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Samsung first released a Gear VR headset that was only meant for developers or enthusiasts and it was branded as such. About a year back it released the consumer edition of the Gear VR for $99. The Gear VR has been updated since then but if you own a recent Samsung flagship and would like to experience VR on the cheap, Amazon is offering a deal today that you wouldn’t want to miss. It’s offering the original Gear VR headset for $59.99 – that’s a $40 discount. Bear in mind that this headset won’t work with the Galaxy Note 7 since the latest flagship features a USB Type-C port. However, it will work nicely with the Galaxy S7 series, the Galaxy S6 series and the Galaxy Note 5. This deal is available for today only and through Amazon so it will be in your best interest to not waste any time in picking one up. Chances are the online retailer is going to sell out of these discounted units by the end of the day. If you’d rather have the latest Gear VR headset that comes with slight improv

We’re less than an hour away from Samsung officially announcing the Gear S3. But if you can’t wait, take a good look at the image. That’s the Gear S3. Samsung’s official twitter account tweeted this out before realising the blunder. However, not fast enough before we could grab a screenshot or two. There no details […]

Samsung has confirmed today that the Galaxy Note 7 shipments have been delayed as it’s conducting further quality testing on its new flagship smartphone. The company said in a statement that “Shipments of the Galaxy Note 7 are being delayed due to additional tests being conducted for product quality.” It did not provide any details on the tests being conducted and the markets that will be affected by this delay. There have been some reports recently of the Galaxy Note 7 exploding while it was being charged, the reports primarily came from South Korea and some other markets. Samsung has not confirmed whether this is the cause of the shipment delay and subsequent additional testing. There have also been reports of some Galaxy Note 7 units crashing and getting stuck in boot loops for no apparent reason. If the quality control problems are confirmed and Samsung has to take steps to rectify them it will deal a significant blow to the company as it’s counting on the Galaxy Note 7′s sales

Over the past three months, Durita Andreassen and a few friendly sheep equipped with solar-powered cameras strapped to their woolly backs set out to collect imagery of the Faroe Islands for Street View. The 18 Faroe Islands are home to just 50,000 people, but — fittingly for a country whose name means “Sheep Island” — there are 70,000 sheep roaming the green hills and volcanic cliffs of the archipelago. So when Durita decided to document the country for Street View, sheep weren’t a baaad place to start. Sheep View 360 When we herd about the Sheep View project, we thought it was shear brilliance. So we decided to help the Faroese by supplying them with a Street View trekker and 360 cameras via our Street View camera loan program . Last week, the Google Maps team arrived in the Faroe Islands to help train and equip the local community to capture even more (but slightly less woolly) Street View imagery. Now that the Faroe Islands is supplied with a Trekker and 360 cameras, reside

Over the past three months, Durita Andreassen and a few friendly sheep equipped with solar-powered cameras strapped to their woolly backs set out to collect imagery of the Faroe Islands for Street View. The 18 Faroe Islands are home to just 50,000 people, but — fittingly for a country whose name means “Sheep Island” — there are 70,000 sheep roaming the green hills and volcanic cliffs of the archipelago. So when Durita decided to document the country for Street View, sheep weren’t a baaad place to start. Sheep View 360 When we herd about the Sheep View project, we thought it was shear brilliance. So we decided to help the Faroese by supplying them with a Street View trekker and 360 cameras via our Street View camera loan program . Last week, the Google Maps team arrived in the Faroe Islands to help train and equip the local community to capture even more (but slightly less woolly) Street View imagery. Now that the Faroe Islands is supplied with a Trekker and 360 cameras, reside

Samsung launched the latest tablet in its Galaxy Tab A (2016) series about four months ago. The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 is a mid-range tablet that’s available in both Wi-Fi only and cellular models. Just last week we reported that Samsung has a new variant of this tablet in the pipeline that features the new S Pen which was introduced with the Galaxy Note 7. We have now obtained some images of the Galaxy Tab A 2016 with S Pen that shows off the tablet in all its glory. Samsung doesn’t seem to have made any major changes to the specifications of this tablet so expect the same 1.6GHz octa-core Exynos 7870 processor with 2GB RAM and 16GB of expandable internal storage. The original Galaxy Tab A 10.1 also features an 8-megapixel rear and 2-megapixel front camera as well as a 7,300mAh battery. What we can tell you is that the Galaxy Tab A 2016 with S Pen has the same stylus as the Galaxy Note 7 so it features the same Air Command menu and S Pen features as the new flagship smartphone , featu

As I’m sure you’re aware, last week Samsung Pay celebrated its one-year anniversary. To honor this achievement, Samsung published an infographic consisting of some of the platform’s usage statistics. From this, we learned that the service has been used to process nearly 100 million unique transactions and store over 4 million registered membership cards. However, many questions went unanswered in the infographic , such as which the markets that were the quickest to adopt the service and what we can expect from Samsung Pay in the near future — so, to clear up the confusion, the South Korean company has taken to its official Newsroom to share an interview that was conducted with the platform’s lead designers an developers. It’s definitely worth checking out if you’d like to find out the answers to the aforementioned questions and many more. All you have to do is hit the source link below and you’ll be taken to the full Q&A page over on Samsung’s website. I’d personally advise you

  Samsung Printing Solutions today announced that its German and UK customers will now be able to automatically reorder their print supplies automatically through Amazon Dash Replenishment.   Using Internet of Things (IoT) technology and cloud services on connected devices, Dash Replenishment orders and delivers supplies directly to customers when a replacement is needed, in accordance with their settings.   When connected printers detect low toner and ink levels, devices operating with Dash Replenishment send notifications to Samsung Cloud Print and then relayed to Amazon for purchase replacements. Customers, including small- and medium-sized businesses, using multi-function printers (MFPs) and other Samsung Printing Solutions devices can easily sign up for Dash Replenishment through Samsung’s Mobile Print app.   The Mobile Print app provides wireless printing capabilities directly from a mobile device or via Samsung’s Easy Printer Manager, which lets consumers monitor the ton

  Samsung Electronics will kick off its IFA 2016 events with a major press conference demonstrating how it is redefining consumer experiences with its innovative technologies and products. For those who will not be able to attend IFA 2016 in Berlin, Germany, Samsung Newsroom is providing a livestream of the press conference, which is scheduled to begin at 11 AM Berlin time, September 1st. Please stay tuned and enjoy the livestream on Samsung Newsroom .   Samsung Newsroom will also provide breaking news, on-site articles and multimedia content from IFA 2016.   For the latest news, photos and videos related to this event, please subscribe to our newsletter by clicking here .

Minecraft for Gear VR was released a few months ago even before the game received support for the Oculus VR headset and now developer Mojang has confirmed that it’s going to get the much awaited “bosses update.” Minecraft is best known for enabling players to build whatever they want out of blocks but it also has a Survival Mode that makes things very interesting once the sun goes down or players find themselves in a dark corner. Mojang has confirmed that Survival Mode is getting support for the Gear VR meaning players will be able to have boss fights in virtual reality. Aside from bosses, the latest Minecraft update also adds ocean monuments, blocks and beacons. The Wither, Ender dragon and Elder Guardian are the three original Minecraft bosses and The Wither and Elder Guardian are making their way to Gear VR. Mojang hasn’t confirmed when this update is going to be out for the Gear VR edition of Minecraft. It says that we should expect this free update to drop “soon-ish.”

Samsung is improving the premium TV viewing experience for its customers by expanding its partnerships with new and existing Ultra High Definition (UHD) and High Dynamic Range (HDR) content providers in Europe. The company’s 2016 UHD and SUHD TVs already support UHD and HDR content streaming from major providers like Netflix and Amazon, they will soon get HDR content from local providers in Europe as well. “With fresh UHD and HDR content debuting soon in the European market in the coming months, we are excited to offer consumers more of their favorite television shows and movies in the best picture quality,” said WonJin LEE, Executive Vice President of Visual Display Business at Samsung Electronics. Samsung has also expanded partnerships with Amazon and Netflix to bring more HDR content to subscribers in Europe. Amazon was the first provider to launch HDR with Samsung TVs and the partnership carried over to the Galaxy Note 7 as well . Netflix now offers some of its best titles in HD

Samsung’s battery-making arm Samsung SDI has confirmed that it’s going to set up a new battery factory in Hungary. It’s going to invest $358 million in the factory so that it can supply the auto industry in Europe with lithium ion batteries. With car manufacturers gradually shifting towards hybrid and full electric powertrains the future looks bright particularly for battery manufacturers like Samsung SDI. Samsung SDI already operates battery manufacturing plants in China and South Korea. Its European plant is scheduled to open in the second half of 2018 near Budapest and will have the capacity to produce batteries for 50,000 cars per year. The company’s clients include BMW which uses a Samsung battery in its BMW i3 electric vehicle . Samsung SDI says that this new factory in Europe is going to help the company cut down on logistics costs and quickly keep up with demand from European companies as most of them have manufacturing bases around Hungary. This can be seen as yet another mo

Earlier today, an unannounced smartphone with Galaxy branding made a pitstop at the United States of America’s official certification authority, the FCC. Unfortunately, the supporting documentation doesn’t reveal anything about the device other than that it carries the model number SM-A810 . This leads us to believe that we’re looking at the revamped model of the Galaxy A8 , which received Bluetooth certification a little over three weeks ago. If a recent benchmark test is any indication, it looks like the Galaxy A8 (2016) will sport a 5.7-inch Full HD Display, a 2.1GHz Exynos 7420 processor, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of expandable internal storage, a 16MP rear-facing camera, a 5MP selfie shooter and a 3,050mAh non-removable battery. It’s also expected to ship running Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow , but is believed to be eligible for the Android 7.0 Nougat update .

The Galaxy Note 7 has barely started making its way into the hands of customers , but that hasn’t stopped us from learning about a hidden party trick it has up its sleeve. Although I’m guessing that consumers would prefer it if their shiny new $850 smartphone didn’t carry out this particular stunt as there’s an extremely good chance that it won’t survive to tell the tale. What I’m referring to here is the Note 7′s ability to spontaneously burst into flames . The first report of the device randomly exploding appeared online last week when images were published of a Galaxy Note 7 that blew up in China while connected to a microUSB to USB Type-C converter . It’s currently unclear whether the owner was using the official adapter or a third-party offering, but it’s certainly a cause for concern. At the time, we were hoping it was an isolated incident as if it turned out to be widespread it would put a lot of people in danger. However, it’s now looking like it’s a major flaw with the hand

Become a soccer superstar with your favorite Cartoon Network characters in Superstar Soccer: Goal!!! CN Superstar Soccer: Goal!!! com.turner.superstarsoccer2 CARTOON NETWORK SUPERSTARS Play as one of 16 different captains from your favorite Cartoon Network shows like Adventure Time, Steven Universe, Regular Show, The Amazing World of Gumball, We Bare Bears, Clarence and Uncle Grandpa. OVER THE TOP SOCCER Unleash unique defensive dribbles and special moves for each character. Combine passing, shooting, dribbles and tackles to create your own awesome soccer plays and win the day. MULTIPLAYER MAYHEM Play against the computer or challenge your soccer skills in multiplayer matches against other players. Enjoy versus play on the same device, over wifi or online. MORE FUN THAN YOU CAN BEAR Grizz from We Bare Bears calls all the action with custom VO and offers power-ups that can change the course of the match. Compete for the ultimate prize, the Superstar Cup, in Cartoon N

DroidVox - Talk like an Android ! RoboVox - Voice Changer   play.google.com.DroidVox Transform your voice with DroidVox and let your voice sound like famous robots! DroidVox is a voice recorder and voice changing app for Android phones using vocoder technology. Use the live mode or record your voice with your phone's built-in microphone to sound like a robot.  Choose among 8 different voice models and modify each effect using the X-Y control field for changing pitch and modulation in real-time. Hear your voice transformed in real-time with headphones or through the phone speaker. Or simply record your voice and play back your altered voice instantly. Save your recording as a ringtone and send it via email or share it directly on facebook* or SoundCloud. Features : 8 voice models: Pitch Shift, Cylon, Dalek, Singing Robot, Vader, HAL, Stephen, Prophet  X-Y control field for modifying pitch and modulation  3 different modes: real-time, parrot and recording  Real-

UNIQUE ROOT APPLICATION AND ALSO GREAT FOR USING WITH RAM MANAGER! Root Cleaner play.google.com.RootCleaner Simple and effective application which a lot increases your peformance by cleaning your system. You can choose between quick cleaning and full cleaning. Quick cleaning clears your memory, file cache, etc. and you can do that without reboot. Full cleaning requires reboot, but it makes really total maintenance of your system. Full cleaning is also great when you want to flash other ROM or kernel, so it will clean your device to prevent any problem. Application is also great application manager, you can uninstall, clear data and freeze or unfreeze your system and non-system applications. Features: ★Quick cleaning Clearing memory (Optional) Clearing file cache Restarting UI (Optional) Deleting useless folders from SD card (Optional) ★Full cleaning Wiping cache Wiping dalvik cache Battery calibration (Optional) Deleting useless files from init.d folder Fixi

As featured in TegraZone and with over 50 Game of the Year Awards and a the highest MetaCritic score of any PC game! Half-Life 2 play.google.com.halflife2 As featured in TegraZone and with over 50 Game of the Year Awards and a the highest MetaCritic score of any PC game, Half-Life 2 is one of the most celebrated and best selling games of all time. Winner of multiple Game of the Decade Awards, Half-Life 2 offers a startling level of realism and responsiveness, opening the door to a world where the player’s presence affects everything around him, from the physical environments to the behaviors – even the emotions – of both friends and enemies. The player again picks up the crowbar of research scientist Gordon Freeman, who finds himself on an alien-infested Earth being picked to the bone, its resources depleted, its populace dwindling. Features: Digital Actors: Experience the most sophisticated in-game characters ever witnessed. Advanced AI: Friends and foes assess threa

Digital Clock widget 4x2 with Weather forecast application! Animated Weather Widget&Clock   play.google.com.animatedweather Digital Clock widget 4x2 with Weather forecast application. The exquisitely realistic video effects of cloudiness, rain and snow provide the vivid sensation of current or future weather conditions for more than 50000 locations over the world. Different size widgets with a clock and a forecast for the selected day. Desktop widgets with digital clock Animated daily weather forecast Realistic Video effects of cloudiness, rain and snow Multiple scene landacapes Custom (user-defined) backgrounds Global world weather 50000+ locations worldwide Auto update forecast Data in Metric/Imperial Geolocation (GPS Search) Features in Development Animated widget Live wallpapers Multiple locations / cities Weather for GPS location Improve video effects  Local weather providers Skins What's in this version : (Updated : 29 August 2016) - Up