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Deal: Free Samsung Gear VR with purchase of a Samsung phone through Father's Day
Samsung is celebrating Father's Day with a nice deal for the Samsung Gear VR. You can get it for free with the purchase of a Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, Galaxy S7, Galaxy S6 edge+, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy S6, or Galaxy Note 5. The promotion is for phones purchased from June 1st and through June...- Android News
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Samsung used the Gear VR to help motivate the worst soccer team in England
Samsung hated to see that New Mills AFC was the worst soccer team in England, with the team having not won a game all season. To help them, Samsung enlisted Harry Redknapp to record a motivational 360-degree speech inside a professional soccer stadium. Sadly enough, the team failed to win a game...- Android News
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Samsung is making a Bluetooth controller for their Gear VR
Samsung is making a dedicated controller for their Samsung Gear VR, it seems. The controller seems to be a normal Bluetooth Gamepad. While Samsung Gear VR games and apps can already make use of standard Bluetooth controllers, Samsung's will be unique in its ability to fit inside the Gear VR when...- Android News
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Samsung Gear VR ad shows how a dad can capture a 360-degree concert for his teenage daughter
Samsung has released a new ad for the Samsung Gear VR. A dad apparently won't let his daughter go to a concert due to being sick, so he instead goes to the concert to record it with a Samsung Gear 360 camera. The daughter later enjoys the concert on her Samsung Gear VR.- Android News
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Samsung offering Gear VR discount and content bundle to new Galaxy S7, S7 edge customers
While Samsung gave away the Gear VR to those who pre-ordered the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, the company has just announced a new Gear VR promotion which offers a discount on the VR headset in Europe (with a qualifying Galaxy S7 or S7 edge purchase) and a bundle of apps and games which includes...- Android News
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Oculus claims one million people used the Gear VR in April
Samsung's Gear VR is turning out to be quite popular. We don't know how many Gear VR units have been sold, but Oculus has reported at more than 1 million people used the Gear VR during the month of April. Since virtual reality is a growing segment, we should see a lot more reports like this in...- Android News
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Square Enix is bringing Hitman GO to the Samsung Gear VR and Oculus Rift
Square Enix has announced they will be releasing Hitman GO on both the Gear VR as well as the Oculus Rift tomorrow. The Gear VR version will cost $7.99 and will be close to the same game we see on Android. The Oculus Rift version will cost $9.99 and is said to offer "a 90 FPS game experience...- Android News
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NextVR teams up with Live Nation to stream hundreds of concerts
NextVR is one of the biggest companies trying to create VR content, and their latest deal will add concerts into the mix. They've teamed up with Live Nation to stream hundreds of the concerts they produce on a yearly basis. The concerts will feature "3D audio" to make you feel like you're right...- Android News
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Deal: Samsung Gear VR for $79.99 at eBay
eBay has a nice deal on the Samsung Gear VR today. It's going for $79.99, which is about $20 and 20% off its usual retail cost. The VR headset is compatible with the Samsung Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S6 edge+, Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 edge, Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge. The deal includes free shipping, too.- Android News
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Samsung is creating bedtime stories for VR
Samsung today revealed a new usage for VR. They have announced Bedtime VR Stories. As you'd expect, your child can experience a bedtime story in virtual reality using a Samsung Gear VR, and the parent can join in with a second headset to see the same story unfolding. Samsung doesn't yet have any...- Android News
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There's been over 2 million hours of content watched on the Samsung Gear VR
Samsung is talking a lot about virtual reality at SDC 2016 and today we got a little insight as to just how much people are using the Gear VR. Samsung says there have been over 2 million hours of VR content watched on the company's Gear VR headset. Collectively, that's more than 228 years of...- Android News
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Samsung releases a new Galaxy S7 Edge ad: Dreams
Samsung's latest commercial for the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge focuses on dreams and the Gear VR.- Android News
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Mojang announces Minecraft is now available on the Samsung Gear VR
Minecraft is diving into the VR pool with an announcement today. Mojang, the developers of Minecraft, have just announced the release of the game on Samsung's Gear VR. This means, you'll be able to play Minecraft on the Galaxy S7, S7 Edge, Note 5, Galaxy S6 and the S6 Edge by downloading it...- Android News
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You can now capture video and screenshots on the Samsung Gear VR
Technically there was a way to capture screenshots on the Gear VR before now, but it wasn't very straight forward and left a number of people confused. Thankfully, Samsung has recently updated the Gear VR software and you can not only capture screenshots but you can also record video- Android News
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Samsung just gave away 2,600 Gear VR kits to developers who attended Facebook's F8 event
Facebook is having their F8 developer conference today and surprisingly enough, Samsung is right there with them. Facebook owns Oculus and while they may compete with Samsung's Gear VR, they have both come together to give away 2,600 Gear VR kits to developers who attended the conference.- Android News
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Samsung says they will leverage its Olympics partnership to promote Samsung Pay and the Gear VR
Samsung has a history of partnering with the Olympics and it's said they are going to be a major sponsor of the event in Brazil this year. A new report says Samsung will continue to use this partnership to push a couple of their products. Not only will they be providing VR content for Gear VR...- Android News
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Samsung uploads 360-degree shark dive video to YouTube
Last year in Australia, the Samsung Experience Store offered an interesting experience for potential customers. The employees would had the customers a Gear VR equipped with a Galaxy Note 4 and the customers would be taken on a shark diving tour through the help of virtual reality. Now...- Android News
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Samsung Gear and Galaxy Apps stores are now one in the same
Samsung today announced the merging of 2 different online stores: the one for phones, and the one for wearables. Now, you'll get all your smartwatch and phone apps from the Samsung's Galaxy Apps Store.- Android News
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Samsung could be making an Olympic Edition Galaxy S7
SamMobile reports Samsung could be looking to work on an Olympic Edition of the Samsung Galaxy S7. This follows news earlier in the year that Samsung will be showing olympic sporting events in VR through the Samsung Gear VR. The details are scarce, but the device is likely to come in some sort...- Android News
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NCAA March Madness Final Four will be streamed live on the Samsung Gear VR
For the first time ever, the NCAA March Madness Final Four will be streamed live in 180 degree VR on the Samsung Gear VR. All you have to do is grab the NCAA March Madness Live VR app from the Oculus Store and then tune in on April 2nd at 3 p.m. ET for the semifinals and then on April 4th at 7...- Android News
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Samsung granted Gear VR patent for recognizing hand gestures
The next version of the Gear VR may have you flailing your hands in the air to control your VR experience. The US Patent office has just published the details of a Samsung patent which would track user hand gestures with Gear VR mounted sensors, allowing users to interact with their VR...- Android News
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Hulu finally releases their VR app for the Samsung Gear VR
All the way back in October of last year, it was reported that Hulu would be releasing a Gear VR app within the next month. It's been way more than a month but now the app is available. When launched, the app has you sitting on a couch in a VR living room with a big screen TV to watch your Hulu...- Android News
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VR specs comparison of the Playstation VR, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Gear VR
If VR is your thing then you might be interested to know all of the specs from the latest VR headsets. Here we have side by side specs of the Sony Playstation VR, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Gear VR- Android News
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Best Buy Canada discounts the Gear VR for those who purchase Samsung's newest devices
If you live in Canada and missed on the great deals for pre-ordering either the Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 Edge, Best Buy has your back. With the activation of either of Samsung's latest devices, you can save $90 on the cost of Samsung's Gear VR. This is a great deal to get an awesome device to...- Android News
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T-Mobile let people demo the Gear VR in Times Square today
Some people say that it's hard to appreciate VR until you experience it for yourself. T-Mobile took this to heart today when they set up multiple booths and let people see what Samsung's Gear VR is all about.- Android News
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