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I’m sitting on the terrace of my hotel room overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem… the mid-afternoon Adhan can be clearly heard coming from the Muslim Quarter, the sounds of construction add a strange drum beat to the traditional call to prayer. The juxtaposition of old and new is ubiquitous in Israel, as are heated Continue Reading →
Samsung's Milk Music
Hot off the launch of Beats Music, does the world need yet another music streaming service? Samsung’s about to find out. In January, Samsung actually shut down its streaming service for US customers — but now, it’s coming back as something completely different. Today the company’s introducing Milk Music, a free streaming radio service designed Continue Reading →
After months of leaks and speculation, Samsung finally took the wraps off its newest flagship phone, the Galaxy S5. Samsung’s phones already track the steps you take and the calories you burn, but the S5’s can track your heart rate through a fingertip sensor on the back of the phone. Samsung’s newest phone also comes Continue Reading →
Samsung
When we reviewed Samsung’s Galaxy Note 3 back in October, we noticed that it was doing something funny. Launching most benchmarking applications would kick the phone’s CPU into overdrive, forcing all CPU cores to run at their maximum rated speeds for as long as the application was open. Maxing out the CPU frequencies threw a Continue Reading →
Samsung Galaxy Gear Fit
Samsung knows that not everyone wants a Gear smartwatch on their wrist. That doesn’t mean there isn’t room for a wearable with some smartphone-like features, however. The company launched its Gear Fit wearable on Monday at Mobile World Congress, combining health tracking functions with some notification features from a connected phone. Gear Fit is shaped Continue Reading →