Gear Auto Link brings Ford SYNC compatibility to the Gear S3, Gear S2, available Spring 2017

Samsung debuted Car Mode for Galaxy last year, an app that allows drivers with connected cars to access messages, navigation, and music hands-free. At last year’s Mobile World Congress, Samsung partnered with SEAT and SAP to bring innovation to connected cars (such as the ability to make purchases without getting out of your vehicle). To continue its push into the connected car market, Samsung has partnered with Ford to bring a special service to...

iHeartRadio integrates music service with Samsung Family Hub refrigerator and the Gear S3

iHeartRadio is one of the most widely used online radio services with more than 95 million registered across the globe. The service provides access to live radio, custom Artist Radio stations, podcasts, and more. The company has announced the integration of its music service with two Samsung products at the Consumer Electronics Show 2017 in Las Vegas today. The service has been integrated with the Samsung Family Hub refrigerator. It features a touchscreen...

Verizon kills the Galaxy Note 7 with last software update

Samsung announced late last year that it would release a final software update for the Galaxy Note 7 in the United States which will remotely brick the device. It will render the device incapable of charging the battery so the only way users can power it once the battery reaches 0 percent is by connecting it to a wall outlet or external charger. While all other major carriers were quick to confirm...

[Poll] Which Galaxy A (2017) device are you buying?

On Monday, Samsung announced three new smartphones as part of its Galaxy A series — the Galaxy A3 (2017), Galaxy A5 (2017) and Galaxy A7 (2017). All three handsets are expected to go on sale in early February in a whole host of different countries all over the world, but for some strange reason, the latter won’t be making its way to Europe. This sparks the question, are you planning on pickup up a device from the 2017 Galaxy A series? If...

Daily Deal: Get the 65-inch Samsung 4K SUHD Smart LED TV at a 43% discount

Amazon is now offering the Samsung UN65KS8000 65-inch SUHD Quantum Dot TV for just $1,597.99, which is a discount of $1,202 on the standard price. Needless to say, there’s quite a lot of money to be saved on this product, so be sure to check it out when it’s still out there. Samsung’s range of SUHD Quantum Dot televisions have been quite popular and have received critical acclaim from experts as well. Since this is a Smart TV,...

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) is now available in the UAE and Taiwan

Samsung launched the Galaxy A8 (2016) earlier this year as an exclusive to South Korea carrier SK Telecom. At the time of launch, the company failed to mention if the device would ever make its way to other markets, but it seems like the A8 (2016) has quietly been launched in the UAE (and possibly other Gulf states) and Taiwan. The Galaxy A8 (2016) features a 5.7-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display,...

CES 2017: Nvidia’s new Shield TV is compatible with Samsung SmartThings Hub

Nvidia unveiled a newer version of its Shield TV smart media streaming box at CES 2017. It features not only 4K HDR video streaming through Amazon, Google Pay, Netflix, VUDU, and YouTube but also 4K HDR game streaming from PCs to the TV. Since it also features Google Assistant, it is also compatible with Samsung’s SmartThings platform, letting you control your smart home. Owners of the Nvidia Shield TV can use the Nvidia Spot accessory (sold separately)...

This could be our first proper look at the Galaxy S8, but it probably isn’t

Over the course of the past few months, we’ve heard an awful lot about Samsung’s much-anticipated upcoming flagship smartphone of 2017, the Galaxy S8 — and now it looks like we’re finally getting our first proper glimpse at the design of the device, thanks to a leaked photograph that surfaced on Chinese social networking website Weibo earlier today, which corroborates everything we’ve previously reported...

CES 2017: Portable wireless storage solution with 2TB SSD and optional LTE is powered by Samsung’s Exynos 7420 processor

We’ve seen some pretty amazing products at CES 2017, including premium Galaxy A (2017) smartphones, new QLED TVs, and laptops from Samsung. We’ve now come across a nifty little portable wireless storage solution for smartphones with up to 2TB of storage. The most interesting part of the gadget is that an Exynos processor powers it. Unveiled at CES 2017, the Fasetto Link is a portable storage solution...

Samsung capping Galaxy Note 7 battery at 15 percent in Korea

Over the past few months, Samsung has sent out updates for the Galaxy Note 7 that cap the battery charge in order to nudge owners to return their units. It has also been rolling out the final Galaxy Note 7 update in several markets including the United States, this particular update basically bricks the device remotely. The return percentage had been low in South Korea compared to other markets which is why Samsung has had to hold off on tougher...

Galaxy S8 release date reportedly revealed

Samsung was expected to unveil the Galaxy S8 at the Mobile World Congress 2017 in February but if recent reports are to be believed, it may conduct a separate event in New York City to launch the handset in a couple of months. It’s not known for sure right now when the device will actually be released. A new report claims that the Galaxy S8 release date has been decided and that it’s April 18. Citing industry insiders, the latest report out of South...