SamMobile Daily Recap: October 11, 2017 — Bixby Voice, Galaxy Note FE 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. Bixby Behind closed doors: Our opinion on Bixby Voice Deals Daily Deal: Save 60% on a Gear VR (2016) Display Samsung...

Wallpaper Wednesday: Patterns

Welcome to the latest edition of Wallpaper Wednesday. This week, we’re highlighting a total of five backgrounds featuring patterns. 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...

Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2017) hands-on

The Android tablet market fell by the wayside a long time ago, but Samsung has continued to release new tablets. The Galaxy Tab S3 came out earlier this year with high-end internals and a Super AMOLED display, and recently, the Korean giant has launched the 2017 iteration of the Galaxy Tab A in a handful of markets. The Galaxy Tab A (2017) recently came to India, and we have had the chance to use...

Behind closed doors: Our opinion on Bixby Voice

It took a while, but Bixby Voice is finally available across the globe. Samsung’s only just offering support for Korean and US English, so Bixby Voice is far from being as useful as its competitors, but it’s certainly better than not being able to use the feature at all, which was the case for a long time after the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ went on sale. We’ve been using Bixby’s voice capabilities since they went live, and we thought it would be a...

Samsung launches a dedicated Newsroom for fans in Italy

Samsung has today launched a new Newsroom for its fans in Italy. The firm will use the digital portal to provide local media and customers with information about business insights, company news and product announcement in Italian. In a post published on its Global Newsroom, Samsung noted that Italy is the fourteenth Newsroom it’s launched, following the Global newsroom, and local editions in Brazil, Germany, India, Korea and the United States, to...

Daily Deal: Save 60% on a Gear VR (2016)

Amazon has cut the price of the Gear VR (2016) by 60%, meaning you can currently pick one up for the modest price of $39.50. But there’s a caveat: the promotion is only available in the United States. To purchase the Gear VR (2016), all you need to do is hit the Buy Now button below. You’ll need 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: Save 60% on...

[Poll] How often do you use your Gear VR?

Samsung’s been awarding complimentary Gear VR headsets with pre-orders of its latest flagship smartphones in select regions for a while now, so chances are if you reside in the United States and own a Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S8, you have one lying around somewhere. Or maybe you even purchased a unit. This got us wondering: How often do you use your Gear VR? Personally, I use mine at least once a week. Be sure to cast a vote in the poll below, then feel...

Samsung’s betting on Micro-LED technology to boost its premium TV business

Samsung is reportedly accelerating its effort to create a Micro-LED TV. According to a new report from South Korea, the firm is desperately developing alternative technologies for its next-generation premium TVs, after it struggled to increase its market share in the QLED segment last year. There are still technical challenges that need to be overcome before Micro-LED TVs are ready to hit the market, however. To speed up the innovation process, Samsung...

Galaxy Note FE Malaysia launch could take place soon

It has been three months since the Galaxy Note FE was launched in South Korea. According to a new report, the Galaxy Note FE Malaysia launch could take place soon. The refurbished and safe variant of the Galaxy Note 7 was first released in South Korea where it quickly sold out. Previous reports have suggested that Samsung might launch this handset outside its home country. It’s essentially the same...

Samsung wants to put its Cinema LED Display in your home

Samsung is looking to supply its Cinema LED Screen to customers wanting one in their home, in an attempt to combat the sluggish QLED TV sales, reports BusinessKorea. The firm is also believed to have shown an interest in acquiring a Taiwanese LED manufacturer, which owns the rights to the technology required to make its QLED TVs smaller in size. Taking control of the unnamed company will enable Samsung to not only reduce the amount of physical space...

Future Galaxy smartphones could feature an ‘Environmental Sensor’

Samsung could bundle an ‘Environmental Sensor’ on future Galaxy-branded smartphones, according to a patent spotted by the folks over at Galaxy Club on Wednesday. The component, which is believed to have been in development for a while now, measures air quality to provide users with vital information about the environment they’re in. In polluted cities—Beijing and Jodhpur, for example—the so-called...

New Samsung image sensors are slimmer and meant for bezel-less smartphones

Samsung today announced its new image sensors under its ISOCELL brand. The two new Samsung image sensors are slimmer than previous sensors and are meant for smartphones with large, bezel-less displays. The new sensors include the 1.28-micrometer 12-megapixel ISOCELL Fast 2L9 with Dual Pixel technology and the ultra-small 0.9μm 24-megapixel ISOCELL Slim 2X7 with Tetracell technology. New Samsung Image...

BlackBerry adds new features to SecuSUITE for Samsung Knox

BlackBerry has announced that it’s adding a couple of new features to SecuSUITE for Samsung Knox. The company launched its SecuSUITE enterprise service for Samsung handsets three years ago with the Galaxy S6. It’s developed by BlackBerry’s subsidiary Secusmart and provides an additional layer of security to those who use Samsung’s Knox security suite. BlackBerry continues to make improvements to SecuSUITE for Samsung Knox to provide secure mobile...

Fresh Galaxy A5 (2018) case render highlights Infinity Display

There’s a fresh Galaxy A5 (2018) case render floating online. We saw one just two weeks ago when rumors and reports about the new Galaxy A (2018) series picked up. The latest leak gives us an idea of what the rumored Infinity Display might look like on the upcoming device. The Galaxy A (2018) is expected to tout the Infinity Display this time around. Galaxy A5 (2018) Case Render It goes without saying...