Samsung Pay update brings improved UI for Gift Cards and better performance

Samsung recently added support for 19 additional credit and debit card issuers in the US as well as an ability to use Gift Cards with its mobile payment service. Now, Samsung has released an update to the Samsung Pay app that brings improvements to existing features as well as improved performance.

This update has been marked as mandatory by Samsung, and it has also been mentioned that users need to “[install this] update by December 27 to avoid any service interruptions.” The update also brings improved UI for Gift Cards, optimized memory usage, and improvements to notifications.

Additionally, there seems to be an new option, which is turned off by default, to receive marketing information such as special offers, membership benefits, and newsletters from Samsung Pay partners. Did you receive this update on your Samsung Pay compatible device?

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Samsung broadcasted a rock concert live in virtual reality

Earlier this year in September a football match between Portuguese teams FC Porto and S.L. Benfica was broadcasted live to the world in virtual reality using a multi-camera setup which had 360-degree cameras placed on in the bleachers and on the pitch. The very next month Samsung brought the live virtual reality experience to Portugal’s Supertubos Beach and now it has turned its attention towards music by broadcasting a rock concert live in virtual reality.

Samsung broadcasted The Gift’s highly anticipated concert which took place yesterday in Lisbon, Portugal. The concert celebrate the band’s 20th anniversary and also happened to be the first direct transmission in Portugal of a musical performance in VR. A two camera system was used which provided viewers the choice of either watching the show from the front row or from the stage right alongside the band. Users from all over the world tuned into the live broadcast, after all, they only needed a compatible smartphone with the Gear VR and the IM360 VR app to tune in.

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