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It’s getting to be that time of year when the big Android device makers release their flagship phones in quick succession. Hometown South Korean rivals Samsung and LG have been duking it out in recent years with near-simultaneous releases, but this time LG may have a few weeks all to …

You can usually recognize a Samsung phone, even from a distance. Well, or a phone that’s trying really hard to look like a Samsung phone. Starting with the Galaxy S3, Samsung standardized its button design with a large physical home button and two backlit capacitive navigation keys below the screen. …

For those of us who rely on using an Android tablet for serious note-taking, it has been a sad last couple years. There hasn’t been a really good 10-inch Android tablet (or really even 8-inch tablet) with an active stylus since the Samsung Note 10.1 2014 edition. As much as …

Android tablets (and tablets in general) are not the hot sellers they once were. Cheaper Windows laptops, Chromebooks have, and larger phablet-style phones have all eaten into tablet sales. Samsung has released a few budget tablets, which do still sell in appreciable numbers. It’s not done with premium tablets, though. …

It’s never easy keeping a lid on the various details of a smartphone, but some companies try much harder than others. Apple, even in the post-Jobs era, tries to keep some upcoming features on lockdown. Samsung, in contrast, tends to leak like a sieve — and the full details and …

Ever since Samsung recalled, reissued, and double-recalled the Galaxy Note 7, there’s been curiosity and contention over what, exactly, killed the phone. This has ranged from the conspiratorial (Apple is paying the media to manufacture reports of fires) to the prosaic explanation that whatever battery failure killed the first round …

Samsung is still the top seller of Android phones, but the last few months have thrown its future into doubt. The company will have to earn back consumer trust following the Galaxy Note 7 saga with 2017’s Galaxy S8 launch. Samsung was originally expected to announce the Galaxy S8 at …

After a lot of teasers and leaked information, Samsung Galaxy Note 5, the fifth generation of the South Korean manufacturer’s tablet was finally revealed. And boy, what a great device it is! It received a lot of positive feedback, from both users and tech authorities, and we can totally relate. …

The club announced the hiring of LA Galaxy II coach Curt Onalfo to take over the first team Tuesday, choosing to promote from within rather than pursue a high-profile candidate from outside the organization. Onalfo joined the Galaxy as an assistant coach on Arena’s staff in 2011 and has managed …

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 double-recall hasn’t just been an embarrassment for the company. It could cause a catastrophic drop in revenue over the next few quarters. The cost of the recall itself has been estimated at up to $2 billion, while the complete disappearance of the Note 7 from Samsung’s …