Lockheimer recently spoke with Bloomberg at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California about the new hardware focus and how he’s going to keep Android partners happy as the company increasingly competes with them. Edited excerpts follow. Bloomberg: These Pixel phones are expensive. Are you trying to crack the high-end smartphone market — where Apple has done so well and Android ... Read More »
iPhone 7 Launch in India, Google Pixel Phones, and More News This Week HIGHLIGHTS iPhone 7 and 7 Plus in India starting at a price of Rs. 60,000 Google launched two new phones, the Pixel and Pixel XL The Moto Z and Moto Mods also launched in India this week It’s been a busy week with high profile launches and ... Read More »
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 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 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 »
Where Are Shuffle and Repeat Options in iPhone’s Music App? HIGHLIGHTS The shuffle and repeat buttons are hidden in iOS 10’s Music app This won’t bother anyone using older iOS versions Once you find the button, it’s easy to toggle the option If you’re on iOS 10, you’ve probably been using the new Music app. The app got a revamp ... Read More »
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 »
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 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 »
Honor 8: Top 5 Features HIGHLIGHTS The Honor 8 is capable of handling multi-tasking with ease It is a bit slippery in the hand due to the glass back The smartphone does not support FM radio Huawei Terminal’s Honor brand at its New Delhi event on Wednesday launched the Honor 8(Review) smartphone in India at Rs. 29,999. The device is ... Read More »
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