Samsung has temporarily stopped production of its current flagship device – Galaxy Note7. The report comes from Korean news agency, Yonhap News who’s citing a source claiming the recent reports of safe marked Galaxy Note7 catching fire. Samsung has purportedly stopped production in its Vietnam factory that is said to be responsible for global shipments […]
Samsung releases Earnings Guidance for Q3 2016 [Update]
UPDATE: Samsung has now revised its guidance following the premature end of Galaxy Note7. Samsung says its operating profit is estimated to be around 5.2 trillion won. Samsung has announced the earnings guidance for the recently concluded quarter. According to their estimated figures based on K-IFRS, Samsung expects the consolidated sales for Q3 2016 at […]
Acquisition of Viv will help Samsung to build Artificial Intelligence ecosystem
Samsung has announced its acquisition of Viv Labs that offers an open artificial intelligence (AI) platform to companies to build “conversational assistants and integrate a natural language-based interface into renowned applications and services”. Samsung has not revealed the details of the transaction but says they’re committed to virtual personal assistants and the acquisition will help […]
Safe Galaxy Note7 emits smoke in an airplane
Samsung has faced some criticism on how they handled the Galaxy Note7 recall but it seems the Galaxy Note7 woes don’t seem to end. The Verge reports a Southwest Airlines flight Baltimore was evacuated while the plane was still at the gate. The reason behind the evacuation was the smoke emanating from a Galaxy Note7 […]
Around 40 percent users are yet to exchange Galaxy Note7 in US, Korea
Samsung has discovered a number of Galaxy Note7 daredevils in the United States and South Korea! According to a blog post by Samsung, despite Samsung’s efforts, less than 40 percent are still using their existing Galaxy Note7 devices in the US and South Korea. The number is still significant and we hope customers take advantage […]