NCAA will stream the Final Four championship games in 180-degree video to the Gear VR

If you’re a college football fan and own a Gear VR headset, you’re going to be feeling pretty happy with yourself right about now as the NCAA has just announced that it will be broadcasting the Final Four semifinals and the championship game in 180-degree video to the virtual reality unit via a new VR version of its March Madness Live application, which is available to download from the Oculus Store. Whilst viewing the games, users will also be able...

Samsung Pay updated with support for 16 new banks and credit unions in the US

Following Samsung Pay’s successful launch in China earlier today, the South Korean company has just revealed that its now added compatibility to its mobile payment platform for sixteen new banks and credit unions in the United States. Amongst the newly-supported banks are the Bank of England, BHCU, Fidelity and Old National. The full list can be seen below: Altra Federal Credit Union Bank of England Benchmark Federal Credit Union Blackhawk Community...

Samsung and the Asian Food Channel get together to launch new recipe application

Samsung’s teamed up with the Asian Food Channel (AFC) to launch a tasty new application for all of its Galaxy-branded devices. Samsung Savour is now available to download through Galaxy Apps, and gives users instant access to all the latest and greatest cooking recipes aired on AFC, together with a carefully crafted selection of ‘must try’ meals. This app has been designed with interaction in mind....

3-29-2016 Firmware Updates: Galaxy Tab S2, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy A7, 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 These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs.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...

Samsung’s Good Lock app is a powerful lockscreen for your Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge

Bored of the default lock screen on Android devices, and specifically the one on your Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge? Samsung thinks you could do with a more powerful lock screen and has launched an app called Good Lock on the Galaxy Apps store. Supported on the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, Good Lock puts a ton of functionality right on your lock screen and notifications area. From being able to...

[Poll] Should Samsung make a modular Galaxy S8 in 2017?

Now that Mobile World Congress 2016 has come and gone, the dust has settled – and, while Samsung’s Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge are the most perfect Android handsets we’ve ever seen, some say that LG out-innovated Samsung this year with its modular G5 smartphone. We extend congratulations to LG for thinking outside of the box and making an honest effort to return a certain playfulness to smartphones that has been missing for some time. The idea of...

Galaxy A7 (2016) review: Best mid-range phone in Samsung’s lineup

With the Galaxy A3 and Galaxy A5 (2016), Samsung also launched the Galaxy A7 (2016). In terms of appearance, the new A7 looks the same as its siblings, but the screen has gotten larger at 5.5 inches. It’s considered the perfect sweet size for phablet smartphones, and Samsung’s new Galaxy S7 edge and even Apple’s iPhones employ a 5.5-inch display. Let’s see how the Galaxy A7 (2016) distinguishes itself...

Samsung shutting down Milk Music in Australia next month

It was reported a couple of weeks ago that Samsung is going to shut down Milk Music as it looks to acquire Tidal in order to revamp its digital music strategy. While Samsung has confirmed that it has no plans to acquire Tidal the company is going ahead with the Milk Music shutdown. It has confirmed today that after being available for 14 months Milk Music will be shut down in Australia next month. Milk...

There are now four times as many Gear S2 apps than at launch

Samsung has announced that there are now four times as many Gear S2 apps available than at the smartwatch’s launch during IFA 2015. The South Korean smartphone giant is trying to launch as many apps on its first round smartwatch as possible to compete with the Apple Watch and other Android Wear-based smartwatches. It is interesting to see that Samsung calls watch faces as “apps” in its press release, and that seems to be the most popular app category...

Samsung makes the Galaxy J5 (2016) and Galaxy J7 (2016) official for China

Nearly three months before we would have expected them, Samsung has made the Galaxy J5 (2016) and Galaxy J7 (2016) official in China. The phones are listed on the company’s website, and as the leaks had confirmed, the J5 (2016) and J7 (2016) come with a metal frame and considerably improved specs over their original counterparts. The improved specs include larger batteries (3,100 mAh and 3,300 mAh...