Samsung partners with renowned Italian designer to create exclusive bands and watch faces for the Gear S2

Samsung has a history of partnering with luxury brands to create accessories for its devices, think Swarovski and Montblanc, it’s doing something similar for the Gear S2. The company has teamed up with renowned Italian designer Alessandro Mendini to create exclusive bands and watch faces for the Gear S2, it’s latest smartwatch that touts a versatile circular design and a custom UX. The company says that its partnership with Mendini is part of...

Samsung Pay goes live on the Gear S2 in November

Even though the company announced the Gear S2 smartwatch a couple of days back it talked about the new wearable device in detail at its IFA 2015 keynote today, we even got pricing and availability information for some markets. You might be aware by now that the Gear S2 comes with NFC and it has that technology for one purpose only and that’s to support Samsung Pay, the company’s new payment service that has gone live in South Korea and...

Carriers in Canada release Android 5.1.1 for the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge

Android 5.1.1 Lollipop has already been released for the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge in many markets across the globe but users in Canada are just getting a taste of this update today, carriers in Canada have now started to roll out Android 5.1.1 for the aforementioned devices. The update arrives merely two weeks after the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 edge+ went on sale in the country. Several new features are included in this 475MB...

Samsung teams up with Barnes & Noble to launch Galaxy Tab S2 NOOK

Barnes & Noble, the largest retail bookseller in the US, has today announced that it’s teamed up with Samsung yet again to launch another Galaxy Tab with NOOK branding. This time we’re looking at a modified version of the 8-inch Galaxy Tab S2, which is now available to purchase in the United States for $399 from any of B&N’s brick-and-mortar stores or its website. The device is almost identical...

Samsung teases Galaxy View, an upcoming large screen tablet

Do you remember how Samsung teased the Gear S2 during the announcement of the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 edge+? Samsung has just teased a large screen tablet in a similar way during the announcement of the Gear S2 smartwatch. The new tablet, which is called the Galaxy View, is supposed to feature a large touchscreen display. Also, as it is has the term ‘Galaxy’ in its name, it should...

[Poll] What smartwatch size do you prefer?

Samsung has announced and showcased its most advanced smartwatch yet, the Gear S2, at the IFA 2015 event today. It is one of best equipped smartwatches till date, be it hardware specifications or software features and apps. However, many consumers feel that a smartwatch should essentially be a watch first before focussing on the smart part of the device. Unlike first generation smartwatches, the wearable devices that were released this year...

Samsung Gear S2 hands-on: Also works with non-Samsung Android devices

Samsung, which is the largest filer of patents in wearable technology, was one of the first big-name brands to enter the smartwatch space with the Gear smartwatch and other fitness tracking devices. The company teased its next-generation Gear smartwatch, the Gear S2, during the announcement of the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 edge+, and then unveiled it earlier this week. In fact, Samsung announced...