Oculus remotely disables the Galaxy Note 7′s VR functionality

It’s been revealed that Oculus, the Facebook-owned company that collaborated with Samsung to produce the Gear VR and its accompanying software, has disabled its application from working with the Galaxy Note 7 following numerous reports of ‘safe’ replacement models catching fire while on charge. Oculus’ decision to revoke access was first reported on reddit when a user received an error message...

Capital One’s Platinum credit card now works with Samsung Pay

When Samsung Pay was updated with support for a selection of Capital One cards in the United States a little over two weeks ago, many owners of what’s arguably one of the bank’s most popular products, the Platinum credit card, we’re left disappointed when they found out that their particular payment method wasn’t supported yet. Fortunately, the mobile payment platform has today received...

The CPSC stands by Samsung’s decision to suspend Galaxy Note 7 sales

The Consumer Product Safety Commission stands by Samsung’s recent decision to suspend sales and exchanges of the Galaxy Note 7, reveals The Wall Street Journal. On Monday, the South Korean company issued a statement formally requesting that all carriers and retail partners globally refrain from accepting new orders and distributing replacement models while it investigates reports of ‘safe’ units catching fire while charging. Elliot...

Make no mistake, the Galaxy Note 7 has basically been recalled once again

We have seen more than ten reports of replacement Galaxy Note 7 units catching fire and burning to a crisp last week. This wasn’t supposed to happen with replacement units which were sent out with the promise that they won’t have the same issue as recalled units. Something is clearly not right. Samsung’s carrier and retail partners already started halting sales and replacements on their own because their reputation was on the line as well. The...

Samsung’s SmartThings-compatible appliances will be available next month

Samsung today announced that its SmartThings-enabled kitchen appliances will be released next month. It’s going to launch a new line of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth-enabled cooktops, wall ovens and range hoods as it continues to expand its portfolio of smart kitchen appliances. They will be compatible with the SmartThings Hub which brings together other connected devices like security cameras and plugs...

US Cellular follows Samsung’s advice and permanently halts sales of the Galaxy Note 7

Following AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon’s decision to stop sales of the Galaxy Note 7, US Cellular has gone ahead and done the same too. The operator has put a ban on all fresh orders of the handset, and is offering customers who own either the initial recalled model or a ‘safe’ replacement variant the opportunity to exchange their unit for any other phone in its lineup. The operator’s full statement can be seen below: “Due to Samsung’s...

Apple and Samsung’s Supreme Court showdown takes place today

Samsung’s $120 million win in a patent lawsuit against Apple might have been overturned recently but that’s not the main dispute it has with the Cupertino company. The main case has made its way through the federal court system in the United States for almost five years and has inevitably landed at the United States Supreme Court. Whatever decision the court hands down, it’s going to be a landmark decision because the United States Supreme Court...

FAA reinstates warning for the Galaxy Note 7 as Samsung halts sales and urges users to power down

Samsung was backed into a corner after reports started coming in about replacement Galaxy Note 7 units exploding. Carrier and retail partners halted sales of the device on their own initiative and Samsung responded this morning by confirming that it’s going to stop all sales and replacements of the Galaxy Note 7 worldwide. The company is even saying that those who have an original or a replacement Galaxy Note 7 should power down their devices and...

First 14nm wearable device processor now being mass produced by Samsung

Samsung today announced that it has begun mass production of the Exynos 7 Dual 7270 which it says is the industry’s first mobile processor designed for wearable devices that is built on the 14-nanometer FinFET process technology. Samsung has been using the 14nm technology since 2015 for mobile processors meant for smartphones, it’s now bringing the benefits of this technology to wearable devices with...

Samsung officially stops all sales and replacements of the Galaxy Note 7

We knew this was going to happen, it was only a matter of time. Over the past few days we have been reporting about the company’s carrier partners who have decided to stop sales and replacements of the Galaxy Note 7 following reports of replacement units exploding. All four major carriers in the United States have stopped sales and so has major retailer Best Buy. Carriers in the United Kingdom have halted replacements and we exclusively...

Galaxy Note 7 sales have now been suspended by Sprint and Best Buy

Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile have all confirmed that they will no longer sell the Galaxy Note 7 until Samsung provides an effective response to the latest reports of replacement units exploding. After all, their reputation is on the line as well. Only Sprint remained and the carrier has now confirmed that it’s also halting sales of the Galaxy Note 7. One of Samsung’s major retail partners has followed suit too, Best Buy has made a similar...

Vodafone and EE halt Galaxy Note 7 replacements in the UK

Three of the four major carriers in the United States have already stopped selling the Galaxy Note 7 and now we’re seeing similar moves by Samsung’s carrier partners in the United Kingdom. Galaxy Note 7 sales have yet to begin in the United Kingdom but customers who picked up their pre-orders prior to the September 2 release date have participated in the replacement program launched by Samsung in collaboration with its retail and carrier partners....

Galaxy Tab S 8.4 now receiving the Marshmallow OTA in the Netherlands

Samsung’s on a roll in the Netherlands today. A little over an hour ago, it started distributing the long-awaited Marshmallow update for the first-generation Galaxy J5, and now it’s rolling out an identical update for the 8.4-inch Wi-Fi model of the Galaxy Tab S (SM-T800) in the region. The upgrade, which weighs in at approximately 800 MB and carries the firmware version XXU1CPHF, transports all of the latest and greatest features...

Samsung finally starts rolling out the Marshmallow OTA for the Galaxy J5 in the Netherlands

Samsung has finally started rolling out the much-anticipated Marshmallow update for the Dutch variant of the first-generation Galaxy J5. The upgrade — firmware version XXU1BPI3 — transports all of the usual features you’d expect to find baked into Android 6.0.1, in addition to the patches found in the September Security Maintenance Release (SMR). You can find the full changelog below: Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Exercise greater control over app...

Samsung’s working on a Galaxy Grand Prime+ with the model number SM-G532F

A little over a month ago, an unidentified Galaxy smartphone was granted Wi-Fi certification. At the time, we guessed that the handset, which carries the model number SM-G532F, was the long-rumored Galaxy Grand Prime+ that showed up on the official Geekbench online database a couple of weeks before. Unfortunately, we had no solid evidence to back up our claim. We were merely speculating. Now, however,...

ArtPC Pulse is Samsung’s new desktop range with prices starting from $1,200

Samsung teased an unknown product called “ArtPC Pulse” last week, the name suggested that it was probably going to be a PC and while Samsung is yet to make an official announcement, Amazon has revealed all of the details. The ArtPC Pulse is Samsung’s new desktop PC range and its prices start from $1,200 so you can see that it’s geared more towards the premium segment of the market. Samsung’s new desktop...

Why the Galaxy Note 7 mess excites me more about the Galaxy S8

Samsung had a great start to 2016 with the Galaxy S7. The existing flagship series is without a doubt a hit. It played a major role in turning the company’s fortunes around and Samsung wanted to continue the momentum with the Galaxy Note 7. For all intents and purposes, the Galaxy Note 7 seemed like it had the potential to be huge. It was very well received at launch and many started predicting that Samsung was on track to have one of its best years...

Samsung takes to Weibo to tease a new metal smartphone

Earlier today, Samsung took to Weibo to tease a new smartphone that it’s planning to launch in China. Unfortunately, the company doesn’t shine too much light on the handset in the teaser image. All that’s visible is a brief outline of a metal-clad device with antenna lines running horizontally above the camera module. Located at the bottom of the picture is the text “The next big thing is coming.”...

10-10-2016 Firmware Updates: Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy A5, Galaxy Note 4, and more

Samsung has a plethora of phones and tablets in its lineup and regularly releases firmware updates for various devices. These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs. Software updates for Samsung devices roll out in various regions every day, and you can find out which firmware updates were pushed out by the company over the...