Samsung is killing off Music Hub and replacing it with “something even better,” the company said in a statement to customers today. It will give users until July 1 to download all of their purchased content and redeem any vouchers, at which point Music Hub as we know it will be no more.

But what will be its exciting new replacement?

Samsung has today confirmed that the new Galaxy Note 8.0 will launch in the United States on April 11, priced at $399. The device will be available in-stores and online from a number of retailers, including Amazon, Best Buy, Newegg, Staples, and TigerDirect.com.

While today’s smartphones may boast just as many pixels as your television and a faster processor than your PC, they’re not great at going outdoors. Drop any of them onto hard concrete without a case and you can almost guarantee you’re in for a pricey repair bill. That’s not the case with the new Samsung Xcover 2, however.

Announcing just this morning, the Xcover 2 is “the ideal smartphone for active explorers who are enjoying outdoor lifestyles and seeking a durable mobile device with essential smartphone capabilities.”

Samsung’s Music Hub service, which originally launched in the UK, is now available to Galaxy S III owners here in the U.S. Samsung’s Music Hub is like a Google Muisc/iTunes/Amazon Cloud Player/Spotify/Pandora Radio/etc., etc., all mixed into one. If you’re familiar with any of those services, then the Music Hub concept will be extremely familiar to you. Now that we’ve got that out of the way, let’s take a look at what exactly the service offers, how much it costs, and whether or not it’s something you may be interested in.