Just days after Samsung began replacing defective Galaxy Note 7s due to a risk of exploding batteries…
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More Samsung phone recall victims to switch to Apple’s iPhone than those who’ll risk another Samsung
Samsung’s exploding battery problem with the Galaxy Note 7 is turning out to be a boon for Apple…
Higher income U.S. states use Apple iPhones; lower income states use Samsung Galaxy phones
Apple announced earlier this year that it has officially reached the 1 billion active devices milestone…
Samsung phone explodes, bursts into flame in China; more extensive safety recalls may be required
A Chinese man reported that a Note 7 smartphone from Samsung Electronics Co. exploded after he bought it this week…
Beleaguered Samsung: 40% of potentially dangerous exploding phones still out there in U.S. and South Korea
Samsung Electronics Co. said on Tuesday it has not yet recovered close to 40 percent of recalled phones…
Cramer: Apple has opportunity for enormous market share right now
With Apple’s stock up 25 percent since its multiyear lows in May, Jim Cramer has heard various rumors…
Are Samsung’s Galaxy S7 Edge smartphones catching fire too?
Samsung’s smartphone woes could get a lot worse, as new evidence suggests that the Galaxy Note 7 might not be its only dodgy smartphone…
Beleaguered Samsung’s replacement phones have battery problems, too
The batteries that Samsung uses in the replacement Galaxy Note7 units are said to overheat and…
Samsung phone catches fire in mid-air aboard Singapore-Chennai IndiGo flight
A major accident was averted when passengers on IndiGo 6E-054 flight from Singapore to Chennai noticed smoke…
Three Samsung phones erupt into fire in China, but no Chinese recall, yet
Samsung has found itself in a row with Chinese consumers, with some accusing the firm of being biased against them…
35% of those stuck with Samsung’s explosive Galaxy Note 7 want a refund, 26% want to upgrade to Apple’s iPhone 7
Over one third (35%) of beleaguered Samsung’s exploding, fire-prone Galaxy Note 7 owners want refunds…
Beleaguered Samsung has a ticking time bomb on its hands
Samsung’s problems with exploding Note7 batteries have compounded with many users preferring to hold onto potentially dangerous handsets…
Backfire: Beleaguered Samsung’s exploding phones triggered by rush to beat Apple’s iPhone 7
Earlier this year, managers at the South Korean company began hearing the next iPhone wouldn’t…
Florida man sues beleaguered Samsung after phone explodes in pocket
A-28-year-old man whose Galaxy Note7 exploded in his pocket while at work in Palm Beach Gardens…
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issues formal recall of beleaguered Samsung’s exploding phones
The Consumer Product Safety Commission on Thursday announced a formal recall of
Beleaguered Samsung phones unwelcome on NYC’s buses and trains
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and New Jersey Transit are telling its customers not to use Samsung phones…
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 owners are ignoring the explosions, fires and safety warnings
Despite numerous warnings, owners of the new Samsung Galaxy Note 7 are choosing to ignore…
Samsung Galaxy S7 phone explodes in teacher’s hands in the middle of busy cafe
A Samsung Galaxy S7 owner fears she could have been killed as it overheated in her hand and exploded…
Samsung phone blows up in car passenger seat, causes huge highway explosion
A terrifying car fire was caused by a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 blowing up while on charge, police have said…
Beleaguered Samsung to issue desperate kludge in attempt to contain the exploding phone crisis
Beleaguered Samsung plans to issue a software update that will prevent phones from exploding by limiting battery recharges to under 60 percent…
Man sues beleaguered Samsung after exploding Galaxy S7 Edge causes massive 3rd degree burns
Daniel Ramirez was working construction at a bookstore in Ohio when his Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge caught fire in his pocket…
Beleaguered Samsung phone explodes in little boy’s hands, 6-year-old suffers burns
A 6-year-old Brooklyn boy suffered burns when one of Samsung’s phones…
Beleaguered Samsung sheds $26 billion in value after massive recall of explosive, dangerous, flawed Galaxy Note 7
When Samsung announced it would recall its Galaxy Note 7 devices due to dangerous explosions and fires…
FAA warns airline passengers not to use Samsung phones
U.S. aviation safety officials took the extraordinary step late Thursday of warning airline passengers not to use Samsung phones…
Beleaguered Samsung’s exploding Galaxy Note 7 destroys garage; home condemned due to fire
An Horry County man is looking for answers after his garage caught fire over the weekend…
Beleaguered Samsung’s exploding Galaxy Note 7 destroys Florida man’s Jeep
They sent their 8-year-old daughter, with the family’s service dog, to get back in the vehicle, but…
Beleaguered Samsung’s exploding Galaxy Note 7 burns down garage; destroys Jeep in another case; airlines now banning potentially deadly device
If you own a Galaxy Note 7, then it’s probably in your best interests to take advantage of Samsung’s exchange…
Apple orders more parts for iPhone 7 amid Samsung recalls
The hike in order volumes indicates that Apple still remains positive about replacement demand…
Exploding Samsung Galaxy Note 7 damages Perth hotel room
The explosion charred the hotel room bed sheet and the carpet…
Beleaguered Samsung blows it in rush to beat Apple iPhone 7 to market
In its rush to beat rival products to market, notably Apple’s new iPhone, Samsung Electronics…
Apple stock up, may benefit from beleaguered Samsung’s exploding Galaxy devices
A rash of defective batteries that have caused Samsung Galaxy Note 7s to burst into flames…
Beleaguered Samsung to recall 2.5 million Galaxy Note 7 units over exploding batteries
The recall puts Samsung, which has been trying to match the success of the Apple iPhone, in a precarious position…
Samsung may be forced to recall Galaxy Note 7 over exploding batteries
The hold on Samsung Galaxy Note 7 shipments because of quality issues that began on Wednesday may escalate to a wider consumer recall…
Samsung halts Galaxy Note 7 shipments due to battery explosions
Samsung was in such a hurry to launch the Galaxy Note 7 well ahead of its expected debut, and to beat Apple’s iPhone 7 to market, that it may have missed a thing…
Google’s Android platform has a serious flaw
Google’s Android 7.0 is finally here! It looks smooth and makes several improvements…
Speed Shootout: Apple’s year-old iPhone 6s destroys Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7
It was inevitable that Samsung’s latest 2016-released Galaxy Note 7 was going to be compared with Apple’s…
Where it all went wrong for China’s Apple iPhone-knockoff maker Xiaomi
It was just four days after Christmas 2014, and for Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi…
Google launches Apple FaceTime killer ‘Duo’
Google and Apple have battled each other for years for primacy over mobile users…
‘Quadrooter’ security flaws said to affect over 900 million Android devices
Four newly-discovered vulnerabilities found in Android phones and tablets allow an attacker to take complete control of an affected device…
Black Hat 2016: Apple’s iPhone destroys Android phones in security
Apple iPhones are killing their Android counterparts on the mobile security front…
Beleaguered HTC reports quarterly revenue of $598 million, a 44% YoY decline, net loss of $133 million
The latest HTC results, for its Q2, confirm another loss-making quarter for the phone maker…
Beleaguered Microsoft axes 2,850 more employees
Beleaguered Microsoft said in May it would cut 1,850 jobs in its smartphone business…
