Samsung Note 7

SAMSUNG ELECTRONIC KRW5000 (OTCMKTS:SSNLF) had a forgettable year in 2016, as it was forced to recall its flagship Galaxy Note 7 worldwide following incidences of fire hazard. Subsequently, the company halted production of the product. The South Korean company had pinned its hopes on this...

The thesis against owning Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s stock was quite clear: The iPhone's momentum can't be sustained indefinitely. Moreover, the lack of any meaningful and notable upgrades between the iPhone 7 (and 7 Plus) from the iPhone 6 prompted many consumers to wait for the...

Samsung released its Galaxy Note 7 on August 19, 2016, to much fanfare. However, the success was certainly short lived. The supposed Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone killer device started making headlines within one week of its launch and for all the wrong reasons. Reports of the phone catching on...

Recode's Kara Swisher and The Verge's Lauren Goode took a look back at what they consider to be the top 10 technology related stories of 2016. 10. Apple's Headphone Jack Coming in at No. 10 is Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s decision to say goodbye to its tangled earbuds which it...

Watch out Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), there may be a serious smartphone competitor in town. New data suggest Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)'s new Pixel smartphone was the real winner on both Black Friday and Cyber Monday. A research report from Localytics analyzed both Android and Apple...

Jefferies lauded the improving execution of Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE: BBY) as it recorded $0.15 third-quarter EPS beat as disciplined promotional strategy led to a 69 basis point upside in gross margin. U.S. Comp Sales Improvement, 4K TV Concerns The improvement in U.S. comp sales to 1.8 percent comp...

Shares of Samsung Electronics Co (KRXK: 005930) (which also trades (OTC: SSNLF)) stock on the South Korean exchange fell as much as 4.6 percent on Monday following various reports the company suspended production of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone. CNN Money, citing a "person familiar with...

SAMSUNG ELECTRONIC KRW5000 (OTC: SSNLF) hoped smartphone consumers would be faced with two options: buy its advanced Note 7 or Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s "dull" iPhone 7 with few upgrades and new features. According to Bloomberg Technology, Samsung's executives were operating under the assumption...

What happens when a cell phone manufacturer tries to jam pack a more powerful battery into a thinner phone? If the manufacturer is SAMSUNG ELECTRONIC KRW5000 (OTC: SSNLF), then the answer is deal with a large scale recall and suffer a major blow to your reputation. Samsung was forced to recall 2.5...

BlueFin’s John Donovan believes Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been “handed a gift-wrapped opportunity,” due to the Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONIC KRW5000 (OTC: SSNLF)) Note 7 disaster. Gift-Wrapped Opportunity However, the analyst also mentioned that while the iPhone 7 is likely to...

Google, owned by Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), will reportedly power its 2016 Nexus smartphones with the newly announced Snapdragon 821 processors from QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM). A report from Android Police explained, "Based on information from multiple and reliable sources, we...