You can now get $50 instead of a wireless charger for activating Samsung Pay

Samsung has been quite aggressive in promoting Samsung Pay and this has obviously helped increase the adoption of its mobile payment service. The company recently launched a promotion through which it’s offering free accessories worth $349 on the purchase of a 2015 flagship as well as a rebate on activating Samsung Pay. You don’t have to buy a new device to get $50 in cash from the company, it is now separately offering the rebate to any and all...

AT&T releases Android 5.1.1 for the Galaxy S5 Active

The Galaxy S5 Active received Android 5.0 Lollipop a few months back and while it has been quite some time since the latest version of Lollipop came out, the handset is getting this particular update just now. AT&T has released Android 5.1.1 for the Galaxy S5 Active, a handset that no other carrier in the country sells. Active variants are exclusive to AT&T in the United States. Build number LMY47X.G870AUCU2COJ3 has been released by AT&T...

T-Mobile starts selling the Galaxy Note 5 in Gold Platinum

If you’ve been looking to purchase the Galaxy Note 5 in Gold Platinum from a carrier in the United States then T-Mobile is your best bet, Magenta has now started selling the Samsung flagship in this color, it’s available in the same 32GB and 64GB flavors like the White Pearl and Black Sapphire models. There’s obviously no change in the pricing as well. There’s nothing different about this model...

Samsung officially unveils 64-bit Exynos 8 Octa 8890 processor

Samsung officially unveiled the newest member of its Exynos family of application processors, the 64-bit Exynos 8 Octa 8890 is the second premium application processor from Samsung that’s built on the 14nm FinFET process technology. Unlike the Exynos 7 Octa 7420 the new processor is an integrated one-chip solution that houses Samsung’s first custom designed CPU based on 64-bit ARMv8 architecture...

Gear VR gets exclusive game called ‘Land’s End’

With the Gear VR being available for pre-order, developers are starting to roll out content for this platform and we’ve already got some interesting apps like the official Gear VR Netflix app and many more coming soon. Land’s End, which is an exclusive Gear VR game, also got released recently and it’s quite a beautiful meditative puzzle game that is meant to be played with a VR headset. You basically use your sight through the Gear VR to connect...

Galaxy S7 unveil now rumored for Unpacked 2016 possibly on February 21

For the past few weeks it has been rumored multiple times that Samsung is going to unveil the Galaxy S7 ahead of schedule, but according to a latest tweet from a tipster that has been right many times in the past, there is no truth to these reports of an early launch. According to the tipster the Galaxy S7 is going to be unveiled at Galaxy Unpacked 2016 which is said to be set for February 21,...

WCDMA SoC platform from Spreadtrum officially adopted for the Samsung Z3

Spreadtrum, a fabless semiconductor company from China which works with wireless communication standards and mobile chips today confirmed that its WCDMA SoC platform has been officially adopted by the Samsung Z3, a new Tizen-powered smartphone from Samsung. Spreadtrum’s integrated platform includes a 28nm 1.3Ghz quad-core SC7730SI WCDMA/HSPA(+) GSM/GPRS baseband chip, its 3-in-1 SC2331S connectivity chip, SR3532S RF and SC2723S power management...

Voxer turns the Gear S2 into a walkie talkie

Walkie talkies are great fun, aside from the fact that they provide you with a direct line of communication with the person on the other hand, which can be supremely useful in many scenarios. Conventional walkie talkies have range limitations but what if you could bring that same functionality to an application? That’s what Voxer has done and its voice messaging app is now available for the Gear S2. The...

Samsung confirms that the NX1 is being discontinued in Europe

Samsung is notifying potential customers in Europe that its flagship NX1 camera has been discontinued, it hasn’t even been a year since this product was released, and it’s odd that the company has decided to do this close to the lucrative holiday shopping season that’s just around the corner. In a statement the company says that it quickly adapts to market needs and demands which is why it’s discontinuing sales of NX1 cameras in Europe for now...

Samsung wins 38 CES 2016 Innovation Awards across 18 categories

International Consumer Electronics Show is held in January each year where some of the biggest and most popular consumer electronic brands showcase their products. Samsung has announced through its official blog that it has been awarded with a whopping number of CES 2016 Innovation Awards – 38 to be exact – across 18 product categories. The Consumer Technology Association (CTA), which organises...

Opinion: Here’s why Samsung won’t leave the smartphone market within the next five years

Introduction We generally encourage thoughts and opinions from our readers through comments, but sometimes we also allow readers to post their opinions or studies on our website through articles if we find them interesting. This is one such particular opinion piece, which is written by Ard Boudeling, who is a Global Manager in the smartphone industry. He was intrigued to share a view on Ben Bajarin’s prediction about Samsung exiting the...

The Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ have an annoying little UI bug

The Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ are two of the best and most complete flagships from Samsung, but there’s an annoying little bug that ruins the experience on these devices every now and then. Sometimes, when you wake up the phone and try to unlock it, the Note 5 and S6 edge+ become extremely slow. This slowdown corrects itself in a few seconds, but it does so by reloading the entire UI. This UI reload sends you back to the lock screen,...

Android 5.1.1 Lollipop released for Samsung Galaxy E7

Samsung has started rolling out Android 5.1.1 Lollipop update for the Galaxy E7 in India today. The device, which was released along with the Galaxy E5, was shipped with Android 4.4.4 KitKat at the time of its launch. Samsung jumped straitght from KitKat to Android 5.1.1 for both these devices skipping Android 5.0 altogether. The Galaxy E5 received the update in several markets about two months ago. The Android 5.1 update was released for the...