Samsung will launch premium home appliances under the Dacor brand

Samsung confirmed last month that it had acquired luxury home appliance company Dacor. The California-based company is best known for its professional-quality cooking ranges for homes as well as its in-home ventilation hoods. Samsung didn’t immediately reveal why it had decided to acquire Dacor. It was initially said that following the completion of this acquisition Dacor would instantly start operating as a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung...

Samsung says Galaxy Note 7 recall will cost a ‘heartbreaking amount,’ analysts predict $1 billion hit

Samsung has shipped more than 2.5 million units of the Galaxy Note 7 ever since this smartphone was released in the third week of August. The company is now having to recall those units because of a battery cell issue that Samsung has identified. It’s going to voluntary replace all Galaxy Note 7 units or give them full refunds if they no longer want to use the company’s latest flagship. Naturally, there’s a cost associated with this exercise,...

Samsung showcased some new C-Lab projects at IFA 2016

Samsung’s Creative Lab (C-Lab) innovation program was introduced last year. Through this program Samsung allows its employees to develop their own business ideas and it gives them the time and resources they need to develop that idea into a product. Just three months ago Samsung announced that 18 employees who were working on a total of five C-Labs projects officially resigned from Samsung to...

Samsung’s handling of the Galaxy Note 7 recall raises concerns

You might have heard by now that Samsung has issued a voluntary recall of the Galaxy Note 7. It’s going to replace every single unit shipped to customers since the device was released on August 19. Samsung was quick to look into reports of the Galaxy Note 7′s battery exploding, it identified a battery cell issue and said that while it had only received 35 reports of the battery cell malfunctioning, it was issuing a voluntary recall anyway. Sales...

Galaxy Note 7 recall does not affect customers in China

An issue with the Galaxy Note 7′s battery cell has forced Samsung to recall millions of Galaxy Note 7 units shipped since the handset was launched on August 19. Samsung will work with its carrier and retail partners to offer voluntary replacement of all units while customers also have the option to get a full refund or exchange their Galaxy Note 7 for a Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge. Customers have obviously been concerned following reports of the...

Samsung’s S Note now in beta mode at Google Play, Samsung calls for testers

Samsung is no stranger to releasing proprietary apps over at the Google Play Store. Over the last year, the company has brought apps such as S Health, Wi-Fi Transfer, Samsung Music, Samsung Voice Recording, and even the Galaxy Note’s most cherished application, S Note, to Google’s app store for the larger Android user base. The goal has been not only to get non-Galaxy Android users to interact with Samsung’s software and give feedback, but to make...