The Galaxy Note 5 is the most complete Samsung Galaxy flagship ever

I hated the Galaxy Note 4. Hate isn’t the word my colleagues here at SamMobile will use, but none of them were fans of the Note 4 either. The hardware was great, but the laggy software was what ruined the device when it launched, and Samsung’s abysmal software support further sealed the deal in making the Note 4 one of the most disappointing flagship smartphones from the Korean giant. Great hardware has never been an issue with the Note lineup....

Samsung reportedly spending $25 million on Rihanna’s new album and upcoming tour

In what appears to be one of the biggest music and marketing tie-ups in recent memory a report claims that Samsung will be sponsoring Rihanna’s new album and upcoming tour to the tune of $25 million. According to the report both camps have been negotiating on the deal for seven months which covers Rihanna’s upcoming album reportedly titled “Anti” and the subsequent world tour, her eighth studio album is expected to be released in the next few weeks. It’s...

Samsung continues to trim workforce as it looks to further cut costs

Over the past few months there have been multiple reports that Samsung is downsizing its workforce as it wants to cut down on costs, at one point such reports were rubbished by the company, only for one to surface from China claiming that the company was cutting 1,000 jobs in the People’s Republic. According to a new report out of Korea the company is firing managerial-level workers and executives to further cut down on costs. A Samsung official...

Activate Samsung Pay by November 8 and get a free wireless charger

Samsung Pay has been performing quite well in South Korea and the United States, the company recently announced that it will be adding support for even more banks and gift cards to the app, all while it tries to get even more people to start using its payments service. The company has announced a new promotion for folks who own the Galaxy S6, the Galaxy S6 edge, the Galaxy S6 edge+ and the Galaxy Note 5. All they have to do is activate Samsung Pay...

Here’s what VLC looks like on a Tizen smartphone

VideoLAN’s VLC is undoubtedly one of the most popular media players available to the public and the fact that it’s open source and has support for almost every media format under the sun really shows why people love it so much. It’s already available on a wide variety of platforms across desktop and mobile so it was only a matter of time before VLC made its way to Tizen as well. Work on VLC for...