Samsung reveals what went into designing the Galaxy S7 edge Injustice Edition

There’s no denying the fact that the Galaxy S7 edge Injustice Edition is one of the most attractive smartphones on the market. However, I often wonder how the design team came up with the idea for the handset. It’s clearly a very special device, and Samsung wanted to make using it on a daily basis an unforgettable experience, but how did it achieve this? It would appear that I’m not the only person wondering these things as Senior Designers Kwangmoon...

Samsung releases 4K video samples shot using the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge

Samsung’s Galaxy S7 and S7 edge are not the company’s first phones to support 4K UHD video recording, but that doesn’t stop the company from showing off video recording chops of its latest flagship smartphones. Samsung has published a new video that contains samples of 4K UHD videos recorded using the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge. Both these smartphones come with 12-megapixel primary cameras with a 1/2.6-inch sensor, dual-pixel phase-detection autofocus,...

Samsung Pay updated with support for Citibank credit cards in Australia and Singapore

Samsung Pay has today received a long-awaited server side update in Australia and Singapore. In terms of added functionality, the upgrade introduces support for Citibank credit cards in the regions. It also transports a plethora of behind–the–scenes bug fixes, stability improvements and speed optimizations to the application, which have been designed to make paying for goods using the platform an even smoother experience for customers. “We are delighted...

Wallpaper Wednesday: Rain

Welcome to the latest edition of Wallpaper Wednesday. This week we’re focusing our attention on seven gorgeous water-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 to start manufacturing Galaxy Note 7 in July

The Galaxy Note 7 (as we first believed) has already transformed into the Galaxy Note 7 edge with a teaser to confirm as much, and with early reports that Samsung has been using the “Galaxy Note 7 edge” moniker, the Korean giant has been diligently pursuing the new handset’s production. Now, a report out of Korea says that production of the handset will start in July, with an initial batch of 2.5 million copies made. The Korean giant will manufacture...

Samsung to compete with Amazon, Google, IBM, and Microsoft with acquisition of cloud services firm Joyent

Samsung has announced that it will acquire a US-based cloud provider Joyent, which will allow the company to have its own cloud platform to support its smartphones, IoT products, and other software services. Joyent will remain as a standalone company after the acquisition. The South Korean technology giant had been dependent on other cloud vendors such as Amazon Web Services, but this acquisition will make Samsung self-reliant...

Samsung Canada announces availability of the Gear Fit 2

Last week Samsung announced the commercial availability of its new wearable device in select countries across the globe. Earlier today, Samsung Canada followed up with its own announcement confirming the availability of the Gear Fit 2 in Canada. The Gear Fit 2 is a new fitness tracking and activity measuring wearable device from Samsung. It features a 1.5-inch Super AMOLED curved display,...

T-Mobile launching the Galaxy On5 and the Galaxy Tab E later this month

T-Mobile is going to launch two new Samsung devices on its network later this month. First up is the Galaxy On5, a budget smartphone that will be available starting June 29 for $0 down and 24 monthly payments of $5.83 per month or for $139.99 at full retail. The second device is the Galaxy Tab E which will be available starting June 22 for $0 down and $10 per month for 24 months. Its full retail price...

Exclusive: Samsung to release improved Game Launcher with tons of new features

Samsung started focusing on mobile games with the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, which are the first smartphones in the world to support the Vulkan API for 3D graphics. The company introduced Game Launcher and Game Tools with its latest flagship smartphones, but it isn’t stopping there. Samsung will soon launch an improved version of Game Launcher with tons of new features for mobile gamers. The new version of Game Launcher will bring Game Scene,...

Samsung will launch paid themes in six new countries next month

Earlier today, renowned Samsung theme designer Lucas Kendi took to his Google+ page to reveal that the South Korean company will be bringing compatibility for paid themes to six new regions — Brazil, Indonesia, Iran, Mexico, Poland and Turkey. It’s believed that the manufacturer sent an email to a handful of designers whose creations regularly top the charts informing them that they’ll be able to...

Samsung highlights how the Galaxy S7 is being used in the workplace to cater to customers needs

Samsung has taken to its official Business USA Twitter account to share a short 13-second video highlighting how Levi Lohrman, a Solutions Consultant at the Continental Automotive Group, is using his Galaxy S7 in the workplace to be as productive as possible and cater to his customer’s needs. In the short clip, Lohrman can be seen walking around a workshop. He then pulls out his Galaxy S7 and scans a barcode that’s mounted next to a car. Consequently,...

Samsung comes up with an innovative way to get teens to do their laundry

Parents of teenagers will attest to the fact that it’s quite difficult to get your teens to do their chores. You often need to give them some sort of an incentive to give up whatever it is they’re doing and help out around the house. Samsung has come up with a very innovative way to get teens to do their laundry. It has set up a LANdry in Sweden where people get gaming credits for doing their laundry. As someone who did a lot of LAN gaming in my...

Samsung denies reports of major investment in 3D NAND production

It was reported earlier today that Samsung is going to extend its production facilities for 3D NAND flash memories by investing a few billion dollars in new production lines at its facilities in Hwasung. It was said that Samsung is taking this step to solidify its position in the memory market by increasing production capacity starting from the second half of this year. Turns out that isn’t happening because Samsung has officially refuted...

Galaxy Note 7 iris scanner will reportedly be supplied by Patron

It has been rumored multiple times that the next Galaxy Note handset is going to feature an iris scanner. Samsung recently launched a Galaxy Iris tablet for the government and businesses in India, and it has received several trademarks recently which hints at the iris scanner finally being brought to a consumer device. A new report says that Korean camera firm Patron is going to supply Samsung with its iris camera modules for the Galaxy Note...

OnePlus 3 uses Samsung’s Super AMOLED display

Samsung has been lending its chipsets to other brands such as Meizu and DeePoon. The Nexus 6P featured an AMOLED panel from Samsung, and it has now been uncovered that the recently announced OnePlus 3 smartphone uses Samsung’s Super AMOLED display. OnePlus is marketing the display on the OnePlus 3 as an Optic AMOLED panel. However, the company’s co-founder Carl Pei has explained in a Reddit AMA session that it’s nothing but a current-generation...

Samsung pushes out June security update for the Galaxy A5 (2016)

The Galaxy A5 (2016) is the latest handset in Samsung’s never-ending lineup of smartphones to receive this month’s Security Maintenance Release (SMR). The upgrade is relatively similar to the firmware that the manufacturer started distributing to the European model of the Galaxy Note 4 earlier today. However, this build doesn’t bring any new features to the device. It simply transports all of Google’s...

Samsung Pay is now available in Australia

Samsung has announced that the company’s mobile payment service, Samsung Pay, is now available in Australia. Samsung Pay will be available in the country starting today on compatible Samsung smartphones including the Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge, Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy S6 edge+, and Galaxy Note 5. Samsung Pay works almost anywhere credit and debit cards are accepted. In Australia, the South Korean technology giant has partnered with American...

Samsung Z2 receives Bluetooth certification

We’ve known for a little over a month that Samsung is working on a new Tizen-powered smartphone for the Indian market, which has been dubbed the Samsung Z2. Unfortunately, details with regards to a launch date have been non-existent, but it looks like the handset is one step closer to seeing the light of day as it has just passed received Bluetooth certification bearing the model number SM-Z200F. The South Korean company has done a pretty good job...