CES 2016: Samsung's new Gear S2 smartwatch will finally work with iPhones

Samsung unveiled yet another generation of its Galaxy Gear S2 smartwatches as part of its CES event in Las Vegas. Showing off two new editions including an 18K rose gold version and another in platinum, the wearables will have NFC for Samsung Pay contactless payments. While the Tizen powered Gear S2 will work with Samsung phones and certain Android-powered phones, Samsung has also made their latest wearable compatible with iPhones.

The extent of the compatibility is still unknown but at least Samsung has made it possible for more uses to consider their Gear S2 devices.

Lebron James stars in latest VR adventure from Oculus and Samsung

Lebron James is front and centre of Oculus and Samsung's "Striving for Greatness," Samsung VR experience which shows the two-time NBA champion in a downloadable film and Samsung Milk VR app which shows King James training in immersive VR which is the next best thing to being present in the gym. The 12-minute experience makes for a great demo of what's coming to VR in 2016

Samsung replaces mobile chief after underwhelming smartphone sales

Out of time: Former Samsung Mobile Chief J.K. Shin has been asked to step down due to lower than expected profits in the mobile spaceSamsung has replaced long time chief of mobile J.K. Shin due to increasingly lower sales and poor product performance in the smartphone space, an area that Samsung dominated for a number of years. Replacing Shin is  D.J. Koh,  former head of mobile research and development. J.K. Shin will be kept on but will take a step back and focus on long-term strategy.

Samsung's profits fell slightly from the previous quarter, after the company slashed the price of the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge to help boost sales. 

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Samsung bringing back attention to SPen prior to Galaxy Note 5 launch

Boasting that its smart-stylus is the 'evolution of the Pen', Samsung seems to be priming us for the launch of the Galaxy Note 5 on August 13th. The Note line, has been a consistent performer for Samsung and a big earner. The Galaxy Note 4 was widely hailed by users and reviewers alike for a solid feature set, better build and materials and some truly innovative pen-based functionality.

Reeling from poor sales of the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge flagship phones, which has forced Samsung to slash prices to boost demand and hopefully push sales, the Galaxy Note 5 is the model that Samsung hopes will stick and help it regain its foothold in the smartphone market. The Galaxy Note 5 might not be met with much enthusiasm if it is true that Samsung is removing the microSD card slot and the user-replaceable battery. 

Source: Phandroid