Galaxy S8 pre-orders to commence on April 10th, sell worldwide on April 21st

Samsung has confirmed its March 29th announcement date for the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ (even at MWC 2017), but the pre-order and sales dates have been up for grabs. That hasn’t stopped one report out of Korea that claims the Galaxy S8 will go on sale worldwide on Friday, April 21st, but little pre-order information has surfaced until now. A new report says that Galaxy S8 pre-orders will commence on April 10th, nearly two weeks after the announcement...

Watchface Friday: Here’s our selection of this week’s best watchfaces

Watchface Friday is back!  For those unaware, every Friday, we highlight a selection of our favorite watchfaces for the Gear S3 classic and Gear S3 frontier. All of the offerings are available to download through the Galaxy Apps Store, so you can rest assured that you won’t have to search all over the Internet to find something we’ve listed. Gear S3 classic Chronograph Classic...

SamMobile Daily Recap: March 3, 2017 — Galaxy S8, Samsung heir trial and more!

We publish a lot of stories on a daily basis. Unfortunately, most of the news breaks during our European hours of operation, which makes it difficult for our readers in the US (and other regions) to follow every post that goes live. But, we think we’ve come up with an ideal solution — a daily recap. In the list below, you’ll find the stories we’ve published today. Chances are, you’re not going to be interested in all of...

Hands-on Samsung’s C-Lab project: VuildUs

Samsung has brought its C-Lab division along to Barcelona for the Mobile World Congress 2017 where it’s showcasing four new virtual reality projects. The four projects that have been showcased include Relumino, TraVRer, Monitorless and VuildUs. In this post you’ll find out everything there is to know about VuildUs. What is VuildUs? VuildUs is an app that transforms parts of your own home to a virtual...

Hands-on Samsung’s C-Lab project: Monitorless

Samsung’s C-Lab division is showcasing four new virtual reality projects at the Mobile World Congress 2017 here in Barcelona. We went to check out the new projects that are called Relumino, TraVRer, Monitorless and VuildUs. In this post we’ll be talking about Monitorless in detail. What is Monitorless? As the name suggests, Monitorless lets you use a smartphone and PC through a virtual screen remotely...

Hands-on Samsung’s C-Lab project: Relumino

We paid a visit to Samsung’s C-Lab booth to check out the four new virtual reality projects that they’re demonstrating at the Mobile World Congress 2017 in Barcelona. The four projects include: Relumino, TraVRer, Monitorless and VuildUs. In this post, we’ll be talking about Relumino. What is Relumino? Relumino is a company that’s using the Gear VR to assist those who are visually impaired. It’s also...

Hands-on Samsung’s C-Lab project: TraVRer

Samsung is showcasing some new C-Lab projects at the Mobile World Congress 2017 in Barcelona. SamMobile paid a visit to check out the new projects at MWC 2017. The four projects it’s demonstrating are called: Relumino, TraVRer, Monitorless and VuildUs. In this post we’ll be taking an in-depth look at TraVRer. What is TraVRer? TraVRer Gear VR is an application that is also suitable for the Gear 360....

Galaxy C5 Pro showcased at Samsung Forum 2017 in China

The Galaxy C5 Pro, which has been leaked multiple times over the past few weeks, was recently showcased at Samsung Forum 2017 in China. The mid-range smartphone appeared in Blue, Champagne Gold, and Rose Gold a couple of days ago. Now, the Galaxy C5 Pro can be seen in Black. The Galaxy C5 Pro is a mid-range smartphone with a metal body with a new antenna design, a 5.2/5.5-inch 1080p Super AMOLED...

Daily Deal: Save 24% on a pair of Samsung’s Gear Icon X wireless earphones

Amazon’s slashed the price of Samsung’s Gear Icon X wireless earphones by 24%, so you can currently pick up a pair for just $152.17. If you’ve never heard of the Gear Icon X before, don’t be fooled into thinking they’re merely a set of overpriced earbuds. They’re actually packed full of incredibly useful features, including real-time voice feedback on workout progress, which makes them well worth their hefty price tag. Read more: Gear Icon...

Trademark appears to confirm that the Galaxy S8 will feature an ‘Infinity Display’

According to a recent USPTO trademark application, Samsung has settled on the much-rumored ‘Infinity Display’ moniker to describe the nearly full-screen curved Super AMOLED panels that’ll ship on board the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus. As you can imagine, the South Korean firm kept its cards close to its chest in the filing documentation, only specifying the bare minimum – the Infinity Display...

[Sponsored] Two ways to record games on Samsung/Android devices

The thing is that I am not a huge game player, but I play enough, read enough, and talk enough to know that other game players do this. I wanted to do it too. How on earth could I do a screen capture, of a sequence of a game? I had got bored of trying to explain to a friend how to crack a particular section of Angry Birds. Yes, I know, some people do still play it! He just did not seem to understand...

Samsung heir’s trial starts March 9

Samsung Electronics vice chairman and heir to the conglomerate Lee Jae-yong has been behind bars for a couple of weeks now after he was arrested on multiple charges including bribery. Since he has been indicted a trial will now follow. The Seoul Central District Court has confirmed that it’s going to start the embezzlement and bribery trial on Thursday, March 9. “We are preparing hard, thinking that the upcoming Samsung trial … could be the trial...

Galaxy J7 (2017) receives Wi-Fi certification running Nougat

Earlier today, a variant of the long-rumored Galaxy J7 (2017) bearing the model number SM-J730 was spotted on the Wi-Fi Alliance’s online database. Much to our dismay, the documentation doesn’t reveal anything about the device, other than that it was tested running a build of Android 7.0 Nougat. Recent leaks point towards the Galaxy J7 (2017) packing a 5.5-inch Full HD display, a 2.2Ghz...