T-Mobile Digits will enable Gear S3 owners to use their primary phone number on the smartwatch

It has been over a year since AT&T launched its NumberSync feature which enables subscribers to access their primary phone number across multiple devices. NumberSync supports the Gear S2 and the Gear S3 so users can remain connected even if they leave their smartphone behind. T-Mobile has now announced a similar service called Digits. It takes things up a notch by not only allowing users to access...

You can now stream content from Google Play Movies & TV on Samsung Smart TVs

Good news for folk with a 2016 model of Samsung’s Smart TV: You can now stream movies and TV shows stored in your Google Play Movies & TV library directly to your TV, in addition to having the facility to use your remote to browse the service’s selection of content to start watching something new right away. Unfortunately, you won’t be able to stream movies or shows in 4K just yet as that privilege is reserved for Chromecast Ultra and Sony Bravia...

Samsung to supply electric car batteries to budding Tesla rival

Samsung’s battery-making affiliate has been in the news for the past couple of months due to the Galaxy Note 7. It was the main supplier of batteries for that unfortunate flagship smartphone but Samsung SDI is now moving forward. The company has inked a deal with budding Tesla rival Lucid Motors to supply lithium-ion battery cells for its high-end electric sports sedan. Lucid Motors has already shown off a prototype of its 1,000 horsepower all-electric...

Galaxy Note 7 may be remotely disabled by Samsung in the US next week

Samsung’s exchange and refund program for the Galaxy Note 7 has been running for a couple of months now and the company has been able to recover most of the units that it shipped out. However, there are many who still continue to use the ill-fated flagship and that’s an issue for Samsung. It has been taking some steps recently to get those units back as well, we’ve seen the company work with local...

State of the update: Samsung’s policy is slowly improving

It has become something of a hobby for many in smartphone land: bemoan Samsung’s unreliable update policy. Many of our visitors come to do just that, and we play the game ourselves from time to time. However, as controversial as it may sound, slowly but surely hell is freezing over, at least in some markets. Samsung is getting better with regard to software updates. Though perfection is a long way away, bear with us as we examine recent...

Daily Deal: You can currently pick up a Gear Fit 2 for $148.66

If you’re looking for a reliable fitness tracker, you’ve come to the right place. While stock lasts, you can pick up the second-generation Gear Fit from Amazon for $148.66. That’s a total saving of $31.33. It’s worth noting, though, that the large model of the device is only eligible for the saving. I’ve had an opportunity to go hands-on with the Gear Fit 2 in the past, and can honestly say that this is a fantastic deal. It’s a robust wearable that’s...

Themes Thursday: Six new themes that you might want to check out

Welcome back to this week’s Themes Thursday! 123 themes have been released for compatible Galaxy smartphones in Samsung’s Theme Store this week. To save you from the trouble of going through each and every one, we’ve selected six good-looking themes that you might like. Apart from a few Christmas theme packs that we listed last week, there’s one more well-designed one: [Pixome] Paper Toy Snowman...

Samsung is a part of Khronos VR Standards initiative for virtual reality

Earlier today, Samsung announced that it had joined hands with Acer, Google, HTC, Oculus, and Sony to form the Global Virtual Reality Association. Now, the Khronos Group, which also developed Vulkan APIs, has created the Khronos VR Standards initiative in collaboration with industry leaders including Samsung, Google, Oculus, Razer, Valve, AMD, ARM, Intel, Nvidia, and others. The goal of this initiative...

Samsung files patent for a drone with circular design

Samsung has a firm grasp on the wearables segment, with its Gear S smartwatches and the Gear VR virtual reality headset doing extremely well in the market. The Gear 360 hasn’t seen as much success, perhaps due to its high price, but it certainly impressed everyone as the first take on a 360-degree camera. Samsung has also been working on drones for some time now to put cameras into the air, and patent...

Bloomberg: Galaxy S8 to feature ‘all-screen front’, virtual home button

The Galaxy S8 looks set to make quite a few big changes that may or may not go down well with consumers. We exclusively reported that Samsung will be ditching the home button with the Galaxy S8 in order to put in a larger screen with very little bezel, and Bloomberg is reporting on similar lines today that the Galaxy S8 will feature an “all-screen front” and also come with a virtual home button. Rumors have said that the Galaxy S8′s displays will...

Samsung teams up with Google, HTC, Oculus, Sony, and Acer to form the Global Virtual Reality Association

Virtual reality is booming. Ever since Oculus started working on its VR headset, many companies, big and small, have jumped onto the VR bandwagon. VR has the potential to be the next big computing and entertainment platform. Now, these companies joining hands to form a focus group to promote VR. Samsung has announced on its official blog that it has joined hands with Acer Starbreeze, Facebook’s Oculus, Google, HTC VIVE, and Sony Interactive Entertainment...

Purported Galaxy J7 (2017) running Nougat granted Wi-Fi certification

A handset, believed to the the Galaxy J7 (2017), has been granted Wi-Fi certification. Unfortunately, the documentation doesn’t reveal anything about the device, other than that it sports the model number SM-J727, which is similar to the unit that was spotted on Indian import tracker Zauba’s online database a little more than two months ago. What’s particularly interesting about this sighting is that...