Older Samsung phones banned from US as trade order goes into effect

Samsung won't get a last-minute reprieve from Obama like Apple did.  by Joe Mullin Samsung will be barred from importing some of its older phones thanks to a limited exclusion order that Apple won at the International Trade Commission. The exclusion order came out two months ago and kicks in...

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Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 arrives at Sprint for $49.99

Sprint joins AT&T in bringing LTE to Samsung's budget tablet.  by Jason Inofuentes Samsung The earliest tablets on offer from US carriers were sold without subsidies and with high plan costs. Sprint seems set to correct that mistake—somewhat. In an announcement yesterday, Sprint said that it would offer Samsung's Galaxy...

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The straight truth about Samsung and LG’s flexible smartphone displays

They'll bend our concept of smartphone design a little—but not much more than that.  by Jason Inofuentes In a press release, LG announced that its flexible AMOLED panels were entering mass production. The move comes as rumors mount about Samsung soon releasing a Galaxy Note 3 variant with its own curved display,...

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Samsung Taps Dick Tracy and the Jetsons to Help Sell Its Galaxy Gear Watch

It’s not clear yet whether customers want the smartwatch that Samsung has built. But there’s no doubt that Americans have long been fascinated with wrist-worn tech. Samsung plays this up in one of its initial Galaxy Gear ads, which traces the obsession through its TV roots. Indeed, the notion of...

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Samsung denies boosting benchmark but fails to address the evidence

Samsung claims it boosts other apps, too, but the source code suggests otherwise.  by Ron Amadeo Samsung has responded to our report presenting evidence that it artificially inflates benchmark scores. Today, the electronics giant contacted CNET UK to deny specifically boosting benchmark scores, saying: The Galaxy Note 3 maximises its CPU/GPU frequencies...

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Apple exec notes Samsung 'shenanigans'

Samsung appears to be artificially boosting the Note 3's performance in so-called benchmark tests, blog Ars Technica reports Apple executive Phil Schiller took a jab at Samsung on Twitter Tuesday, highlighting what he called "shenanigans" by the company's arch rival in the booming smartphone market. The tweet included...

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Note 3’s benchmarking “adjustments” inflate scores by up to 20%

We dig into the boosting shenanigans & find they apply specifically to benchmark apps. by Ron Amadeo We noticed an odd thing while testing the Samsung Galaxy Note 3: it scores really, really well in benchmark tests—puzzlingly well, in fact. A quick comparison of its scores to the similarly-specced LG G2...

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