Galaxy S8

Samsung to update software over 'red screen' smartphone

Seaul - Arab Today

Electronics giant Samsung will this week offer an unusually early software update for its newly-released Galaxy S8 phone, it said Monday after some consumers complained of red-tinted screens. The launch of the device is a key step for the South Korean tech firm as it seeks to move on from last year's humiliating withdrawal of the Galaxy Note 7 overRead more

Samsung's Galaxy S8 hits stores, aims to move on from recall crisis

Seoul - Arab Today

Samsung's new Galaxy S8 went on sale over the counter in South Korea Friday as the world's biggest smartphone maker seeks to move on from a disastrous handset recall and corruption scandal that has hammered its once-stellar reputation. The device, unveiled in New York last month and a challenge to Apple's iPhone, is the firm's first major launch since lastRead more

Samsung's new S8 said to adopt facial recognition for payments

Seoul - Arab Today

Samsung Electronics Co.’s new Galaxy S8 will employ facial-recognition technology for mobile payments within months of release, adding cutting-edge security to help the marquee device stand out from rivals such as Apple Inc.’s iPhone, people familiar with the matter said. The Galaxy S8 to be unveiled later this month will blend fingerprint, iris and facial detection to verify users accessingRead more

Samsung delays its new phone, and showcases tablets instead

New York - Arab Today

Samsung’s product showcase Sunday is notable for what’s missing: a new flagship phone. Instead, Samsung is spotlighting new Android and Windows tablets after delaying the Galaxy S8 smartphone - an indirect casualty of the unprecedented September recall of the fire-prone Note 7 phone . The new tablets will carry the Galaxy brand and come with many of the Note 7’sRead more

Samsung to release "giant" Galaxy S8 plus soon

Washington - Arab Today

The giant South Korean Samsung company plans to launch two,different-sized models of its smartphone Galaxy S8, while reports assert that the new phone will add more weight, which will make other phones on the market look smaller.The latest speculation suggests that the South Korean firm will launch a 6.2-inch version of the S8, which will be called the Galaxy S8Read more

Samsung Note 7 probe finds batteries caused fires

Seoul - Arab Today

A Samsung Electronics Co investigation into what caused some Galaxy Note 7 smartphones to catch fire has concluded that the battery was the main reason, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday. The world's biggest smartphone maker is seeking to put behind it one of the biggest product safety failures in tech history as it prepares toRead more