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Several reports have suggested that the faulty Galaxy Note 7 batteries at risk of overheating and explosion were sourced from Samsung SDI, the company's battery-making division, and it's believed to have met 70 percent of Samsung's demand for the Galaxy Note 7. China's Amperex Technology Limited or ATL is believed to have met the remaining […]
The Galaxy S7 has had a great run this year and it has done quite a bit to improve Samsung's fortunes. Samsung will obviously want this momentum to continue next year as well so it's going to have to hit the ball out of the park yet again with its next-generation flagship handset which will presumably […]
Samsung was forced to halt the production line for the precision mould it uses to create the small plastic casing for its smartphones in its manufacturing plant located in Gumi, South Korea, after an incredibly powerful earthquake rocked the country on Monday. The firm's main assembly line for smartphone production continued to operate without interruption, though. However, […]
Apple's has done away with the 3.5 mm headphone jack with the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, a move that had been rumored for long and actually came true earlier this month. Apple wants people to use its new wireless AirPods headphones instead; the company is also paving the way for accessory makers to follow suit […]
Three weeks ago, an unidentified Galaxy-branded smartphone, which we believe to be the Galaxy Grand Prime+, surfaced on the official Geekbench online database bearing the model number SM-G532F. Unfortunately, the listing didn't shine much light on the device's specifications, other than that it'll sport a 1.4GHz quad-core processor, 1.5GB of RAM and will ship running Android […]
Samsung is rolling out a major new update to its Smart Switch app for Android today. The update, available on the Play Store and on Samsung's Galaxy Apps store, brings support for transferring content from smartphones running Windows Phone 8.1. It's something we probably should have seen a long time ago, but given the low […]
Samsung has been sending out notices to everyone who has purchased the Galaxy Note 7 asking them to return their device as soon as possible and get a new one with a battery that won't make the phone explode. The Note 7 recall is one of the largest in the tech world in recent history, and […]
If someone at Samsung rhetorically asked whether things could get any worse for the company they would be beating themselves up right about now. A Galaxy S7 edge owner in the United States has already sued Samsung after the handset allegedly overheated and burned while it was in his pocket and now a Galaxy S7 owner […]
Samsung has a plethora of phones and tablets in its lineup and regularly releases firmware updates for various devices. These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs. Software updates for Samsung devices roll out in various regions […]
Update: It looks like the IMEI checker might have been a test thing and is no longer accessible (the link now redirects you to Samsung's support page). According to our readers, the IMEI checker wasn't very accurate either. Oh well, this isn't such a bad thing considering every Note 7 outside China is affected and has to […]
A civil lawsuit has been filed against Samsung and LG as they have been accused of agreeing to not steal each other's employees in the United States. This allegation is not that uncommon in Silicon Valley. Just last year, Apple and Google along with several other companies in Silicon Valley settled a similar lawsuit for […]
We first reported a couple of weeks ago that Samsung had a new Galaxy Tab A in the pipeline which features the same S Pen that it has introduced with the Galaxy Note 7. We've also posted some images of this tablet and now Samsung has finally launched the Galaxy Tab A (2016) with S […]
It has today been revealed that a little more than 70 Galaxy Note 7's have caught fire in the United States since the device started shipping this time last month. That's almost double the amount of incidents that Samsung reported when it revealed that the handset had a faulty battery on Thursday, September 1. This latest figure was released by […]
A major leadership move is underway at Samsung as heir apparent Jay Y. Lee has formally been nominated for a seat on the company's Board of Directors today. He is the son of Samsung chairman Kun-Hee Lee and is widely believed to be the future leader of the company and the perfect candidate to take […]
We first picked up on the Galaxy A8 (2016) about a month ago when benchmark results of the handset revealed some specifications. Samsung launched the Galaxy A8 in July last year so a refresh is due, particularly since other handsets in the Galaxy A series have already been refreshed for 2016. A few weeks ago the […]
August is over, and we have selected the winners of the month’s SamMobile Premium giveaway! The prize for July was the Gear Fit 2, Samsung’s latest fitness tracker. Who got lucky? Well, here are the winners for August 2016! Username: ali_zaabi Country: United Arab Emirates Username: flug1000 Country: Austria Username: kareem Country: Egypt For this month (September), […]
Most people would have immediately thought that the Galaxy Note 7 recall is going to benefit Apple as the iPhone 7 is being released in the midst of this entire debacle. Customers who might be considering to spend a bunch of money on Samsung's latest flagship might now look towards Apple's new flagship deterred by […]
Things were looking great for Samsung last month. The Galaxy S7 was performing well and the Galaxy Note 7 had received a lot of praise soon after it was unveiled. Samsung shares were surging to new record highs as investors were bullish about the company's continued sales momentum in the second half of this year. […]
Samsung today announced that it has reached an agreement to sell the entire global operations and assets of its printing business to HP in a deal valued over $1 billion. The company says that this deal is part of its efforts to focus more on its core business areas. With the approval of shareholders, Samsung will […]
Samsung is now urging all Galaxy Note 7 owners to power down their devices and participate in the company's exchange program as reports about the Galaxy Note 7 continue to come in even though the recall has been announced. It's certainly in the company's best interest to ensure that it replaces all Galaxy Note 7 units […]