Samsung’s Galaxy S8 could borrow from Apple’s playbook by introducing a pressure-sensitive technology, sometimes referred to as “force touch” or Apple’s term “3D Touch,” according to Korean news publication The Investor. “Samsung is [looking] to adopt the force touch technology partially from the S8 but the full adoption will come in one or two years,” …
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Samsung has tumbled — exploding Galaxy Note 7 phones precipitated the company’s fiery fall from grace — but the company is undoubtedly going to try to get back up by making more reliable, less fire-prone phones. In the wake of recalling and then completely ceasing production on the Note 7, Samsung’s profits plummeted to its lowest in nearly eight years. …
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Want the latest Android software on your Samsung Galaxy device? Good news: Samsung is rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat to the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge. Samsung announced today that it is letting phone owners test out Google’s latest software through the Galaxy Beta Program. Android Nougat was unveiled back in August, but it’s taken months to get to non-Nexus …
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Wanna get away? If you’re looking for a ticket out of this universe, at least temporarily, VR can deliver that on your phone. Or, even give you ways to reach out and communicate with the world. Samsung (with Facebook) and Google offer you two options: the Samsung Gear VR, and the new Google Daydream View. They work with recent Samsung …
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T-Mobile is giving you the chance to buy one Samsung Galaxy S7 and get another one for free, but you have to act this weekend. On Wednesday, T-Mobile announced its buy-one, get-one (BOGO) program, but as with most “free” promotions you’ll have to mind the fine print. Starting Friday, November 11, at 6 a.m. PT, anyone who picks up a …
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Now playing: Watch this: Samsung’s ‘Bixby’ assistant may have its own button on… 1:55 Samsung plans to launch an artificial intelligence digital assistant with its upcoming Galaxy S8 phone, the company said Sunday according to Reuters. The announcement comes a month after Samsung revealed it had agreed to acquire the artificial intelligence startup behind Viv — a voice assistant that …
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Samsung is taking drastic steps to encourage people still hanging onto recalled Galaxy Note 7 phones to relinquish them. The company teamed up with carriers in New Zealand to announce Friday that it will cut off access to wireless networks for customers still using their Galaxy Note 7 devices. Starting November 18, customers still using the Note 7 will no …
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Most Galaxy Note 7 users in the US have returned their devices. For those who haven’t, Samsung will soon start limiting the device’s charging capabilities. Samsung on Friday said 85 percent of all recalled Note 7 phones in the US have been replaced through its refund and exchange program, “with the majority of the participants opting to receive another Samsung …
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The upcoming Samsung Galaxy S8 could have a whole lot of display, at least according to a report published Monday. The report in The Investor based in South Korea comes after the iMiD 2016 Display Exhibition that took place in Seoul last week. According to the report, Park Won-sang, an engineer for Samsung‘s display manufacturing unit, said that the front …
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