Following the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge from 2015, and the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge released earlier this year, Samsung is now working on two different Galaxy S8 models - no surprise here. What may be surprising is that, according to a recent rumor, both new Galaxy models could sport curved screens, which may mean there won't be a regular and an edge version. Since the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge have the model numbers SM-G930 and SM-G935, respectively, one would assume that the S8 series will include SM-G940 and SM-G945 models. However, it looks like this won't be the case. Evan Blass (renowned for being almost always accurate in regards to unannounced devices) says that the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S8 smartphones "will ship as SM-G950 and SM-G955." More interestingly, Blass also mentions that Samsung is working on an SM-N950 - which can only be a new Galaxy Note (since previous Notes have the model numbers SM-N930, SM-N920, and so on). See Also: UK Used Sma...

Officially recalled twice, pulled off the shelves and discontinued, the Galaxy Note 7 is costing Samsung billions of dollars. More worrying for the company, the Note 7 fiasco may have already alienated some customers. Trying to regain the trust of US consumers, Samsung ran full page apology ads in three major US daily newspapers. The letters, which appeared in Monday editions of The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times , and The Washington Post , were aimed at English-speaking consumers, according to The Korean Herald . Signed by Gregory Lee, President and CEO of Samsung Electronics North America, the apology - which you can read for yourself below - mentions that the company "fell short" on the promise of offering "best-in-class safety and quality." A Note 7 investigation is still underway, and Samsung will share its findings "when the analysis is complete." The company says it's "re-examining every aspects of the device...