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Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 Crisis Is an Opportunity for Apple, Google

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 Crisis Is an Opportunity for Apple, Google Samsung Electronics Co.’s mounting crisis with its flagship Galaxy Note 7 has left millions of premium smartphone buyers looking for an alternative. The obvious candidate is Apple’s iPhone 7, but Google’s slick new Pixel device could get a lift, too. Samsung recalled and pledged to replace millions of Galaxy ... Read More »

Samsung Scrambles for Answers After Halting Galaxy Note 7 Phone Sales

Samsung Scrambles for Answers After Halting Galaxy Note 7 Phone Sales HIGHLIGHTS Customers reported that replacement phones were also catching fire Samsung scrambling to figure out the cause of the battery fires Company has not said how many new or replacement phones will be affected Samsung halted sales of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones and asked consumers to stop using ... Read More »

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Fiasco Could Cost Company a Whopping $17 Billion

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Fiasco Could Cost Company a Whopping $17 Billion Samsung Electronics’ worst-ever recall could cost the company as much as $17 billion after it halted sales of its flagship Galaxy Note 7 for a second time, spelling an almost certain end for the ill-fated premium model. Samsung announced the recall of 2.5 million Galaxy Note 7s in ... Read More »

Samsung Brand Mystique at Risk After Death of Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone

Samsung Brand Mystique at Risk After Death of Galaxy Note 7 Smartphone Samsung is corporate royalty in South Korea. It’s also a company recognised for its marketing smarts and engineering savvy worldwide, so much so that consulting firm Interbrand ranked it as the world’s seventh most valuable in its 2016 survey, ahead of Amazon and Mercedes-Benz. So how is it ... Read More »

Honor 8 India Launch, Snapdeal Sale Controversy, Galaxy Note 7 Post Mortem, and More: Your 360 Daily

HIGHLIGHTS Honor 8 comes with dual rear cameras Samsung has still not figured out why Galaxy Note 7 units are exploding The ‘missing’ iPhone 7 deal on Snapdeal created a bit of a controversy From Honor launching the Honor 8 with dual rear cameras, Samsung still being unsure of what causes the Galaxy Note 7 to explode, and Snapdeal’s sale ... Read More »

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 Woes Highlight Explosive Limits of Lithium Batteries

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 Woes Highlight Explosive Limits of Lithium Batteries Lithium-based batteries have been powering our portable devices for 25 years. But consumer demand for smaller, longer lasting devices is forcing manufacturers to push the technology, battery experts say, testing the limits of how much energy they can safely pack into smaller spaces. “A battery is really a bomb ... Read More »

Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 4 Smartphone Expected to Launch on July 27

HIGHLIGHTS Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 4 is said to sport dual-rear camera set-up The smartphone is said to sport metal builds Redmi Note 4 is said to features Snapdragon 652 SoC Chinese handset maker Xiaomi has started teasing an upcoming launch event on July 27 where the company is rumoured to launch its next Redmi smartphone. The teaser invite shared on ... Read More »

Samsung Cloud Service Unveiled Alongside the Galaxy Note 7

HIGHLIGHTS Samsung Cloud backup and restore service was unveiled Tuesday Galaxy Note 7 users to get 15GB of storage free on Samsung Cloud Samsung describes service as enhancement of its Smart Switch feature Samsung alongside the Galaxy Note 7 launch on Tuesday also unveiled its Samsung Cloud service, which will allow phone users to make backup of their mobile phone ... Read More »

Lenovo K5 Note India Variant to Sport 4GB of RAM, Company Tips

HIGHLIGHTS Lenovo India is tipping a 4GB of RAM variant for India The K5 Note was launched with 2GB of RAM in China The Lenovo K5 Note sports a 13-megapixel rear camera We know Lenovo is set to launch the K5 Note in India on August 1. Over the weekend however, the company revealed that a new variant of the ... Read More »

Amazon India Sale: Deals on Lenovo Vibe K4 Note, Coolpad Note 3, and More

HIGHLIGHTS Amazon India’s 48 Hour Sale kicked off Thursday Under the sale, online retailer is offering deals on electronic products The 48 Hours Sale will end Friday midnight Amazon India has kicked off its 48 Hours Sale on Thursday where the online marketplace is offering discounts on smartphones and other electronic products. The sale will be last till Friday 11:59pm. ... Read More »