Samsung updates UI design language on high-end refrigerators

Samsung makes a wide variety of electronic devices and home appliances, using a mix of operating systems across its product portfolio. Its smartphones, tablets, and smartwatches run Android, while laptops and PCs run Windows. Its home appliances and TVs run the Tizen OS. Irrespective of the operating system, though, the company tries to use a […]

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Samsung is bringing Generative AI to Bixby and Tizen to all home appliances

Samsung has been on the back foot in the AI-powered voice assistant race over the past decade. Bixby hasn’t performed well compared to Alexa, Google Assistant, and Siri. However, it seems Samsung has big plans for Bixby in the near future. The company revealed that it will bring advanced Generative AI chops to Bixby and […]

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Samsung’s smart TV users in India can now watch IPL more easily with JioCinema

Samsung has announced that it has partnered with JioCinema (owned by Reliance) to pre-install the JioCinema video streaming app on all its recent smart TVs sold in India. The JioCinema app is the exclusive online streaming option for the IPL for five years, starting from 2023. So, Samsung smart TV users can easily watch IPL […]

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YouTube TV Multiview allows streaming of up to 4 games on your Samsung TV

YouTube TV has officially announced the long-awaited Multiview feature that quickly became the talk of the town after being teased last year. The innovative addition to the platform will allow viewers to watch up to four different pre-selected streams, such as matches and sports events, concurrently. The feature will also become available on Samsung Smart […]

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Samsung’s 43-inch Odyssey Neo G7 monitor is available in the USA

Samsung’s Odyssey Neo G7 gaming monitor is now available in the USA. In January, the company confirmed that it plans to bring the monitor to select markets before the end of the first quarter, and it is finally hitting the shelves in the United States. The 43-inch Quantum Mini LED monitor has a 4K (3840 […]

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Samsung announces availability of 43-inch Odyssey Neo G7 gaming monitor

Last month, Samsung unveiled the 43-inch Odyssey Neo G7 gaming monitor. It was first announced for the South Korean market, and a few days later, its launch was announced for Taiwan. The South Korean firm has now announced its availability for global markets. The company said that the monitor would be available in most important […]

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Google Meet with new UI appears on Samsung’s smart TVs

Google’s strategy around messaging and video calling apps has been a mess. Over the past few years, the company launched and discontinued Gtalk, Google Allo, Google Duo, and Google Hangouts. Recently, the company merged Google Duo with Google Meet. Now the new official Google Meet app has appeared (via 9To5Google) on Samsung smart TVs. The refreshed […]

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Using Game Mode on Samsung smart TVs to improve the gaming experience

Most Samsung smart TVs have a built-in Game Mode designed for use when connecting a gaming console, such as an Xbox Series S/X, a PlayStation 5, or a Nintendo Switch. The mode should turn itself ON automatically whenever the TV detects a gaming console connection via the appropriate HDMI port, but this is not always […]

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Samsung’s mobile, TV, and home appliance divisions need to work together

Samsung talked about its device ecosystem from the perspective of SmartThings at SDC22. Its efforts to make IoT home devices more open and interoperable are most welcome. But at the same time, as far as developing an appealing device ecosystem across its Tizen and Android OS devices, Samsung appears to be missing some fundamentals. One […]

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Here’s how to watch Samsung Developer Conference 2022 (SDC22) live

Samsung Developer Conference 2022 is almost live, and below, you can find the official YouTube channel where the company will share its latest developments, no pun intended. We expect the company to announce One UI 5.0 officially and hopefully reveal more about the update’s availability. Samsung will also talk about SmartThings Find, SmartThings Energy Service, […]

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Tizen OS is making its debut on non-Samsung TVs for the first time

Samsung has announced that it is licensing Tizen OS to third-party TV brands. It means that non-Samsung smart TVs can now use the Tizen operating system for the first time. The South Korean firm has partnered with three new ODMs—Atmaca, HKC, and Tempo—to make Tizen OS-powered smart TVs for various markets. This partnership was revealed […]

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As SDC22 draws near, here’s what else you can expect from Samsung

We’ve entered the month of October, and Samsung Developer Conference 2022 (SDC22) is just around the corner. The Korean tech giant is getting ready to host its tech sessions next week and has prepared a handful of interesting topics to explore and discuss in great detail. We knew SmartThings was on the table since last […]

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Galaxy Watch 3 update brings new watch faces, snore detection, and more

Staying true to its promise, Samsung has released a new software update to the Galaxy Watch 3. The new software brings new watch faces that the company debuted with the Galaxy Watch 5 series. The update also brings more reliable health tracking and snoring detection. The new software update with firmware version R8x0XXU1DVH4 is rolling out […]

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Samsung Tizen has become the most popular smart TV platform in the USA

A new survey targeting the US consumer market reveals that Samsung’s Tizen is the most popular OS (operating system) for smart TVs in the USA, followed by other platforms like Roku, LG’s WebOS, Amazon’s Fire TV, and Vizio SmartCast. Within the 74% of TV-owning households in the USA, 88% of TV users rely on the […]

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Samsung’s Tizen OS will now ship with smart TVs from these other brands

As some readers might recall, Samsung made a surprise announcement at SDC 21 last year when it revealed that it is opening its smart TV platform to other manufacturers through the Tizen TV Platform Licensing service. The program has now started bearing fruit, as the company has just signed an agreement with three smart TV […]

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Samsung smart TVs could soon get updated YouTube app with cleaner look

Google has updated the YouTube app for smart TVs with a cleaner design, and it will most likely reach Samsung smart TVs very soon. According to a new report from 9To5Google, Google has updated the YouTube app’s design on Google TV with a minor change to the UI. The sidebar of the app now has […]

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Samsung’s new gaming monitors run Tizen OS and feature cloud gaming

Samsung has announced two new gaming monitors under its Odyssey lineup: Odyssey G6 and Odyssey G7. These are the company’s (and the world’s) first gaming monitors to run the full-fledged Tizen operating system, giving you direct access to various audio and video streaming apps and, more importantly, cloud gaming services. The Odyssey G65B is available […]

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Samsung’s new smart TVs are more than just content consumption devices

Samsung has been adding lots of features to its smart TVs over the past few years, but most of them were related to content consumption. Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic forced work-from-home situations, the company ensured that its TVs are more than content consumption devices. First up, Samsung added an improved Ambient Mode to its […]

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We checked out Samsung’s Tizen-powered Smart Monitor M8 at CES 2022

CES 2022 came and went, but it left us with tons of exciting products to explore and look forward to. One such product was the Samsung Smart Monitor M8. Despite its rather uninspiring name, the Smart Monitor M8 is a beast of an all-in-one monitor powered by none other than the Tizen platform. Mind you, […]

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