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Note 7s have tons of old metal
Published in News
Tuesday, 18 July 2017 12:13

Note 7s have tons of old metal


Recycling will make back some of the costs


While Samsung is refurbishing and re-releasing some of its previously inflammable Note 7s, it is more likely to recoup some of the manufacturing costs through re-cycling.

Galaxy Note 7R will be cheaper than chips
Published in Mobiles


Samsung - what are you like?

Samsung has already confirmed that it will launch a  refurbished Galaxy Note 7 units earlier and the latest piece of information suggests the company will offer them at a 50 percent lower price.

Boffins turn all stolen phones into a Samsung Note 7
Published in Mobiles


Still better than an iPhone


Researchers have developed new technology that can prevent stolen phones turning  into a smouldering blob of plastic, or the case of an iPhone a beautiful looking, reassuringly expensive smouldering blob of plastic.

Samsung flogs 100,000 Notebook 9s
Published in News
Tuesday, 21 February 2017 12:59

Samsung flogs 100,000 Notebook 9s


Just in Korea 


Samsung has flogged more than 100,000 units from its refreshed Notebook 9 line of laptops in South Korea so far, this year.

Samsung’s chip earnings cover all manner of sins
Published in PC Hardware


Note 7 and bribery scandal can be safely glossed over

Samsung might have been having a trying time this year, but at least none of it appears to have kicked it too hard in the bottom line.

Note 7 not our fault claims Samsung
Published in News
Monday, 23 January 2017 11:31

Note 7 not our fault claims Samsung


Acting oddly over flaming phones

Samsung Electronics is denying that that its design had anything to do with the incredible Note 7 and is putting the blame squarely on its two battery suppliers.

Samsung promises to explain what happened to the Note 7
Published in Mobiles


We are not saying Aliens but it was.... aliens

Samsung has said that it will announce this month the results of an investigation into what caused some of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones to catch fire.

Exploding Note 7 did not help Apple
Published in Mobiles
Friday, 30 December 2016 11:40

Exploding Note 7 did not help Apple


Analyst angers the Tame Apple Press


NPD analyst Stephen Baker is off the Christmas Card list of the members of the Tame Apple Press which are furious that he made a comment saying that Apple had failed to capitalise on Samsung’s exploding Note 7.

Note 7 fiasco shows the scale of the failure of other brands
Published in Mobiles


10 percent of Note 7s are still outclassing rivals


After two months of an official global recall more one in ten of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 are still in use but they are still beating the competition

Samsung SDI tries to prove its batteries are safe
Published in Mobiles


Fallout from the Note fiasco

Although widely scape-goated for the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco, Samsung’s battery division is quietly reassuring anxious clients which ironically include Apple that its batteries are safe.