Galaxy C5 sails through TENAA certification in China

Samsung will soon launch its new C series of smartphones. Much has already been reported about the Galaxy C5 and the Galaxy C7 so we already know quite a bit about these handsets. Pictures of the Galaxy C5 have been leaked multiple times and today we’re seeing the images that were submitted to a regulatory body in China for the certification of this handset. The Galaxy C5 has sailed through China’s...

Gear VR experiences will be offered at Lisbon’s Rock in Rio festival

One of the biggest music festivals in the world will take place in Lisbon, Portugal later this month. Tens of thousands of people will come from all over the world to attend the Rock in Rio festival in Lisbon. Samsung is going to set up a Galaxy Adventure Park at the event to provide attendees with thrilling Gear VR-powered virtual reality experiences. Samsung often sets up camp at major events to showcase its VR technology to as many people as possible....

Samsung will announce a new mobile payment partnership with Alibaba on Friday, May 20

According to a new report published by Reuters, Samsung is in the final stages of preparing to announce a new payment partnership with China’s second-largest online marketplace, Alibaba. The disclosure will take place on Friday, May 20, and the South Korean firm is believed to reveal that it’s introducing out of the box support for the e-commerce company’s established mobile payment platform, Alipay, on all of its latest NFC-enabled...

Samsung showcases shared vision with 20th Century Fox for the TV industry

Samsung has released a new video today to showcase a shared vision with 20th Century Fox that it has to further improve the consumer viewing experience and the broader TV industry. The video highlights Samsung’s longstanding partnership with the leading film studio and it emphasizes the importance of TV in the larger content ecosystem of today. The partnership between Samsung and Fox began in 2013 when the former joined the Secure Content Storage...

Samsung is going to make phones compatible with Android Daydream VR

Google announced a new virtual reality platform called Daydream at its annual developers conference today. Daydream will work with the next generation of Android smartphones powered by Android N. The platform includes reference designs for a VR headset and controller which manufacturers can use to build their own headsets and while it didn’t confirm the companies that will be making the headsets,...

Wallpaper Wednesday: 3D

Welcome to the latest edition of Wallpaper Wednesday. This week we’re focusing our attention on ten 3D 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 your...

Galaxy J7 (2016) now available from T-Mobile

Last week an internal T-Mobile document was leaked online hinting at a possible arrival of the Galaxy J7 (2016) at Magenta. The document mentioned that T-Mobile could make the announcement on May 18 and that is precisely what has happened today. The Galaxy J7 (2016) is now available from T-Mobile. It can be purchased from Magenta starting today for $0 down and $10 per month for 24 months. The...

Samsung Pay update adds support for loyalty cards and brings compatibility for 38 new banks and credit unions

Samsung has just started rolling out a rather hefty update for its mobile payment platform, Samsung Pay, via the Play Store. The upgrade introduces compatibility for 38 new banks and credit unions in the United States, in addition to bringing a dedicated loyalty cards section to the application. The full list of newly-supported banks can be seen below: 1st United Credit Union 1st Financial Federal...

[Poll] How often do you use the heart rate sensor on the back?

Samsung’s recent flagship smartphones feature a heart rate sensor on the back. Some might find it very useful while some might think of it as just a novelty. When I got my Galaxy S6 edge I only used the heart rate sensor a few times, often to just show people that my phone could measure my heart rate. What we would like to know from our readers is how often do they use the heart rate sensor primarily for the purpose that it’s there for, or...

Samsung Pay has been used to process over $850 million worth of transactions in South Korea

Within its first month of being active in South Korea, it was revealed that Samsung Pay had been used to process over $30 million in accumulated transaction volume. Now, eight months later, Samsung has announced that its mobile payment platform has processed over $850 million worth of sales in the region alone. You may recall that the company added support for online payments earlier this year, which has proved to be incredibly successful, accounting...

Samsung pushes out May security OTA for the Galaxy A5 (2016) in Europe

Following a successful rollout for the Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge, Galaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note 5, Samsung has today started pushing out this month’s Security Maintenance Release (SMR) — LM47X.A510FXXS2APD2 – for the unlocked variant of the Galaxy A5 (2016) in Europe. As outlined by Samsung in a post over on its Security Blog, the upgrade brings a handful of critical patches to the handset, including a fix for a vulnerability in the Gallery...

Samsung Galaxy C series smartphones will be launched on May 26

Not too long ago we reported that Samsung is developing a new Galaxy C series of smartphones and that the Galaxy C5 and the Galaxy C7 are going to be the first two handsets in this new lineup. Much has been leaked and rumored about both handsets since. We did report that Samsung will launch these smartphones in China first and that’s what it’s going to do come May 26. Specifications and...

Galaxy S7 Active looks much better in green than gaudy desert camo

The Galaxy S7 Active is sort of an open secret right now, Samsung may not have officially acknowledged the existence of this device but there’s plenty of evidence to show that it’s going to be announced soon. A press render of the handset was leaked online yesterday which revealed that the Galaxy S7 Active will be offered in a gaudy desert camo gold hue. Fortunately, the Galaxy S7 Active...

Samsung Galaxy Tab A receives Android 6.0 Marshmallow update

The Galaxy Tab A has become the latest Samsung device to make the jump to Android 6.0 Marshmallow. The new version of the OS (Android 6.0.1 to be exact) is rolling out to the 9.7-inch Wi-Fi variant (SM-T550) of the tablet in France, with build number T550XXU1BPE1. Expect to see all the under-the-hood features of Marshmallow, including better battery life thanks to Doze and better control over app permissions. Google Now on Tap should be on offer...