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Well, we’re almost there. After months of speculation, Apple is expected to announce the iPhone 7 on Wednesday. We tee up the big event with a discussion about some of our wish list items for the new device. (OK, maybe some are pretty unrealistic, such as a smaller iPhone and the ability to turn the …

As far as product recalls go, this one is big. On September 2, Samsung announced it was stopping sales of its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphone in Australia. Just hours later, the company confirmed that it was stopping sales worldwide and would be voluntarily replacing every single device sold internationally. The recall came in response to the discovery of a …

Now playing: Watch this: Samsung recalls Galaxy Note 7 due to battery fires 1:01 Enlarge Image The Galaxy Note 7 has been recalled worldwide. Samsung Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 problems are just heating up. The South Korean electronics giant on Friday said that because of a problem with the Galaxy Note 7 battery it would halt sales of the new …

Now playing: Watch this: Samsung recalls Galaxy Note 7 phones 1:08 Let’s start with the bad news: Samsung has announced a global recall of the Galaxy Note 7. So, unless you want to risk your phone’s battery catching fire, you’ll need to return or exchange it. Carriers in the US already announced plans for customers to return the Note 7 …

Now playing: Watch this: Laptop Buying Guide: What to look for when laptop shopping 2:56 Walking into a crowded retail store showroom, the shelves lined with laptops, can be a daunting experience. Even in the relatively well-curated world of the Apple Store, that company now has five distinct laptop models (Air and Pro systems in two sizes each, plus the …

Time could be running out for Samsung’s smartwatches. The highlight of IFA 2016 for Samsung was the unveiling of its latest, the Gear S3. For the third successive year, Berlin has played host to such a launch, and with no new phones or tablets being revealed alongside it at the annual event, all eyes were on the shiny tech timepiece. …

Editors’ note: Samsung has now officially recalled the Galaxy Note 7 worldwide. See the full story here. Samsung is planning to announce a global recall of its new Galaxy Note 7 phone in less than a week, according to South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency, amid reports that batteries in some of the devices have exploded. Word that an unprecedented recall …

Samsung is halting retail sales of the new Galaxy Note 7 smartphone in Australia amid reports that batteries in some devices have exploded. The smartphone manufacturer today advised that it was working with retailers to “inspect” devices, and that sales of the Note 7 would be “paused.” It’s an embarrassing turn of events for Samsung, which launched the Galaxy Note …

Yes, the Samsung Gear S3 will work with the iPhone. But the company’s still working the kinks out. Samsung is still studying what the experience between the iPhone and the Gear S2 would look like, and has launched a beta in South Korea to test things out. The company promised to make the Gear S2 compatible with Apple’s iOS software …

Look at Samsung’s lineup, and you get the sense that “bigger is better” is a mantra the company takes seriously. Its greatest contribution to the mobile world, for example, is arguably the proliferation of jumbo phones known as phablets. Next up: a supersized smartwatch. Samsung on Wednesday unveiled the Gear S3, its latest entry into the burgeoning market of wearable …