Samsung rolls out Grace UX update for the Galaxy Note 5 in South Korea

Samsung has today started distributing a much-anticipated update for the Korea Telecom variant of the Galaxy Note 5 in South Korea. While the upgrade doesn’t bring Nougat to the handset, it does bundle a build of Marshmallow that’s skinned with the firm’s much-anticipated Grace user interface, which debuted on the Galaxy Note 7, together with a multitude of additional bug fixes, stability improvements. As...

Here’s how Samsung Pay on the Gear S3 works with non-Samsung devices

Yesterday, Samsung announced that Gear S3 owners are now able to use Samsung Pay to purchase goods using their smartwatch even if it’s not paired with a Galaxy-branded smartphone thanks to a new update for the Gear Manager application — and now we know how it works. To bring the functionality to the Gear S3, Samsung has had to adapt its mobile payment platform to work within the Gear Manager...

Daily Deal: Samsung’s 300W wireless soundbar for just $147.99

Samsung is offering massive discounts on its Tizen-based products on the occasion of Black Friday, and we’ve written a special guide for all the Black Friday Deals on Samsung’s products. If you’re interested in getting yourself a sleek soundbar system this year, have a look at the HW-K450. It is currently being sold for just $147.99 on Amazon as opposed to its usual price of $279.99. The Samsung HW-K450 is a 2.1-channel 300-watt wireless soundbar...

Themes Thursday: These eight new themes are worth looking at

Welcome back to yet another edition of Themes Thursday! This is where we try to find out and write about some of the best themes released each week in Samsung’s Theme Store. A huge collection of 142 themes have been released this week, and we’re here to help you find the best ones. The [HIO] Coral Blue2 is a slightly tweaked take on Samsung’s Grace UX with circular icons and a pleasing wallpaper....

Samsung possibly selling its PC business to Lenovo

Samsung Electronics has been involved in some serious corporate restructuring over the past several months as it seeks to enhance focus on core businesses and cut struggling ventures. Samsung’s decision to sell its printing business to HP for over $1 billion showed that the company is serious in its efforts to become a leaner organization. A new report out of South Korea claims that Samsung now wants to sell its PC business and that it’s talking...