MixRadio app for the Samsung Z3 released in India

About a week back Samsung announced its new Tizen-powered smartphone at an event in India, it was there that the company announced a new partnership with MixRadio which will provide users of the Samsung Z3 in India access to a library of 30 million songs free for life. The library features a diverse range of tracks covering hundreds of different artists and multiple languages, users also get the ability to save tracks for offline playback and that...

Samsung Pay has been expanded to all major networks in the United States

Samsung confirmed today that Samsung Pay’s commercial availability has now been expanded to all major networks in the United States. AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint had supported the service from the word go but Verizon took its time, it recently sent out a software update for supported devices which laid the groundwork for Samsung Pay to go live, and starting today even Verizon users can get the app...

Exclusive: 18.4-inch Samsung Galaxy View images leak

Samsung has been working on a giant Android tablet, the biggest in its lineup, called the Galaxy View. Information on the tablet has been making the rounds online for some time, and we have now managed to obtain exclusive images showing the 18.4-inch monster in all its glory. Thankfully, the Galaxy View is not a monster when it comes to looks; indeed, Samsung seems to have taken the design aspect...

Here’s how to set up a night clock on your Galaxy S6 edge+

The Galaxy S6 edge+, along with everything else, is actually an amazing night clock. This is primarily due to its super-dark, curved AMOLED screen, which allows users to exhibit a small, low illuminated clock on the Edge display when they go to sleep. However, the likelihood of you knowing about this feature is pretty slim, seeing as it’s not enabled by default. Setting it up couldn’t be easier, though. Here’s what you have to do: Head into Settings...

Check out this Halloween themed clock face for the Gear S2

If you want to prepare your new Gear S2 for Halloween, check out this brand new watch face for Samsung’s latest smartwatch. The Trick or Treat watch face from Gear O’Clock shows Halloween themed watch face along with the date indicator. It is compatible with the Gear S2, the Gear S2 classic, and the Gear S2 3G. It also shows animated spiders and bats on while showing the time, and there’s a new notifications indicator as well. It displays...

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Review: The best phablet flagship your money can buy

This year, Samsung has been all about design. All the plastic on its flagships has been given the boot, replaced by metal and glass for a level of premium never before seen on the company’s smartphones. But the improved design has also brought in limitations; we’ve seen batteries become smaller because of the thin bodies, while the expandable storage that was a staple on Galaxy smartphones has also...

Samsung retains top spot in global smartphone market share at the end of Q3

A new report published today claims that Samsung has retained its top spot as the top smartphone maker in the world at the end of Q3 even though its annual smartphone sales are expected to post a year-over-year drop primarily due to increasing competition from Chinese OEMs in the low-end market segment. At the end of September the company’s global smartphone market share has been measured at 24.6%, slightly down from 24.7% in the previous quarter,...

Gear S2 Experience App lets you virtually try out Samsung’s new smartwatch

This isn’t the first time that Samsung has released an “Experience App,” the ones it released for the Galaxy S5 and the Galaxy S6 were each downloaded more than one million times. It enables the company to effectively market its products while interested consumers can virtually try out the device so it’s a win-win for everyone. Samsung is sticking with this strategy and has now released the Gear...

Gear S2 is reportedly a hit in South Korea

Samsung kept its fans waiting for a new smartwatch quite a long time but it justified that by saying that it needed ample time so as to make the perfect smartwatch, the Gear S2 is certainly a lot better than previous Samsung smartwatches, and if consumer demand is any indication it’s actually doing better than previous smartwatches by Samsung. A new report out of South Korea says that the Gear S2 has proven to be a hit in the country with many stores...

Samsung to stop selling sub-250 Euro smartphones in the Netherlands, other countries?

We have long held the opinion that Samsung needs to do a lot of hard work in the budget segment of the market to stay competitive. The company has tried recently with lineups like the Galaxy J and Galaxy E series, but it still has a long way to go. We recently heard that Samsung might stop selling budget smartphones in the Netherlands, and it seems that is indeed going to be the case. According to an official from a Netherlands-based telecom website,...

Samsung Z3′s features showcased in a promotional video

Samsung Z3, the company’s second Tizen-based smartphone was officially announced last week in India, and the device is now available for purchase in the country for INR 8,399 (~ $130) exclusively from Snapdeal. Now, the South Korean smartphone giant has released a promotional video that touches all the important features of the Z3. The promotional video showcases the Z3′s sleek design with curved back panel with matte finish and metallic-finised...

Samsung develops wire-shaped batteries for smartwatches

Samsung has always been at the forefront in the smart wearables market. Since smartwatches, activity trackers, and fitness trackers are generally quite small, it is hard to fit traditional batteries in these devices. Now, Samsung has developed wire-shaped batteries for these kind of devices to increase their battery life. Samsung SDI has showcased new wire-shaped Band and Stripe flexible...

Official Samsung Galaxy On5 and Galaxy On7 images leak

We have been seeing a lot of information about Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Grand On and Mega On in the last few weeks, and official images of one of the two devices have now leaked online. Samsung India accidentally listed the Galaxy On5 on its online store; the listing isn’t there anymore, but images of the phone are now out in the open. The Galaxy On5, which we’ve been calling the Grand...