When Samsung first announced its new Gear S2 smartwatch, one of the models unveiled was the Gear S2 3G with integrated e-SIM and voice support. The company today announced that its new Samsung Gear S2 classic 3G will in fact be the first device to use an eSIM compliant to GSMA Consumer Remote SIM Provisioning (RSP) architecture. “At Samsung, we aim to meet and anticipate […]
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Samsung Gear S2 gets Uber app
If you use Uber and you have a Samsung Gear S2, Samsung has a new app that you’ll want to download. The company announced today via Twitter that an Uber app is now available for its latest smartwatch, making that much easier to hail your next ride. Go here, there & everywhere with a twist of the wrist. Introducing @Uber for […]
Samsung Gear S2 smartwatches now available in India
Samsung today expanded international availability of both its Samsung Gear S2 smartwatches and Gear VR headset. Both the Samsung Gear S2 and Gear S2 classic versions are now available in India alongside the new consumer edition of the Gear VR. Much as the company did a few days before IFA 2015 when it first announced its first round-faced smartwatch, Samsung India […]
Samsung Gear S2 discounted by US$100 until January 20th
If you’ve been thinking of buying the Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch, the next couple of days may be the best time to do so – As long as you live in the U.S. Cumulative discounts will allow you to knock off US$100 of the US$299 price of Samsung’s latest smartwatch when you make your purchase through Adorama.com. Once the Samsung Gear S2 […]
Samsung Pay for Gear S2 delayed until 2016
Samsung had hoped to roll out its new Samsung Pay service to its NFC-equipped Gear S2 smartwatch this year. The mobile payment service launched in the U.S. back in October with support from all major U.S. carriers (AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, US Cellular and Verizon) but only supports a handful of smartphones so far. The company had been aiming to add Samsung Pay for […]
More rumours of upcoming Samsung Gear S2 iOS compatibility
Rumours that Samsung is looking to make its Samsung Gear S2 compatible with iOS devices resurfaced yesterday. Adding Gear S2 iOS compatibility would allow Apple iPhone owners to pair their smartphone to Samsung’s latest smartwatch. SamMobile today reports that a Samsung insider has confirmed that the South Korean company is indeed working on a Gear Manager app for iOS. The report provides […]
Samsung Gear S2 iOS compatibility could come as soon as end of year
The Samsung Gear S2 is the first Gear smartwatch to be compatible with smartphones other than Samsung’s own. It currently works with a range of smartphones running Android 4.4 or higher and with at least 1.5GB of RAM. A report in September suggested that Samsung was also looking at expanding compatibility to the Apple iPhone. It now appears that Samsung has been able […]
Samsung Pay coming to future Samsung smartwatches
Samsung launched its own mobile payment platform in September. Samsung Pay is now available in both South Korea and the U.S. and it is already being used to make an average of about 100,000 payments every day in South Korea alone. Samsung is not only looking to expand the markets in which its payment service is available but also making it available […]