Bust a move with Just Dance Now on your Samsung smart TV

Samsung announced today that the popular game Just Dance Now has been released on its 2015 and 2016 smart TVs globally. The mobile version of Just Dance Now is accessible via the Smart Hub through which players can quickly and easily connect to the game. Connecting through Smart Hub also lets users access the game’s subscription service and easily pay for it using Samsung’s Smart TV billing system. Just...

Verizon finally rolls out Marshmallow update for the Galaxy Note 4

Following a successful rollout for the Galaxy Tab S2 earlier today, Verizon is now in the midst of pushing out the long-awaited Marshmallow update to all its carrier-branded models of the Galaxy Note 4 in the United States. The upgrade, which carries the firmware number: N910VVRU2CPD1, bundles all of the standard functionality you’d expect to find baked into Android 6.0.1, in addition to a handful...

Father’s Day: Verizon giving away Samsung Smart TVs with Galaxy flagships

Just as Samsung announced the Gear VR promo for all new buyers of the Galaxy S7, S7 edge and beyond, Verizon has uncovered a similar promotion. In addition to joining Samsung’s Gear VR promo the carrier will also offer Samsung Smart TVs (up to 50-inches in size) for buyers of the Galaxy S7, S7 edge and the entire 2015 Galaxy flagship lineup including the Galaxy S6 and the S6 edge. To receive a 50-inch Smart TV from Verizon, customers will have...

KFC now accepting Samsung Pay in the U.S.

Kentucky Fried Chicken or simply known as KFC has now announced its partnership with Google and Samsung to bring Android Pay and Samsung Pay to its restaurants across the U.S. The chain now joins popular outlets like McDonald’s and Macy’s in bringing wireless payments to their customers. Of course, users have more of an incentive to use Samsung Pay as it can work on standard payment terminals that use magnetic strips thanks to MST or Magnetic Secure...

The flagship treatment: 7 reasons the Galaxy S7 Active should have a worldwide release

The Galaxy S7 Active has an announcement date set for June 10th, and I’ve already said in another place that I’d like to see some changes to the upcoming Active handset as opposed to its 2015 counterpart (the Galaxy S6 Active). While that piece dealt with some additional things I’d like to see Samsung implement into the S7 Active, it didn’t deal with one factor I believe is a drawback every year for the Active line: the Galaxy...

Wallpaper Wednesday: Roads

Welcome to the latest edition of Wallpaper Wednesday. This week we’re focusing our attention on five road-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...

Samsung offering free Gear VR with new Galaxy smartphone purchase for Father’s Day

Samsung has handed out quite a few free Gear VR units this year. Everybody who pre-ordered the Galaxy S7 or the Galaxy S7 edge got one for free. The company has also launched multiple promotions through which it has sent out the handset at no additional charge. One such promotion has gone live today – it’s the company’s Father’s Day promotion – Samsung will give customers who purchase or lease one of its VR-supported smartphones a free Gear VR as...

Samsung launches five new startups

Earlier this year Samsung showcased its Creative Lab (C-Lab) projects for the first time ever. The Creative Lab is Samsung’s innovation program which enables company employees to develop their own business ideas. Samsung showcased three additional C-Lab projects at South by Southwest 2016 a few months ago. Today the company has announced that 18 employees from a total of five C-Labs projects have resigned from Samsung to officially morph...

This is the next generation Galaxy J3 in gold and gray

The first generation of Samsung’s Galaxy J3 was launched in China a little over half a year ago. Since then, the device has gradually spread across the rest of the world, only recently making it all the way to the US. Now, back in China, a new version of the phone is ready to be launched. Freshly leaked come a batch of official renders, showing the phone with model number SM-J3119 in gold...

Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 gets Marshmallow on Verizon

It’s Marshmallow week for those using Samsung devices on Verizon’s network. The carrier upgraded the Galaxy S5 to Android 6.0 just yesterday, and it is now pushing out the update to the Galaxy Tab S2. The Galaxy Tab S2 is the first Samsung tablet to be getting Marshmallow on Verizon, although it might also be the last as there is no guarantee that older Galaxy tablets will ever get the newest iteration of Android. The update brings all the major Marshmallow...

Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) and Galaxy J7 (2016) review

Samsung’s Galaxy J series debuted last year and went on to see considerable success in the budget smartphone market. It wasn’t surprising – the Galaxy J5 and Galaxy J7 were two of the best low-cost phones the Korean giant had ever made, with a good mix of features and pricing. This year, the Galaxy J5 (2016) and Galaxy J7 (2016) have arrived with several upgrades over their predecessors. These two...

How to use S Bike Mode on Samsung’s Galaxy J smartphones

In an attempt to simplify its smartphone lineup, Samsung released the Galaxy J, Galaxy E, Galaxy On, and Galaxy A series of smartphones over the course of the last year, in addition to its flagship Galaxy S and Galaxy Note lineups. The company’s mid-range Galaxy J smartphones went on to become bestsellers in India. All the devices in the Galaxy J series come with Super AMOLED displays, a front-facing...

Samsung trademarks Galaxy Iris and Galaxy Eyeprint in Korea and the US

Fingerprint sensors are becoming all the rage these days, with nearly all well-known smartphone manufacturers implementing the feature into their high-end handsets, but iris scanning technology has been something of a whisper. Samsung has been considering the possibility of implementing iris scanners since at least the Galaxy S5, but the company’s first explicit jump into the future of biometric...

Samsung shares two videos showcasing the third-party accessories that can be used with the Gear 360

Earlier today, Samsung took to its official YouTube channel to share two new videos showcasing the wide range of third-party accessories that can be used with the Gear 360 to capture truly breathtaking footage. The first clip is more of a behind the scenes film, highlighting a couple attaching an array of different mounts to the unit in order to document their camping trip, while the second is a final 360-degree short movie of the vacation,...

Samsung sending out invites to a launch event it’s holding in NYC on Thursday, June 2

Samsung has just started sending out invitations to a launch event it’s holding in New York City at 5 PM (EDT) on Thursday, June 2. Unfortunately, the manufacturer failed to provide any details with regards to what it will be unveiling at the press conference, which takes place tomorrow, but, judging by the frequency of leaks, we expect the much-anticipated Gear Fit 2 and Gear IconX Bluetooth...