Xbox Wireless Controller support for Samsung Gear VR confirmed

Samsung’s Gear VR headset is one of the cheapest ways of getting a great virtual reality experience provided that you already own a compatible Samsung smartphone. The content list for this device is gradually increasing and there are now more experiences and games for it than ever before. It’s possible to use physical controllers with the Gear VR while playing a VR game and it has now been confirmed that one of the best controllers on the...

Galaxy Note 2 emits smoke in an airplane baggage compartment mid-air

Samsung just can’t seem to catch a break these days. After weeks of negative publicity because of the Galaxy Note 7 recall, it’s now having to look into an incident which happened on Indian airline IndiGo’s flight from Chennai to Singapore earlier this week. India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation has said that passengers on the flight smelled smoke coming out from an overhead baggage bin and alerted the cabin crew. It was later discovered...

Samsung Z2 has been released in Indonesia

A month ago, Samsung launched its new Tizen-powered smartphone in India. Since then the Samsung Z2 has been released in South Africa and Nepal. The handset recently received the DG SDPPI certification in Indonesia which meant that the Samsung Z2 would be releasing there in the near future. Samsung today confirmed that the Tizen-powered Z2 has been released in Indonesia. In our hands-on with the Samsung Z2 we concluded that it’s a smooth...

Daily Deal: Snag yourself a pair of Level U Pro headphones for just $58

If you’re after a new pair of Bluetooth earphones, you’re going to love this deal Amazon has just kicked off on a set of Samsung’s latest Level U Pro in-ear headphones. While stock lasts, you can grab yourself a pair of the splash- and sweat-resistant earphones for just $58. That’s a little over $40 off their retail price! Just like the regular Level U, the Level U Pro features a magnetic clasp along the side of the earbuds, which not only prevents...

Samsung could use Exynos 8895 with ARM’s Mali-G71 GPU in the Galaxy S8 next year

A senior official from Samsung was recently arrested by the South Korean police officers while trying to steal the company’s confidential information related to 14nm and 10nm technology. The report contained information that Samsung is planning to use 10nm-based Exynos chipset in the Galaxy S8 next year. Now, we’ve come across some more information regarding the next high-end...

Samsung launches the Galaxy On5 (2016) and Galaxy On7 (2016) in China

Last year, Samsung launched the Galaxy On series of budget smartphones in India, and kept the series exclusive to the country. It then launched the Galaxy On5 Pro and Galaxy On7 Pro as minor upgrades over the original devices, once again keeping them exclusive to the Indian market. But the On5 Pro and On7 Pro seemed to just be placeholders for Samsung’s plans to launch a proper 2016 iteration...