Samsung has decided to temporarily suspend the production of the Galaxy Note 7 amid reports that replacement units are still catching fire. Does this signal the end of the controversial smartphone’s life? …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Nicholas Fearn The market for high-performance storage devices is diverse and constantly growing. There are plenty of products that offer decent storage capabilities out there, but they often compromise on usability and are targeted at people with technology expertise. And when you find something that’s easy to use and has all the top features…

By Devin Coldewey One of the several things that makes brain surgery so difficult is that the brain isn’t transparent. So if you want to get at something deep inside, you either have to peel off a few layers or make an educated guess based on other imagery. But augmented reality may offer a third…

By John Biggs Researchers at Disney Research in Pittsburgh have built a single-legged hopping robot that can currently bounce around 19 times without falling over. The project by Zachary Batts, Joohyung Kim, and Katsu Yamane began as a computer simulation and finally a hardware product. The researchers based their system on Marc Raibert’s hopping controller…

Samsung paused production on its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone as it “adjusts” its schedule following reports that the replacement devices are exploding. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

OnePlus may have a OnePlus 3 Plus in the pipeline. The rumored handset could feature Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 chip, 6-inch screen, a bigger and more powerful battery, hopefully at least the same RAM and more. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

AT&T stopped carrying the Galaxy Note 7 altogether amid new reports claiming that even the new, ‘safe’ units are catching fire. The carrier is still accepting recalled Galaxy Note 7 units, but it’s no longer offering replacement Note 7 units until Samsung solves the issue. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

According to an internal memo, Samsung has temporarily paused all shipments of replacement units of the Galaxy Note 7 to Australian carrier Telstra. Will the company soon do the same for all other partner carriers? …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

The Nokia D1C was spotted on an AnTuTu benchmark test, confirming a few specifications of the upcoming Android-powered midrange smartphone. The D1C is part of a series of devices the company is developing for its reentry in the industry. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

Kodak accidentally posted a now-deleted photo showing its second smartphone following the Kodak IM5. The successor is expected to be a step up from its predecessor, which failed to win consumers because of its lukewarm specs and mediocre cameras. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Sarah Buhr Apple’s latest Watch was met with great applause when the company announced in September the thing could take a dive in the pool and keep on ticking. But the price and other bells and whistles of the Watch might be too much for those just looking for a simple way to track…

Samsung said it fixed the Galaxy Note 7 issues after the recall, but it doens’t seem quite so. More replacement Galaxy Note 7 units caught fire and a suspicious text message reportedly from a Samsung representative makes things even more dubious. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Dom Reseigh-Lincoln PS4 Pro better than PC PS4 Pro has had the gaming community giddy for months now. With all this talk of HDR and faux-4K and the like we’ve almost abandoned our current-gen love for regular PS4s and Xbox Ones as the allure of new hardware made our eyes grow large and our…

A new speed test pits the iPhone 7 against its predecessor, the iPhone 6s. The results show how Apple’s new quad-core A10 Fusion chip inside the iPhone 7 compares to the dual-core A9 processor found in the iPhone 6s. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

Best Buy is giving U.S. fans of Google phones a unique opportunity in form of a Google Pixel XL at a special price. The phone is under Verizon subscription and comes with additional perks. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones