‘Made for Samsung’ program brings exclusive mobile experiences curated with best apps and brands

Samsung has introduced a new initiative at the Consumer Electronics Show 2016 in Las Vegas, called “Made for Samsung,” it’s going to bring exclusive mobile experiences curated with the world’s leading apps and top brands for the company’s mobile devices. Basically, the company is going to work with these brands and apps to bring unique experiences for its products. Samsung already tested the...

Samsung announces Portable SSD T3 with multi-terabyte capacity

AT CES 2016 Samsung has announced a premium external solid state drive that small enough to fit in your palm. The Samsung Portable SSD T3 offers multi-terabyte storage, it features Samsung’s proprietary Vertical NAND and SSD TurboWrite technology. The product follows the launch of the Portable SSD T1 last year, several upgrades have been made to the T3 based on the feedback and needs of customers. Capacity...

Mad Catz will now start making ‘Designed for Samsung’ game controllers

Mad Catz, a company best known for making some of the best mobile gaming controllers money can buy, has confirmed at the International Consumer Electronics Show 2016 in Las Vegas that it has joined the “Designed for Samsung” program. This means that the company will make controllers that are optimized for Samsung devices and those controllers will be required to pass through Samsung’s certification process before they can proudly carry the Designed...

Galaxy S7 and S7 edge to feature water-resistance, microSD slot and large batteries?

Is Samsung looking to fix all the shortcomings that it introduced to its flagship lineup in its quest for a premium design last year? It would certainly seem so, if the latest rumor about the Galaxy S7 duo is to be believed. Venture Beat has revealed numerous interesting details about the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, with the information coming from “a person briefed on the company’s plans.” The...

Making it your own: how to arrange apps on the Gear S2

Buying the Gear S2 is truly exciting, as you prepare to embrace Samsung’s next big thing. Once you take it out of the box, however, the setup is on: you want to customize the device to work to your liking, which, as everyone knows, involves apps. The Gear S2 comes pre-loaded with apps that you may find relevant, but they’re not placed in the order that you would like or need; some apps may work for...

1-4-2016 Firmware Updates: Galaxy A5, Galaxy S4 Active, Galaxy S6 edge, and more

Samsung has a plethora of phones and tablets in its lineup, and regularly releases firmware updates for various devices. These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs. Software updates for Samsung devices roll out in various regions every day, and you can find out which firmware updates were pushed out by the company over the last...

Samsung starts selling the Galaxy A9 (2016) in China for about $500

Late last month Samsung announced the Galaxy A9 (2016), it happens to be the most high-end smartphone in its newly refreshed Galaxy A lineup. Samsung had made it clear that initially this handset will only be launched in China and it was later rumored that the Galaxy A9 (2016) might be sold for 3,199 yuan or about $490. Samsung has now started selling the handset in China and as rumored the price is just below $500 which can be considered a...

Anyone can make watchfaces for the Gear S2 now with the Gear Watch Designer

Samsung has unveiled the Gear Watch Designer which is one of the most complex pieces of software coming from the South Korean giant so far. The app is currently available for the Windows and Mac operating systems and it simplifies the creation of watchfaces  for the Gear S2 so that it doesn’t require any coding skills. Basically, you can create individual elements using design tools, and the...

Lenovo’s new convertible laptop uses an OLED display panel from Samsung

It looks like Samsung has started supplying its OLED display panels to laptop makers. Lenovo has launched the Windows 10-based Thinkpad X1 Yoga, which is the first convertible laptop to use an OLED display, and costs upwards of $1449. The Chinese PC manufacturer has mentioned that it is sourcing display panels from Samsung for this convertible, and it makes sense as it is the market leader in OLED technology. This laptop comes in three display...

Samsung Pay app allegedly lists Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge model numbers

The Galaxy S7, and whatever variants of the device Samsung launches this year, will certainly support Samsung Pay out of the box, and it seems the company is already adding support for the upcoming phones in the Samsung Pay app. One of our readers has sent in a screenshot allegedly from the Chinese version of the Samsung Pay app showing the model numbers of the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge. The...

Samsung’s Tizen-powered Smart Control Remote can control an entire TV setup

Ahead of unveiling new products during the upcoming CES 2016 expo, Samsung has announced that it has developed a new Smart Control Remote that can work as a single remote control unit for all the devices connected to its smart TVs. The South Korean electronics says that this remote control is powered by the company’s homegrown Tizen platform. Although we don’t know how this particular device looks like, it appears that the remote control features...

TaskS2 for the Gear S2 opens up a world of possibilities

For those who are unaware Tasker is an app that provides users with countless possibilities of automating actions on their mobile device, anything from checking the temperature of their smart home to sending a text message when the battery dies. The possibilities are limitless. Imagine having that ability right on your wrist, and if you happen to own the Gear S2, then you can actually take advantage of it. TaskS2 is a Tasker interface for the Gear...

Samsung to rake in huge licensing profits from AMD’s new 14nm FinFET contract

AMD has reportedly signed a contract with Globalfoundries to manufacture its new graphics processing unit that will be released later this year, the GPU will be made using GF’s 14nm FinFET process. Samsung isn’t directly involved in the production and yet it’s going to earn substantial licensing profits off of this contract considering the fact that it owns Globalfoundries’ 14nm FinFET technology. Industry sources cited in a report from Korea say...

Samsung predicts low global growth for 2016

It appears that Samsung’s troubles in the global market aren’t going to ease up in 2016, company chief executive Kwon Oh-hyun told employees in a New Year’s address that low global growth is likely to persist in this new year, with financial risks for emerging countries contributing to greater uncertainty. Samsung expects an overall tough business environment in 2016 due to weak global economic conditions as well as increased competition in the mobile...

‘Groundbreaking’ new soundbar to be unveiled by Samsung at CES 2016

Samsung has confirmed today that it’s going to unveil a “groundbreaking” new soundbar at the Consumer Electronics Show 2016 in Las Vegas. The company is going to show off its new portfolio of audio products which includes the new soundbar that features Dolby Atmos technology. “Dolby Atmos has received overwhelming support from major studios and continues to expand into other form factors, including...