Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow comes to the Galaxy Note 5 (SM-N920C)!

When it rains, it pours. That might not be completely applicable here, but Samsung has started rolling out Android 6.0.1 for the Galaxy Note 5, soon after it announced the global rollout of the update for the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge. The update is currently out in Cambodia (for the SM-N920C) with build number N920CXXU2BPB6; it’s available via Samsung Smart Switch and through our firmware...

Samsung and AT&T join forces to take you on a virtual cruise

Beaches and tropical breezes are as much a part of the cruising experience as sailing the open seas but unfortunately that gets a bit difficult during the winter months. Fear not though as Samsung and AT&T have joined forces to bring you the sun and fun on the high seas virtually. Starting tomorrow just walk into a select AT&T store and experience a fully immersive virtual reality cruise experience...

Gear S2 classic 3G will be released in the US on March 11

Earlier today Samsung announced that it’s going to launch a cellular version of the Gear S2 smartwatch soon and that it will feature the world’s first eSIM for wearable devices. It has now confirmed that the Gear S2 classic 3G will be available in black from major wireless networks in the United States. Users will be able to make calls, send texts and emails as well as receive notifications on their...

The Galaxy Tab E 8.0 is now available from Verizon

Verizon has launched the Galaxy Tab E 8.0 for its customers today. It’s positioning the tablet towards customers who might want one for the whole family, pointing out the fact that the tablet has features like Multi-User mode that enables separate logins and allows each user to save settings and keep information private. The Galaxy Tab E 8.0 has an 8-inch WXGA 1280×800 pixel resolution screen, a 1.3GHz...

Samsung will use hybrid-glass with upcoming foldable OLED panels

A new report mentions that Samsung is looking to upgrade its foldable OLED tech by teaming up with a company called Solip Technology. This could blossom into a strategic partnership as Samsung might bank heavily on the materials offered by Solip for their future foldable OLED panels. Solip markets its foldable glass panel as “Hybrimer”, a mix of hybrid-polymer. This material is said to be significantly more durable than Corning’s foldable Willow...

Themes Thursday: 15 new themes this week, but hardly any are worth a gander

It’s Thursday, which means that it’s time for another exciting edition of our weekly Themes Thursday segment. This week, fifteen new themes found their way onto the Store. Unfortunately, they’re not all worth of your attention as, sadly, the majority are priced too high and are a bit over-the-top. If I had to choose my favourite new theme in today’s column, it would be Strix. Although it’s priced...

Silver Galaxy S7 render leaks, bottom of Galaxy S7 edge pictured

The Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge seem to be making live camera appearances everywhere, as new photos of the devices have leaked online. Thanks to the Galaxy S7 edge picture, we’re getting a direct look at the bottom of the phone. The setup remains the same as the Galaxy S6 lineup – headphone jack, microUSB port, primary microphone and the loudspeaker, in that order. If there was any doubt about...

Telus releases its Marshmallow update plan for Samsung’s flagship smartphones

Telus, the second-largest cellular operator in Canada, has today announced that it’s planning to roll out the much-anticipated Marshmallow update to its carrier-branded variants of the Galaxy S6 edge+ and Galaxy Note 5 on March 9, followed closely by the Galaxy S6 edge on March 16 and, trailing up rear, the Galaxy S6 on April 13. This news comes just three weeks after Samsung begun distributing...

Samsung takes up residence next to an Apple Store in Barcelona ahead of Galaxy S7 launch

Samsung’s next flagship will be going official in Barcelona, and it looks like the company wants everyone in the city to know. Well, everyone who happens to be passing by the Apple Store located in the heart of Barcelona, where Samsung has taken up residence with a huge board of glass with its logo on top. We’re not sure if this is an actual Samsung store or just an advertising thing for the Unpacked event, but it’s surely an interesting move...

Samsung launches Gear S2 classic 3G with programmable eSIM for wearables

Samsung has announced that it will soon be launching a 3G/cellular version of the Gear S2 classic with the world’s first eSIM for wearable devices. In 2014, the Apple iPad Air 2 became the first mainstream mobile device to offer a SIM that could be programmed to work with different carriers without the need to change between actual SIM cards, and the Gear S2 classic is the world’s first...

Samsung takes us back to its history of innovations in a new video

Samsung has decided to take a trip down memory lane in order to give us a brief glimpse of what it has achieved in the mobile industry so far. In a new video titled “Unpacking History”, the company shows us how its first mobile device came to existence. The video ends with Samsung’s dual edge display-toting Galaxy S6 edge, which eventually finds itself inside a Gear VR headset, thus rounding off what we’ve seen from Samsung in the recent...

Does this confirm an always-on display for the Galaxy S7?

A tip from one of our loyal readers has partly confirmed the existence of an always-on display on the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge. Samsung’s Theme Store apparently has a new theme called “Cuzco”. In one of the theme screenshots, we can see something that is very similar to an always-on display, with the background being black and the notifications displayed in white. Now this doesn’t...