Samsung’s abandonment of Android Wear has Android Wear OEMs applauding

I wrote some months ago that Android Wear fans shouldn’t get their hopes up about a 2016 Samsung Android Wear smartwatch, and I still stand by the statements I made then. What’s new, though, is that it appears as if even Android Wear agrees with Samsung. Back 4 months ago, it seemed as though Samsung was rebelling against what appeared to be a united Android Wear front with its decision to forgo crafting another Android...

Latest Good Lock update brings a handful of much-needed bug fixes

Samsung has today updated its Good Lock application to Version 24.0.15 in the Galaxy Apps Store. Sadly, the upgrade doesn’t bring any new features to the replacement lock screen, but it does bundle a plethora of patches for bugs that have been frustrating users of the service for a while now. The full changelog can be seen below: Restored Widget size on Lockscreen Enhanced launching “Application info” in Recent apps by long pressing App icon Fixed...

Samsung Pay updated with support for BB&T credit and debit cards

Samsung Pay has received a server-side update in the United States. The upgrade brings support for BB&T credit and debit cards in the region. It also bundles a handful of much-needed bug fixes and speed optimizations designed to improve the reliability of the mobile payment platform. Like usual, Samsung wasn’t able to introduce compatibility for all of BB&T’s card offerings...

Samsung Pay launches in Russia with support for 5 banks

Samsung has today launched its mobile payment platform in Russia. At present, Samsung Pay only works with five banks — Alfa-Bank Banking Group, VTB24, MTS Bank, Raiffeisen Bank, and Russian Standard Bank — in the region, but compatibility is expected to make its way to other providers in the near future. Russia is the ninth country that Samsung Pay has been released in since its debut in South Korea back in August 2015. It’s currently...

You can now use the Galaxy Note 7 on aircrafts in India

India’s civil aviation authority DGCA has today announced that it has lifted the ban on using the Galaxy Note 7 during commercial flights. Before now, those in possession of the handset were not only barred from turning it on or charging it while on an aircraft, but were also banned from packing it in their checked-in luggage. Airlines have, however, been instructed to inspect Galaxy Note 7′s to ensure that they’re sporting the green battery icon...

Daily Deal: You’ll definitely want to pick up the Galaxy TabPro S and the Chromebook 3 at these prices

We’ve created our Daily Deals program to bring you some of the best deals on Samsung products. Today we have great deals for those who want a tablet or Chromebook from Samsung. First up we have the premium Galaxy Tab Pro S 12-inch tablet from Samsung which runs Windows 10. It’s actually the first Windows 10 tablet with a 12-inch Super AMOLED 2160×1440 pixel resolution display. It’s powered by a 2.2GHz dual-core processor with 4GB RAM and...

China’s state TV says Samsung’s handling of the Galaxy Note 7 recall is ‘full of arrogance’

When Samsung confirmed the Galaxy Note 7′s battery defect earlier this month it said that customers in China were not affected by the recall as the units officially shipped there had a safe battery. It only recalled less than 2,000 units in the country which were sent out prior to the actual release as test devices. However, China’s international state broadcaster CCTV has serious reservations over Samsung’s handling of the Galaxy Note 7 recall in...

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) has finally been unveiled

There have been quite a few rumors over the past couple of months that Samsung has the Galaxy A8 (2016) in the pipeline. Benchmark results have brought us the expected specifications of this handset multiple times and it has recently received the relevant certifications. The Galaxy A8 (2016) user manual we spotted about a week ago revealed that the handset will feature the new Grace UX introduced...