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Samsung Electronics Co . determined that a problem with batteries that triggered a global recall of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones wasn't to blame for devices that burst into flame in China, saying their combustion was likely due to unspecified external heat sources. The company launched a preliminary investigation after comments circulated over the weekend on social media about two of the high-end phones sold in China igniting, mirroring complaints by Note 7 users from the US to South Korea. But on Monday, Samsung and its supplier Amperex Technology said they found no evidence of a link between its batteries and the fires. The South Korean company is grappling with its deepest crisis in years, a global recall precipitated by scores of reports that the batteries in its newest gadget were prone to sudden combustion. But it continued selling Note 7 devices in China, explaining that the power cells for phones sold there came from ATL and carried no defects. "Samsung has begun...

A lot can change in a little while. We've just seen the launch of two new flagship phones, but there have also been plenty of new launches across the board. Many of the phones that made headlines at the annual Mobile World Congress this February have now launched here, or have been announced (with official pricing) ahead of actual availability. Since you can now get a whole lot more for your money, it's time to update our Spring 2014 smartphone buyer's guide with new products, updates and pricing information.We've narrowed down the enormous number of phones available today to just a few in each price band. We've considered a huge number of parameters, including price, performance, features and versatility, build quality, camera quality, battery life, and upgradability.MethodologyWe've divided the market into a number of price bands, based on current trends and the amount a buyer can usually stretch his or her budget by after having identified a reasonable mo...

                                                                                                                     PRICE: RS.23699 Key Features Comfortable Grip 4.8-inch HD Super AMOLED Display Wi-Fi and 3G Enabled 1.4 GHz Quad Core Processor HD Video Playback 8 MP Primary Camera High Energy Efficient Android (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS Gentle Curves and Lightweight Thin Design Arguably one of the most iconic of all Samsung phones has to be the Galaxy S3 i9300 . The phone has been a highly popular device due to its features and also for being one of the very first quad core processor equipped phones. Operating System The Galaxy S3 by Samsung come...

Finnish telecom company Nokia announced Tuesday that its shareholders have approved the 5.44 billion euro ($7.35 billion) sale of its mobile phone division to US multinational Microsoft.

Motorola seems to be targeting the price-conscious smartphone market with a vengeance. We already know that the budget Moto G has set cash registers ringing around the world, but Motorola hasn't taken its eyes off the mid-range smartphone market either.Less than two months after the release of the Moto G, comes the company's flagship, the Moto X . The newest member of the Motorola family is squarely aimed at delivering more in terms software, camera, and design without compromising on performance.When Motorola first announced the Moto X in August last year following its acquisition by Google, it seemed as though the company wanted to position this mid-range device as a premium offering, relying more on design than hardware specifications. The Moto X has only now made its way to the Indian market, while people overseas are talking of its successor. Thankfully, Motorola has priced it quite reasonably. If it wants to win back any of the market share it has lost in recent years...