Good Lock app review: Samsung’s futuristic TouchWiz preview is a balanced effort

Many readers here at SamMobile have gotten their hands on the Good Lock app from Samsung this week. The app is only available for devices running Android Marshmallow, with some Galaxy Note 5 and all Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge owners getting automatic access to what could be seen as Samsung’s preview into the Korean giant’s future UI plans. As with all apps, the new Good Lock lock screen app has...

Korean reports suggest another bad quarter for Samsung

Last week a report out of Korea brought us predictions from market analysts who claimed that Samsung could have a better first quarter than previously expected due to the stellar performance of the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge. The mood appears to have changed over the past few days as the latest reports out of Korea suggest that another bad quarter might be in the offing for Samsung. According to one report, Samsung’s sales in China continue...

Bubble Bash 3 makes its way to the Gear S2

The Samsung Gear S2 has just received a new app in the form of Gameloft’s Bubble Bash 3. Unlike conventional productivity based offerings, this one here is a full blown game designed for your wearable. The game lets you play independently and accrue points while keeping the points scored on your smartphone separate. It comes with 120+ levels, so you probably won’t run out of levels anytime soon. Given the small display of the smartwatch, the developers...

Asphalt 8: Airborne comes to the Samsung Z1 and Z3, puts Tizen even further ahead in the mobile race

Tizen is a fledgling OS currently that has its share of critics (primarily diehard Android fans who think the OS will never mature), but Samsung doesn’t want you to count out its “baby” OS just yet. Thanks to the hard work over at Gameloft, one of the company’s most popular games, Asphalt 8: Airborne, is now available for Samsung Z1 and Z3 users. The game does what its Android, iOS, and Windows Phone...

Samsung is giving away 16 freemium games with free bonuses to Galaxy S7 and S7 edge owners

Samsung is trying to woo customers this year by offering a lot of freebies with its flagship smartphones, and then some more. The company had bundled its virtual reality headset, the Gear VR, with most Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge preorders. Now, the South Korean smartphone giant is giving away sixteen freemium games with free bonuses to owners of its latest flagship smartphones. Galaxy...

Samsung is working on smart contact lenses, patent filing reveals

In an ever expanding universe of wearables, Samsung is doing its best to keep all bases covered. Today, the publication of a patent application shows the company is developing smart contact lenses. The patent application, filed in South Korea, shows a contact lens equipped with a tiny display, a camera, an antenna, and several sensors that detect movement and the most basic form of...

Telus starts rolling out Android Marshmallow for the Galaxy S6 edge+

Last generation high-end smartphones from Samsung have been steadily receiving the latest final version of Android in various markets around the world. After delaying the update a couple of times, Telus has finally started rolling out the Android Marshmallow update for Galaxy S6 edge+ (SM-G928W8) units on its network in Canada. The update with a file size of 1271.81MB is being released...