‘Most’ Galaxy Note 7 users are ‘basically switching to a Galaxy S7’, at least...
While it’s truly impossible to predict what sort of a long-term impact the Galaxy Note 7 double recall will have on Samsung’s financials, brand recognition and especially customer trust, it’s looking...
View ArticleYour Samsung Galaxy Note 7 will soon lose all carrier support… in New Zealand
For whatever reason, while Samsung insists each and every hazardous Galaxy Note 7 unit in circulation be turned off and returned to its original place of purchase for a full refund or lucrative S7...
View ArticleStaples has solid Black Friday deals on Amazon gear, Surface Pro 4 and more...
And so it begins. The first major US retailer to voluntarily reveal its upcoming Black Friday deal bonanza is Staples, with special online sales scheduled to start Thursday, November 24, followed by...
View ArticleAmazon offers sneak peek at Black Friday deals to come on Fire and Echo gear
As always, you can probably rest assured knowing Amazon will not be mixing business with… its other business this holiday season, no doubt cooking up some of the best Black Friday deals around on both...
View ArticleNot this again: Samsung Galaxy S7 allegedly explodes in Canada, causing...
With the Galaxy Note 7 explosion epidemic finally and almost fully contained, Samsung has turned all its attention of late to positively determining what went wrong and eliminating any possible...
View ArticleAmazon previews even more in-house gear holiday deals, stretching Black...
Amazon will see Newegg, Best Buy or T-Mobile’s extended Black… Weeks, and raise them 35 days of Black Friday Shopping. That’s right, the e-commerce giant is promising “new deals as often as every five...
View Article‘Premium Echo-like’ Amazon speaker expected as early as Q1 2017 with 7-inch...
Nobody, including e-commerce giant Amazon and its often eccentric Lab126 engineers and developers, expected the Echo smart speaker to catch on. Certainly not as fast as it did, and on such a large...
View ArticleSamsung now also partners with Australian carriers for Note 7 network...
Samsung will not rest until every single faulty and hazardous Galaxy Note 7 finds its way back to the original place of purchase, and eventually, the chaebol’s warehouses for safe destruction. After...
View ArticleStudy finds 99 percent of counterfeit Apple chargers bought online fail...
Did you finally get rid of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 ticking time bomb? Perhaps switched sides, assuming the iPhone 7 is safer to use… until proven otherwise? That may be so, but don’t even think about...
View ArticleSamsung will globally live stream Galaxy Note 7 explanation event on January...
It's officially official now - Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 investigations are over, with findings and a quality enhancement plan going public in a few days. The post Samsung will globally live stream...
View ArticleStagnant iPads retain global tablet supremacy, Amazon and Windows stand out...
Costly, boring, aging Apple iPads saw their Q4 sales numbers decline year-on-year, still comfortably beating rising Amazon and Windows tablets. The post Stagnant iPads retain global tablet supremacy,...
View ArticleFire in waste unit erupts at Samsung SDI factory in China
No reports of major implications have come out of this fire in the Beijing-adjacent city of Tianjin, but there is the perception factor. The post Fire in waste unit erupts at Samsung SDI factory in...
View ArticleMelting iPhone 7 Plus caught on camera, Apple ‘in touch’ with owner and...
Is there "literally no explanation" for the latest allegedly random iPhone 7 Plus melting incident? Apple will try to find out. The post Melting iPhone 7 Plus caught on camera, Apple ‘in touch’ with...
View ArticleEven wearables are exploding nowadays, with Fitbit ‘actively investigating’...
Fitbit is faced with an allegation Samsung has had to tackle many times last year, though chances are this Flex 2 incident is either fake or isolated. The post Even wearables are exploding nowadays,...
View ArticleAmazon’s ‘all-new’ Fire 7 tablet still costs $50, rehashed $80 Fire HD 8 and...
Far from major upgrades over previous generations, Amazon's "all-new" Fire 7 and HD 8 are affordable enough to become hits, including in Kids Editions. The post Amazon’s ‘all-new’ Fire 7 tablet still...
View ArticleAmazon’s Fire and Ice plans reportedly call for smartphone comeback this year...
You can fight fire with fire... or try to make up for a destructive Fire Phone with a new Ice "lineup", as Amazon purportedly intends to do before long. The post Amazon’s Fire and Ice plans reportedly...
View ArticleAlready affordable Amazon Fire 7 and Fire HD 8 tablets get crazy cheap this...
The entry-level Amazon Fire 7 slate, normally available for $50, costs Prime subscribers just $35 this week, while the Fire HD 8 drops from $80 to $55. The post Already affordable Amazon Fire 7 and...
View ArticleAmazon Fire TV Stick Basic Edition spreads the Prime Video and Netflix love...
A new "basic edition" of the very popular (in the US) Amazon Fire TV Stick is now available around the world for a decently low price. The post Amazon Fire TV Stick Basic Edition spreads the Prime...
View ArticleAmazon kicks off ‘Black Friday Deals Week’ in style with many Fire tabs and...
Amazon's Echo smart speakers and Cloud Cam security camera are still available at list prices, but several Fire tablets and Kindles can be had for cheap. The post Amazon kicks off ‘Black Friday Deals...
View ArticleHP voluntarily recalls 50,000+ computer batteries posing fire and burn hazards
At least 50,000 HP laptops and mobile workstations sold between December 2015 and December 2017 are unsafe to use due to potentially overheating batteries. The post HP voluntarily recalls 50,000+...
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