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HTC’s leaked smartphone is a weird hybrid of LG and Samsung style

by Chris Welch Jan 10, 2017, 2:52pm EST

It might be announced as soon as this week.

Samsung predicts biggest profits in three years, just three months after Note 7 recall

by Rich McCormick Jan 6, 2017, 2:36am EST

It’s been less than four months since Samsung was forced to issue an embarrassing recall of one of its flagship phones, but the company has announced that it is expecting a big increase in year-on-year operating profit for the fourth quarter of...

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Samsung found the courage to put a full-size HDMI port on its 13-inch ultrabook

by @vladsavov Jan 4, 2017, 5:00pm EST

The 2017 edition of the Samsung Notebook 9 comes with the claim of being the world’s lightest 13-inch laptop, and at only 1.8 pounds / 820 grams of weight, it probably merits the title. I tried it out here at CES 2017, and what’s interesting about...

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Samsung gets into the gaming PC game with odious Odyssey laptops

by @vladsavov Jan 4, 2017, 5:00pm EST

Gaming laptops are one of the things that every PC maker has prioritized at this year’s CES, with big names like Lenovo, and now Samsung, starting whole new sub-brands of gaming PCs. Samsung’s answer to Lenovo’s Legion is the Notebook Odyssey. The...

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Samsung says its new QLED TVs are better than OLED TVs

by Chris Welch Jan 4, 2017, 1:02pm EST

This is Samsung’s flagship TV for 2017.

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Samsung's new four-in-one washer / dryer takes laundry to the extreme

by @cgartenberg Jan 2, 2017, 8:48pm EST

I hate doing laundry more than any other chore in my life. Between dragging a laundry bag around the corner to the laundromat, lugging detergent, counting out the right amount of quarters, and waiting for loads to finish, every load represents...

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Samsung updates its midrange Galaxy A series with water and dust resistance, improved camera

by @jjvincent Jan 2, 2017, 10:12am EST

Samsung has announced the latest iterations of its Galaxy A smartphone series — midrange devices that offer similar looks to the company’s premium Galaxy S range, while saving costs with slower specs. The new Galaxy A3, A5, and A7 (which are...

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The Verge 2016 tech report card: Samsung

by @dcseifert Dec 29, 2016, 10:00am EST

Samsung has always had a history of ups and downs, and that was none more evident than in 2016. The year started out remarkably strong for the company, and it put out impressive products that turned out to be huge hits with the buying public. But...

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You can control Samsung's latest robot vacuum cleaner using Alexa

by @cgartenberg Dec 28, 2016, 10:49am EST

Samsung has been making robot vacuum cleaners for a while now, and while they haven't quite gotten to the level of popularity as iRobot's Roomba line has, it seems that enough people buy them for Samsung to keep making them. Up to 20 watts of...

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A flight was late because someone named their Wi-Fi hotspot ‘Galaxy Note 7’

by Chris Welch Dec 22, 2016, 5:16pm EST

A Virgin America flight nearly had to make an emergency landing so it could be searched.

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All 2016 Samsung 4K TVs can now play HDR YouTube content, if you can find it

by @jjvincent Dec 20, 2016, 4:44am EST

If you have a 4K TV, one of the biggest hurdles to enjoying all those extra pixels is finding content that actually stretches the format’s technical limits. Thankfully for Samsung TV owners, there’s now some new 4K high dynamic range (HDR) video...

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Samsung says a new Gear VR is coming soon, and it’s working on its own HoloLens

by @thedextriarchy Dec 16, 2016, 9:15am EST

Samsung Electronics vice president Sung-Hoon Hong says that Samsung is working on two new virtual and augmented reality systems: a successor to its Gear VR mobile headset, and a mixed reality device similar to the Microsoft HoloLens or Magic Leap....

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Verizon changes its mind and will kill Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 on January 5th

by Chris Welch Dec 15, 2016, 3:24pm EST

The carrier is waiting until after the holidays to nuke Samsung’s recalled phone for good.

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Verizon refuses to release update that would kill Samsung’s Note 7

by Chris Welch Dec 9, 2016, 12:20pm EST

Verizon will not be releasing a just-announced Galaxy Note 7 software update designed to stop the recalled smartphone from charging. In a statement, the leading US mobile carrier attributed the decision to concerns over safety for customers who...

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Unlike US, Samsung isn’t (yet) bricking the Note 7 in Europe

by Chris Welch Dec 9, 2016, 12:10pm EST

Moments after announcing an upcoming software update that will brick remaining Note 7s in the United States by permanently stopping them from charging, Samsung revealed it’s taking a slightly different strategy for customers in Europe. An update...

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Samsung confirms it will render the US Note 7 useless with next update

by Jacob Kastrenakes Dec 9, 2016, 11:00am EST

The update will be released December 19th and rolled out to remaining Note 7s within 30 days.

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Samsung may permanently disable Galaxy Note 7 phones in the US as soon as next week

by Jacob Kastrenakes Dec 8, 2016, 5:20pm EST

Samsung appears to be planning to permanently disable Galaxy Note 7 units in the US with an update that would prevent the recalled phone from charging. According to an image obtained by The Verge, an alert went out to at least one Note 7 owner on...

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Samsung makes glossy ‘black pearl’ Galaxy S7 Edge official

by @jjvincent Dec 8, 2016, 7:56am EST

Samsung has announced a seventh color option for the Galaxy S7 Edge: black pearl. The finish is glossy, exclusive to the 128GB version of the handset, and will be available in unnamed “select markets” starting December 9th. Obviously Apple doesn’t...

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Samsung's Galaxy S8 will reportedly have an 'all-screen' design

by @vladsavov Dec 8, 2016, 2:57am EST

One of the big questions of 2017 will be how (or if) Samsung recovers from the double whammy of its disastrous Note 7 release and Google's triumphant Pixel launch this year. The company's answer, it seems, is to push the boundaries of design with...

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Samsung is basically making the Note 7 unusable in Canada

by Jacob Kastrenakes Dec 7, 2016, 5:29pm EST

If you live in Canada and are still, somehow, for some ridiculous reason, hanging onto a Galaxy Note 7, your days of using the phone for pretty much anything will soon be over. Samsung plans to make the Note 7 effectively unusable in Canada from...

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iPhone grabs a bigger slice of US phone market in wake of Note 7 debacle

by @vladsavov Dec 7, 2016, 6:51am EST

The US smartphone market is dominated by two big brands, Apple and Samsung, and when one of them flubs its lines, the other one stands to benefit in a substantial way. To wit, the latest quarterly data from Kantar Worldpanel, which breaks sales...

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Samsung’s new Gear S3 bands class up the smartwatch

by @ashleyrcarman Dec 6, 2016, 12:44pm EST

Samsung’s Gear S3 came with GPS, cellular connectivity, and a lot more bulk. We didn’t love that. But Samsung attempted to make up for the extra weight by partnering with design-oriented tech accessory companies, like SLG Design and Strap Studio,...

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Samsung gets another chance to reduce Apple’s $400 million patent win

by @jjvincent Dec 6, 2016, 11:12am EST

The Supreme Court has overturned Apple's $400 million award in its long-running patent lawsuit against Samsung. Apple won the case in 2012, convincing a federal court that a number of Samsung devices had infringed upon iPhone design patents —...

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Samsung’s Galaxy S8 might not have a headphone jack

by @ashleyrcarman Dec 6, 2016, 9:25am EST

You were probably hoping the whole no headphone jack thing was just a 2016 fad, right? Sorry, but SamMobile thinks it’s here to stay, as Samsung is reportedly preparing to release its Galaxy S8 sans jack. The S8 is also expected to ship with a USB...

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Now only the Supreme Court can overturn Samsung’s $120 million Apple patent dispute

by @ashleyrcarman Nov 30, 2016, 10:52am EST

A years-long patent dispute between Samsung and Apple might finally be coming to a close. This week, a federal appeals court denied Samsung’s request for a rehearing on a decision that it infringed on two Apple patents, effectively closing the...

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Samsung Pay now has its own rewards program

by @MicahSingleton Nov 14, 2016, 4:15pm EST

Samsung Pay is launching a rewards program that will give you points on every purchase you make using the service, in an attempt to incentivize customers to use its mobile payment product. Users can accrue points for every purchase made through...

Samsung is buying Harman in an $8 billion bet on connected cars

by @jjvincent Nov 14, 2016, 3:38am EST

Samsung has announced this morning it’s buying US audio company Harman in an all-cash deal worth $8 billion. The acquisition is Samsung’s largest ever, and places the electronics company in the vanguard of the automotive industry — which Harman...

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Samsung’s latest patent is a foldable phone

by Anisa Purbasari Nov 9, 2016, 4:30pm EST

A recent patent application shows that Samsung has ambitious ideas for future phone-design experimentation, although the South Korean manufacturer may have second thoughts about bendy phones after recent battery explosions and recalls. In April,...

Samsung runs full-page apology ads over Galaxy Note 7 recall

by @nickstatt Nov 7, 2016, 8:36pm EST

‘We will listen to you, learn from this.’

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Samsung's Galaxy S8 with rumored AI button might be delayed until April

by @jjvincent Nov 7, 2016, 7:00am EST

Samsung could be betting heavily on its as-yet-unseen AI assistant to sell the next generation of Galaxy smartphones. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, the company is considering adding a dedicated button for the service to next...

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Samsung will launch its own digital assistant with the Galaxy S8

by @AndrewLiptak Nov 6, 2016, 12:56pm EST

In early October, Samsung acquired Viv Labs, a startup formed by the creators of Siri, which impressed audiences with its digital assistant called Viv. Now, the company has confirmed that it will be including the service in its upcoming Galaxy S8...

Samsung says ‘nearly 85 percent’ of Note 7s have been returned in US

by Jacob Kastrenakes Nov 4, 2016, 5:31pm EDT

Samsung says that nearly 85 percent of Note 7s have now been returned in the US, meaning there are around 285,000 phones still unaccounted for. To get those remaining phones back, Samsung basically plans to annoy customers into returning them....

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