Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge tip: Using the handsets to listen out for crying babies and the doorbell

I bet you didn’t know that the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge bundle a nifty feature that listens out for a crying baby or doorbell, then sends you an alert when either of the two sounds are detected. Think I’m yanking your arm? Well, you’ll be happy to hear that I’m not. Now you’re probably asking yourself: “What’s the point of this functionality? It seems pretty useless.” That’s what I thought at...

Wallpaper Wednesday: Cars

Welcome to the latest edition of Wallpaper Wednesday. This week we’re focusing our attention on eleven car-themed 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...

Eric Schmidt uses an iPhone and Galaxy S7, but claims the latter is better

Executive Chairman of Alphabet, Eric Schmidt, has today admitted to owning both an iPhone and Galaxy S7 during the Startup Fest in Amsterdam, but before he could come under criticism from Android fans all over the world, he quickly added that he prefers Samsung’s offering as it has “better battery life. And those of you who are iPhone users know I’m right.” It’s a little strange to think that the Executive Chairman of the company that grew Android...

Galaxy Note 7 to follow Galaxy Note 5, source says

Waiting for your chance to grab a Galaxy Note 6? Well, you may be in line waiting for a phone that’ll arrive under a different name. According to a credible source out of Korea, Samsung has decided to rename its next-generation Galaxy Note device as the Galaxy Note 7, not the Galaxy Note 6. The company’s rationale behind the decision pertains to the association consumers have with the number “7″ and Samsung’s launch of the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy...

Samsung might file a counter-suit against Huawei in latest legal battle

Huawei announced yesterday that it has filed lawsuits against Samsung in the United States and China seeking compensation for alleged patent infringement by the Korean giant. Samsung is most definitely going to fight Huawei on this but instead of just replying to its accusations in court it looks like Samsung might file a counter-suit against Huawei. In its lawsuit filed in a San Francisco federal court, Huawei claims that Samsung has infringed...

Samsung launches Galaxy Tab Iris with iris recognition technology for government and businesses in India

We’ve long heard that Samsung is going to release consumer devices with iris recognition technology and we very well might see that happen with the Galaxy Note 6 later this year. Before it rolls out iris recognition technology in a flagship handset, Samsung appears to have decided to showcase it in a product with limited scale. The company today announced the Galaxy Tab Iris, a tablet equipped...

Samsung changes its mind, says it’s not dumping Android Wear for now

It was reported yesterday that Samsung has confirmed that it’s not going to make any Android Wear-powered smartwatches anymore. Some unnamed Samsung executives were cited in a Fast Company report saying that the company had no Android Wear smartwatches in the pipeline and that it wasn’t planning to make any in the future. Samsung has now clarified those comments and it looks like the company has had a change of heart. In a statement provided...

Here is the Galaxy C5 in gold, pink gold, gray and silver

Not much mystery remains regarding Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy C5, after a set of product renders surfaced earlier today. Now, we’ve managed to get our hands on even more images of that device, showing it in silver, pink and grey color schemes. The Galaxy C5 is set to be unveiled tomorrow, though apart from its looks nearly all specifications are known as well. The device packs a 5.2-inch, 1080p display,...