Samsung’s latest Gear VR experience lets you ride with Santa

The holidays are a lucrative time of the year for gadget sales particularly which is why you see companies launch all sorts of elaborate marketing campaigns to try and get customers to buy their products. Samsung is no different. The company’s latest marketing effort is a virtual reality experience it has created for the holidays. It takes Gear VR owners on a ride with the man himself, Santa. Titled “The Night Before,” this VR experience starts off...

T-Mobile Galaxy S7 BOGO deal goes live

Merely days after AT&T introduced its buy-one-get-one-free offer for the Galaxy S7, T-Mobile has followed up with its own offer. Starting today and for a limited time, customers who purchase a Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge with T-Mobile One will receive another for free when they add a T-Mobile One line to their account and purchase at least one of the devices on an equipment installment plan. The free device will be of equal or lesser value, customers...

PSA: Samsung Galaxy S7 edge is now available in Pink Gold in India

Pink Gold variant of the Galaxy S7 edge is now available in India. Samsung is selling the new color variant of its flagship smartphone through the official online store for INR 50,990 (around $752). Samsung is also offering one-time screen replacement for the Galaxy S7 edge for just INR 990. Customers can also get the new Gear VR for just INR 1,990. The Pink Gold variant of the Galaxy S7...

Optus testing Nougat for the Galaxy A5 (2016)

Samsung recently confirmed the Nougat update for the Galaxy A5 (2016) along with a bunch of other A series handsets. Australian carrier Optus has now begun testing the said update, with the commercial rollout expected to begin by the end of January. The phone is currently running Android 6.0.1. Going by this revelation, it’s possible that the rest of the world will also see the update around the same time, although nothing can be confirmed at this...

Daily Deal: Snag yourself a Fast Charge Wireless Charging Stand for 34% off

While stock lasts, you can pick up Samsung’s latest Fast Charge Wireless Charging Stand in a gorgeous glossy white hue for $45.95, which is a total saving of $24.04. What’s particularly neat about this promotion, however, is that it’s not limited to the United States. It can also be shipped to many other countries around the world. As its name suggests, this particular charger has compatibility for Samsung’s proprietary Fast Charge technology,...

Themes Thursday: Three best themes from this week

We’re back with this week’s Themes Thursday! We’re just days away from Christmas and new year’s eve, and we suggested some brilliant Christmas-related theme packs last week. This week, we’ve shortlisted three new paid themes, and we think that you should check them out. The Alpaca and the Outline Light themes look good, and they have minimalistic designs. The Fantasy Technology (Live) is quite brilliant,...

Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) shown off in 360-degree video and renderings

The Galaxy J7 (2017) has been part of the leaks for quite some time now. We recently saw the handset getting WiFi certification with Android 7.0 Nougat on board. Thanks to @OnLeaks, we’re now getting a very good look of the handset in the form of 3D renderings and a 360-degree video. Much like its predecessor, the 2017 variant of the Galaxy J7 should be sporting a premium design with a metal...

Samsung updates its Internet client for the Gear VR to make browsing more immersive

Following a successful beta test, Samsung has today released a new update for its Internet client for the Gear VR. The upgrade, which is making its way to compatible units in stages, brings a number of new features to the application to give users greater control and a more immersive browsing experience, including compatibility for WebVR v1.0: an experimental JavaScript API that provides the...