samsung, the company has released more themes in the Theme Store today than it did in any week earlier. No less than 49 themes have been released today, and many of them are actually different color versions of the same theme. Sadly, not many of these themes are very good, so the plethora of new options...

Exclusive: Galaxy Note 5 could come to India, Europe might not get it anytime soon

We all know the Galaxy Note 5 will launch in a limited number of markets, but Samsung hasn’t individually pointed out countries the phone won’t be available in. For the Indian market, Samsung has only announced the Galaxy S6 edge+, but it’s possible the Galaxy Note 5 could also make it to the country sooner or later. We have come across test firmware for the Indian variant with a build date of August (the build version is N920GDDU1AOH2, where...

Samsung installs solar-based mobile charging stations in India

Samsung has installed solar-based mobile charging stations in Bengaluru, India. Samsung has installed such charging stations in front of the company’s Smart Cafe retail outlets where anyone can charge their mobile phones for free. The company stated that these “first-of-its-kind in India” charging facilities require very less maintenance and the 300 KW power that it generates is enough to charge over 20 mobile phones everyday. Even...

The Galaxy Tab S2 will be launched in Canada next month

After starting the pre-orders for the Galaxy Tab S2 in the US yesterday, Samsung is ready to launch its high-end tablets in Canada next month. Samsung will start selling the 9.7-inch and as well as 8.0-inch screen variants of the Galaxy Tab S2 in the country starting September 16. The Wi-Fi only variants of the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0 and the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 will be priced at $499.99 (CAD) and $599.99 (CAD) respectively. LTE variants of these...

Samsung starts rolling out invitations for Samsung Pay beta program

Samsung US has just began rolling out the beta program for its new mobile payment system, Samsung Pay. The news comes after we reported that the payment system nabbed over 80,000 credit and check cards in its first week alone. In order to qualify for the for the enrolment in the Samsung Pay beta program, you will need one of the following compatible devices; the Galaxy S6, the Galaxy S6 edge, the Galaxy Note 5 or the Galaxy S6 edge+. You also...