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Samsung partners with the George Enescu National Museum to introduce an immersive Gear VR exhibit
Samsung has partnered with the George Enescu National Museum to create a unique and interactive VR journey that captures the classical musician's legacy in a way that resonates with the digital generation. The Enescu 360 Gear VR exhibit is currently on display at the George Enescu National Museum in Bucharest, Romania. Using the latest VR […]
- By Josh L.
- 7 years ago
Samsung reveals details about the December security patch
Samsung has provided all of the details that we need to know about the final security maintenance release of 2016. The company will soon start rolling out the December security patch to major flagship smartphones as part of the monthly security maintenance release process. The patch includes fixes from Google for the core Android OS […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Samsung annual reshuffle postponed due to corruption investigation
Samsung finds itself ensnared in a corruption scandal that may very well end up bringing down the presidency of Park Guen-hye in South Korea. The headquarters of Samsung Electronics have already been raided during the course of the investigation and the conglomerate's heir apparent Lee Jae-yong has been questioned by prosecutors over Samsung's alleged involvement. […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Leap Motion will soon make its way to mobile VR headsets
Leap Motion gives more life to virtual reality by allowing users to include their hands within the VR experience. However, this was only limited to PCs and consoles. But that changes now, to some extent anyway. Leap Motion has just shown off a reference design built on top of a Gear VR, which comes with adjusted […]
- By Daniel van Dorp
- 7 years ago
November security patch now arriving on the Galaxy S5 in Europe
Samsung is distributing last month's security patch for the factory unlocked model of the Galaxy S5 in Europe. The upgrade has already started making the rounds in Germany, the Netherlands and Poland, but is expected to make its way to other countries in the continent later this week. For those in need of a refresher, […]
- By Josh L.
- 7 years ago
Daily Deal: Bag yourself a brand new ArtPC Pulse for $1,099
If you're in the market for a new desktop computer, you may want to listen up as we have a fantastic deal for you. While stock lasts, you can pick up the Intel i5 variant of Samsung's brand new ArtPC Pulse for $1,099.99 and the Intel i7 model for $1,499.99. That's a total saving of […]
- By Josh L.
- 7 years ago
Samsung ruled the NAND flash market in Q3 2016
The Galaxy Note 7 may have been a catastrophe for Samsung's mobile division in the previous quarter but the company's other divisions saw tremendous growth during the same period. A new report from market research firm DRAMeXchange shows that Samsung Electronics ruled the NAND flash market in the third quarter of this year. Samsung has […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Samsung-made circuit board might power the iPhone 8’s OLED display
It has been rumored time and again that Apple is going to shift to OLED displays for the iPhone and given that Samsung has a strong position in the mobile OLED market it's going to be the one supplying its rival with the display panels. A new report out of South Korea claims that Korea-based […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Report: Samsung Galaxy Note 7’s aggressive internal design led to explosions
Samsung promised that it would announce the results of its investigation regarding battery problems in the Galaxy Note 7 later this month. However, Instrumental, a company that makes engineering tools, took upon itself to find the cause of fire and explosions in the Galaxy Note 7. According to the Instrumental’s examination of the Galaxy Note […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 7 years ago
Gear S2 gets loads of features from the Gear S3 in latest update
Samsung today confirmed that it's releasing the second Gear S2 Value Pack update which brings over loads of features from the Gear S3 to the Gear S2. This update brings additional customization options for the Gear S2 as users will now be able to download and use the Gear S3's preloaded watch faces via the […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
New Good Lock app update brings improvements and bug fixes
It has almost been a year since Samsung launched the Good Lock app on the Galaxy Apps store. It's a powerful lock screen app for Samsung devices that puts a lot of functionality on the home screen as well as in the notifications panel. Samsung has released an update for Good Lock which brings a […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Latest Galaxy A5 (2016) update patches ‘critical flaw’
Samsung released a new firmware update for the Galaxy A5 (2016) late last month which brought the November security patch. A new update weighing in at 128MB is now being rolled out for the Galaxy A5 (2016) in a handful of markets across the globe. The changelog mentions that the latest update brings a patch […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Samsung is now helping Canadians conquer their fears using the Gear VR
Samsung launched its #BeFearless series earlier this year. The series brings us stories of people who have used the company's virtual reality technology to conquer their fears. Samsung has already highlighted many stories of people who have been able to conquer their fear of heights or public speaking with just a Samsung smartphone and a […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Samsung in no mood to pay additional compensation to Galaxy Note 7 owners
A class action lawsuit was recently filed against Samsung in South Korea by 2,400 consumers who claimed additional compensation for the troubles that the Galaxy Note 7 caused them. Five individual Galaxy Note 7 users filed their own lawsuits against Samsung in the country and made a similar argument. They have also claimed that they […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 7 years ago
Daily Deal: $35 off on the 16GB WiFi Galaxy Tab A 9.7
Samsung's Galaxy Tab A 9.7 is now available for just $264.90, which is a $35 saving on the regular asking price. The deal comes through Amazon and doesn't include the S Pen stylus. The variant comes with 16GB of onboard storage, which can be further expanded with the help of a microSD card. The Galaxy Tab A […]
- By Valerie R.
- 7 years ago
Samsung invests $10 million in SVACE security solution for Tizen apps
Samsung has reportedly invested $10 million in SVACE (Security Vulnerabilities and Critical Errors Detector) technology to improve security of Tizen apps. This technology detects potential vulnerabilities and errors that might exist in the source code of Tizen apps. SVACE was developed by ISPRAS (Institute for System Programming of the Russian Academy of Sciences), which is based […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 7 years ago
Upcoming Galaxy A handsets could come with curved displays
As per a new report coming out of South Korea, Samsung could be looking to expand its curved display flagship lineup to the Galaxy A series as well. We have recently heard about the Galaxy A7 (2017), which will probably feature a standard flat screen display. This venture could be official sometime next year as […]
- By Daniel van Dorp
- 7 years ago
Samsung might stick with a single rear camera for the Galaxy S8
Apple's move to put dual cameras on the back of the iPhone 7 Plus was probably the final confirmation manufacturers needed that dual cameras are indeed a thing in the smartphone world, and Samsung is expected to follow suit next year with the Galaxy S8. Samsung Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong had said earlier that the Galaxy […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 7 years ago
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[Update: More countries!] Samsung introduces paid themes in the Netherlands
Samsung introduced themes with the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy S6 edge last year, and then the feature was introduced to other high-end and mid-range smartphones from the company. However, paid third-party themes were limited to a few markets, but that is changing slowly. Samsung has introduced paid themes in the Netherlands earlier today (paid themes […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 7 years ago
Galaxy A7 (2017) passes through the FCC
An unannounced smartphone with Galaxy branding has been spotted at the United States of America's official certification authority, the FCC. Unfortunately, the documentation included in the filing doesn't reveal anything about the handset, other than it carries the model number SM-A720F, which leads us to believe that we're looking at the long-rumored Galaxy A7 (2017). […]
- By Josh L.
- 7 years ago
