If you’ve pre-ordered the Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge you can now redeem your free Gear VR

If you’re lucky enough to have pre-ordered either the Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge after their announcement two weeks ago, and you’re still not quite sure if you are eligible to receive a free Gear VR headset as the conditions were a little unclear at the time. Customers who have bagged themselves a device can now officially redeem the Virtual Reality headset via Samsung’s promotions page using details included on their receipt to have their new Gear...

Short movie showcases just how good the Galaxy S7′s camera is

Earlier this week, we showed you how the Galaxy S7 blew the iPhone 6S out of the water when put head-to-head in a camera showdown, and today we’re getting a second look at Samsung’s upcoming flagships image-capturing capabilities. Aspiring filmmaker Ash Tailor spent some time with the recently-announced handset and created a short film entitled “12 Hours in London” to highlight just how powerful its camera really is. He then uploaded the short movie...

Samsung remains on top as Apple overtakes Xiaomi in India

It’s no secret that Samsung has been coming under increasing pressure in the global smartphone market and it doesn’t expect things to get better substantially in the near future. Clearly the company has its work cut out and it’s safe to say that Samsung is going to give it everything it has got. Latest figures from the International Data Corporation for Q4 2015 show that Apple has overtaken Xiaomi...

Activate Samsung Pay and get a wireless charger from Samsung

Samsung has previously offered incentives for activating Samsung Pay, incentives like free wireless chargers and even free cash, and it’s back with a similar promotion this week. The company is going to give you a free wireless charger once again if you activate Samsung Pay. This strategy appears to be working for Samsung as it looks to increase the user base of its mobile payments service. To activate the service just add a supported credit or debit...

Samsung may side with Apple in FBI legal proceedings

If you’ve been following the news recently, I’m pretty sure you’re aware that Apple is currently involved in a lengthy legal battle with the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). If not, please allow me to explain the situation. To cut a very long story short, the FBI is trying to get the Cupertino-based company to permit it to create a tool to unlock an iPhone that belonged to one of the San Bernardino shooting suspects, but Apple...

The Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge prevent you from charging them when the microUSB port is damp

Although Samsung has warned users of its flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, not to charge them straight after they’ve been submerged in water to prevent any hardware issues from occurring within the handsets, it appears that the South Korean company may actually have integrated a safeguard into the units to stop any electrical harm coming to them, if a post over on the XDA Developer forum is anything to go by. Senior XDA Member...

Galaxy A9 Pro passes through TENAA

Earlier today, an unannounced Samsung-branded A-series smartphone passed through China’s official certification database, TENAA. Information included in the filing shows that the handset bears the model number SM-A9100, which gives us reason to believe that we are potentially looking at the much-rumored Galaxy A9 Pro. The documentation also reveals that the device ships running the latest build of...

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

Welcome back to Themes Thursday! This is where you find interesting themes released every week by Samsung for compatible Galaxy smartphones. Samsung has released 47 themes over the course of past one week, but only fourteen of them are free. Here are some of the themes that we liked, and we hope that most of you would like them as well. The TouchWiz 6.0 theme from the Theme...

Samsung’s phone upgrade program launched in Singapore and the UK

It was reported late last month that with the launch of its new flagships Samsung might also launch a phone upgrade program. A couple of days ago it was reported that the program will be launched in South Korea soon but it’s not the only country where it will be available initially. Samsung has launched the phone upgrade program in Singapore and the United Kingdom as well. Samsung Concierge is what the program is called in Singapore. Customers are...

Six Flags and Samsung bring the first virtual reality roller coasters to North America

Samsung is working hard to expand the reach of its virtual reality technology and for that purpose it has signed a broad marketing partnership with Six Flags, the world’s largest regional theme park company. This partnership appoints Samsung as the “Official Technology Partner” of Six Flags and also brings new exciting experiences to nine Six Flag parks – the first virtual reality roller coasters...

Samsung launches QQ-enabled TV in China

Samsung today announced the launch of a new TV in China that’s QQ-enabled. QQ is one of China’s most popular messaging services. The new TV was unveiled at the Samsung China Forum held on March 2-3 in Shanghai. It provides users with full access to QQ messenger allowing them to chat and share media with family and friends. The company also introduced the Family TV feature to help users with visual...

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge teardown reveals obvious things

T-Mobile has started delivering the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge ahead of official release dates to those who pre-ordered. The respected guys over at Chipworks managed to get their hands on one of those units, and they did exactly what they are famous for, a teardown. According to Chipworks, the Galaxy S7 edge features a 12-megapixel camera sensor from Sony (probably...

3-3-2016 Firmware Updates: Galaxy S6, Galaxy Note Edge, Galaxy Alpha, 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...