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Note 7 may have been a victim of its design
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Wednesday, 12 October 2016 14:29

Note 7 may have been a victim of its design


Latest theory

The latest theory as to why the Note 7 had battery problems suggests that its rather cool thin design made it go bang.

Samsung investors cry shame
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Wednesday, 12 October 2016 09:43

Samsung investors cry shame


What happened?

Samsung investors are sharpening their knives and preparing to take the company to the cleaners over its handling over the strange case of the flaming Note 7.

Galaxy S8 specs leaked
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 12 October 2016 08:40

Galaxy S8 specs leaked


Galaxy S8 Edge with 4K screen

Just moments after Samsung officially confirmed that it is stopping  production of Note 7 and halting all  sales, the first realistic Galaxy S8 rumors have emerged. 

Samsung officially stops Note 7 production
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 12 October 2016 08:09

Samsung officially stops Note 7 production


For good

Samsung has made a final decision to halt the production and sales of the Galaxy Note 7. After some of the replaced devices burst in flames, Samsung management decided to make a very unpopular, but necessary decision to stop the sales and production of Galaxy Note 7. 

Samsung's high-end ArtPC cylindrical desktop PC spotted
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Sporting Core i5/i7 CPU, NVMe SSD and 360-degree audio

While Samsung's smartphone division is probably in scrambles now that Galaxy Note 7 had its nemesis, Samsung's PC division is working on a high-end desktop PC system with a cylindrical design that has been spotted for pre-order on Amazon. It's the Samsung ArtPC.

Samsung releases 14nm Finfet wearable chip
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Tuesday, 11 October 2016 11:29

Samsung releases 14nm Finfet wearable chip


Exynos 7 Dual 7270

Samsung has begun mass production of the Exynos 7 Dual 7270 which is being billed as the “world’s first” mobile processor designed for wearable devices that is built on the 14-nanometer FinFET process technology.

Samsung Note 7 recall recalled
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 11 October 2016 10:39

Samsung Note 7 recall recalled


Not-so magnificant seven going to cost billions

Samsung appears to have made a pig’s ear of its Galaxy Note 7 recall and is ordering its resellers to stop sales and exchanges of the device pending investigation into the latest incidents.

Snapdragon 830 comes in two varieties
Published in Mobiles
Monday, 10 October 2016 10:39

Snapdragon 830 comes in two varieties


Faster and slower

Qualcomm is returning to the two high end chips strategy and you can expect to see two variants of what we call Snapdragon 830 today. They will end up with two different product numbers, one being higher than the other.

Samsung halts production of Galaxy Note 7 smartphones
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Second recall is possible, but no announcement yet


Back in August, when the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 launched, reports surfaced of battery problems causing device overheating and combustion, and the company issued a global device recall after several people  experienced property loss and various minor injuries.

Appeals court overturns Samsung-Apple patent case
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That’s $120 million, thank you very much

The US court of appeals in Washington DC has re-instated a $120 million penalty against Samsung for patent infringement of Apple intellectual property.