Themes Thursday: Here are this week’s five best new themes

We’re back one more edition of Themes Thursday! There are plenty of new themes for Galaxy smartphones every week, and we’re here to help you in shortlisting the best ones. This week, we found five themes interesting, and all of them have been listed below along with their screenshots. The [Binod] PastelUI is a simplistic theme with a brighter UI and rounded square icons. The [Binod] SwanUI has blue...

SamMobile Daily Recap: September 14, 2017 — Automotive Innovation Fund, Galaxy Note 8 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 published today. Business Samsung launches a $300m Automotive Innovation Fund Deals Daily Deal: Take 73% off a first-generation Gear...

Galaxy Note 8 user manual in English available now

Samsung is going to release the Galaxy Note 8 in a handful of markets across the globe tomorrow. Pre-ordered units have already been shipped in several markets. Customers will also be able to walk into a store and purchase a Galaxy Note 8 from tomorrow. The company recently confirmed that the Galaxy Note 8 has broken pre-order records for the phablet lineup. That was to be expected, given that this is Samsung’s first new flagship Galaxy Note handset...

Daily Deal: Take 73% off a first-generation Gear 360

Amazon has temporarily slashed the price of the first-generation Gear 360, which is Samsung’s award-winning camera that’s capable of taking 360-degree photographs and videos, down to just $94.99 (73% off). If you want to take advantage of this promotion, hit the Buy Now button below. We strongly advise you to hurry though, as Amazon only has a limited amount of inventory available — and once it’s gone, it’s gone. The post Daily Deal: Take...

Samsung launches a $300m Automotive Innovation Fund

Samsung has set aside $300 million to invest in automotive start-ups and autonomous driving technologies, according to The Financial Times. The firm will use its Automotive Innovation Fund to provide companies with the funding required to develop sensors, machine vision and safety solutions. The first recipient of investment from the Automotive Innovation Fund will be TTTech, an Austrian technology company that provides software integration for automated...

Verizon Galaxy S5 gets August security patch

Samsung has been doing a good job of rolling out security updates even for devices that you might think would no longer receive updates. Take the Galaxy S5 for example. It was released more than three years ago in April 2014. Then again, it’s still the most popular Samsung smartphone in the US. It has now received the August 2017 security patch on Verizon. Firmware version G900VVRU2DQH2 is now being rolled out for the Galaxy S5 on Verizon for customers...

Samsung Pay could launch in South Africa later this month

Samsung Pay will launch in South Africa on September 22, which just so happens to be the same day the much-anticipated Galaxy Note 8 is scheduled to hit the shelves in the region, according to Craige Fletcher, Head of Mobile at Samsung Electronics SA. It’s unclear what banks and credit unions will be supported when Samsung Pay debuts in South Africa, but it’s safe to assume that everyone will be able to take advantage of the platform on launch day...