Verizon rolls out Marshmallow OTA for the Galaxy Note Edge

Verizon has today started rolling out the long-awaited Marshmallow OTA update (VRU2CPD1) to all its carrier-branded variants of the Galaxy Note Edge located in the United States. Just like the upgrade it rolled out for the handset’s non-curved counterpart, the Galaxy Note 4, this release brings all of the changes you’d expect to find baked into Android 6.0.1, in addition to a plethora of additional bug fixes and stability improvements.

If you’d like to see if the upgrade is ready for your phone, simply head into Settings, followed by About Device, locate and select Software Update, then hit the Update Now button. Alternatively, you can wait until you receive a push notification prompting you to download and install the update from Samsung’s servers. However, it’s worth noting that you’ll need to have at least 50% of battery or be connected to the mains in order to receive the alert.

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Samsung Pay now supports US Bank MasterCards

US Bank has confirmed today that its MasterCard cardmembers can now use their cards with Samsung Pay. Its customers now have the opportunity to use convenient payment services as its MasterCards have also gained support for Android Pay, ultimately this is going to make it much easier for customers to try new ways to pay for their purchases on the go.

Consumer and small business MasterCard holders of US Bank can now load their cards on Samsung Pay eligible devices. MasterCard credit cards that the bank issues on behalf of its co-brand partners like Edward Jones and REI work with Samsung Pay as well. Once the cards have been loaded, customers can then leverage the power of Samsung Pay to pay on the go almost everywhere they can pay by card. Samsung Pay supports both NFC and MST which enables the service to work with traditional card readers as well which almost every merchant and corner-shop already has.

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Samsung to showcase Tizen-powered SMART digital signage portfolio

Samsung will showcase its next-generation SMART digital signage displays at the InfoComm 2016 trade show in Las Vegas. InfoComm is the world’s largest annual global conference for the professional AV industry. A unique feature of these signages is that they are powered by Tizen operating system.

Samsung’s booth at the expo will showcase a variety of digital outdoor signage solutions under the “Collaborate. Attract. Engage” theme. These displays can be used for advertising, content delivery, and information display management in corporate, hospitality, public, retail and at-home environments.

“As the world’s leading total digital signage solutions provider, we strive to discover new avenues that help our partners deliver captivating content and a differentiated experience at every stage of the customer journey,” said Seog-gi Kim, Senior Vice President, Visual Display Business at Samsung Electronics.

The South Korean display giant will start releasing its new P Series digital signage solutions featuring Samsung SMART Signage Platform 4.0 (SSSP 4.0) powered by Tizen, which allows improved graphical performance, faster response times and loading speeds, and an optional PC-less all-in-one screen. They will also offer HTML5 support for launching web-based apps.

These displays will also feature Samsung’s MagicInfo Server 4.0 program that allows management of the entire display network from any location, easier content programming, drag-and-drop content scheduling, Backup Player, and DataLink content streaming. Samsung will also showcase its slim yet durable and glare-free PHF and PMF display series.

Attendees will also be able to have a look at the company’s OHF large format displays in a variety of sizes: 46-, 55-, 75- and 85-inch models with a brightness of up to 2,500 nits and 5,000:1 contrast ratio. They can operate in harsh weather with operating temperature ranging from -30-degree to 50-degree Celsius.

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Wallpaper Wednesday: Bridges

Welcome to the latest edition of Wallpaper Wednesday. This week we’re focusing our attention on five bridge-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 float your boat and you want to download and set one as your wallpaper, simply tap on a photo to maximise it, then click and hold to save it. Once the picture is stored locally, open up Settings, locate and select Wallpaper, then just tap the newly-saved image to set it as your background.

Alternatively, you can download a ZIP file containing all of this week’s backdrops by hitting the Download button at the very bottom of this post.

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Bird’s Eye View

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Golden Gate Bridge

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Jungle Bridge

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Misty Night Bridge

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Pier Bridge

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Vintage Bridge

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Note: We’ve tried our best to identify the creators of all of the wallpapers featured in this week’s column. However, the images appear to lack copyright information, artist signatures or any real trace of origin. If you created a wallpaper we’ve posted and would like credit, or would rather we remove the image, kindly contact us.

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One tweet from Elon Musk was all it took for $580 million to disappear from Samsung SDI’s market cap

You might have read a report recently about Tesla being close to forming a partnership with Samsung SDI to source battery cells for the Model 3 sedan. If this was true, Samsung SDI would have captured a major chunk of Tesla’s business as the company ramps up production to meet the very impressive demand for its latest electric car. However, that’s not the case, as Tesla CEO Elon Musk clarified through a tweet. That single tweet led to Samsung SDI’s shares sinking more than 8 percent today and subsequently wiping $580 million from the company’s market capitalization.

Musk said in the tweet that Tesla is going to work with Panasonic exclusively for battery cells for the Model 3. While Samsung SDI lost $580 million as a result of this tweet, Panasonic’s shares surged during the same period and it added nearly $800 million to its market cap. There’s an old saying among equity market investors – “Buy the rumor, sell the news” – those who rode the surge on rumors of Samsung SDI getting in business with Tesla would have made a pretty penny if they got out of their positions before Musk sent it all crashing down.

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Galaxy Note 7 rumored to be sporting an iris scanner, again

The Galaxy Note 7 is expected to break cover by early August. As we lead up to the big day, it’s only natural that we’ll encounter a handful of leaks pertaining to the device. While most recent leaks have been talking about the name of the handset (Galaxy Note 6, Galaxy Note 7, Galaxy Note 6 edge among a few others), we’ve sparingly heard about the hardware of the phablet. We exclusively broke the story about the Note 6/7 featuring an iris scanner, while also revealing that the device would be water resistant like the Galaxy S7 and the S7 edge.

We’re hearing about the iris scanner yet again, thanks to a couple of screenshots posted online. The screenshots are available in Korean and Chinese, which almost confirms its authenticity. The third onscreen option supposedly says “use iris”.

The screenshot reveals the settings page, where the option to use your fingerprint or PIN is also visible. Needless to say, these are pretty convincing screenshots and could be one of the highlight features of the upcoming Note flagship. Samsung recently released the iris scanner enabled Galaxy Tab Iris in India, so if these leaks are indeed true, the Galaxy Note 7 won’t be the company’s first device to utilize the sensor.

But with that in mind, we must be mindful that screenshots are not hard to doctor. So make sure you take this with a large dosage of salt. Do you think this is the real deal?

In Korean

In Chinese

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Samsung Galaxy S7 edge Injustice Edition goes up for pre-order in Indonesia

Samsung unveiled a special Batman-themed Galaxy S7 edge last month, and its price was revealed in Russia yesterday. Now, the Galaxy S7 edge Injustice Edition has gone up for pre-order in Indonesia. Pre-orders for the device can be placed from 8-19 June, and it can be lapped up for IDR 14.999 million (~ $1136).

Consumers who live in Jakarta can get their devices between 24-26 June from the Central Park Mall. For those who live outside Jakarta can get their pre-orders delivered starting 24 June. BCA card holders can get the device at an attractive 12 months installment (zero percent interest) plan along with reward points worth IDR 500,000.

The limited edition variant of the Galaxy S7 edge comes with a special black-colored Gear VR, an Injustice Edition themed back cover, a gold-colored Batarang, an Oculus VR content voucher, and an in-game content voucher for the Injustice: Gods Among Us Android game.

Thanks for the tip, David!

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[Poll] Would you like DAB+ digital radio on your Galaxy Note 7?

We are all anxious to see what Samsung’s next flagship handset has in store for us. We have been wondering about some of the features that you would like to see in the Galaxy Note 6/Galaxy Note 7 and feel that many of you would appreciate if the handset had DAB+ digital radio. This digital radio technology is used for broadcasting radio stations in many countries across Europe and the Asia Pacific so countless people may appreciate having support for it in their phones. Earlier this year LG launched its first handset with DAB+ support, don’t you think it’s time that Samsung did the same? Vote below and get the conversation going in the comments section.

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Samsung launches a new ‘tray-shaped’ wireless charger in Russia

Samsung has today launched a new wireless charger in Russia. However, unlike like the firm’s previous spherical Qi charging docks, this latest model takes the form of a tray, which the company claims can “harmoniously fit into any decor.” We’ll leave you to be the judge of that, though, as its appearance almost certainly won’t tickle everyone’s fancy.

Fortunately, there’s a method behind the sheer madness of the EP-PA710 wireless charger’s design. As you can see in the image above, the dock itself sports two platforms — one rectangular and one circular. Both of these pads have Qi charging technology embedded; meaning that the unit can simultaneously wirelessly charge two smartphones.

You may have noticed that there are two ports on the side of the device, too. One’s a slot for an AC Adapter, which provides the unit with power from the mains, while the other is a traditional USB port that can be used to charge a third device via a charging cable. This means that the EP-PA710 is capable of charging three handsets at a time: two wirelessly and one wired.

Unfortunately, no pricing information was provided in the listing on Samsung Russia’s website, but we’ll be sure to update this post as soon as the price tag is disclosed — so be sure to check back.

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Samsung Display will start making its own photomasks

According to a new report, Samsung has decided to make and use its own photomasks in order to increase the competitive edge of its OLED products. Even though the company’s primary goal is to develop preceding technologies and use photomasks for the purpose of research and development, many believe that Samsung Display will ramp up the number of photomasks it produces in the future.

Samsung Display is believed to have finished making prototypes of photomasks for displays and even started production on a small scale. Photomasks are required in the designing of circuits during the production of displays and semiconductors, it’s produced by carving a clean disk with electronic circuits after putting it into a stepper. It’s only when light is penetrated through the photomask that’s placed on top of a display board or semiconductor wafer that the pattern of electronic circuits is formed. Having the ability to mass produce your own photomasks gives a company like Samsung Display the ability to optimize technologies on photomasks and related processes. This will ultimately help the company increase its competitive edge in markets for small and medium OLED products.

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Galaxy S8 may feature a 4K UHD display

Samsung is expected to go with a 5.5-inch 4K Ultra High Definition display for its next flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S8. This has been rumored in the past as well and at least for now the rumor mill is convinced that Samsung will make the jump to 4K with the Galaxy S8. Not only will such a high-resolution display give Samsung bragging rights but it’s also going to significantly improve the virtual reality experience.

The company has already demonstrated a 5.5-inch 4K UHD display with 806 ppi at the SID 2016 trade show, market analysts believe that the production yield rate for this display will improve in the coming months thus enabling Samsung to use it for the Galaxy S8. I should point out here that Samsung bumps up the quality of its displays ever two years, the Galaxy S3 had an HD display while the Galaxy S4 and the Galaxy S5 both had a full HD display and the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S7 both feature a Quad HD display. If history is going to repeat itself then we very well might see a 4K UHD display in the Galaxy S8.

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Yet another Galaxy Note 7 teaser surfaces

Earlier today, we came across a rather sketchy looking teaser of the upcoming Note flagship, strongly suggesting that it will be known as the Galaxy Note 7. Well, apparently, that wasn’t it for the day as we’ve just received another teaser in our inbox with more or less the same markings, but with the words “Note the next Galaxy”, with the number 7 prominent in the background.

I’m personally in two minds about the authenticity of this particular leak, but it’s surely more convincing than the one we encountered earlier today. The Galaxy Note 7 will be unveiled in early August, so it shouldn’t be long before Samsung begins posting official teasers.

The jury is still out on whether (or why) Samsung wants to name its next flagship the Galaxy Note 7, but one possible reasoning is that the company wants it to be categorized with the Galaxy S7/S7 edge, thus avoiding confusion among fans.

Thanks, J.L!

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