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Samsung is one of the biggest consumer electronics companies in the world, which puts it in an exceptional position to create an expansive device ecosystem and bring together different device categories through unique user experiences. Looking from the outside in, it might not seem like it, but Samsung's device ecosystem has been improving constantly. One of my favorite examples of how different Samsung device types can interact to improve one another is how the company brought smart TVs / Smart Monitors and Galaxy…

Last updated: March 19th, 2024 at 10:41 UTC+01:00 Samsung is getting ready to release its 2024 smart TVs and audio products in the USA. The clock is ticking, and this might be your last chance to show your interest and secure a $100 discount on your future pre-order. The tech giant unveiled its 2024 lineup of smart TVs and soundbars at CES 2024 in Las Vegas, all the way back in January. It hasn't released these new products yet but will officially introduce thesem to customers in the USA on March 21. Get $100 off and…

Last updated: March 5th, 2024 at 10:22 UTC+01:00 It's the second day of Samsung's Discover Spring Sale 2024 event, and the company is bringing out the big guns. Samsung has launched new discounts across the Neo QLED QN90C TV series and has slashed the price of the 85-inch model by a whopping 50%! The 85-inch Neo QLED QN90C 4K TV usually costs $4,799, but thanks to today's Discover Spring Sale event, the TV gets a $2,400 discount. You can now buy it for $2,399. If you want to spend less on a Neo QLED TV, Samsung has…

If you've got a pair of AirPods that you use for all of your Apple products, you may have wondered whether or not they can be synced up and used with other non-Apple devices in your home. In particular, you may want to use them as a replacement for gaming headphones on your gaming consoles, such as the PlayStation 5. While you can't directly pair the AirPods with the PS5, however, you can pair them with a smart TV to allow you to use them on the console. Here's how to make that happen. Sony…

Last updated: February 27th, 2024 at 10:58 UTC+01:00 Over the past few months, Samsung's Freestyle 2nd Gen projector has gone back and forth between its full retail price and a 25% discount every two weeks or so. It's to the point where if you see The Freestyle 2nd Gen online for $799, it's probably better to give it a week or two before another 25% limited-time price drop is in effect. But right now, you don't have to wait at all. We're now in the discount phase again, and The Freestyle 2nd Gen is $200 cheaper for…

Last updated: February 27th, 2024 at 09:50 UTC+01:00 Google has been offering the YouTube Kids app alongside the YouTube app on Android TV/Google TV, Apple TV (tvOS), Samsung TV (Tizen), LG TV (WebOS), and Fire TV (Fire OS) for a very long time. However, in May 2023, the company started offering YouTube Kids within YouTube as well on those platforms to offer a more streamlined experience. Now, Google has announced that the YouTube Kids app is going away from those smart TVs starting July 2024. It means that from then…

Last updated: February 26th, 2024 at 16:46 UTC+01:00 If you've become an Xbox cloud gaming enthusiast through the Gaming Hub platform offered by Samsung smart TVs and monitors, you'll soon have one more hardware option if you intend to graduate from cloud to local gaming. Microsoft is rumored to be working on a third Xbox Series variant. The existing Xbox Series lineup consists of the all-digital Series S and the higher-end Series X. The latter offers more graphical power and an optical disk drive for physical games.…

Last updated: February 23rd, 2024 at 15:51 UTC+01:00 Earlier this week, US retail giant Walmart confirmed its plans to buy the smart TV brand Vizio in a deal worth $2.3 billion. Initially, Walmart said this acquisition was part of its strategy to expand its Walmart Connect advertising business, but market watchers say this transaction may have some negative effects on Samsung's smart TV position stateside. Samsung is the number one TV brand in the USA at the moment, but Walmart and Vizio might just have enough…

Last updated: February 21st, 2024 at 15:50 UTC+01:00 Samsung's mid-range and high-end TVs offer good enough speakers that you don't need a soundbar, but you can certainly improve your audio experience by pairing your Samsung smart TV with a Q-Symphony-compatible soundbar like the Samsung Q-Series. It just so happens that the entire Q-Series range of soundbars from Samsung is now available at limited-time discounts. The Q-Series has Dolby Atmos sound, Adaptive Sound, HDMI eARC, and Q-Symphony. Regarding the latter,…

Smart View is a great little feature that lets you mirror your Galaxy phone's screen to your TV or mirror the TV's screen back to your smartphone. The latter option can come in handy if, for example, you are watching TV and want to go make some popcorn without missing the action. With Smart View, you can watch your TV's screen on your Galaxy phone as long as both devices are connected to the same network. The downside is that you don't have much control over your smart TV when viewing it through Smart View on your…