Accessory of the Day: Samsung OEM battery for Gravity Smart and Touch 2 $7.20
Own a Samsung Gravity Smart or a Samsung Gravity Touch 2 and need a replacement battery? Thiis 1500mAh Lithium Ion battery is manufactured by Samsung and is a perfect option for replacements or folks who just like to keep a spare on hand. At just $7.20 (Prime eligible), one of these would also make a great gift!
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Because Android Wear is so 2014: Someone has put Windows 95 on a Samsung Gear Live
As part of the tech community, sometimes it is the most awe-inspiring thing to simply look back at what we have achieved over the years and how technology that exists today eclipses what we had even imagined was possible just a handful of years ago. Take Windows 95 for example – the operating system was widely lauded in its time and many of us had our whole lives running through the system. Well, 19 years after its release, someone has managed to get Windows 95 on a Samsung Gear Live. That someone is Corbin Davenport, and while it’s not the smoothest running thing (or the clearest), it is an amazing feat to see – even if Windows 95 was designed to run on much more basic systems. Check it out running in the video below:
Now practically, don’t expect everyone to go rushing and putting Windows 95 on their Gear Lives. But it does serve as a nice reminder, if just a nostalgic one, of how far our devices – even wrist wearable devices – have come over the last 20 years. If anything, it should make us appreciate Android Wear even more as it enables us to do things that we previously only dreamed of doing on our wrists, and now we’re living the dream. Tears, much?
What do you think of running Windows 95 on a Samsung Gear Live? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
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See how models use their devices in this Samsung Galaxy Note 4 fashion show
I don’t know if most phones get this kind of treatment, but Samsung has apparently thought it necessary to help advertise its latest smartphone device in this Samsung Galaxy Note 4 fashion show which showcases the device in various (and generally awkward) scenarios – clearly I’m not into fashion. As you’ll see from the video below, the show, which takes place in Taiwan, highlights the different colours of the Note 4 as well as what is presumably a Swarovski encrusted Note 4 and the Samsung Gear S also makes a melodramatic appearance too. Check it out:
It seems almost implausible that a device, much less a smartphone should be the subject of a fashion show, but there it is. It probably has a lot to do with Samsung advertising the Note 4 as ‘fashionable’, particularly with the Taiwan launch of the day approaching on October 9th. All that’s left really is for the device to be actually released, for which we’re extremely excited about – with a Snapdragon 805 and 5.7-inch Quad HD display, the Note 4 brings size and power to the phablet section of the market.
What do you think about this Samsung Galaxy Note 4 fashion show? Let us know you opinion in the comments below.
Source: Samsung Taiwan via SamMobile
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Microsoft sues Samsung over the interest on billion-dollar patent payments
Microsoft had over a billion reasons (per year) to pursue a patent licensing deal with Samsung back in 2011 over the latter’s use of Android. That fact is laid bare by a lawsuit today over the interest on payments (based on the number of Android devices sold) that are supposed to flow from Korea to Redmond. Re/code posted the unsealed lawsuit this evening, showing how despite the existing deal, Microsoft’s purchase of Nokia last year lead to Samsung holding up its payment for the second fiscal year of the deal, and then refusing to pay interest on it. All of that is according to Microsoft, which also claims Samsung is threatening to hold off on paying its end for the third year of the seven-year deal. The documents reveal Microsoft’s patent licenses cover some 80 percent of the Android phones sold in the US (up from 70 percent in 2012), and that the deal includes provisions for Samsung to lower the amount owed by developing and marketing Windows phones and tablets, and for Microsoft’s use of Samsung patents. The amount in question? A paltry $6.9 million, although a decision on whether the deal will remain in force going forward is clearly worth more than that.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Samsung, Microsoft
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Accessory of the Day: Samsung 16GB MicroSDHC card $11.10
If you need a little expansion for your current memory situation, this Samsung 16GB MicroSDHC card will fit the part quite nicely. It features high speeds which really come in handy when working with HD video or running beefy apps from the card itself. Have a friend or relative that is always complaining about having maxed out their phone’s memory with photos of the grandbaby or recent trip? This would make a perfect gift. With a 48MB/s transfer speed, excellent reviews, and a price of just $11.10 (Prime eligible) it’s almost silly to not grab one.
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SamMobile gets a 8 minute sneak peak of Android L on the Samsung Galaxy S5
We’re now less than one month away from the alleged official launch of Android L which means that software update season is going to begin. Samsung isn’t usually the first name to come up when talking about quick updates, but from an eight minute exclusive video of Android L on the Samsung Galaxy S5, it looks like Samsung has already been busy behind the scenes. The video walks through a few of the new improvements and menus which is featured in the Samsung Android L test build LRW58J. Check it out:
As you can see, Android L on the Galaxy S5 has all the hallmarks of Material Design, with the slick transitions and a brighter colour palette. Perhaps unfortunately, Samsung’s interpretation is still very skinned and very much TouchWiz influenced – Samsung has apparently even neglected the notification icon changes that we have spotted in previous leaked screenshots. Whether you support this or not is entirely your preference, but we would have though more OEMs would have opted for a more “stock” approach given that Google has worked so hard on the UI for Android L.
What do you think about Android L on the Samsung Galaxy S5? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Source: SamMobile
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Android L on the Samsung Galaxy S5 [Video]
Ever wondered what Android L would look like on a Samsung Galaxy S5 running TouchWiz, well look no further.
Thanks to an 8-minute preview video of Android L running on the Galaxy S5, we get a glimpse of what TouchWiz will look like on the next generation of Android, courtesy of SamMobile.
With a new lockscreen, revamped notification drawer, and reskinned preloaded apps, Samsung has embraced the Android L design, but still adds some of it’s own somewhat questionable design touches.
The leaked build shown in this video is not available for release just yet due to it’s buggy nature, but what do you think? Drop us a comment below.
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Samsung’s take on Android L looks very familiar
You’ve probably seen plenty of Google’s stock Android L interface by now, but custom interfaces are another story. What will the OS look like when device makers get hold of it? If SamMobile‘s experience with an early, leaked version of Samsung’s TouchWiz software is any indication, it will be… remarkably familiar. At least on the Galaxy S5, it looks like the current front-end with splashes of Google’s Material Design philosophy thrown in. Core apps and notifications are now full of card-like, colorful elements, but the home screen, app tray and many other elements resemble what you’ve seen on existing Samsung hardware.
This doesn’t preclude a more conspicuous interface redesign for devices built for Android L from the start, of course. Also, SamMobile is quick to warn that this is very rough code. Many animations are missing, and the performance isn’t up to par just yet. And however unfinished this TouchWiz build may be, its mere existence is good news — it suggests that manufacturers could upgrade your device to the latest Android release comparatively quickly.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Samsung
Via: MobileSyrup
Source: SamMobile
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Here’s how Samsung prevents its own #Bendgate
Samsung wants you to know that the Galaxy Note 4 doesn’t bend and break like, ahem, certain competitors even if you sit on it over and over again. So, the company has uploaded a video showing the types of stress tests the handset goes through, like the one it released years ago for the S 3 and Note 2. This time, though, the video aggressively hints (repeatedly, even) that the Note 4’s a lot tougher than the new iPhones. Similar to the tests its previous handsets had to endure, the Note 4’s subjected to a three-point bend test that pushes a metal with 25 kilograms of force to the middle of the device — you can even see the phone bend just a little during the process in the video after the break. Also, the phones apparently have to survive getting sat on by robotic buttocks that simulate the force a 220-pound person’s capable of.
According to Samsung, the Note 4 owes its toughness to its metal frame and magnesium bracket, which hold all its components together. By the way, that metal frame is one of the device’s most talked about component these days. See, early adopters in South Korea have discovered that there’s a gap in between the frame and the screen big enough for a business card to go through, which might even expand over time. To shoot down rumors that it’s an unfortunate oversight on the company’s part, Samsung added a section in the Note 4’s European release manual explaining that the gap’s a “necessary manufacturing feature.”
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Samsung
Source: Samsung
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The Galaxy Note 4 screen gap is a required design feature
Reports have surfaced about the Note 4 after it has launched in Korea that surround a gap that seems to be between the screen and the metal trim, large enough to be noticeable.
Whilst it seems that the issue is only affecting a few devices at the moment, Samsung actually addresses the issue in the manual for the Galaxy Note 4 under the troubleshooting section.
A small gap appears around the outside of the device case
- This gap is a necessary manufacturing feature and some minor rocking or vibration of parts may occur.
- Over time, friction between parts may cause this gap to expand slightly.
So whilst it seems only a few devices are reported to be problematic, it seems that it is actually a required manufacturing feature, and is actually a characteristic of the device.
Are you bothered by the gap? Drop us a comment below.
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