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Amazon issuing refunds for Galaxy Note 7 accessories even after the 30-day window

Amazon issuing refunds for Galaxy Note 7 accessories even after the 30-day window

Many customers would have bought accessories for their Galaxy Note 7 when they received the ill-fated flagship and while they have been promised a refund for their device, what are they to do with the accessories they purchased? Well, if they got them from Amazon, they're in luck. The online retailer is issuing refunds for […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 8 years ago
Samsung is going to ‘dispose of’ all Galaxy Note 7 handsets

Samsung is going to ‘dispose of’ all Galaxy Note 7 handsets

Samsung hammered the final nail in the Galaxy Note 7's coffin when it confirmed that the handset is no longer going to be produced or sold. The Galaxy Note 7 is dead and those who are still holding on to their original or replacement unit are now urged to immediately stop using it and take […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 8 years ago
Royal Mail bans the transportation of Galaxy Note 7s through its network

Royal Mail bans the transportation of Galaxy Note 7s through its network

Royal Mail, operator of Britain's main postal service, has today announced that it has banned the transportation of Galaxy Note 7 smartphones through its network for safety reasons. The ban also applies to its Parcelforce UK and international courier service. As you can imagine, this will make it particularly difficult for many Britons to return their recalled devices as […]

  • By Josh L.
  • 8 years ago
[Poll] Would you purchase another Galaxy Note smartphone?

[Poll] Would you purchase another Galaxy Note smartphone?

When Samsung announced that it's terminating production of its latest flagship smartphone yesterday, the Internet quickly became flooded with strong suggestions that the South Korean company should ditch the Galaxy Note branding as many people believe that its reputation is too tarnished for consumers to want to pick up a next-generation handset. As I mentioned in my […]

  • By Josh L.
  • 8 years ago
Blue Coral Galaxy S7 edge leaked, may arrive on Verizon first

Blue Coral Galaxy S7 edge leaked, may arrive on Verizon first

Samsung introduced the Blue Coral color option with the Galaxy Note 7 a couple of months ago. It quickly became the preferred options for those spending their money on the new flagship. Now that the Galaxy Note 7 is dead and customers have been told to return their devices, Samsung is reportedly going to ramp up […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 8 years ago
Samsung reportedly clueless about the cause of the Galaxy Note 7’s battery failures

Samsung reportedly clueless about the cause of the Galaxy Note 7’s battery failures

In less than two months the Galaxy Note 7 has gone from being hailed as one of Samsung's best smartphones to its worst failure. The company will no longer produce and sell the Galaxy Note 7 but questions remain. How can a company like Samsung with years of experience under its belt and infinite resources […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 8 years ago
Latest theory pins blame on fast charging for the Galaxy Note 7 debacle

Latest theory pins blame on fast charging for the Galaxy Note 7 debacle

Samsung confirmed the Galaxy Note 7 recall last month and later explained the reason why the flagship's batteries were catching fire. It revealed that there was an issue with the battery cell which caused overheating when the anode-to-cathode came into contact, Samsung said that this was a very rare manufacturing process error. It promised to […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 8 years ago
Daily Deal: Spigen Rugged Galaxy S7 case is a steal at 35 percent off

Daily Deal: Spigen Rugged Galaxy S7 case is a steal at 35 percent off

As part of our Daily Deals program we highlight some of the best deals available online and the latest we've come across is for a pretty robust case for the Galaxy S7. You can now purchase Spigen's Rugged Armor Galaxy S7 case for 35 percent off. This flexible TPU case has a spider-web pattern on the […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 8 years ago
Samsung slashes Q3 profit forecast by $2.3 billion

Samsung slashes Q3 profit forecast by $2.3 billion

Samsung released its Q3 2016 earnings guidance just five days ago. The guidance was better than expected despite the fact that it came after the Galaxy Note 7 recall. Samsung forecasted sales of 49 trillion and 7.8 trillion won ($7 billion) in operating profit for the quarter. A lot has happened in five days. Samsung […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 8 years ago
Galaxy A8 (2016) surfaces on Indian import tracker

Galaxy A8 (2016) surfaces on Indian import tracker

Samsung launched the Galaxy A8 (2016) in South Korea last week, and now the handset has been imported into India for testing and evaluation purposes. It's unclear why the firm has brought the device into the region, but it usually tends to do so when it's right around the corner from launching a new handset there. […]

  • By Josh L.
  • 8 years ago
T-Mobile rolls out Marshmallow update for the Galaxy A3 (2016) in the Netherlands

T-Mobile rolls out Marshmallow update for the Galaxy A3 (2016) in the Netherlands

T-Mobile is now in the midst of rolling out the long-awaited Android 6.0.1 update for its carrier-branded variant of the Galaxy A3 (2016) in the Netherlands. The upgrade — firmware version XXU2BPI3 — weighs in at approximately 2GB and bundles all of the standard features you'd expect to find baked into Marshmallow, in addition to […]

  • By Josh L.
  • 8 years ago
Support pages for the Galaxy Grand Prime+ pop up on Samsung’s website

Support pages for the Galaxy Grand Prime+ pop up on Samsung’s website

Samsung has prematurely published support pages for the long-rumored Galaxy Grand Prime+, shining some light on the countries it's headed to. In total, we've spotted three different region-specific variants on the company's website — Kazakhstan (SM-G532F), Latin America (SM-G532M) and Russia (SM-G532F). Unfortunately, the documentation merely reveals that the handset will pack an array of different sensors and […]

  • By Josh L.
  • 8 years ago
Here’s why Samsung may drop the Note brand

Here’s why Samsung may drop the Note brand

It was only yesterday that Samsung announced that it's terminating production of its latest flagship smartphone amid reports of replacement units catching fire, and now the Internet is filled with speculation that the South Korean company is going to ditch the Note brand as its reputation is too tarnished for consumers to want to pick up […]

  • By Josh L.
  • 8 years ago
Samsung extends its recall of the Galaxy Note 7 in Australia

Samsung extends its recall of the Galaxy Note 7 in Australia

Following its decision yesterday to put an end to production of the Galaxy Note 7 follow reports of replacements catching fire, Samsung has today announced that it has extended its recall of the handset in Australia for those with either an original or ‘safe' model. Customers in the region who are in possession of a Galaxy Note […]

  • By Josh L.
  • 8 years ago
Samsung creating software to help transfer Notes from the Galaxy Note 7 to the Galaxy S7

Samsung creating software to help transfer Notes from the Galaxy Note 7 to the Galaxy S7

Samsung launched a powerful new note-taking app with the Galaxy Note 7 called Samsung Notes. It consolidated apps and features like Memo, S Note, Action memo and Scrapbook in one simple app. The new app didn't just enhance the handset's note-taking abilities but also brought some new features as well. Samsung did say at one point […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 8 years ago
Samsung’s arguments against Apple find some support at the Supreme Court

Samsung’s arguments against Apple find some support at the Supreme Court

Samsung and Apple's Supreme Court showdown started yesterday, the apex court of the United States is hearing its first design patent case in more than a century so its ruling will definitely be considered as landmark. This is the biggest patent dispute between these companies in which Samsung was initially hit with $1 billion in […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 8 years ago
Galaxy Note 7’s unfortunate demise reportedly caused by new battery flaw

Galaxy Note 7’s unfortunate demise reportedly caused by new battery flaw

Samsung confirmed yesterday that it will no longer produce or sell the Galaxy Note 7 merely two months after releasing what could have been its best performing Galaxy Note handset. Samsung announced the first recall last month when reports started coming in that units were catching fire for no apparent reason. It confirmed that there was a battery […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 8 years ago
Madefire brings comic books to Gear VR

Madefire brings comic books to Gear VR

The Gear VR lets you tap into a wide variety of virtual reality experiences and now you can add comic books to that list. You may have wanted to immerse yourself in a comic book before but that wasn't exactly possible, Madefire's new app makes that possible on the Gear VR. The app enables users to […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 8 years ago
Sprint will replace all Galaxy Note 7 units regardless of condition

Sprint will replace all Galaxy Note 7 units regardless of condition

A few hours after Samsung confirmed that it's permanently halting production of the Galaxy Note 7, Sprint has released a new statement which promises that the carrier is going to replace every single Galaxy Note 7 unit on its network regardless of its condition. The carrier starts off by reiterating that any of its customers […]

  • By Adnan Farooqui
  • 8 years ago
Samsung Pay updated with support for USAA Visa-issued debit cards

Samsung Pay updated with support for USAA Visa-issued debit cards

At long last, Samsung has started updating its mobile payment platform with support for USAA Visa-issued debit cards in the United States. As you'd expect, the upgrade is being remotely pushed to Samsung Pay in stages on the server side, so you shouldn't have to do anything to initiate the installation on your handset. Instead, it'll simply download and install in […]

  • By Josh L.
  • 8 years ago