SamMobile Daily Recap: September 6, 2017 — Gear VR, Samsung Pay and more!

We publish a lot of stories on a daily basis. Unfortunately, the majority of news breaks during our European hours of operation, which makes it difficult for our readers in the US (and other regions) to keep up. However, we think we’ve come up with a fantastic solution — a daily recap. Here’s what we covered today. Deals Daily Deal: Bag yourself a pair of Samsung’s first-generation Gear Icon X wireless earphones for 30% off Opinion Hey...

Wallpaper Wednesday: Material Scenery

Welcome to the latest edition of Wallpaper Wednesday. This week, we’re highlighting a total of five animated scenic backgrounds. All of the images are available in a suitable resolution for the Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+ and just about any other smartphone on the market. If any of the following images float your boat and you want to download and set one as your wallpaper, simply...

Hey Samsung, maybe launch fewer Gear VR headsets?

Samsung entered the consumer VR market with the “Innovator Edition” variants of the Gear VR headset a couple of years ago. The headset was really only aimed at enthusiasts and developers at that point in time. Samsung later released the first consumer version of the Gear VR for $99 in 2015. It was compatible with the Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy S6 edge+ and the Galaxy Note 5. The first consumer version of the Gear VR featured 54 ~ 70 mm fixed...

Alliances Galore teams up with Samsung Pay to offer exclusive rewards in India

Alliances Galore, the leading aggregator for merchant offers in India, has announced that it’s teamed up with Samsung Pay to offer customers rewards for using the mobile payment platform in a number of retail establishments within the health and lifestyle sector, including restaurants. “Samsung Pay has been designed to be the smartest and most convenient method to make digital payments almost everywhere,” explained Sanjay Razdan, Director-Product...

Daily Deal: Bag yourself a pair of Samsung’s first-generation Gear Icon X wireless earphones for 30% off

You can currently bag yourself a pair of Samsung’s first-generation Gear Icon X wireless earbuds, which not only sport 4GB of internal storage for music playback, but also bundle real-time voice feedback for workout progress, for $139.99 (30% off). To take advantage of the promotion, all you need to do is hit the Buy Now button below. It would probably be wise to hurry though, as we don’t know how much inventory Amazon set aside for this particular...

Galaxy Note 8 to come preloaded with Hancom Office S

Samsung usually bundles additional third-party apps on its smartphones, including office suites. The Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8+ came with Microsoft Office pre-installed. Now, it is being reported that the recently launched Galaxy Note 8 will come with Hancom Office S pre-installed in the US. Hancom Inc., a South Korean software developer, announced this earlier today. It also said that its document editing app can now only open and edit PDF files,...