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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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. Head into Settings. Locate and select the Sounds & Notifications subheading. Hit Do Not Disturb. You will now have the choice...

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...