One million people used the Gear VR last month: Oculus

Virtual reality is beginning to pick up steam slowly. Samsung’s partnership with Oculus, which is one of the bigger players in the industry, for the Gear VR is already bearing fruit. Head of mobile at Oculus, Max Cohen, has now mentioned that the Gear VR was used by about one million people last month. He went on to say that an average user would use it for at least 25 minutes every day. Those are pretty decent usage figures, although we don’t have...

U.S. launch of the Galaxy Note 6 scheduled for mid-August: Leak

Renowned leakster @evleaks a.k.a Evan Blass has stumbled across some interesting information pertaining to the upcoming Galaxy Note 6 phablet. He claims that the handset has been scheduled for a release in the U.S. on the 15th of August 2016. His tweet reads “week of August 15th”, which suggests that the date might shift around a bit. We’ve heard a bit about the Galaxy Note 6 so far, including the fact that it might feature a USB Type-C port and...

Hitman Go is coming to the Samsung Gear VR

Samsung and Oculus have been successful in creating developer interest to make apps and games for the Gear VR. Now, Hitman Go, a turn-based strategy game that is based on the famous Hitman franchise, will be launched for the Gear VR as well as the Oculus Rift tomorrow. There will be two versions of Hitman Go for the Gear VR, one that costs $7.99 and the other that costs $9.99. The game developer Square Enix claims that the latter will offer “a...

The Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge were an instant hit with customers in the US

Latest data from Kantar Worldpanel shows that the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy S7 edge became an instant hit with customers in the United States as the handsets captured 5.8 percent of the US smartphone market combined in Q1 2016. Even though it was only available for the last few weeks of Q1 2016, the Galaxy S7 was the fifth best-selling smartphone during this time. Its predecessor, the Galaxy S6, didn’t do as well as the new flagship. It was only the...

Wallpaper Wednesday: Minimal

Welcome to the latest edition of Wallpaper Wednesday. This week we’re focusing our attention on ten minimal backgrounds. All images are available in a QHD resolution, which is a perfect fit for the Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge, Galaxy Note 5 and other flagships, but they can, of course, be used on different smartphones, too. If any of the following images float...

Update to Samsung Music app brings support for edge controls

After listing its beta music player app on the Play Store and making it compatible with the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy Note 5, Samsung has now released another update to the app with new features and minor bug fixes. The Samsung Music app is now compatible with three more Galaxy devices: the Galaxy J3, Galaxy J5, and Galaxy J7. Apart from minor bug fixes, the update brings a new...

How to set up Night Clock on the Galaxy S7 edge

Just like the Galaxy S6 edge and Galaxy S6 edge+, Samsung’s latest curved smartphone, the Galaxy S7 edge, ships with a nifty integrated Night Clock feature. For those unaware of this functionality, it’s a subtle software tweak that takes advantage of the handset’s super-dark AMOLED screen in order to exhibit a dimly illuminated clock on the edge display during a specific time frame. Here’s how to set it up: Head into Settings. Tap...

5-11-2016 Firmware Updates: Galaxy S7, Galaxy S5 mini, Galaxy Note 4, 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...