The Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge won't help Samsung much, but the Gear 360 might

Samsung really wants you to know it's listening.

Remember last year's Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, the company's best-designed phones ever? Well, Samsung now thinks it understands why you didn't buy them. And the new Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge are meant both as a response and a de facto apology.

Not that the S6 phones were a disaster. They had polished design — the S6 Edge was notably the first Samsung phone with two curved sides — as well as impressive features like wireless charging and a new mobile payments system, Samsung Pay. But while the phones were great devices, they were too much like, ahem, a certain competitor. Read more...