2016-10-17 - Junko Yoshida

Processor tweaks possible culprit in Note 7 blowup

By process of elimination, Samsung now seems to have concluded that changing batteries doesn’t lower the heat.

2016-10-07 - Dr. Lorenzo Grande

Rush to beat Apple blows up in Samsung’s face

Executives at the Korean Battery Industry Association fear this accident might trigger a crisis similar to the one Sony experienced.

2016-10-07 - Dr. Lorenzo Grande

Li-ion batteries still prone to catching fire

Li-ion batteries are still prone to catching fire and endangering their owners.

2016-08-24 - Gartner

Global smartphone sales grew 4.3% in Q2

The five vendors that has seen growth include Chinese manufacturers Huawei, Oppo, Xiaomi and BBK Communication Equipment, and South Korea’s…

2016-08-19 - Vivek Nanda

44% of smartphone owners plan buying new devices in 6 months

Strategy Analytics says 44% of smartphone owners plan on replacing their devices in 6 months. For a company, like Apple,…

2016-08-01 - Alan Patterson

Samsung smartphones shine as Apple’s iPhones slip

Samsung has shipped about 72 million smartphones in the second quarter this year, although Apple still leads in terms of…

2016-07-15 - Kevin Gibb

Micron stakes business on 3D NAND with new fab process

Micron has taken an innovative approach to shrinking the die area by placing active circuitry under the NAND array.

2016-07-05 - Gary Hilson

Bringing performance to software-defined storage with NVMe

Typical enterprise storage buyers are accustomed to a somewhat-appliance like experience, but with software-defined storage, customers can use the hardware…