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Galaxy S7 edge reportedly caught fire during charging
I'm sure that by now many of you are tired of hearing about Galaxy Note 7 units catching fire for no apparent reason, even Samsung is said to be clueless right now about what was causing its ill-fated flagship to catch fire. We've also seen similar reports about the Galaxy S7 edge but they have been […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung targeting Chinese customers by placing product images in streaming video content
Samsung is looking to improve its fortunes in China by working with an advertising technology company called Mirriad. It's working with the company to place product images in streaming video content so as to capture the attention of Chinese viewers that spend quite a bit of time streaming videos online. Mirriad's technology can put product […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung’s new Galaxy Note 7 compensation program will reportedly let customers get a Galaxy S8 for free
It was first reported earlier this week that Samsung is preparing a new compensation program for Galaxy Note 7 owners who have already been through a lot over the past couple of months. The report suggested that Samsung will offer cash discounts on the purchase of its future flagship to those customers. Samsung is already […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Galaxy C9 Pro hands-on reveals more details about this new Samsung phone
Samsung was due to unveil the Galaxy C9 Pro today in China, just yesterday we reported that it had been listed online by one of the country's largest retailers, the listing also brought us some pictures and details of this device. Folks over at GalaxyClub have gone hands-on with this new smartphone from Samsung. It's the […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung might cut its entire executive strength by up to 20 percent
A sense of doom and gloom prevails at Samsung as the company is reeling from the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco. It's believed that many will be shown the door at Samsung's mobile division as punishment for the entire episode. Samsung began its annual performance assessment of executives earlier this month, it then reshuffles the top […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
YouTube reverses absurd takedown of GTA 5 Galaxy Note 7 bomb mod video
Earlier this month we reported about a mod created for Grand Theft Auto 5 which allowed players to replace the in-game sticky bomb with the Galaxy Note 7 because of, you know, the flagship's tendency to explode. The video detailing this mod quickly went viral and remained up for a couple of weeks until just a […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung preparing itself for additional class action lawsuits by Galaxy Note 7 customers
It was only a matter of time after the dust began to settle on the Galaxy Note 7 recall for class action lawsuits to be filed against Samsung. One has already been filed against the company in the United States and the other on its home turf in South Korea. Samsung sees additional potential legal challenges […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung will only launch 4G smartphones in India
Samsung is making a strategic shift to further cement its position in the Indian smartphone market. Samsung India has said that it's going to keep up with the change in market dynamics and only launch 4G-enabled smartphones in the future. The company currently has a portfolio of 25 different handsets in India out of which most are 4G-enabled. […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
You can no longer take the Galaxy Note 7 on an Amtrak train in the United States
If you were hoping to work around the blanket air travel ban on the Galaxy Note 7 by catching an Amtrak train to your destination, you will need to come up with another plan. The National Railroad Passenger Corporation a.k.a Amtrak provides medium and long-distance intercity service in the United States. It has confirmed that passengers […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
‘Explo-sung’ skin adds that Galaxy Note 7 burn effect to an iPhone
Samsung will have to forgive people for having fun at its expense, but the Galaxy Note 7 is now a punchline to many jokes, just ask President Obama. We've seen people make fun of the flagship in different ways, by creating Halloween costumes, a mod for GTA 5 which enables players to use the Note […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung India confident that the Galaxy S7 will drive festive sales this year
India was one of the many markets in which the Galaxy Note 7 wasn't even released. Customers had placed pre-orders but the units were never shipped out. Samsung is now giving incentives to appease pre-order customers and has even decided to offer full refunds for imported Galaxy Note 7s. Given that it's one of the […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Even Obama is making jokes about the Galaxy Note 7 now
There's no such thing as bad press, they say, and they are quite right. Samsung is reeling from the discontinuation of its flagship smartphone, the Galaxy Note 7, and even though it's a $5.3 billion hit for the company that's not stopping people from having a little fun at Samsung's expense. Some have poked fun […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Galaxy C9 Pro specs and price confirmed ahead of official launch
Samsung's C series has largely been limited to China ever since it arrived on the scene. The company is working on C5 and C7 Pro versions and we've known for a while now that it's also working on the Galaxy C9 Pro. Some images of this handset were leaked recently which also revealed the new […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Gear VR users will be able to watch an NBA game in VR every week this season
The NBA is really the first big sports league to properly jump on the virtual reality bandwagon and it's going to further embrace the technology in the 2016-2017 season. NBA Digital today announced that it's going to broadcast a game in VR every week this season with its partner NextVR. The game that's broadcasted in […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Stephen Colbert shows us all how to safely send back a Galaxy Note 7
Now that Samsung has recalled the Galaxy Note 7 for the second time and has actually discontinued the handset due to battery issues that it hasn't been able to pinpoint, it will certainly be in your best interest to send the Galaxy Note 7 back if you have one. Samsung has been shipping special return […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
