Netflix has quietly added support for HDR-enabled content for Samsung’s Galaxy Note8. First noticed by https://www.sammobile.com/2017/09/04/netflix-starts-supporting-hdr-galaxy-note-8/SamMobile, the inclusion of Samsung’s latest device makes it the first smartphone from the Korean giant to support Netflix HDR-streaming. The discontinued Galaxy Note7, Galaxy Tab S3 and the Galaxy S8 series supports HDR functionality. Galaxy Note8 supports HDR10 format […]
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Bixby Voice now rolling out to all US Galaxy S8 users
Samsung today announced the rollout of Bixby Voice for all Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ users in the United States. The official launch comes after a month Samsung started the Bixby Voice preview for select users. Updated Bixby now allows users to “navigate through select phone apps, services and settings with a combination of voice […]
Preview Bixby Voice before it goes live in US
Bixby’s capabilities have been limited to a few tricks but Samsung is now looking to expand it by adding voice-control capability. However, before rolling out to every Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ customer in the US, Samsung is inviting limited users to try out Bixyby’s voice feature. Bixby aspires to more than a run-of-the-mill virtual […]
Samsung Pay expands to four new markets
Samsung today confirmed that their Samsung Pay service will be available in four new regions. The service will go live in Sweden and United Arab Emirates (UAE) and enter early access in Hong Kong and Switzerland. UAE and Sweden will be Samsung’s first markets in the Middle East and Nordic respectively, showing Samsung’s focus on […]
In-Traffic Reply is like S Bike Mode for cars
Remember S Bike mode that Samsung introduced? Chances are slim as the feature was kind of a big deal for Indian bikers with the launch of its J-series phone last year. Now, a new app developed by Samsung Benelux called In-Traffic Reply apparently works in a similar way. When activated, the app will use your […]