Weekly Debrief
Let’s go over some of the best articles from XDA this week, in a fresh new XDA TV YouTube video. With the Note 7, Samsung Still Delivers Embarrassing Real-World Performance: Every year we notice the...
View ArticleChainfire Discusses SuperSU and Problems With The Note 7
Earlier today Chainfire took to Google+ to discuss progress with the Note 7 and SuperSU, explaining that as the Note 7’s release has been delayed in some countries he has had to work via remote...
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Samsung misses their S7 Vulkan Deadline, but Finally adds Support
Back in February, Samsung made a big deal about the gaming performance of their new Galaxy S7 smartphone. One of the key features of the S7 that they were showcasing was that it would be the first...
View ArticleWeekly Debrief
There was a bunch of exciting Android news this week. If you weren’t able to keep up with everything, don’t worry. These are the juiciest articles covering some of the best news of this week. Nexus No...
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A Widening Gap: The A10 Fusion Puts a Chokehold on Qualcomm’s Prospects
Yesterday, Apple announced their latest chipset, debuting on the iPhone 7. This new A10 “Fusion” (not to be confused with AMD’s processor) chipset brings a few new things to the table, but most...
View ArticleXDA TV: Rawad Rants About Samsung Apps and RAM
In this new XDA TV video, Rawad rants about Samsung apps and their poor RAM management. So many Samsung phones have fallen victim to the many extra apps sitting in your RAM. Rawad breaks everything...
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Exynos 8890 vs. Snapdragon 820 Note 7 Performance Analysis: Endurance,...
In typical Samsung fashion, the Note 7 comes with two different processing packages, meaning users once more are wondering whether they are getting the “best” flagship out of the two. We, too, wanted...
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The Note 7 Recall & iPhone Missteps Give Fertile Ground to Pixel Phones,...
The last week has not been easy on Apple and Samsung: the two largest smartphone companies have been under fire from their respective camps, with Samsung in particular currently facing a recall of...
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Betrayal of Hype: Playing Fast and Loose with Release Dates Breeds Consumer...
Yesterday, Google launched Allo on the very last day of summer, just narrowly squeezing into their “Summer 2016” launch window. The product we got was compromised, and arguably doesn’t have a defined...
View ArticleIndian DGCA Bans Use of Note Series in Flights After Galaxy Note 2 Catches...
It seems the Note series has become the favorite dropping point for all recent controversy. What started off with the Note 7 exploding and then Samsung initiating a massive recall of millions of the...
View ArticleSamsung: 60% of Recalled Note 7s Exchanged in U.S and South Korea, 90% of...
Samsung has been dealing with their Galaxy Note 7 replacement program for close to a month now. At first, things were slow to start as the company didn’t have new, safe units for customers to swap out....
View ArticleSamsung is Waiting to See How the VR Market Develops
Samsung is satisfied with the progress they’ve made in the mobile VR space thanks to the Gear VR for the Galaxy S and Galaxy Note series. However, they do realize that the display technology isn’t...
View ArticleSamsung will Reportedly Manufacture the Snapdragon 830 for Qualcomm
Qualcomm has generally hired companies like TSMC to manufacture the custom Snapdragon SoCs that so many mobile devices use these days. This worked out well for them for years, but changed last year...
View ArticleSamsung to Acquire Viv Labs and its AI Platform
This week has seen a lot of focus on Artificial Intelligence, primarily from Google. While we were excited for the launch of the Pixel, Google’s grand plan involved putting AI at work wherever it...
View ArticleWeekly Debrief
In this week’s news we have Motorola phones getting nougat, new Google products announced, and Samsung continues to have trouble with exploding phones. Here are some of the best articles of the week....
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Samsung Sent us a “Note 7 Return Kit” with a Thermally-Insulated Box and...
Samsung is apparently sending out packaging for returning Galaxy Note 7 devices, and we received one of these “Return Kits” at our XDA office. The contents and instructions highlight the extents to...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court to Begin Reviewing Samsung & Apple’s Design Patent Disputes
Starting today, the top court in the United States will start hearing arguments from both Apple and Samsung over design patent allegations. This case has been going on for years and has seen appeal...
View ArticleSamsung Begins Mass-Producing the Exynos 7 Dual 7270 SoC for Wearables
Samsung has just announced mass production of their first wearable SoC that is built upon the company’s 14nm FinFET process technology. The company has been expanding their 14nm technology since it was...
View ArticleSamsung is Reportedly Increasing Production of the Galaxy S7
It seems Samsung is unable to end 2016 on a good note due to the Galaxy Note 7 issues. After the company’s replacement Galaxy Note 7 units continued to have battery issues, multiple carriers and...
View ArticleSamsung Starts Mass Production of SoCs With 10nm FinFET Technology
Samsung has announced today that the company has started mass production of 10nm FinFET based System-on-Chips. The South Korean OEM claims that their SoC is the first one produced with such technology....
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