SingSpace brings social karaoke to the Gear VR next year

Harmonix, developer of the popular music titles Guitar Hero and Rock Band, has confirmed that it’s working on a new social karaoke experience for the Gear VR. This came as a surprise announcement since the company is already working on Rock Band VR and Harmonix Music VR, it hadn’t given any hints previously that it might be working on another VR experience for Samsung’s headset. SingSpace is all about belting out your favorite tunes in an immersive...

Two former US safety officials believe that Samsung could face a second recall of the Galaxy Note 7

Two former US safety officials have revealed that Samsung could face an unusual second recall of the Galaxy Note 7 if the Federal Aviation Administration and Consumer Product Safety Commission conclude that the device that caught fire aboard a Southwest Airlines aircraft on Wednesday is, in fact, a replacement model as its owner claims. “If it’s the fixed phone and it started to smoke in his pocket, I’m going to guess there’ll be another recall,”...

Samsung’s Q3 2016 earnings guidance beats estimates despite Galaxy Note 7 recall

Samsung today released its earnings guidance for the third quarter of the year. Analysts and investors had high hopes from Q3 2016 following the company’s stellar performance in the second quarter of this year. However, once the Galaxy Note 7 recall was taken into account, many thought that a huge financial impact would be visible on the company’s balance sheet. Despite the recall Samsung’s Q3 2016 earnings guidance beats estimates. Samsung...

Galaxy S7 edge named as the best phone of the year at the Mobile Choice Awards

Mobile Choice readers have awarded the Galaxy S7 edge a Consumer Award for being the best phone of the year. Despite the recent Galaxy Note 7 debacle — which still appears to be very much at large as a Southwest Airlines flight was evacuated on Wednesday when an alleged replacement unit caught fire — Samsung managed to beat off tough competition from Apple to pick up the manufacturer of the year award. To be completely honest, we can...

Sprint will let Galaxy Note 7 owners swap their replacement device for any other phone

US Carrier Sprint has today announced that it will exchange replacement models of the Galaxy Note 7 for any other smartphone in its massive lineup, including the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. This decision comes following an incident on Wednesday that resulted in a Southwest Airlines flight being evacuated when a passenger’s replacement Note 7 allegedly ignited before takeoff. The CPSC is currently investigating the fire to determine...

No heads will roll at Samsung for botched Galaxy Note 7 launch

Samsung had high hopes for the Galaxy Note 7. The flagship was launched as the company reached the end of its record-breaking Q2 and all signs were pointing to continued sales momentum for Samsung because the Galaxy Note 7 had been very well received. Merely two weeks after the flagship was released Samsung had to confirm the battery cell defect, stop sales and issue a recall. Reports of explosions and bans kept pouring in over the past...

UK Royal Mail reportedly refusing packages containing the Galaxy Note 7

According to a new report, you might find it impossible to ship a package in the United Kingdom via Royal Mail if it contains the Galaxy Note 7. Granted there are other options such as ParcelForce, DHL and more but if you just tend to drop stuff off at your local post office, you might want to pay attention. Apparently the Royal Mail has a directive in place which mandates that post office employees ask about the contents of every package that...

Samsung creates dedicated news site for fans in India

Samsung today announced that it has created a dedicated news site for fans in India. The Samsung Newsroom India is a separate news hub for all official developments related to the company which will feature news catered to Indian audiences. Samsung fans in the country can access the Newsroom now by heading to news.samsung.com/in. The Korean giant has a multifaceted presence in India which includes...

Samsung launches a Gear 360 Experience Studio in Vietnam

Preparing for the Gear 360′s launch in Vietnam on Saturday, October 22, Samsung has today launched a pop-up ‘Experience Studio’ dedicated to its first 360-degree camera in Ho Chi Minh City’s latest luxury shopping mall, Saigon Centre. Potential customers visiting the Studio will have an opportunity to get up close and personal with the Gear 360 by recording their own shots and editing them on the companion application that’ll be running on a Galaxy...

There’s finally a fast and reliable way to transfer files on Tizen

It’s no secret that Tizen has been lacking a reliable file transfer application ever since its initial release back in January 2012. Sure, you’ve always had the facility to grab a third-party offering from the Tizen Store, but they rarely work and often restricted. However, that’s all about to change as the offering you’ve been waiting for has finally made its way onto the Store. Xender File Transfer is available to download starting today for all...

Themes Thursday: Have a look at this week’s only decent theme

Welcome to this week’s Themes Thursday! Out of 86 themes released in Samsung’s Theme Store over the course of past seven days, we found just one theme that’s even worth the attention. The Pink Blossom _Doubledot theme is paid, and it combines a pastel shade of pink for the background with circular icons to create a theme that’s pleasant to look at. Did you find any other theme, which has been...

Samsung Z2 expected to launch in Kenya later today

Over the course of the past few days, Samsung has been sending out invitations to a press event it’s scheduled to hold in Kenya later today. Unfortunately, we don’t know exactly what the company is planning to announce, but Tizen Experts believes that it will use the conference as an opportunity to launch the 4G-enabled Samsung Z2 in the region. Kenya is the fifth country that the Samsung Z2 will be available in. It has already...