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If you thought that Samsung’s Music Hub media subscription effort was ill-conceived, you’ve just been proved right: it’s shutting down on July 1st. It’s Book Hub may soon follow, too.

Samsung Has Convinced Heathrow Airport to Create Terminal Galaxy S5

If you land at Heathrow in the next two weeks, don’t get too confused if you walk through Terminal Galaxy S5—because, somehow, Samsung has managed to convince the airport to rebrand its entire wing for a two-week period. Amazingly, Heathrow must have been offered enough cold, hard cash to allow Sammy to run around the…

Samsung’s 72-year-old chairman Lee Kun-hee suffered a major heart attack over the weekend, though is now stable, breathing without assistance and undergoing surgery. Samsung insist that there “has been no disruption in the group’s day-to-day operation.”

Samsung NX3000: A Little Cheaper, a Little Simpler, But Mostly the Same

With the new NX3000, Samsung’s hoping to lure price-conscious beginners. The entry level interchangeable-lens camera swaps out the huge 3.7-inch touchscreen interface of the old NX2000 for a smaller, 3-inch (non-touch) LCD and a traditional button interface. Over the last couple of years, Samsung has been quietly building out a strong interchangeable-lens camera system, and…

Samsung NX30 Review: An Easy, Pared-Down Camera For Beginners

Samsung makes headlines for its phones nowadays, but a lot of effort is going into cameras as well. The NX30 is the company’s most serious attempt at a fully-featured mirrorless shooter. What Is It An $800 (with kit lens) 20 megapixel mirrorless camera with an APS-C size sensor. It’s the beefiest camera that Samsung makes,…

Another verdict has been reached in another Apple vs Samsung patent battle in the courts. This time Samsung was found to have infringed on two Apple patents and owes nearly $120 million to Apple. Apple, on the other hand, infringed on one Samsung patent but only owes Samsung $158,000.

Rumour: A Plastic HTC One Will Match Galaxy S5’s Specs, Undercut Price

Would you be prepared to ditch the superb HTC One M8’s aluminium unibody shell in favour of a plastic one if it meant you’d be able to keep a few more readies in your wallet? If you answered yes to that question, you may soon get a chance to follow through on it — HTC…

Samsung Galaxy K Zoom: A Crazy Phone-Camera Hybrid with Optical Zoom

Samsung has just announced the Galaxy K Zoom, a slim smartphone that looks like the offspring of a Galaxy S5 and a Samsung Galaxy Camera. It’s half smartphone, half camera, with 10-times optical zoom via a retracting lens. A slimmer, sleeker vversion of its predecessor, the S4 Zoom, the Samsung’s new Galaxy K Zoom boasts…

Why Smartphones Are About to Get Tacky as Hell

If you haven’t seen Samsung’s new teaser for its Galaxy S5 “Crystal Collection,” shield your eyes now—this thing has enough reflective power to blind the sun. And judging by the shape of the smartphone market, phones dripping with crystals will soon be the status quo. Get ready for an army of handsets that shine so…

Some Samsung Galaxy S5 owners are experiencing “fatal camera errors” that can only be fixed by replacing the phone. Affected S5 owners can call Samsung at 1-888-987-4357, and Verizon is also reaching out. [The Verge]

The 4K Monitor You’ve Been Waiting For, iTunes Credit, Pocket Jamboxes

In the past, you might have needed two monitors to have enough computing real estate, but the coming wave of 4K displays promises to change that. Gamers might want to take note as well. Samsung’s forthcoming 28″ 4K display is listed at $700, which is already a steal, but you can grab yours on Amazon…

A Microwave That Promises To Fry Your Food Without a Drop of Oil

T-fal kicked off the whole “frying foods with minimal oil” trend with its Actifry machine, but who really has room for yet another appliance on their kitchen counter—even if it promises healthier fries and wings? That’s why Samsung has introduced what it calls the Slim Fry feature on its microwaves, adding even more functionality to…

Samsung’s “Free and Ad-Free” Music Service Will Actually Cost $4 Monthly

Last month, Samsung introduced a Milk Music, a beautiful streaming radio service that it said would come free and ad-free with your new Samsung Galaxy phone. So it wasn’t just slick—it offered you a cheaper better option to competitors like Spotify and Pandora. Awesome! Except it’s not going to be free and ad-free at all.…

Samsung Galaxy Owners Now Have a Custom Kindle Store With Free Stuff

Got a Samsung Galaxy device? You’re in for a treat: Amazon is building a custom Kindle store for you and your device—and it comes with perks. The new store, announced this morning, will provide Galaxy users—initially just those with an S5, but more will follow—twelve free books a year. You’ll get to choose from four…

What Is Tizen?

This year, Samsung will sell (at least) two phones and a watch that don’t run Android. Instead, they’ll run something called Tizen. That’s a major departure for such an important player in the smartphone game. But what is Tizen? And will you actually want to use it? Tizen is a new(ish) operating system… Tizen is…

Jobs’ Death “Best Opportunity to Attack iPhone,” Wrote Samsung Exec

The longrunning legal battle between Apple and Samsung has certainly had its low points, but an internal email unearthed by CNET sent by a Samsung executive just five days after Steve Jobs’ death sheds new light on just how callous the competition got. In this case, the subject was how to leverage the death of…

Samsung Gear Fit Review: A Beautiful Wristable Gone to Waste

Samsung’s Gear Fit had every chance to be by far the best activity tracker you could own. It isn’t. Not by a long shot. And there’s nothing sadder than unrealized potential. What Is It? It’s a stunning fitness tracker slash smartwatch wristable. It counts steps, tracks sleep, displays notifications from your phone, and even takes…

In an interview with Reuters, Samsung senior VP for product strategy has claimed that its first Android Wear watch will ship later this year, as will a “high-end” Tizen smartphone.

The Smartphone Industry Pledge That Could Stop Your Phone Being Stolen

The likes of Apple, Google, Microsoft and other major figures in the smartphone industry have signed a pledge that will make it harder to steal cell phones—from July 2015, at least. The pledge sees the companies promise to enable every smartphone user with the ability to remotely brick and wipe their phones when they’re stolen.…

Are LG’s New Headquarters Really a “Public Shame”?

New York Times architecture critic Michael Kimmelman is on a roll lately in his quest to hold architects accountable for their design shortcomings. His latest target? The firm HOK, which he says has turned tech manufacturer LG’s new headquarters into an “eyesore.” What’s so wrong with the proposed LG building? One of the biggest areas…