Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 investigation finds culprit, full report coming January 23

Samsung has conducted a detailed investigation to ascertain the culprit behind the Galaxy Note 7 fires. The company said earlier this month that it’s going to make the full report public very soon. Reuters reports, citing a person familiar with the matter, that Samsung’s investigation has concluded that the battery was the main cause of the Galaxy Note 7 fires. The source adds that Samsung has been able to replicate the fire during its investigation...

Arrest warrant sought for Samsung vice chairman Lee Jae-yong

Samsung’s top leadership has been grilled extensively by special prosecutors in South Korea who are investigating allegations of bribery and corruption to gain influence through Choi Soon-sil, a close personal friend of President Park Geun-hye who has now been impeached. Samsung is accused of having given more than $25 million in bribes to foundations and companies run by Choi Soon-sil in exchange for influence. Prosecutors recently questioned Samsung...

Galaxy J7 (2017) listing on Geekbench reveals specs and Android Nougat

About a month ago, we reported that the 2017 variant of the Samsung Galaxy J7 received Wi-Fi certification and that the documentation revealed the device to be running Android 7.0 Nougat. If you needed further validation, the Galaxy J7 (2017) was recently spotted on Geekbench and was also listed running Android 7.0 Nougat. According to Tech Times, someone ran a prototype of the device on Geekbench...

Déjà vu: the Galaxy S8 with an S Pen accessory is nothing new

The Galaxy S8 will have an S Pen accessory, or a stylus accessory of some kind as an external writing instrument. And it is interesting that this report about the S Pen leaked at the same exact time that critics were playing up fears that Samsung would do away with the Galaxy Note line and brand. This is no surprise: the same critics have been saying the same thing since the first Galaxy Note...

South Korea has to worry about the economic impact of arresting Samsung vice chairman Lee Jae-yong

Samsung is embroiled in the influence-peddling scandal that has resulted in the impeachment of the country’s president. Prosecutors have been investigating allegations of Samsung giving more than $25 million in bribes to companies and foundations run by President Park Geun-hye’s friend Choi Soon-sil in exchange for influence that was crucial in getting a controversial merger of two Samsung affiliates approved. Samsung vice chairman Lee Jae-yong,...