Samsung limiting Galaxy Note 7 battery to 30% in Europe starting December 15

Samsung has been urging people to return their Galaxy Note 7 for a few months now and while it says that a vast majority of customers have obliged, the company is now taking some serious steps to basically force people to give up the ill-fated flagship. Earlier today it confirmed that a software update will be released in the US on December 19 which will leave the Galaxy Note 7 incapable of charging and functioning as a mobile device. It’s going...

Verizon will not help Samsung cripple the Galaxy Note 7 in the US

Earlier today Samsung confirmed that it’s going to release a new software update for the Galaxy Note 7 in the United States on December 19 which will render the device incapable of charging and functioning as a mobile device. It will cripple the handset to force the few who have not yet returned their Galaxy Note 7 to take part in the exchange and refund program. Samsung said that it would work with the country’s major networks to roll out this update...

How Samsung singlehandedly brought down Android Wear

It wasn’t all that long ago that Samsung and Google were arguing over Samsung’s Tizen efforts, and, since that argument some 2 years ago, Samsung has continued to build Tizen and its own platform ecosystem. Well, LG, Huawei, and Motorola have sat out the last several months of 2016 in the smartwatch market, but news this past week from Motorola shows us that Android Wear is not only going nowhere, it’s crumbling faster than expected....

Galaxy Note 7 will be disabled via update in the US on December 19

We reported earlier today that it was possible that Samsung would release an update in the United States to disable the Galaxy Note 7 completely. The company has now officially confirmed this. Samsung is going to release an update for the Galaxy Note 7 in the United States on December 19 and it will be rolled out through all major networks within 30 days. Samsung says that 93 percent of all Galaxy Note 7 units sold in the United States have been...

Daily Deal: Pick up a Wireless Charging Battery Pack Cover for the Galaxy S7 for just $24.99

If you’re an Amazon Prime customer and own a Galaxy S7, you’re going to love the promotion we’re highlighting today as part of our Daily Deal segment. For a limited time only, you can pick up an official Wireless Charging Battery Pack Cover for the handset for just $24.99. That’s an eye-watering saving of $65. The Wireless Charging Battery Pack Cover is a must-have for anyone who often finds their device running low on battery towards the middle...

Official Nougat release for the Galaxy S7 will start with Android 7.1.1

It has already been a few months since Android 7.0 Nougat was released for Nexus devices. Google then introduced Android 7.1 with its Pixel smartphones and earlier this week it rolled out Android 7.1.1 which includes several new features and improvements. Samsung is yet to release Nougat for its devices but it has been running a beta program through which select users can test beta builds of Android...

International variant of the Galaxy C9 Pro receives Wi-Fi certification

Earlier today, an unannounced Galaxy-branded handset (SM-C900F) was awarded its Wi-Fi certification credentials. Unfortunately, the documentation included in the listing doesn’t include any details about the device, but recent speculation ties its model number to the upcoming International variant of the Galaxy C9 Pro. Expected to launch next year, the handset will pack identical specifications...

Samsung reportedly supplying chips for self-driving cars to Tesla

Samsung reiterated recently that it has no intention of actually making a car itself but it’s going to supply products and services to power the future of mobility. This is one of the reasons why Samsung decided to acquire Harman for $8 billion. A new report out of South Korea today claims that Samsung has inked a deal with Tesla which will see it supplying chips for the latter’s self-driving cars. Last year, Samsung joined Audi’s Progressive SemiConductor...

December security patch hitting the Galaxy S7 edge in Australia

Samsung is rolling out the security fixes for the month of November to the Galaxy S7 edge in Australia today. Like every security patch, this month’s update brings with it fixes for vulnerabilities found in Android and for those that affect only Samsung devices. The company detailed the December 1 patch earlier this week, and it looks like Australia is the first market where it is rolling out (at least from what we know). The same update should be...