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With earnings season well underway, Samsung came out with a big bump in its operating profit. That’s despite problems with its Galaxy Note 7 phone, which was recalled twice after several units exploded. The earnings boost is a reminder of Samsung’s reach, with the company making money in TVs and chips. Verizon also posted its …

For Samsung, it’s not all about the Galaxy Note 7 — at least not when it comes to financial results. Even as it faces a hit of more than $5 billion (spread across several quarters) from the death of its flawed phone, Samsung managed to post its best operating profit in three years. What it’s benefiting from is strong demand …

Samsung took the right steps in figuring out what went wrong with the Galaxy Note 7, the top US safety agency said Tuesday as it called for the rest of the industry to set better safety standards for batteries. Elliot Kaye, chairman of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, said in a statement the technology industry needs to “modernize and …

Sure, blame the batteries. But it’s not quite that simple. During a press conference Sunday, Samsung said two separate battery defects caused both the original batch of Galaxy Note 7 phones and the replacement units to overheat. The first battery, it said, suffered from a design flaw. The battery’s external casing was too small for the components inside, causing it …

Five months after releasing the doomed Galaxy Note 7 to much fanfare, Samsung revealed what caused its flagship device to go boom not once, but twice. This was Samsung fulfilling its promise to explain exactly what went wrong with the phone. The level of transparency was unusual for a company accustomed to keeping its processes close to the vest, but …

Now playing: Watch this: Explaining the Note 7’s battery flaws (with cake) 2:31 At Samsung’s 837 “experience store” in New York’s trendy Meatpacking District, a few visitors lined up to try the company’s virtual reality experience based on the action series “24.” Others took in a latte and a comfy chair, surrounded by the latest phones and smartwatches. The “store” …

The rumor that Samsung will bring a new AI assistant named Bixby to the upcoming Galaxy S8 gains more credence with the news that Samsung has trademarked a feature called “Bixby Vision,” according to Dutch site Galaxy Club. When Samsung acquired AI startup Viv Labs last year, people suspected a Samsung assistant wasn’t far from becoming reality. We first heard …

Samsung finally answered the burning questions on Sunday. After its investigation into the Galaxy Note 7’s overheated batteries, the South Korean company concluded there were two causes for the phone’s fatal flaws. Before its initial recall, Samsung said, its batteries had an external casing that was too small, causing it to short-circuit and burn up. In Samsung’s second go, the …

Hankering after a Galaxy S8? Well you’re going to have to wait. Samsung will not unveil its next flagship phone at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next month, the company revealed Sunday. The announcement was made by Samsung’s mobile chief Koh Dong-jin and confirmed in an email to CNET on Monday. “Samsung can confirm the company will not unveil its …

If you are waiting for Samsung’s newest flagship phone, you may have to wait a little longer this time around. The Galaxy S8, the next-generation follow-up to the Galaxy S7 released last March, will make its debut on April 14 in Korea, according to a report Monday by Forbes. Samsung did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The …