Samsung and USA Basketball produce another episode of their Beyond the Frame VR series

Samsung and USA Basketball have announced the second episode in their Beyond the Frame VR series, which will be available to stream later today via the official Samsung VR application for Android. This latest instalment — entitled Chasing the Dream — spotlights a handful of members from the USA Basketball Men’s National Team, including Klay Thompson and Paul George, providing an insight into their perspective in the weeks leading...

Samsung shares set a new intraday record high

Samsung lost billions in market value last year as the company’s sluggish performance shook investor confidence and they just weren’t willing to pay top dollar for its stock. Samsung hit it out of the park with the Galaxy S7 which has helped it post its best quarterly results in a couple of years. Investor confidence has returned as the sales momentum is expected to continue in the second half of this year aided by the newly launched Galaxy Note...

Wallpaper Wedneday: Supercars

Welcome to the latest edition of Wallpaper Wednesday. This week we’re focusing our attention on eight supercar-inspired backgrounds. All images are available in a FHD 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...

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 review roundup: Here’s what experts have to say about Samsung’s latest flagship

It has been two weeks since the Galaxy Note 7 was officially unveiled, and experts and consumer tech media around the world have expressed their views on Samsung’s latest phablet. It will take another week or so till our review of the Galaxy Note 7 gets published since we received the device late. So, we thought we would let you know what others have to say about the Galaxy Note 7. Samsung takes the spirit of the Note down to the Galaxy S line,...

Verizon’s latest update for the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge brings Wi-Fi and HD Calling improvements

Verizon has just started pushing out a much-needed maintenance update for the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge in the United States. Unfortunately, the upgrade, which carries the build number VRU4CPH1, doesn’t bring any new features to the handsets, but it does bundle a handful of essential bug fixes that have been specifically designed to improve the quality of Big Red’s Wi-Fi and HD Calling services. The full changelog can be seen...

Samsung showcases a new professional gaming monitor at Gamescom 2016

Samsung is present at Gamescom which is billed as the “world’s largest computer and video game event” to showcase its new professional gaming monitor. Samsung booths at Gamescom will showcase the company’s new CFG70 curved gaming monitor. This 24-inch model brings together clear picture quality with several user-friendly features to provide gamers with an immersive and lifelike environment. The CFG70...

Barnes & Noble’s latest tablet is a rebranded Galaxy Tab A

Barnes & Noble tried diversifying its business a few years back by launching tablets but the company couldn’t afford to make its own tablets as it was proving to be costly and they weren’t exactly selling well. It has since teamed up with Samsung to release rebranded tablets with special Nook software. The company’s latest tablet is simply a rebranded 7-inch Galaxy Tab A which was released back...

Samsung’s latest video shows off why the Galaxy Note 7 is the best device for entertainment

Earlier today, Samsung took to its official YouTube channel to share a short video showcasing the best features of the Galaxy Note 7 that make it the ultimate smartphone for entertainment. If its gorgeous Quad HD Super AMOLED display isn’t enough to woo you over, its facility to play back video in a cinema-like experience using HDR video certainly will, and if you’re more of a gamer, you’ll be glad to hear that the device supports the Vulkan API;...

Samsung updates S Health app with a new layout and more features

Samsung had announced a bunch of new features for its S Health fitness tracking app last month. Now, the company has released the update for everyone. The latest version of S Health (v5.0.0.0063) is now available on the Play Store for everyone to download. Apart from expanding the list of recognized exercises up to 40, the newest version of the S Health app comes with a new feature dubbed ‘Together’,...

Universal 3-in-1 lens kit available for 58 percent off from the SamMobile Shop

Another day, another deal at the SamMobile Shop. If you’re interested in taking professional-grade photos using your smartphone or tablet then this universal 3-in-1 lens kit is right for you. Any one of the three lenses can easily be clipped on a smartphone or tablet’s camera to capture professional-grade photos. Smartphone cameras are getting better every year and these lenses enable users to augment...

Samsung will organize South Korea’s biggest technology competition this year to expand IoT ecosystem

Samsung is going to organize South Korea’s biggest technology competition to expand the country’s Internet of Things ecosystem as well as promote its ARTIK IoT platform. Samsung is said to hold the IoT Innovation Challenge with the Korea Electronics Association. The aim for attendees will be to create an innovative business ecosystem based on the IoT platform. With 100 million won or $91,000 available in prize money this is going to be the biggest...

Samsung Galaxy S7 falls into the lake, lives to tell the tale after 2 hours

We all know that Samsung’s latest flagship smartphones including the Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge, and the Galaxy Note 7 are IP68-certified, so they’re resistant to dust and water up to a certain extent. Samsung advises on its website to not keep the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge immersed under water deeper than 1.5 meters for more than 30 minutes. However, we’ve stumbled upon a case where the device survived...

Samsung sees automotive as the next big thing in ICT

Samsung is attaching great importance to its presence in the automotive market. The company announced late last year that it has set up a team that’s dedicated to growing its automotive-related business and focusing on technologies like automated driving. It’s already working with the likes of BMW on developing smart brains for cars of the future. A senior researcher at Samsung says that automotive is the next big thing in the information...