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Big Black Friday prize: Virtual reality gaming systems?

Oculus Rift, HTC VIVE, PlayStation VR will all be showing up on Black Friday wish lists

By Bob Brown

Oct 15, 2016 2 mins

Samsung Electronics Small and Medium Business Sony

Samsung’s Galaxy Note7 from hell

The problem (probably) isn’t just the batteries, but it would help if Samsung talked

By Matt Hamblen

Oct 13, 2016 4 mins

Android Samsung Electronics Smartphones

Galaxy Note 7 flameout: Worst-case scenario

The explosion-powered demise of Samsung’s flagship smartphone isn’t just a disaster for the company; it’s a potential catastrophe for the entire smartphone industry.

By Fredric Paul

Oct 12, 2016 4 mins

Samsung Electronics Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Samsung issues elaborate fireproof boxes for Note7 returns

Samsung not taking any chances with fire-prone Note7 returns

By Bob Brown

Oct 12, 2016 2 mins

Android Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Samsung Note7: A phenomenal phablet flame-out timeline

Early positive reviews of Samsung's iPhone rival have given way to negative headlines and a product recall

By Bob Brown

Oct 11, 2016 1 min

Android Small and Medium Business Smartphones

The Note 7 is dead: What Samsung must do now

Be transparent about what caused overheating, fires, analysts advise

By Matt Hamblen

Oct 11, 2016 6 mins

Samsung Electronics Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Did Samsung cut corners in shipping Note7 replacements?

Billowing smoke from apparent Note7 replacement unit caused Southwest jet evacuation

By Matt Hamblen

Oct 6, 2016 6 mins

Samsung Electronics Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Black Friday 2016 tech ads will be leaking before you know it

With tablet sales tanking, you could get an iPad or Amazon Fire on the cheap

By Bob Brown

Sep 20, 2016 3 mins

Amazon.com Small and Medium Business Smartphones

U.S. consumer agency issues official Samsung Galaxy Note 7 recall

Feds point to 'fire hazard;' Customers can decide to get refund or replacement

By Matt Hamblen

Sep 15, 2016 3 mins

Android Small and Medium Business Smartphones

Samsung both denies and admits mobile payment vulnerability

Samsung said that reports of a vulnerability in Samsung Pay mobile payments were "simply not true" -- but also admitted that token skimming was, in fact, possible but difficult enough that the potential risk was acceptable

By Maria Korolov

Aug 11, 2016 4 mins

Mobile Security Samsung Electronics Security