Samsung’s Gear S2 transcends the luxury watch; here’s why

The Gear S2 is a popular smartwatch, as Best Buy and Amazon sales show us for Q4 2015, and the Korean giant behind “the next big thing” in the smartwatch market is thrilled. At CES 2016, Samsung pushed forward with the smartwatch that’s got everyone talking about the future of smartwatches, with 18K Rose Gold and Platinum Gear S2 models on their way in February. With all the “bling” of the new smartwatches, though, an old question rises to the surface:...

The Gear S2 in 18k Rose Gold and Platinum goes on sale in the US tomorrow

Samsung launched two new editions of the Gear S2 Classic at the Consumer Electronics Show 2016 last month. Two weeks ago Samsung announced that it was launching the Gear S2 Classic in 18k Rose Gold and Platinum globally and since then the new editions have gradually been released in multiple markets across the globe. Samsung has just confirmed that the Gear S2 Classic in 18k Rose Gold and Platinum...

2-11-2016 Firmware Updates: Galaxy E5, Galaxy E7, Galaxy S5 mini, 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 These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs.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...

Themes Thursday: Here are a few good themes released this week

Themes Thursday is back! Samsung has released no less than 27 themes in its Theme Store this week, and that’s more than double of what they released last week. Most of the themes released this week are paid, with only five of them being free to install. We quite liked the Flix Black, the Shooting Dark Star, and the White Fairy _MINDON design themes. The Chalie Pub (Live) gives you an old-school...

Samsung Pay coming to the UK and Spain alongside the Galaxy S7

After Apple Pay was launched in the UK in July 2015, Samsung is trying to counter it by launching its own mobile payments solution in the country. At the company’s recently held European Forum 2016, an executive from the company mentioned a possible time frame for the launch of Samsung Pay in the UK and Spain. Nathalie Oestmann, who heads Samsung Pay in Europe, announced on stage that the company’s mobile payments system will be “coming...

Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge pre-orders to go live on February 21, free Gear VR included

The folks over at Android World are reporting that the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge will go up for pre-order in the Netherlands right on launch day, February 21st. It’s not the first time pre-orders will begin on the day a Samsung flagship will go official – the same happened with the Note 5 and S6 edge+ in the US (well, it happened a day later for those two devices), and we have seen third-party retailers and even Samsung in the Netherlands start...

Samsung catching up to Apple in the US smartphone market

Latest research from Parks Associates shows that Apple remains the dominant smartphone manufacturer in the United States but Samsung is catching up to it. The Cupertino-based company controls 40% of the country’s smartphone market while Samsung is in second place with 31%. The report shows that Android OEMs are gaining ground on Apple’s home turf and are likely to maintain this momentum going forward. With its 31% share of the country’s smartphone...