“SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, the world’s top smartphone maker, plans an initial production run of about 5 million of its upcoming Galaxy S7 smartphones, South Korea’s Electronic Times reported on Monday, citing unnamed sources.”

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“Amazon is a company famous for press releases that are devoid of actual information. (As we saw after Thanksgiving this month.”

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“Amazon has announced record-breaking holiday statistics, including the news that over 3 million subscribers signed up to the service during the third week of December.”

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“Samsung’s Galaxy S7 smartphone will be released with two different screen sizes, according to a report from South Korea’s ET News. One version will reportedly have a flat, 5.2-inch display, while the second — the “Edge” variant — will incorporate a curved, 5.5-inch screen.”

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“We’ve seen boat loads of personal info dumps online in the last year, but none as bizarre as this: A discovery of personal data from millions of Americans who’ve voted since 2000, found by a researcher and sitting in a sloppily configured database.”

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“Comcast’s Internet service isn’t yet ready to match the speeds that Google Fiber offers, but the cable giant just took a big step toward taking on Google. A protocol known as DOCSIS 3.”

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“WhatsApp reportedly failed to provide information pertaining to a criminal case despite judicial rulings. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of WhatsApp owner Facebook, slammed the decision in a public post early Thursday.”

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“Bloomberg was able to confirm that the factory is operated by Apple, noting that there was an Apple logo in the receptionist’s area and that employees wore Apple ID badges. However, neither Apple nor any of the employees commented on what was being worked on inside the facility.”

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“The Gizmodo headline last week was blunt, in the way that the best Giz headlines are blunt: Everything Apple Introduced This Year Kinda Sucked.”

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