AT&T might release Marshmallow for the Galaxy Note 5 tomorrow and on March 14 for the Galaxy S6

Google may have just released the developer preview of Android N but Samsung flagships have still not been updated to Android 6.0 Marshmallow in most countries. Major carriers in the United States are gradually releasing said update for last year’s flagships, and it appears that AT&T is going to release Marshmallow for the Galaxy Note 5 tomorrow and for the Galaxy S6 on March 14. Multiple AT&T...

Samsung starts selling the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge worldwide

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge last month and it didn’t take long for pre-orders to open. In some markets, customers who pre-ordered their units have already received them, even though March 11 was selected as the official release date for the new flagship smartphones. It is March 11 today, which means that Samsung has now started selling the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge worldwide. The company’s carrier and retail...

Samsung lists the Galaxy S7′s main features in new TV ad

Now that it’s done with unveiling the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge, Samsung can get down to the business of selling its new flagship smartphones. The marketing push is well and truly underway. Samsung has just released a new TV ad for its new flagship which lists all of the main features. The ad also raises an important question, is there any other smartphone out there that’s capable of doing all this while looking this good? The ad starts off...

Samsung Pay now available for the Galaxy S7 on Verizon

Verizon started shipping pre-ordered units of the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge a few days ago. Customers who got their units weren’t happy to find out that the Samsung Pay app was missing even though Verizon already supports the service on previous flagships. It wasn’t immediately clear why the app was missing from the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge on Verizon units but the carrier soon confirmed that the app was undergoing testing and...

Exclusive: Samsung working on Z1 (2016) Tizen phone (SM-Z150)

Samsung has upgraded a lot of its existing budget smartphones this year under the 2016 tag (and also the high-end Galaxy A series), and the company is working on a similar upgrade to its first Tizen phone, the Z1. We can confirm that a Z1 (2016) is currently in the works (with model number SM-Z150), and that it could come with an AMOLED display like the Samsung Z3 and other recent budget Samsung handsets. That’s about all the info...

Themes Thursday: Here are a few good-looking themes from this week

Welcome to this week’s Themes Thursday! Samsung has released 63 themes for its Galaxy smartphones this week. However, we only liked four of those themes. The [FIET] Sunshine In The Deep Blue theme has very elegant and consistent design, while the Morfix theme has colorful icons and material design language. The Strilex theme is good for people who like battery-saving black themes. If you...

Android N has been revealed, and Samsung flagships are still running Android 5.1 Lollipop

Yesterday, Google surprised everyone by revealing the next major iteration of Android a couple of months before the Google I/O developer conference, where new Android versions are usually unveiled. In fact, Android N’s reveal has come so early that smartphone manufacturers still haven’t updated existing devices to Android 6.0 Marshmallow, which came out in October last year. Samsung started the rollout of Marshmallow for last year’s flagships...

Oculus Social brings social features to Samsung Gear VR, Facebook tie-in coming soon

Oculus has announced that it is bringing social networking features to Samsung’s virtual reality headset, the Gear VR. Starting tomorrow, Gear VR owners will be able to create profiles and connect with friends using their real or usernames. Considering that Oculus is owned by Facebook, this move wasn’t unexpected. With ‘Oculus Social‘, Gear VR users will be able to like and share 360-degree videos...

Sprint rolling out Android 6.0 update for the Samsung Galaxy S6

Among the top four US carriers, T-Mobile was the quickest to update the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge to Android 6.0 Marshmallow (while Verizon took the crown for the Note 5), and we have been waiting for the other three to follow in T-Mobile’s footsteps. Sprint is doing so today, with its Galaxy S6 beginning to receive Android 6.0.1 over the air. The Galaxy S6 edge is probably getting the update too, but we don’t have a final confirmation on that...

Cricket Wireless will offer the Galaxy S7 starting March 18

Cricket Wireless has confirmed that it’s going to offer the hottest Android smartphone available on the market right now to its customers starting March 18. It’s going to sell the Galaxy S7 for $649.99 in stores and online, customers who pick up a unit between March 18 and April 1 will receive the Gear VR free with a 6-game bundle. Customers won’t get color choices because Cricket Wireless only has the Galaxy S7 in Black Onyx. Customers will...

‘Over the Horizon’ for the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge gets a Dirty Loops remake

“Over the Horizon” is a signature Samsung Galaxy brand sound that many of you might be using as the ringer or the alarm. Samsung decided to spruce it up for the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge so the Over the Horizon sound you find in the new flagships has received a remake from Swedish jazz-funk outfit Dirty Loops. Samsung says this is the “danciest, poppiest version yet” of Over the Horizon. Samsung says that the sound is as adventurous and...

Master magician Dynamo creates amazing illusions with the Galaxy S7

Samsung has teamed up with master magician Dynamo to create a series of seven amazing new illusions. With this series, the company is showcasing the camera capabilities of its new flagship smartphones. The illusions have been created using a mixture of forced perspective techniques coupled with simple props and everyday items to create stunning shots. Dynamo designed and shot each of these seven images...