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[Update: Samsung confirms] Exclusive: Samsung Netherlands halts shipments of Galaxy Note 7 pre-orders
Customers in Netherlands have had to wait for a very long time to get their hands on the Galaxy Note 7. Samsung NL was supposed to start shipping pre-orders of the new flagship today after the initial release was delayed due to the Galaxy Note 7 recall. As reports of replacement Galaxy Note 7 units exploding remain […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Verizon joins its rivals in suspending sales of the Galaxy Note 7
Samsung is not feeling the love from its carrier partners in the United States. The country's second-largest carrier AT&T was the first to announce that it was suspending Galaxy Note 7 sales and that it would no longer hand out replacement units to customers who are still in possession of a recalled Galaxy Note 7. […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Why a sub-brand is fast becoming necessary for Samsung to maintain dominance in the global smartphone market
Samsung has a problem. It continues to break new ground and find market share for high-end products but at the same time it's conceding position to Chinese OEMs and local rivals in many lucrative emerging markets. Late last year it was reported that Samsung had narrowly managed to retain its top spot as the top […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung launches world’s first premium displays powered by Tizen
Samsung has launched its P-Series standalone SMART signage today, they are the world's first premium displays powered by Tizen. The P-Series includes the PHF which offers 700nit brightness and PMF units which offer 500nit brightness. These are also the first premium displays to come with the upgraded fourth generation Samsung SMART Signage Platform. The Tizen OS […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung ‘pausing’ shipments of the Galaxy Note 7 to some carriers
Samsung is yet to take any concrete steps to show that it has the situation under control while reports of replacement units exploding continue to pour in. A report out of Korea this morning claims that Samsung has temporarily suspended production of the Galaxy Note 7. Two of its biggest carrier partners in the United States […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Yet another safe Galaxy Note 7 has exploded, Samsung says it’s ‘working diligently with authorities’
Another day, another report of a safe Galaxy Note 7 exploding. The latest report comes out of Houston, Texas. The handset belongs to Daniel Franks who says that his Galaxy Note 7 burst into flames on the table while he was having lunch with his family. Franks says that it was a replacement unit he […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung reportedly suspends Galaxy Note 7 production
Following multiple reports of replacement Galaxy Note 7 units exploding in the same fashion as recalled units, a report out of Korea claims that Samsung has suspended production of the Galaxy Note 7 temporarily. South Korea's Yonhap News Agency cites an unnamed source in its report which claims that Samsung has halted the production of […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Another safe Galaxy Note 7 has exploded this morning
Samsung needs to come up with an explanation fast. In just one week there have been four reports of safe Galaxy Note 7 units exploding in the United States, one in Taiwan and two in South Korea. It's time now to add another to the list. A replacement Galaxy Note 7 has caught fire this morning in […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Gear VR’s footprint spans across 150 countries, has more than 400 apps
The Gear VR is Samsung's first virtual reality headset. It worked on this product with Facebook-owned Oculus, a serious virtual reality company that has since released its own powerful tethered VR headset. Samsung and Oculus continue to collaborate on this product which has been successful despite the fact that VR is still a nascent medium. Head […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime launched in the Philippines
Samsung launched the Galaxy J7 Prime in Vietnam about a month ago and later launched this handset in India as well alongside the Galaxy J5 Prime. This mid-range handset has now been officially launched in the Philippines as well. The company has also confirmed when it's going to start taking pre-orders for the Galaxy J7 Prime online. […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung’s $120 million patent dispute victory against Apple overturned in latter’s favor
Earlier this year in February, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. overturned a jury verdict which imposed $120 million in damages on Samsung for infringing on Apple's slide-to-unlock and quick links patent. The court also ruled that those patents were invalid and it even found Apple liable for infringing […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Reports of two replacement Galaxy Note 7 units exploding emerge from South Korea
There appears to be no end in sight for the Galaxy Note 7 debacle. This week alone there have been four separate reports of the replacement Galaxy Note 7 exploding in the same fashion as recalled units. Now reports of two new Galaxy Note 7 handsets suffering the same fate have emerged from Samsung's home market […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Verizon and T-Mobile now allowing customers to exchange replacement Galaxy Note 7 with any other device
Samsung would have hoped that the Galaxy Note 7 debacle would end with the replacement program but a new storm is now brewing. There have been four reports of the replacement Galaxy Note 7 devices exploding in this week alone and now even the company itself is not ruling out a potential safety issue with […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
No early launch for the Galaxy S8 ‘confirmed’
The Galaxy Note 7 is fast morphing into a potential disaster for Samsung. Some have suggested that the company should just discontinue the Galaxy Note 7 and opt for an early launch of the Galaxy S8 instead to try and contain the fallout of the botched launch of its latest flagship. Samsung hasn't commented on the matter as yet […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Samsung trademarks ‘LightUp Camera’ for the Galaxy S8’s dual camera
There has been some speculation recently that Samsung is going to introduce a dual camera setup with the Galaxy S8, a report out of Korea that predicted huge hardware changes for the Galaxy S8 also mentioned the dual camera. Samsung has now filed for two trademark registrations in South Korea for “LightUp Camera” and “Light+ […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
