Gear VR sells out in Korea on day one

The Gear VR headset is off to a great start, Samsung released the consumer version of its virtual reality headset over a week ago and already you might find it hard to get your hands on one. A report out of Korea says that a similar response from customers was seen on Samsung’s home turf, the Gear VR sold out in South Korea on day one.

Samsung released the Gear VR in South Korea earlier this week and it sold out on day one, though it merits mentioning here that only 2,000 units were made available for purchase initially. Nevertheless it goes to show that consumers are taking an interest in this product and the trend is likely to continue, in South Korea the Gear VR is being sold for 129,800 won which is equal to about $110. The Gear VR is compatible with the Galaxy S6, the Galaxy S6 edge, the Galaxy S6 edge+ and the Galaxy Note 5, with a significant amount of VR content already available for the headset.

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Samsung starts mass production of first 128GB DDR4 modules for enterprise servers

Samsung today announced that it has started mass production of the industry’s first “through silicon via” (TSV) 128GB DDR4 memory modules for data centers and enterprise servers, it follows the introduction of the world’s-first 64GB 3D TSV DDR4 DRAM last year. The company’s latest TSV DRAM module brings the largest capacity and highest efficiency of any DRAM modules available today, claims Samsung, while promising superior performance and excellent reliability.

128GB TSV DDR4 memory module is made up of a total of 144 DDR chips that are arranged in 36 4GB DRAM packages, each package contains four 20nm 8GB chips that are assembled with TSV packaging technology. Instead of using wire bonding TSV packages have chip dies that are ground down to a few dozen micrometers and then pierced with fine holes to be vertically connected by electrodes passing through the holes as this allows for a major increase in signal transmission. This is what enables the new memory module to provide a low-power solution for next-generation servers and data centers reaching peak speeds of up to 2,400Mbps, that’s nearly twice the performance with power usage being cut down by about 50%. Samsung will also introduce TSV DRAM modules that bring data transfer speeds of up to 2,667Mbps and 3,200Mbps to meet enterprise server needs.

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Samsung Knox adopted by four million users

Samsung has announced that just two years after its launch its Knox security solution has been adopted by four million users across the globe, this according to Samsung’s vice president of B2B development IT and mobile communications Young-Jip Kim, who wrote in a blog post that Knox adoption is gradually increasing in the enterprise market.

The last update on Knox usage numbers came back in May 2014 when Samsung said that the security solution had more than 1.8 million active users, it has taken Samsung over a year and a half to effectively double the number of active users. Since then Knox has been updated to Knox 2.0 and a separate Knox store for enterprise apps was also introduced. Samsung and BlackBerry also announced earlier this year that they were going to integrate the Knox secure platform with WorkLife by SecuSuite and BlackBerry, further paving the way for Knox to make its mark in the enterprise sector.

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Samsung is working on a Bluetooth gamepad for the Gear VR

Samsung is doing everything it can to make the Gear VR a success, knowing fully that virtual reality would become a huge market in the future. The company has already released a few compelling games for its virtual reality headset like the Land’s End, and now the South Korean smartphone giant is working on a wireless gamepad for the Gear VR.

We have stumbled upon a patent application from Samsung Electronics that showcases the design for a Bluetooth gamepad that is designed to be used with a “head mounted apparatus”, which points towards a virtual reality headset. The application for a design patent was filed in February 2015, and it the registration was granted by the authority earlier this month.

As you can see in the images, it closely resembles to the gamepad that Samsung released with the Galaxy S4. It consists of two D-Pads, a thumbstick, four action buttons, two shoulder buttons, a power button, and a microUSB port for charging. This new gamepad from Samsung appears to be slimmer than the earlier version, and will work with smartphones and tablets as well.

Also Read: Gear VR has already sold out online

What do you think about the future of gaming on the Gear VR? Would people adopt a portable VR headset like the Gear VR, which is powered by a smartphone, faster than other devices like the Oculus Rift and Sony’s PlayStation VR that are powered by full-fledged gaming PCs or gaming consoles?

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Samsung will collaborate with KDDI on next-gen 5G technologies

Samsung today announced that it has signed a MoU or Memorandum of Understanding with Japanese telecommunications giant KDDI to collaborate on the development of next-generation 5G technologies. Samsung has worked with KDDI in the past to bring advanced network technologies like CDMA and LTE to the Japanese market, both companies have been working together for more than ten years and this latest MoU further deepens that relationship.

Both companies will leverage their expertise in mobile network to increase speed of 5G development, their collaboration is going to focus on research and validation of technologies that are instrumental in charting the future of 5G. Samsung is leading the way for standardization of 5G, just a couple of months back the company proposed a vision of 5G mobile communication systems to the 3GPP RAN 5G Workshop, 3GPP is private organization which decides technical standards and is made up of major mobile companies and equipment firms from across the globe. Earlier this year Samsung also signed a similar MoU with LG U+ for joint development of 5G technology.

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Samsung’s product planners explain the logic behind the Galaxy View

Don’t call the Galaxy View a tablet because Samsung doesn’t want it to be viewed as a tablet, instead the company calls it a “movable display.’ We were the first to report earlier this year that Samsung would be coming out with this 18.4-inch behemoth soon, the company started selling the movable display once a couple of weeks back. Many have asked what exactly is the logic behind this product that’s not being marketed as a tablet even though it looks and feels like a very large one. Samsung’s product planners and user experience designers have taken to the company’s official PR website to explain the logic behind this device.

The Galaxy View was never meant to be a tablet. Samsung actually made sure to use big icons which are more intuitive and easy to read, thus eliminating the need for users to micro-operate the device’s features with fine touch, says Hyun Kim, Senior Designer at Mobile & IT Communications Business. The product was designed to allow users to enjoy their favorite TV shows and movies anywhere they might be in the house which is why the Galaxy View has a two-way stand to alternate between different viewing angles. It even has a handle which makes it easy to hold the movable display in one hand even when walking.

In its lengthy post the team points to several different scenarios in which the Galaxy View makes sense, for example an amateur cook and keep it in the kitchen and follow recipes. Sports fans can take the display along with them from room to room without ever having to miss a second of the game, explains DaYoung Park, Manager of Product Strategy Team, Mobile & IT Communications Business. The designers have envisioned this product “as a fun and useful tool for everyone in the home, everywhere they live,” while pointing out that it’s just as useful outside the home, as it serve a novel purpose on camping trips or educational tours.

The Galaxy View is already available for purchase in multiple markets across the globe including the United States, where it can actually be purchased for $100 less than its usual price via Amazon.

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Artik, Samsung’s Internet of Things hardware platform, gets unboxed

Samsung unveiled its Internet of Things hardware platform called Artik at IoT World 2015 back in May, the idea being to provide developers with a platform that enables them to effectively build IoT solutions. To start the effort Samsung launched three Internet of Things modules, the Artik 1, Artik 5 and Artik 10. Here we have an unboxing video and overview of the Artik 5 module.

The company describes Artik as the industry’s most advanced, open and secure platform for developing Internet of Things products. Samsung has begun sending out these Artik beta development kits, participants of the Makers Against Drought Challenge are now receiving their kits, it goes without saying that other developers will soon get theirs as well. Developers who are interested to know more about this hardware platform and sign up to get one should visit the official Artik website.

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Latest eBay deal discounts the Gear Live to $79 only

We often cover eBay discounts here because many trusted sellers often provide great Samsung devices at very attractive prices. Over the past few months some good deals have been offered for handsets like the Galaxy S6 edge and the Galaxy Note 5. Today a trusted seller on eBay is offering the Gear Live for a very attractive price, this Android Wear-powered smartwatch can be yours today for $79 only.

If you’re in the market for a respectable Android Wear smartwatch but don’t want to spend too much money, well this is a great chance for you to pick up a new one ahead of the holidays. All units sold are brand new, unused with unopened packaging and the seller is also offering free shipping on all orders. Limited quantities are available so if you’re really interested in buying the Gear Live, better not waste any time.

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Exclusive: Samsung working on a successor to the Galaxy Tab E

Samsung was one of the first brands to release an Android-powered tablets, and it still continues to churn out a decent number of tablets each year. Earlier this year, the company released tablets in entry-level, mid-range, and high-end segments. Samsung released the Galaxy Tab E and the Galaxy Tab A in India in mid-2015, and then rolled it out in the other markets. Now, the company is working on the successor to the Galaxy Tab E series.

According to the information that we’ve received from our reliable insiders, Samsung is working on mid-range tablets, the SM-T280 and the SM-T285. The SM-T280 would feature Wi-Fi, while the SM-T285 would be a Wi-Fi + Cellular (4G) variant of the device. We expect these tablets to be officially unannounced sometime in the first quarter of 2016. We currently don’t have any information about the hardware or software specifications, but we hope that Samsung uses higher resolution displays and the latest version of Android in these tablets.

This year, Samsung started using displays with a squarish 4:3 aspect ratio in all its tablets, similar to Apple’s iPad. However, apart from the Galaxy Tab S2, all other tablet offerings from the company were equipped with below par specifications for their price points. Even the Galaxy Tab S2 used a last generation processor, the Exynos 5433, while devices like the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy Note 5 used the brand new Exynos 7420 processor. We hope that Samsung releases tablets with a more value-for-money factor this year.

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No, Samsung isn’t selling its network business

Samsung just shot down all the rumors regarding its network business. The South Korean electronics giant stated that it isn’t selling off its network business, which is in charge with manufacturing mobile telecommunication systems. Not only does Samsung carries out business with some of the major LTE (4G) operators in US, Japan and Korea, but it also made some very significant investments in mobile telecommunications systems and devices. We’re talking tens of billions of dollars worth of investments every year, which drove the market into various innovations in the telecommunication field.

The South Korean technology giant will continue to innovate in the field of telecommunications with brand new devices, and this statement is very important, but comes in the wake of another announcement. Samsung has recently decided not to compete in Germany’s camera market anymore which means that it’s looking to drop areas or branches of the business that simply don’t make enough profit, and it’s probably where the network business shut-down rumors have their roots. The company signed an MoU with LG U+ to jointly develop 5G technology and is leading the standardization of the wireless technology.

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Samsung’s new SUHD TV ad encourages users to throw out their old TV

Samsung’s latest ad entitled ‘Happy Accidents’ shows a couple of scenarios where users willingly let their TVs get wrecked in order to buy a SUHD TV. Samsung’s 4K SUHD TVs cost somewhere between $3,000 to $7,000, so if you’ll buy one of them, the rationale is that you might as well see your old one destroyed. Samsung makes use of an old psychological trick in its latest ad for SUHD TVs, which is the basic need for humans to destroy things.

The video at hand shows just a couple of basic but creative ways of ruining your old TV like letting water pour on it, or allowing your dog to break down the tablet it stands on, or even letting your child destroy it. You can find the embedded ad below and we strongly encourage you to give it a watch because let’s face it, it’s pretty funny. What are your creative ways of wrecking a TV? Let us know by leaving a comment and tell us if you’d actually do this to buy a new SUHD TV.

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Crazy rumor: Google to help Samsung optimize TouchWiz?

Samsung has made major strides this year in optimizing TouchWiz, its proprietary user interface seen on all of its Android smartphones and tablets. But has it done enough? Not exactly, with the biggest example of the fact that there is work to be done being the RAM management issues that continue to plague even the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+, despite both phones featuring 4GB of RAM.

If a new rumor is to be believed, Google might also be thinking along the same lines. According to Samsung Viet, the internet giant is planning on working with Samsung in order to help the Korean manufacturer optimize TouchWiz. Google apparently wants to make sure the world’s most popular custom Android UX is as fast as it can possibly be, and also help Samsung overcome any bugs that might arise as a result of its customization.

This wouldn’t be the first time Google would be intervening in Samsung’s work. Almost two years ago, Samsung introduced the new Magazine UX on the Galaxy Tab Pro lineup, but this new UX was soon given the boot, and word around the rumor mill was that Google wasn’t happy with the major interface change brought about by the Magazine UX. But actually going so far as to help Samsung optimize its software? That sounds a little too far-fetched.

However, considering Samsung’s smartphones are synonymous with Android, anything wrong with TouchWiz means the OS itself gets a bad name as well. That’s a bad thing for Google, so maybe it’s not all that far-fetched to think Samsung’s future devices could come with optimization contributed directly by the maker of the little green robot. What do you think?

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Audi to use semiconductors from Samsung Electronics in its cars

A very interesting report from Business Korea suggests that Samsung Electronics is set to manufacture automotive semiconductors for carmaker Audi. This includes some of the latest technology in the field such as the leading-edge DRAM chips or the embedded multimedia card (eMMC). President of Samsung Electronics Semiconductor Business Kim Ki-nam was recently at the Audi Progressive SemiConductor Program, which was held at the Audi headquarters in Ingolstadt, Germany on the 23rd of November, and here’s what he had to say:

It is an exciting moment to offer our industry leading memory solutions to embrace the rapidly growing automotive industry. Based on this partnership, Samsung will bring various benefits and advanced user experience to the global automotive market while providing high quality memory products with excellent performance and enhanced reliability.

It seems that Samsung’s semiconductor business is thriving as of late, having already established a new headquarters in Silicon Valley and expanding its business in China. The semiconductor branch is estimated to rake in $10 billion this year and having gained Audi’s business, this could only mean a further increase in profits.

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Samsung UK: No Android Lollipop update for the Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4

Samsung UK is at it again. This particular branch of the Korean giant has always been rather active on Twitter when it comes to informing users whether a particular device will get updated to a newer version of Android or not. It hasn’t always been right – Samsung UK had said that the Galaxy E5 would not be getting the Lollipop update, even though this particular device never launched in the region and did actually get Android 5.0.

Today, Samsung UK is shedding light on another Galaxy device’s fate; it has responded to a Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 owner on Twitter and said that the tablet will not be getting Lollipop. Now, we aren’t very trusting of Samsung UK considering it has been incorrect in the past, but this time we think they might actually be right. Why? Because based on our information there is currently no firmware in development for the 8.4-inch variant of the Galaxy Tab Pro lineup.

We’re not saying that it’s certain the Tab Pro 8.4 won’t make the jump to Android 5.0, especially since the Tab Pro 12.2 did get the update, but with such a long time past since the Tab Pro 8.4 was released, it’s possible the tablet has missed the Lollipop boat. We will be keeping an eye out for more information on this matter, but for now it would be best to simmer down your hopes of seeing the newer version of the OS on your Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4.

@JSmoove_12 We really don’t like bringing you news you don’t want to hear, but the TabPRO 8.4 will not be getting Lollipop. ^ES

— Samsung UK (@SamsungUK) November 24, 2015

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How to use Do Not Disturb mode on the Galaxy S6 edge+ and Note 5

Like most Android smartphones, the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ ship with a Do Not Disturb feature which mutes all notifications that occur during a specific time frame. But did you know that you can also configure it to turn on automatically at fixed times on certain days of the week?

Here’s how you set it up.

1. Head into Settings.
2. Locate and select the Sounds & Notifications subheading.
3. Hit Do Not Disturb.
4. You will now have the choice to either turn on Do Not Disturb instantly or to configure a schedule. For the purpose of this guide, we’re going to be scheduling the service.
5. Flick the switch entitled “Turn on as scheduled” to On.
6. Tap on the Days heading.
7. Now you’re going to want to select all of the days that you would like Do Not Disturb to switch. I have this configured Monday through Friday.
8. Once you’ve chosen what days are best suited to you, click the Back button on your handset.
9. Select Start Time from the menu.
10. Here you will set the time that you want Do Not Disturb to turn on. I usually find myself falling asleep at 11:30 PM, so I have that set. This doesn’t necessarily have to be your sleep time, though. It could just as easily be for when you’re at work.
11. Once you’ve set a time, click the Back button.
12. Now have to select End Time from the menu.
13. Choose a suitable time for Do Not Disturb to turn off. Once again, as I use this feature to mute my phone while I’m asleep, I have it set for 7 AM the next day. This may not be relevant for you, though.
14. Once you’ve done that, tap the Back button.

You will now notice that a Do Not Disturb icon is present in your Notification Panel whenever it is active. While the service is on, your phone will be completely silent. You do, however, have the facility to set exceptions for alarms, telephones numbers and important applications.

On my device, I have my morning alarm set as an exception, together with phone numbers for immediate family — so if something were to happen during the night, they could easily reach me, but all other unimportant notifications remain muted.

To enable exceptions, navigate back to the Do Not Disturb menu in Settings. Scroll down until you see an option titled “Allow Exceptions” and select it. Here, you will find the resources to input all of the alarms, numbers and applications you would like to bypass the silence.

If you are using any of the other Samsung devices launched this year running Android 5.0, you should be use the Do Not Disturb feature the same way as it has been described above. Moreover, you can access the Do Not Disturb menu quickly by adding it to the notification panel’s quick toggles area.

If you happen to run into any issues along the way, do be sure to let us know in the comments section below, and we’ll do our very best to get you back on track.

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Leaked images of Samsung Galaxy A7 successor show a Galaxy S6-like design

The Galaxy A series devices were the first full metal smartphones from Samsung, and we had reported a couple of months ago that Samsung is working on the successors to the Galaxy A3, the Galaxy A5 and the Galaxy A7. Last week, specifications of these devices were leaked and they were certified for Bluetooth standards. Now images of the Galaxy A7′s successor have been leaked through China’s telecom regulatory authority TENAA.

As you can see, these images are similar to the ones leaked earlier, and aligns to the design language that Samsung unveiled with the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge. The SM-A7100, which will be released as a successor to the Galaxy A7, has a 6.95mm thin metal design with glass at the front and the back. The device would feature a 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 615 processor, 3GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, a microSD card slot, and a 2,600 mAh battery.

The device will come equipped with a 13-megapixel primary camera and a 5-megapixel secondary camera. This device will come pre-installed with Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, and feature 4G LTE, NFC, and GPS connectivity. Samsung is also working on a higher-end Galaxy A series device, the Galaxy A9, which might feature a Snapdragon 620 processor and a 16-megapixel camera. What do you think about this premium mid-range smartphone?

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