SamMobile Daily Recap: June 13, 2017 — Galaxy Note FE, Galaxy S8 and more

We publish a lot of stories on a daily basis. Unfortunately, the majority of news breaks during our European hours of operation, which makes it difficult for our readers in the US (and other regions) to keep up. However, we think we’ve come up with a fantastic solution — a daily recap. Here’s what went out today. Business Qualcomm reportedly ditches Samsung, moves ahead with TSMC for 7nm processors Deals Daily...

Samsung could still launch the Galaxy Note 8 at IFA

Contrary to recent reports, there’s a chance that Samsung will still launch the Galaxy Note 8 at IFA in September. We’ve reached out to our internal sources and have received word that Samsung is planning to release its successor to the Galaxy Note 7 at the conference, though it may share some details sooner. After all, it’s unlikely that the Gear S4 will be unveiled at IFA seeing as development of a Tizen 3.0 wearable has only just...

Daily Deal: Bag yourself a POWERbot R9000 Robot Vacuum for 19% off

If you’re tired of vacuuming your house, you’ve come to the right place. While stock lasts, you can pick up Samsung’s POWERbot R9000 Robot Vacuum, which can be scheduled to operate at a specific time of the day and uses a flurry of sensors to navigate around obstacles, cleaning your house in the process, for $406.60 (19% off). Like the sound of the POWERBot Essential Robot Vacuum and want to take advantage of this promotion? Hit the Buy Now button...

Samsung India is sending out event invites for its ‘next generation innovation’

Samsung India has just sent us an invite to an event in the country’s capital tomorrow, June 14th, and the company is teasing the launch of a ‘next generation innovation.’ There’s no mention of what product will be launched, but it may be for the 2017 iterations of Samsung’s Galaxy J handsets. It’s not confirmed, and there’s nothing really innovative about the new J series handsets, but the popularity...

Samsung Galaxy S8 Active pops up on Geekbench with Snapdragon 835, Android 7.0

It’s been quite a while since we have known the Galaxy S8 Active (SM-G892A) is in the works, and we even got a look at the actual device thanks to an image published by the Wireless Power Consortium. It was around the same time last year that the Galaxy S7 Active was announced, and the Galaxy S6 Active was also made official in early June back in 2015, but there’s no sign of the Galaxy S8 Active...