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. T-Mobile followed suit and now the country’s largest mobile carrier Verizon has confirmed that it’s suspending Galaxy Note 7 sales...

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 smartphone manufacturer in the world even tough its annual smartphone sales were expected to post a year-over-year drop due to increased...

Samsung shares a new video as part of its Rethink Role Models campaign

Samsung Australia has taken to its official YouTube channel to share a new 360-degree video that was shot on a Gear 360 as part of its Rethink Role Models campaign. The short movie called Train like a Diamond follows players from popular Australian Netball team the Diamonds as they’re put through their places in a rigorous training session. Check it out below: from SamMobile http://ift.tt/2ehQpUN via IFT...

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 will enable customers to utilize the advantages of an open source platform that’s...

Samsung has replaced more than 85 percent of all recalled Galaxy Note 7s in South Korea

It’s been revealed today that Samsung has replaced a little more than 85 percent of all original Galaxy Note 7s sold in South Korea prior to the firms launch of its voluntary recall program on Monday, September 19. The Korean Agency for Technology and Standards believes that a total of 389,000 units of the the 456,000 Galaxy Note 7s that were manufactured between July 30 and September 2 have been retrieved and replaced by Samsung. More specifically,...

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 – AT&T and T-Mobile – have decided to stop selling the flagship until it’s deemed completely safe. An internal...

T-Mobile stops all sales of the Galaxy Note 7 in the US

Following AT&T’s decision to remove the Galaxy Note 7 from its lineup, the US’ third-largest operator, T-Mobile, has decided to do the same. Just like its competitor, T-Mo has not only permanently halted sales of the device, but is also restricting customers who own a recalled Galaxy Note 7 to exchange their device for a replacement model. The carrier is, instead, providing them with the option to swap it in for a different Samsung device...

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 received from a Best Buy store late last month. We have now seen almost ten different reports of this happening across the United States, Taiwan and South...

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 its flagship for now. Samsung’s decision to temporarily suspend production has reportedly been made in cooperation...

It’s official: AT&T is discontinuing sales of the Galaxy Note 7

AT&T has confirmed in a statement issued to The Verge that it’s discontinuing sales of the Galaxy Note 7. In addition to removing the handset from its lineup, the carrier also revealed that it wouldn’t allow customers in possession of a recalled Note 7 to exchange it for a replacement model. Instead, they’ll be able to choose a different Samsung device or an offering from another manufacturer. “Based on recent reports, we’re no longer exchanging...

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 Virginia. The handset belongs to Shawn Minter who said that his Galaxy Note 7 started burning...

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 of Mobile at Oculus Max Cohen gave us all an idea of the Gear VR’s footprint at the Oculus Connect...

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. The Galaxy J7 Prime touts a 5.5-inch full HD TFT display...

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 on one of Samsung’s patents. This was chalked up as Samsung’s victory in one of two patent lawsuits it’s...

Purported Galaxy J3 (2017) imported into India for testing

An unknown smartphone with Galaxy branding has been spotted on Zauba’s online database. The handset, which carries the model number SM-J327P, was imported into India for testing and evaluation purposes on Thursday, October 6. Unfortunately, it’s currently unclear what moniker the device will flaunt when it hits the shelves. However, we believe that the mystery unit is a second-generation model of...

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 of South Korea. A video has also been posted online which shows one of the handsets emitting smoke. The video shows the Galaxy Note...

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 the units that were meant to be safe in the first place. A couple of days ago AT&T announced that its customers could exchange...

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 and has given no indication which might suggest...

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+ Camera,” it’s likely that these trademarks will be associated with the Galaxy...

Samsung knew that a replacement Galaxy Note 7 exploded and sent a man to the hospital but didn’t say anything

Samsung could soon have a big mess on its hands if it doesn’t take an official position on the incidents involving replacement Galaxy Note 7 units. There have been multiple reports in the past week about the supposedly safe Galaxy Note 7 devices exploding in exactly the same manner as the recalled devices. Samsung hasn’t confirmed yet if there’s a widespread battery cell issue with the new units as well but the company hasn’t ruled...