Samsung finally responds to reports that ‘safe’ Note 7 phones are exploding
There is little question that this has been a rough weekend for Samsung executives, who have been dealing with the latest events in a public …
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Samsung stayed silent after ‘safe’ Galaxy Note 7 exploded and sent a man to the ER
Samsung is being accused of staying silent after it was made aware of yet another incident involving a newer Galaxy Note 7 handset that was …
Google is letting Verizon ruin its new Pixel phones
If you can get past the hardware design, which we’ll politely call “an acquired taste,” Google’s new Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones are shaping up …
Note 7 fallout: Survey says 34% of current customers won’t buy another Samsung phone
Samsung’s September-quarter earnings managed to beat estimates despite the current Galaxy Note 7 debacle thanks to strength in Samsung’s other divisions. That’s the good news. The …
iPhone 7 apparently isn’t good enough to return Apple to sales growth
Apple’s iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus might have been labeled “boring” by some gadget blogs ahead of their release, but these boring new phones …
Some companies are threatening to fire workers who buy an iPhone 7
Apple’s new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are two of the sleekest and most powerful smartphones the world has ever seen. And while we …
Did Apple just fix the App Store or ruin it?
Put plainly, the smartphone market exists as it does today because of Apple’s App Store. Period. Smartphones had existed for more than a decade before the …
Amazon reviews are about to get way better
Trusting random strangers on the internet is not something we normally do easily. But Amazon largely functions on the goodwill of its review community, which …
New app co-created by Elon Musk’s estranged wife could be a game-changer for retail
When 24-year-old author and entrepreneur Stacey Ferreira dropped out of NYU last year to participate in the Thiel Fellowship, the grant program launched by PayPal …
Samsung responds to reports that ‘safe’ Galaxy Note 7s still have battery problems
Samsung likely wants nothing more than to put the Galaxy Note 7 debacle behind it, but that isn’t in the cards just yet. The ordeal …
The app that gives users unlimited free stock trades now has an unbeatable paid tier
The advent of low-fee stock trading platforms like E-Trade brought a rush new money into the market. For better or worse, online self-service equity trading platforms opened …
Samsung issues status update for its unprecedented Galaxy Note 7 recall
The second quarter of 2016 is a period that Samsung can’t put behind it soon enough. The company was in great spirits going into August, …
Samsung is investigating replacement Galaxy Note 7s that still have battery problems
Samsung’s best ever smartphone has also been the biggest ever nightmare for the company’s mobile business. And now, the nightmare has somehow managed to get even …
Apple’s newest HQ is a perfect super-villain hangout
Apple is in the process of building a giant new “spaceship” HQ at its traditional location in Cupertino, California. But when it’s finally done, it may …
Not even Apple was expecting its ‘boring’ new iPhone 7 to be this popular
Gadget blogs have been saying for months how “boring” Apple’s new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are, but apparently someone forgot to tell consumers …
iPhone manufacturing CEO: ‘consumers do not care what analysts say’
Consumer technology is big business, so there’s money to be made forecasting and estimating Apple’s sales. But in an interview, the CEO of one of …
Apple is probably trying to buy a car company, and it won’t be McLaren
Earlier today, the FT published a report saying that noted watch manufacturer Apple was in talks to buy a small racecar company in the suburban England. Rumors …
Apple trying to take over supercar and F1 maker McLaren, report claims
According to a report published in the Financial Times, Apple has approached McLaren Technology Group about a potential acquisition. McLaren is known for making cutting-edge supercars …
Apple just released two of its best designs ever and two of its worst designs ever
Apple’s big iPhone 7 event is finally behind us and that can only mean one thing: Jonathan and Zach had to get back together to …
This video explains why you shouldn’t always trust Amazon reviews
Amazon reviews have generally been a good source of data on cheap products, but the last two years has seen the rise of something sinister: …
Exploding Galaxy Note 7 handsets are apparently Apple’s fault
Samsung has a little tiny $1 billion problem on its hands. In case you haven’t heard, Samsung’s latest flagship smartphone — which would otherwise be …
iPhone 7 release day highlights: All this commotion over a ‘boring’ new phone
OMG! Apple is Doomed! No one wants the new iPhone! OMG! Apple is saved! Everyone wants the new iPhone! Mixed messages everywhere… Apple bulls and …
Apple is giving away gift cards because it ran out of iPhones
Apple isn’t releasing presale statistics for the iPhone 7, but we’re still getting hints that lots of people are rushing out to give Apple their …
The government is finally issuing an official Galaxy Note 7 recall
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission is finally planning to announce an official recall of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on Thursday afternoon, according to reports …
Imagine receiving this $9,000 Verizon bill
Shock cellphone bills are mostly a cliche by this point, but racking up a $9,000 bill without ever leaving the country is just plain impressive. …
Jay-Z’s Tidal losing millions, now has 100 problems
Tidal, a music service that promises to make rap artists rich again, has not been doing so well. Despite scooping up big-name exclusives like Lemonade in the …
Preorder records are getting smashed as people go crazy over Apple’s boring new iPhone 7
Apple confirmed last week that it does not plan to release opening-weekend sales numbers for the iPhone 7, launching industry watchers and bloggers into a …
Netflix explains why broadband data caps are dumb
For most of us, data caps are just annoying. But for Netflix, they pose an existential threat to its way of doing business. If people …
Two new streaming music services are coming, and they might be better than Spotify or Apple Music
Apple was the latest big company to dive head-first into the streaming music market, shaking things up and reportedly pulling subscribers away from some of …
Elon Musk has ‘not ruled out’ a UFO hitting the SpaceX rocket that exploded
In early September, one of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rockets undergoing testing exploded at Cape Canaveral. Thanks to some grainy video that shows birds flying across …
