Hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy S5 from TELUS

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

It's taken me a while to weigh in on the Samsung Galaxy S5 as it appears there weren't enough review units to go around. Thankfully, TELUS has graciously sent us a review unit to try out. Here are some intial thoughts.

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Samsung unpacks Galaxy S5, new Gear 2 and Fit wearables at MWC

Samsung continued its tradition of theatrical unveilings by kicking things off with 10 minute orchestra performance leading to the launch of their new Galaxy5 flagship.

The new smartphone has a large 5.1" AMOLED screen, features a new 16 megapixel camera with fast auto-focus, a fingerprint scanner on the display and is water resistant. It is expected to launch by April 11 in 150 countries. Samsung also unveiled the second generation of their smartwatch, the Gear 2 and Gear neo which offer three times the battery life of the original and can act as standalone music players. Along with the Gears, a new Fit device designed for health tracking was launched as well.

Update on Monday, February 24, 2014 at 3:54PM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Videotron and Rogers have confirmed that they will be carrying the Galaxy S5 in Canada. Rogers is accepting preorders.

Samsung to include fingerprint sensor in Galaxy S5

Samsung will reportedly take the me-too route yet again. Sammobile “confirmed” the company’s next flagship handset will feature a fingerprint reader in the home button. It will work in a swipe manner, meaning you have to swipe the home button from base to tip to register your fingerprint. The device will reportedly register up to 8 fingerprints that can be used for different tasks or app shortcuts, aside from using one digit to unlock the phone.

The Galaxy S5 is said to have a Personal Folder and Private Mode feature that will allow you to hide apps or personal information. And yes, the folder is accessible with the use of your fingerprint. Let’s just wait for Samsung’s “Unpacked” event at Mobile World Congress to confirm the presence of this feature.

Source: Android Headlines

Samsung files for patent to allow mobile devices to track head movements

Credit: European Patent Office

As the rumours of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S5 continue to surface, CNet reports that Samsung has a new European patent application that specifies a method to control smartphones with the front-facing camera registering head movements. There have been no confirmation when the technology will even be put to use but speculation suggests this new tech might make its debut on an upcoming device from the Korean IT giant.

The application indicates the technology is meant for times when users can’t touch the phone or are wearing gloves that make it hard for the touch-screen to recognize. Operating the phone at those moments can then be done through eye movement, nodding, or even pronounced eyebrow raising.