Samsung wants to feel young again, to ditch the corporate bore and become a trendy startup

A rather interesting report has surfaced today claiming that Samsung wants to make substantial changes to the way it operates. Now that’s not going to be an easy task since it’s a massive company with more than 300,000 employees. Reuters reports that Samsung executives are planning to put their names to a pledge to move the company away from its traditional corporate structure towards a more open environment, one that would feel startup-like. The...

Mophie’s wireless charging Juice Pack for the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge available now

Last month Mophie announced its new wireless charging Juice Pack for the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge. The company touted the fact that they are the first battery cases on the market that support wireless charging. It has started selling the new Juice Pack for Samsung’s latest flagships. The one for the Galaxy S7 costs $99.95 and it has a 2950mAh battery inside thereby increasing the battery...

Hulu app for Gear VR finally released

Online video streaming service Hulu had announced back in September last year that it would release an app for the Samsung Gear VR but we didn’t hear much about it since. It turns out that Hulu had to delay the app for a few months as it needed more time to work on it. The Hulu app for Gear VR has finally been released today and it’s now available for download from the Gear VR Oculus Store. Hulu brings...

AMOLED displays are now cheaper to produce than LCD displays

Samsung has been killing it in the smartphone segment with its Super AMOLED displays. AMOLED displays are superior to LCD panels in many ways: they are thinner, have better contrast and deeper blacks. However, other smartphone brands did not adopt this technology due to higher panel costs. Now, the production cost of AMOLED panels is said to have fallen below the production cost of LCD panels. According to IHS Technology, it costs...

3-24-2016 Firmware Updates: Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy Grand Prime, Galaxy A9, 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 These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs.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...