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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
New and improved Spotify experience lands on Samsung smart TVs today
The world's largest music streaming service today announced that it's bringing a new and improved Spotify experience to 2015 and 2016 Samsung smart TVs. The new experience is going to be available for users in all markets where Spotify currently offers its services, with the exception of Japan. The company says that the new experience will […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung Display expands production to tap into growing demand for public screens
Samsung Display is seeking to tap into growing demand for high-quality public information display panels which is why it has now deployed a new production line that has been exclusively designed to manufacture these panels. The public display market has steadily been growing over the past couple of years. It's expected to grow 22 percent annually […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
New compensation program reportedly being prepared for Galaxy Note 7 customers
Customers who bought the Galaxy Note 7 aren't necessarily happy with how everything turned out. They had to visit the point of purchase multiple times, first to get a replacement unit and later to exchange it or get a refund once the handset was discontinued. No wonder some have started filing lawsuits against the company. A […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung might increase display and memory component prices to contain Galaxy Note 7 loss
Samsung is now in damage control mode after discontinuing the Galaxy Note 7. It's taking steps to restore its reputation as well as contain the financial loss caused by what might have been its best flagship smartphone. The company has already ramped up production of the Galaxy S7 series to stay competitive in the market and […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung reportedly has another high-end Chromebook in the pipeline
We picked up on a new Samsung Chromebook that the company quietly listed on its Korean website. The Samsung Chromebook Pro is a premium device that features a 12.3-inch touchscreen display with a 360-degree hinge, a 2GHz hexa-core processor with 4GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage as well as a stylus. It's powered by Chrome […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
New lawsuit alleges Samsung’s exploding issue isn’t just limited to the Galaxy Note 7
A new lawsuit filed in the US district court in California alleges that Samsung's exploding issue isn't just limited to the Galaxy Note 7. It claims that Samsung “chose to conceal the problem from the public … despite knowing the foreseeable and predictable risk that the phone may overheat, flame and destruct from the inside […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung wants Silicon Valley to unite for building a 5G ecosystem
Samsung today hosted the first Silicon Valley 5G Summit, it was held at the Samsung Research American in San Jose, California. The company expects this summit to become an annual event which brings together global telecom industry leaders and calls on them for a united front in building the 5G ecosystem. More than 100 industry leaders […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Second Samsung Pay vulnerability discovered
A couple of months ago security researcher Salvador Mendoza claimed to have discovered a vulnerability in Samsung Pay which enabled hackers to steal credit cards wirelessly. Samsung did come out with a detailed response to his claims in order to reassure users that Samsung Pay was completely safe. Mendoza now claims to have discovered a second vulnerability […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
