Apple slips as Samsung cements its position as leader in the global smartphone market

Apple saw its first ever iPhone sales decline in Q1 2016 while Samsung further cemented its position as the leader in the global smartphone market, buoyed by the stellar performance of the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge. Latest figures from research firm IDC show that even though Samsung witnessed a slight dip in smartphone shipments in the first quarter of the year it still fared far better than the fruit company. According to the latest...

Samsung’s new IoT cloud platform is now commercially available

Samsung announced today that the Samsung Artik Cloud, an open data exchange platform which connects devices and apps, is commercially available. The platform provides easy-to-use open APIs and tools to securely collect, store, and act on data from linked devices or cloud services. Companies can use these APIs and tools to quickly bring new Internet of Things products to market. The new cloud...

First Thread-enabled IoT light switch showcased by Samsung and Legrand

At the Samsung Developer Conference 2016 today Samsung and Legrand showcased the world’s first Thread-enabled IoT light switch which is powered by Samsung’s Artik end-to-end platform, which is a fully integrated chip to cloud solution that enables companies like Legrand to speed up their product development process and reduce time to market. The Thread platform was designed to securely and easily connect hundreds of IoT devices to each other and...

Samsung is developing a standalone VR headset

Samsung has established a good footing for itself in the VR market with the Gear VR headset but its virtual reality ambitions don’t end here. The company has confirmed that it’s working on a standalone VR headset which will feature positional tracking, a technology currently found on high-end headsets like the Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive, this was revealed by Samsung’s head of R&D for software and services Injong Rhee at the Samsung Developer...

Samsung Gear 360 release date confirmed

At the Samsung Developer Conference 2016 today, Samsung confirmed when it’s going to release the very cute-looking Gear 360 camera. The Samsung Gear 360 was unveiled two months ago alongside the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge. It’s Samsung’s first camera capable of shooting video in 360-degrees. It comes with two 15-megapixel f/2.0 fisheye lens cameras, IP53 certification for dust and water resistance all of which is packaged inside a light...

Samsung S Health has more than 150 million users in over 130 countries

Samsung revealed today during the keynote at the Samsung Developer Conference 2016 in San Francisco, California that its S Health platform has rapidly grown its user base. The figures that the company shared during the keynote show that millions of people have opted to use S Health their platform of choice to monitor their health and fitness. S Health is a complete health and fitness platform that works as your personal fitness coach. It can...

Samsung Pay now lets you withdraw cash from ATMs

It was expected that this feature would soon make its way to Samsung Pay and now it has. During its keynote at the Samsung Developer Conference 2016 today the company confirmed that you will now be able to withdraw cash from ATMs using Samsung Pay. The feature will come in handy when you forget or lose your debit card but need to withdraw some cash from an ATM. Samsung has really improved its mobile payments service as it’s also received support...

Minecraft for Gear VR has been released

It was confirmed last month that Mojang is going to release a Minecraft port for the Gear VR and that’s precisely what it has done today. Minecraft for Gear VR has now been released and it’s available for download from the Oculus Store. Since Gear VR only supports a handful of Samsung devices you’ll need to own the Galaxy S7, the Galaxy S7 edge, the Galaxy Note 5, the Galaxy S6 or the Galaxy...

New smart TV tools and policies for developers will be showcased at SDC 2016

At the Samsung Developer Conference 2016, Samsung is going to showcase new smart TV tools and policies for developers, the new enhancements have been developed to allow users to access even more developer content with ease. During the 2016 smart TV session, the company is going to introduce developers to the Samsung Smart View SDK, it’s a feature that enables seamless connection between mobile devices and Samsung smart TVs. The company has also made...

Samsung pivots Knox to serve as a foundation for its enterprise solutions and services

Samsung may have introduced Knox as a defense-grade security platform but today it has announced that it has pivoted Knox to offer purpose-built, innovative and intuitive business tools. The new Samsung Knox is going to serve as the foundation for all of Samsung’s enterprise solutions and services. Putting Knox at the foundation of all solutions and services will deliver the infrastructure that...

Samsung Developer Conference 2016 live stream available now

The Samsung Developer Conference 2016 kicks off later today at the Moscone West Center in San Francisco, California. This two-day conference is based around the theme of “Connecting the Future Everywhere You Look,” and it will give attendees the opportunity to attend more than 70 sessions with more than 100 industry leaders. If you can’t physically attend the keynote today don’t worry because the Samsung Developer Conference 2016 live stream...

[Poll] Would you prefer the Gear S3 to be bigger than its predecessor?

Samsung is expected to unveil the Gear S3 later this year, it hit the ball out of the park with the Gear S2 as it was a truly revolutionary smartwatch, which is why it’s going to have to do an even better job with the Gear S3 as fans now have a lot of expectations from Samsung’s smartwatch department. It’s unclear right now what sort of changes Samsung is going to introduce with the Gear S3 but we’d like to know how you’d feel about a larger successor...

4-27-2016 Firmware Updates: Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy S5, Galaxy S7, 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...