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#GalaxyNote8 #GalaxyNote7 – Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Release Date Rumors: Company Busy Working On New Phablet? : Following the recall of Galaxy Note 7 owing to its exploding battery, rumors far and wide have indicated the end of the road for the Note series. Latest reports have it that the South Korean tech giant is instead now focusing on the Galaxy Note 8 that is expected to arrive sooner than later. After the disappointing collapse of the Note 7 following its August launch, the world's top smartphone maker ended the Note 7 sales. Due to an expensive recall, earlier reports from Korea Herald indicated that Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 was to be the last in the series. However, Samsung Electronics essentially confirmed the Galaxy Note 8, while offering upgrade program option to Galaxy Note 7 customers in South Korea. In a statement to Reuters, Samsung did reveal plans to release the Note 8 sometime in 2017. "Samsung said customers who trade in their Note 7 phone f

 |   |   | Xiaomi Mi Note 2 Is Not Coming to India, 5 Alternative Smartphones You Can Buy This Festive Season Here are 5 best alternative smartphones you can buy this festive season instead of Xiaomi Mi Note 2. Published: Sunday, October 30, 2016, 10:00 [IST] Xiaomi recently unveiled its much-anticipated smartphone, the Mi Note 2 along with a concept smartphone called Mi Mix at an event in China. However, Hugo Barra, company's vice president for the international market, made it clear that the smartphone will not make it to the Indian shores. You can find more details about it here. While this news may be a huge disappointment for the potential Mi Note 2 buyers, there's nothing to worry about. Currently, there are a good number of other options available in the market with identical (or better) features at a similar price range. SEE ALSO: Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge vs Xiaomi Mi Note 2: Which Has the Edge Over the Other Take a look a

#GalaxyS8 #Mobile – Samsung Galaxy S8 Specs Revealed By Chairman; Expect Camera And Design Upgrades : Many Samsung Galaxy S8 rumors are becoming more concrete as prevalent publications reveal details about the device. According to recent report from The Wall Street Journal consumers should expect a new "slick design" and "improved camera" on the smartphone. Samsung Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong divulged this information to the WSJ and is considered a reliable source. He has no other details about the upcoming smartphone. Following its third quarter earnings call, which revealed a significant decline in revenue, Samsung is aiming to pivot toward the Galaxy S8, which is expected to launch in the Spring. Despite other polls indicating that many Samsung fans are remaining loyal to the brand, a recent International Data Corporation survey indicates there are a significant amount of former Galaxy Note 7 users who have switched to iPhones in the wake of the Sa

Following the unfortunate and controversial demise of Galaxy Note 7, Samsung is gearing up to introduce Samsung Galaxy S8 in the first half of 2017, reported Chinese tipster Weibo. As far as the previous leaks concerned, Samsung will launch its next smartphone Galaxy S8 at MWC 2017 in Barcelona, which is slated to hold on 26th February. The Chinese tipster also claimed the phone to go on sale from March 2017. While most of the previous leaks have suggested the phone to feature a slim design and superior camera, Samsung's mobile-communications vice president, Lee Jae-yong has confirmed this in a press meet on Wednesday. As said by Mr. Lee, Samsung Galaxy S8 is enriched with a slick design and improved camera, which will set it apart from other Samsung mobiles. Apart from this confirmed report, Samsung S8 is leaked to feature a 5.5-inch 4K display empowered by a 2160×3840 pixels Super AMOLED. The leaked teaser on Weibo also says that Galaxy S8 will be powered by the Sam

Samsung can thank its lucky stars that it is not singularly focused on the smartphone market. Had that been the case, its third quarter earnings report would have been devastating. As it stands, the South Korean electronics and semiconductor outfit saw its third quarter profit slip 30 percent to 5.2. trillion won (around $4.5 billion) as a direct result of the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco. It is also fortunate for Samsung that it has a diverse smartphone lineup. While the Galaxy Note 7 recall proved costly and caused earnings in Samsung's mobile division to "decrease significantly" on a sequential basis, "continued stable sales" of its Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge help weather the storm. The can be said of Samsung's mid-range Galaxy A and J series, both of which experienced "steady growth," the company said. "As for 2017, the company anticipates a turnaround with the launch of new flagship smartphones. Next year will also see expansion of Samsung Pay rollo

Our tests confirmed that the iPhone 7 Plus is the best of Apple's large-screen models yet, though not by much. One welcome advance for many butterfingered iPhone users: This model can survive a dunk in 3 feet of water for 30 minutes. Also new are the dual cameras on the back, one of them with a unique 2x optical zoom. The optical zoom is a step up from the digital zoom on the old model's camera. The front-facing selfie camera received an upgrade, as well. The higher-resolution sensor (7.2 megapixels vs. 5 megapixels on the 6s) allows you to record videos at full 1080p resolution. On the 6s, video recording is limited to 720P. As with all late-model iPhones, the 7s Plus' display earned high marks for color accuracy and contrast, and it's also easy to see in bright light. The phone's stereo speakers, a first for iPhones, sound a bit louder than the single speaker on the iPhone 6s Plus, though according to our engineers, the audio is somewhat thin and tinny

#Smartphone #Flagship – 2016 Best Affordable Midrange Phones Of The Year: Samsung Galaxy A8 2016, Samsung Galaxy On8, Sony Xperia E5, Motorola Moto E3 Power, LG X Power, Asus Zenfone 3 Max : Even though the smartphone world has been quite focused on the explosion controversies, this didn't stop the manufacturers from creating solid midrange phones for people who are not after the flagships. As surprising as it may seem, there may actually be more people looking for a good midrange instead of an expensive flagship. If you're looking to buy a new phone before the year ends, here are some options for you. Sony Xperia E5 Launched May and released in June, the Sony Xperia E5 is one of the most solid options when it comes to midrange phones. It has a 5-inch display with a 720 x 1280 pixels resolution and it runs Android Marshmallow from the box. It's powered by a Mediatek MT6735 processor and comes with 16 GB internal storage. You can expand this storage to up to 25

Oct. 23, 2016 2:56 p.m. ET The X-ray and CT scans showed a pronounced bulge. After reports of Galaxy Note 7 smartphones catching fire spread in early September, Samsung Electronics Co. SSNHZ 0.00 % executives debated how to respond. Some were skeptical the incidents amounted to much, according to people familiar with the meetings, but others thought the company needed to act decisively. A laboratory report said scans of some faulty devices showed a protrusion in Note 7 batteries supplied by Samsung SDI Co. SSDIY 0.00 % , a company affiliate, while phones with batteries from another supplier didn't. It wasn't a definitive answer, and there was no explanation for the bulges. But with consumers complaining and telecom operators demanding answers, newly appointed mobile chief D.J. Koh felt the

The lawsuit comes one week after Samsung officially recalled its Note 7 smartphone and ended production worldwide. So far, the exchange stations have opened in "high traffic" terminals in Australia, South Korea and the U.S. Samsung said it will continue rolling out the booths to other airports around the world. The company did not say how much it expected to pay out, but said it would "determine the inventory levels for the partner companies and carry out compensation quickly". Though most of Samsung's smartphones are manufactured overseas, the company is a key customer for many South Korean parts makers including Samsung Electronics affiliate Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co Ltd. A Samsung Note 7 handset is positioned for testing in the lab (left), then later catches fire after pressure is applied to its fully charged battery (right). American Airlines Group Inc. will take any Note 7 phones discovered at airports and follow existing procedures for any

It said consumers who purchased their Note 7 phones from mobile carriers should visit the carriers' websites for recall instructions. Now that the Note 7 is officially dead, Samsung and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) have expanded the official recall effort to include all replacement devices as well. The replacement devices were Samsung's only hope to come back in the game and now, it seems to have lost that chance. Samsung Singapore's announcement on Wednesday (Oct 12) followed the parent company's decision just a day earlier to permanently shut down production of the ill-fated smartphones. Samsung's corporate car-crash over its exploding Note 7 smartphones has shone a spotlight on South Korea's "chaebol" business culture - the family-run empires whose rigid corporate structure and opaque governance style aren't always best suited to a crisis. The Gear VR virtual reality headset requires a recent Samsung phone, though. A

Oct 21, 2016 - 02:08 PM UTC — AAPL: 116.665 (-0.395, -0.34%) | NASDAQ: 5252.78 (+10.95, +0.21%) Friday, October 21, 2016 · 2:02 pm · No Comments "Samsung appears to have filed copyright claims against YouTube videos mocking its recalled Galaxy Note 7 handset," BBC News reports. "Many gamers have showcased a modification to video game Grand Theft Auto V, in which sticky bombs were switched with exploding Samsung phones," The Beeb reports. "But some have reported that their videos have been blocked on YouTube following a copyright complaint." "Critics have warned that trying to remove gamers' videos will only draw more attention to them," The Beeb reports. "Some viewers warned that Samsung was at risk of invoking the Streisand Effect – a term used to denotes increased publicity as a result of attempts to remove embarrassing online content." Read more in the full article here. MacDailyNews Take: Beleaguered Samsung&#

A woman walks by an advertisement of the Samsung Electronics Galaxy S7 Edge and S7 smartphone in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. Samsung's share price was up 1.3 percent by the close of trading after opening in negative territory, down 0.4 per cent. S.R. Kwon, an analyst at Dongbu Securities, said Samsung's loss forecast was largely aimed at muting speculation about just how bad the profit downturn was likely to be. The fiasco of Samsung's fire-prone Galaxy Note 7 smartphones - and its stumbling response to the problem - has left consumers from Shanghai to NY reconsidering how they feel about the South Korean tech giant and. A Xinhua report also said the company has seen its estimated losses from discontinuing Galaxy Note 7 smartphones amounted to as much as 7 trillion won (6.2 billion USA dollars) in consideration of direct and future costs. In its Friday statement, Samsung said that the blow to the company's profit in the October-December 2016 q

This post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. For an explanation of our Advertising Policy, visit this page. When reports first emerged that new Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones contained batteries that caused them to catch fire, several airlines immediately acted, more often than not, by stopping people from using them on the plane. Following another incident on a Southwest flight, in which similar explosions were caused by Samsung's replacement devices, the Department of Transportation stepped in last week, effectively banning all Galaxy Note 7 phones from planes in the US. In an effort to redeem itself in the eyes of the phone-toting public, Samsung recently began setting up kiosks before security checkpoints in several airports around the world to help collect the self-destructing devices. As of this writing, there are collection points set up in South Korea (ICN

Samsung Electronics' smartphone business faced significant setbacks over the last month, on account of the Note 7 fire crisis and the double-recall and eventual discontinuation of the device. The financial impact of the crisis will be large, with Samsung slashing its Q3 2016 operating profit guidance to 5.2 trillion won ($4.63 billion) from roughly 7.8 trillion won. There could be significant long-term repercussions as well, as the negative news cycle surrounding the Note 7 hurts Samsung's reputation as a vendor of high-end hardware. We have a $1,350 price estimate for Samsung Electronics, which is slightly below the current market price. Pace Of Hardware Innovation Could Slow Down Smartphone Source: With Its Hardware Called Into Question, Samsung Must Differentiate Itself

(Photo: George Frey/Getty Images) × Samsung at DIA Monday switching out Galaxy Note 7 devices before flights (Photo: George Frey/Getty Images) DENVER — Samsung is working to make sure passengers at Denver International Airport don't have to take off without their phone. On Saturday, the government banned Samsung Galaxy Note 7 devices — which are known to catch fire — from from all U.S. passenger flights, whether in carry-on bags or checked luggage. In addition to the expanded recall, the Galaxy Note7 is now banned on flights. — Samsung Mobile US (@SamsungMobileUS) October 14, 2016 Government regulators warned that anyone caught trying to fly in a passenger plane with a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 could have their phone confiscated and "may face fines." The also warned if passengers try to stash their Note 7 phones in checked luggage to avoid getting caught, they could face "criminal prosecution." "Even one fire incide

If Note 7 owners want to receive the full 100,000-won gift from Samsung, they are required to replace the phones with Samsung products until November 30. According to Samsung's own estimates, they claim that the fallout from the Note 7's recall will cost the company mid-3 trillion won. "But we expect further profit losses from the Note recall in the four quarter and the first quarter next year", the company said in a statement. In September, after reports emerged that the devices' batteries were exploding, Samsung recalled roughly 2.5 million phones. Samsung cut its profit guidance by 33% for the upcoming quarter. The latest update issued by the company advises anyone in possession of the Galaxy Note 7 to "stop using your device, back up your data, and switch it off". "Your Galaxy S7 is not an affected device". To date, Samsung has received 96 reports of overheating phones in the USA, with 23 of those coming after the initial reca

WASHINGTON — Passengers and flight crews will be banned from bringing Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on airline flights under emergency orders issued Friday by both Transport Canada and the U.S. Department of Transportation in response to reports of the phones catching fire. The orders, which are effective immediately in Canada and at noon EDT Saturday in the U.S., say the phones may not be carried on board or packed in checked bags on flights to and from Canada and the United States or within either country. The phones also can't be shipped as air cargo. Passengers with the phones will not be allowed to board planes. And those who try to evade the U.S. ban by packing the phones in checked luggage may be subject to criminal prosecution in addition to fines. Transport officials in both countries warned that carrying the phones in checked luggage increases the potential danger to the flight. Samsung has recalled more than 2.5 million of the smartphones, citing a battery ma

Samsung expects the Note7 recall nightmare to have an additional $3.1 billion financial impact in 4Q 2016 and 1Q 2017, on top of a $2.6B charge in Q3. Releasing new information about the financial fallout of the ill-fated Note7 smartphone, Samsung announced that it expects to see a "negative impact" on its operating profits of approximately $3.1 billion (about 3.5 trillion Korean Won, or KRW), combined, for the fourth quarter of 2016 and the first quarter of 2017.Those losses are on top of the $2.6 billion charge the company said earlier this week that it would take against  its third-quarter 2016 earnings.In its latest announcement on Oct. 14, Samsung said it "estimates a negative impact of approximately mid-3 trillion won in operating profit from the fourth quarter of 2016 through the first quarter of 2017, due to the discontinuation of Galaxy Note7 sales."The lower profits in the next two quarters are expected to be about 2.5 trillion KRW in the fourth quarte

In exchange for their defective Note7, customers can get a bill credit up to $100 on any other Samsung phone or $25 on another brand. With its decision to stop producing and selling its fire-prone Galaxy Note7 flagship smartphone now behind it, Samsung has laid out procedures for how Note7 owners can return their recalled devices and get refunds or bill credits on new phones from Samsung or other brands.Under a recall plan approved by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), all Note7 owners can now register for refunds or bill credits toward replacement handsets from Samsung or other manufacturers starting at 3 p.m. ET on Oct. 13 under an official U.S. Note7 Refund and Exchange Program, according to an announcement by Samsung."We appreciate the patience of our consumers [and] carrier and retail partners for carrying the burden during these challenging times," Tim Baxter, the president and chief operating officer of Samsung Electronics America, said in a statem

#GalaxyS7 #GooglePixel – Samsung Galaxy S7 Vs Google Pixel: Who Wins The Smartphone Supermacy? : Despite the terrible fate of their Note 7 lineups, Samsung is still rolling in 2016 with a new Galaxy S7 line-up. On the other end, Google, meanwhile, hopes to be a part of one of the year's top sellers with its upcoming Pixel phone. With that, the two devices are compared against each other on paper to see which is better. Design Galaxy S7: 142x70x7.9mm, 152g, IP68 certification, microUSB port Google Pixel: 143.4x70x8.6mm, 143g, USB Type-C The two phones aren't really different in terms of dimensions. The feel is pretty much the same. The Pixel has a curved metal chassis while the S7 has a metal and glass finish. But among the two, the Galaxy seems to be the most desirable one. Although they are completely similar, the Pixel seems to be a bit plain, but the mirrored coating that encases the camera and fingerprint sensor seems to be an acceptable feature. Display G

Media captionSamsung Galaxy Note 7: What went wrong? You know your product's got problems when it becomes the subject of jokes on late-night television. In the US, the comedian Stephen Colbert leant into the camera on the Late Show recently and said: "I have a special message for anyone watching tonight's show on their Samsung Galaxy Note 7. 'Run for your lives!'" Other comics had similar riffs of their own. Twitter is swirling with Galaxy Note 7 jokes. This was not meant to happen. The Note 7 was intended as Samsung's answer to Apple's iPhone 7. If the smartphone industry is really a branch of the fashion business, Apple is king of the catwalk. Its iPhone has an iconic image as an object of desire. But Samsung thought it was finally dispersing that almost mystical aura around the iPhone by producing phones of similar elegance. The Galaxy Note 7 was meant to be the elegant, cool rival, launched a full month before the iPhone 7 to g

Samsung Electronics halted production of its Note 7 smartphones after customers reported problems with devices manufactured since the company issued a worldwide recall amid reports of exploding batteries — including at least five new incidents under investigation in the U.S. Samsung temporarily suspended production of its most expensive phone, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said Monday, asking not to be identified because the decision isn't public. The move came as wireless carriers including Bellevue-based T-Mobile US, AT&T, Verizon Communications and Australia's Telstra stopped selling Note 7s following reports of problems with devices thought to be safe. The South Korean company has been engulfed in controversy after the high-end smartphone hit the market two months ago and customers began posting videos of charred and damaged handsets. Samsung quickly issued a recall and began working with officials worldwide to replace the original s

Image copyright Brian Green Image caption A replacement Note 7 that caught fire on a Southwest Airlines plane A second replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 device, deemed safe by the company, has caught fire in the US, US media report. Samsung has been forced to issue new models of the smartphone following complaints of faulty batteries. A man in Kentucky said he was "scared to death" when he woke to a bedroom full of smoke, local media say. It comes after another replacement Note 7 caught fire on a Southwest Airlines plane on Wednesday. "The phone is supposed to be the replacement, so you would have thought it would be safe," Michael Klering of Nicholasville, Kentucky, told local broadcaster WKYT. He added that his device was not plugged in when it caught fire at his home on Tue

#GalaxyS8 #Smartphone – Samsung Galaxy S8 Design rumored to undergo major changes : Samsung has been in the news again this week and not for good reasons. While we aren't sure if they can right this ship this year, the Samsung Galaxy S8 design could be a game changer when 2017 rolls around. We won't dig into the whole Galaxy Note 7 recall or how a "fixed" phone recently caught fire on a flight… thankfully before it took off. Given all that's gone on, Samsung will definitely need to pull a few rabbits out of its hat next year. While the flexible phone is rumored to still be in the works, the Samsung Galaxy S8 design may be what saves the day. Samsung has already gone edgeless, and a new report says they may go full-screen next year. The company may remove the home button from the device completely and integrate it into the screen itself. This would eliminate some of that bottom bezel and give the handset a unique look. The other big change may come in the

A U.S. appeals court has reinstated a $119.6 million award for Apple in a long-running smartphone design patent dispute with rival Samsung. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Friday that two Apple smartphone design patents, one related to a slide-to-unlock feature, are valid and Samsung infringed a third patent related to helping smartphone users find phone numbers. The case goes back five years, when Apple first filed a series of patent lawsuits against Samsung, alleging infringement of several Apple's iPhone design patents. In February, a panel of judges at the appeals court ruled against Apple, saying the slide-to-unlock patent and an Apple spell correction patent were invalid. The panel ruled that the third telephone-number pattern analysis patent wasn't infringed. But a full panel of judges overturned that decision. In the slide-to-unlock patent, Samsung "failed to establish by clear and convincing evidence" that Apple's claim r

Samsung ceased sales in the USA on September 2 and began an exchange program for customers who had already purchased a phone. A flaming Samsung phone is to blame for the evacuation of a Southwest Airlines plane in Louisville on Wednesday, according to Metro Arson. Green told the newspaper that her husband, Brian, received the Galaxy Note 7 about two weeks ago as a replacement for his recalled phone. "Once we have examined the device, we will have more information to share". A check of the device's IMEI on Samsung's Web site indicated that the phone, which Green said he had picked up on September 21, was not on the company's recall list, according to the Verge. He threw the device on the floor of the plane and it started to release "thick gray-green smoke". The global recalls began mid-September and should have fixed the issue, though the owner of the smoking device told Reuters that their device was in-fact the replacement Galaxy Note 7. Howe

United Airlines posted a warning at Chicago O'Hare airport about traveling with Samsung Galaxy Note 7 devices, as seen Sept. 25, 2016.(Photo: Bart Jansen, USA TODAY) A Samsung Galaxy Note 7, the kind of cellphone that has been recalled for overheating batteries, began popping and smoking Wednesday morning aboard a Southwest Airlines, forcing the evacuation of the flight while still on the ground at Louisville. The incident happened about 9:15 a.m. as Flight 994 to Baltimore was boarding. Arson investigators confirmed that a Samsung phone overheated, leading to smoke in the cabin, according to WHAS-TV reporter Rachel Platt. Nobody was injured, but the incident caused enough smoke to force evacuation of the plane and the flight was canceled. Sarah Green of New Albany told The Courier-Journal of Louisville that her husband, Brian, was waiting to take off to Baltimore when his Galaxy Note 7 overheated. He called her from another person's phone a little after 9 a.m.

The Samsung Galaxy A8 2015 was launched in India in August last year. Samsung has rolled out the Android Marshmallow update for the Samsung Galaxy A8 (first generation) smartphone in India. The update is available over the air and it brings Marshmallow to the device along with the Android security patch level for September month. Users must have 1GB of free space to download and install the update as the update weighs 890MB. Since the update is being rolled out over-the-air, it may take some time before it comes to your device. One can also manually check for the update by going to Settings ->About Phone -> Software Update. The update brings user interface changes and additions along with stability improvements, speed optimisations and some bug fixes. It brings new Doze battery saving feature to hibernate the background apps when the smartphone is in standby mode and 'Now on Tap' for Google Now showing contextual information by long pressing on the home button