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It looks like the days of exploding Samsung Galaxy Note 7s are over as Samsung has told all users to power down.” After reports yesterday that production of the Note 7 had stopped, Samsung came out and confirmed that was the case, and that they have told all carriers and …
Read More »Production of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 reportedly suspended
According to reports from South Korea production of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 has been suspended. South Korean news company Yonhap reported that all production of the Note 7 has been halted after it was discovered that the new replacement devices were also likely to catch fire. Last month Samsung …
Read More »Exploding batteries lead to Galaxy Note 7 recall
Samsung is recalling its latest high-end smartphone after a number of reports citing overheating and explosions. The company already earlier this week announced a delay in the rollout of the Galaxy Note 7 to several markets. Now it has halted sales of the device completely. In response to recently reported …
Read More »NASSCOM advisory board signs up Sumo, Vlambeer and Samsung
Partners will help curate speakers for Indian dev conference, as well as building relationships with other international firms, for two years
Read More »Samsung and Oculus’ Gear VR hits 1m users
Over one million people have used Samsung’s Gear VR headset in the last month. That’s according to Oculus’ blog, which says that in the six months since its mobile VR headset hit shelves over one million people used the new tech. Note – this does not necessarily mean that one …
Read More »Made for Samsung mobile app initiative opening up to indie games devs
Mobile platform to offer services such as testing, promotion and analytics in lieu of cash incentives
Read More »Mojang brings Minecraft to Gear VR
Separate Oculus Rift version still in the works, studio confirms
Read More »‘4D’ VR headphones use electrical signals to mimic feeling of movement
Your VR demo can be a flash as you like, but when the user is sitting in a chair in their pants there’s only so much illusion your clever programming can muster. After all, no matter how exciting the in-game frolics, the sensation will always be dulled somewhat by the …
Read More »Samsung giving away Gear VR with Galaxy S7 pre-orders
Consumers pre-ordering Samsung’s new Galaxy S7 smartphone will be receiving its Gear VR headset free of charge. This news comes by way of Ars Technica, which says that the Korean tech giant announced the offer at Mobile World Congress. Pre-orders open today (Tuesday, February 23rd), and consumers have until March …
Read More »Independent VR platform Transport raises $25m in funding
Distribution network aims to offer a single route to market for all of the major virtual reality headsets
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