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   Santa Clara, CA – September 5, 2014 …Sensory Speech Recognition Deployed by Samsung Across a Wide Range of Phones, Wearables, and Cameras.
   
   Sensory Inc., the industry leader in speech and vision technologies for consumer products, is pleased to announce that its pioneering TrulyHandsfree™ voice technology is deployed across an array of Samsung’s iconic Galaxy products including smartphones, tablets, cameras, and wearables. TrulyHandsfree™ is the leading always-on, always-listening voice control solution that just works. It enables users to activate and access their phone with an ultra-low power voice trigger.
   
   
   To move this fast they most likely used the usual stuff they have on their bench.....So yes Sensory.
   
   They may just stick with what they already use for Iconx, but if what they already use HAS NO LPSD...they will HAVE to change it?

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   The adjacent possible has a very logical structure for expanding....it has to be ADJACENT.
   
   I will use this folder because it will be fun, maybe a lot more useful than other projects?
   
   
   Samsung Is Reportedly Working On Its Own Iteration Of AirPods With Bixby Voice Integration
   
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   After the successful rollout of Bixby Voice in the US, Samsung is now looking for new devices that could push Bixby’s utilisation forward. As if the dedicated Bixby button on the Galaxy S8 lineup was not enough for users to use it, the company is now developing an iteration of Apple’s wireless AirPods with Bixby integration.
   
   According to a report by the Korean publication, ETNews, Samsung is allegedly working on Bixby-powered wireless earphones. This is surprising though, as the company was recently reported to have shelved its plans for a Bixby-powered smart speaker. It seems that Samsung may have backtracked on the smart speaker plan to push forward on the wireless earset that could look a lot like Apple’s AirPod that come with Siri integration.
   
   RELATEDLatest Galaxy Note 8 Renders Offer the Best Look At the Upcoming Flagship
   With a new earset, Samsung seems to be pushing its long-term strategies for the AI assistant. The company believes that users are now slowly drifting from touch control of the phone to voice control. Well, that sure seems like a far fetched expectation as we don’t think that we can completely depend on voice commands to control our phones yet.
   
   The report also states that Samsung’s iteration of AirPods would come with “noise blocking technology” which will allow Bixby to recognise commands even in crowded surroundings. Users will be able to use Bixby via earset even when their connected smartphone is not nearby. The noise blocking technology is also believed to enhance the voice calling quality. To recall, the company already has Gear IconX earpods in its inventory, which means that it already has a prototype.
   
   Further, the report states that Samsung is likely to unleash Bixby-powered earsets alongside the Galaxy Note 8 launch on August 23 in New York. There is also a possibility that Samsung might include the earset in the Galaxy Note 8 box content.
   
   An anonymous Samsung executive has also claimed that the earset is not official yet and there is no track of its development. In other words, there are chances that the company may shelve the earset project like it shelved the Bixby-powered smart speaker project. Besides, even if the product does become a reality, then there is also a chance that Samsung may keep its availability limited to the US and South Korea.
   
   
   
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   Dang it seems sooooo fast in comparison?
   Do NOT expect Samsung to shelve this device....they NEED it.
   The bundle potential is one of their powerful strengths.
   

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   "Built upon reaching user test stage ..."
   
   

   
   
   Is there one place where the Eos makes its strongest use case?
   
   Certainly hearables, whose batteries die so fast, is towards the top of the use list?
   
   That is why I made this folder and will track along.
   
   Note it is in this segment that we will compete with some different names...like Knowles, we want hearables that have sensors too....

   
   
   On this snip...
   
   Samsung’s iteration of AirPods would come with “noise blocking technology”
   
   
   Samsung owns a TON of audio IP. They should have it in house? But do use it as a mental model that QUIKs AEC work is good use of resources, IE we have the  right bells and whistles for customers
   

Going forward make sure to collect all tidbits around hearables...



The Future of Technology: The future is hearable
You’ve heard about wearable computers, but what about hearables? The next generation of on-body smart tech is music to our ears and so much more.

• By Chris Smith
  Last updated: 03 July 2017, 11:00 BST
  Print this story
  
  Wearable technology has undoubtedly been the fastest growing sector of the industry in recent years. Millions of people rely on trackers like the Fitbit range to help improve their health, while smartwatches are delivering unfathomable amounts of information directly to our wrists.
  
  There are smart running shoes that give you feedback on your technique and even yoga pants that connect to your phone via Bluetooth and give you haptic feedback while holding poses. And that’s not even mentioning the advances in virtual reality, augmented reality and now even mixed reality that can expand our horizons.
  
  [Read more: Why you should consider a smart watch]
  
  In the fifth part in our ‘Future of Technology’ series we’re looking at the next great expansion for smart wearable devices that brings technology back to a very familiar place: our ears.
  
  What can hearables do?
  The so-called hearables go far beyond furnishing us with our favourite tunes and handling our phone calls. They’ll bring the power of smart assistants like Siri and Google Now, fitness coaching, brain training, stress management and even real-time translation tools.
  
  
  BT managing director of external innovation Jean-Marc Frangos says hearables are the next big frontier for on-body technology.
  
  “Wireless earphones are becoming much more interesting now,” he said in an interview.
  
  The most obvious use case appears to be in the gym, where wireless Bluetooth earphones are already are already prominent and digital coaching tools are already in use.
  
  “Some of these now double as a pulse reader, so it can read your heart rate. It can also take people’s temperature using sensors in the earpiece,” Frangos says.
  
  “It doesn’t take too much more to have a concierge to help you in the gym, which can also tell you to do more or less or instruct you its time to change equipment.”
  
  [Read more: How your smartphone can look after your health]
  
  Devices like the Bragi Dash (main pic) and Samsung Gear IconX are nascent examples of the potential for these devices to change how we work out.
  
  The Vi hearable takes things a step further with an AI assistant that learns about your body and can adapt to your training goals over time. Users can ask what their current heartbeat, and receive a pep-talk when they’re approaching the last few feet of their run.
  
  “Vi talks to you while you workout,” the company says. “You’ll forget that she’s an AI and think of her as a true workout companion.”
  
  
  Samsung in Jan told us they will do this with Bixby...expect it on all their wearables. Note Samsung is an ecosystem, they have Wearables, fitness watches, etc....A company like Fitbit will have a really hard time...how to get AI, how to have a hearable, how to bundle. 
  
  
  However, fitness is only a jumping off point, Frangos says. He believes hearables can become a personal concierge, regardless of your activities.
  
  Hearables for day-to-day life
  “Outside of the gym, it’s something that’s potentially permanently in your ear, acting as your closest assistant you have. It could give you walking directions with your smartphone as the companion, for example,” says Frangos.
  
  “It’s something that’s voice driven, because you speak into it, you have Alexa or some other natural language interpretation in it, you have the power of AI in the cloud with feedback directly spoken to you as a result of what you’ve asked for or not even asked for.”
  
  [Read more: Amazon Echo – what is Alexa]
  
  Some of the devices already pushing the envelope include the Mymanu Clik, a pair of wireless buds that promises to translate 37 languages in real time. When someone speaks to you in a different language, you’ll simply hear the translation in your native tongue. At just £155, this could become the next must-have gadget for travellers, or people doing business overseas.
  
  
  Taking things a step further, the Brainno is able to measure your brain activity using three built-in sensors. The data captured by the hearable is synced back to a phone using Bluetooth, where an app will offer suggests on reducing stress, improving concentration and achieving optimum mental health. It also offers a series of brain-training games.
  
  With the start-up community embracing hearables as the next frontier in wearable technology, there are few limits on how far this can go.
  
  “I think the next thing will be the implant, but I don’t want to go and try that one,” Frangos jokes.
  
  
  
  Commentary:
  
  The table is set here.
  
  Battery life is so Bad- 3-4hrs. is ALL they get.
  
  The Eos can really shine here.
  
  We have 2 wearables so far; The app co and the China one.
  
  QUIK can you get the Tier 1 to use the Eos in their AI ear buds?
  
  
  Thanks in advance.
  
  Also can you become the go to guys for this segment?\
  
  Expect a fair bit more reading material on this...
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Samsung May Bundle A Bixby-Enabled Earset With Galaxy Note 8

Samsung May Bundle A Bixby-Enabled Earset With Galaxy Note 8

in the BIG pic we Digital assistants to move to wearables.....Eos can shine there 
the battery life of hearables is TERRIBLE-3-4 hrs.



Will Samsung put Bixby on their new gear fit SM-R365?

Yes, it was in the  trademark application of Jan.....maybe not at first but not so long after.

For those motivated to look at market data now more than last wk.


http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS42818517

IDC Sees Wearables Market Nearly Doubling By 2021
Jun. 23, 2017 1:48 AM ET
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Wearables grow.

Samsung can bundle a new device better than anyone?

Voice ux suggests a wearable without that will shrink?

PMCW had the posts here on low cost as if you are an ecosystem you want the data.
Apps co move into wearables...give em away for the data u get.

etc.

hearables may be a niche where QUIK can become a common solution?

One thing we KNOW about Brian Faith?

No hype no exaggeration, yet he said


This watch is not going to be like the other ones that have been shipped in the market.


Seems that it may take market share?
It has been a Looooong time in the making.
Maybe it is better?

If our fitness wearable allowed a Tier 1 ecosystem to gain valuable experience with QUIK and allowed this bullet in the slide deck....

 Built upon reaching user-testing stage with Tier-one smartphone OEM wearable program.......

The ultimate TAM may be a multiple of the unit volume of this one device?

Samsung with the SM-R365, can eat FItbits lunch, if there is anything left of it?

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      A snip of text for those who crave every thing they can get to help them read the tea leaves....
      
      
      Samsung brand name as well as the model number which is listed as SM-R365. This is similar to the model number of the Gear Fit2 which was SM-R360,
      
      It not just a random #, so that was useful....
      
      
      and it certainly looks like a new Gear Fit wearable, complete with a heart rate sensor and all.
      
      
      I was happy that they at least showed the bottom of the device....as that is where the sensors are.....It is more Fit 2 in form than Simband. Thats Good, the Simband was NOT intended to be a nice sleek design...ugly?
      
      
      with every tidbit run the duck test again.
      
      PS just for fun...the battery killer for many fitness devices is what?
      
      The heart rate sensors.
      
      5. Turn off the heart rate monitor
      
      
      If you're not interested in the Apple Watch tracking your heart rate every couple of minutes, you can disable the heart rate monitor. While the heart rate monitor constantly checking your pulse improves the accuracy of calorie estimations, it does take up a significant chunk of battery power to do so.
      
      You can turn it off by heading to the Motion & Fitness menu in the Privacy settings of the companion app. While you're there, you can also turn off fitness tracking if the fitness elements of the watch aren't vital to you.
      
      
      so just maybe this is the area where the sensor change was.....to raise the bar in this part of the device.....we will see.
      
      This word popped into my head as I wrote this post...
      
      Agnosia
      Psychology
      Agnosia is a loss of ability to recognize objects, persons, sounds, shapes or smells while the specific sense is not defective nor is there any significant memory loss...
      
      Duck agnosia must be theoretically possible?
      
      just kidding?

      
      This Brian F. snip keeps playing...
      This watch is not going to be like the other ones that have been shipped in the market.
      
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nice new reading material...

FD-SOI a promising technology: Q&A with Globalfoundries CEO Sanjay Jha
Josephine Lien, Taipei; Jessie Shen, DIGITIMES [Wednesday 19 July 2017]

Globalfoundries' fully-depleted silicon-on-insulator FD-SOI process technology targeted at Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) and Big Data applications has started to expand its ecosystem in China. Globalfoundries is also looking to enter the 7nm FinFET race competing with Intel, Samsung Electronics and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). In addition to technology advancement, Globalfoundries continues to expand its manufacturing capacity worldwide including the company's recent plans to build a new 12-inch wafer fab in Chengdu, China. Globalfoundries also has plans to transfer its FD-SOI technology to the new China site.

In a recent interview with Digitimes, Globalfoundries CEO Sanjay Jha talked about the company's business layout in the new semiconductor era and the prospects for the industry.

Q: Can you give us an idea about Globalfoundries' plan for the new China fab?

A: The Chengdu fab will initially focus on mainstream process technologies including 0.18-, 0.13- and 0.11-micron, which will be transferred from Globalfoundries' 12-inch fab in Singapore. Then we'll bring 22nm FD-SOI manufacturing to the fab.

In the future, we'll consider transferring 12nm FD-SOI process technology to the Chengdu fab, but has no plans to bring 14nm FinFET manufacturing to the facility.

Q: Globalfoundries continues to invest in the development of 7nm FinFET process technology. Can you elaborate on the company's advanced technology roadmap?

A: Globalfoundries' 7nm process technology will be ready for volume production in 2018, and we'll introduce an improved version utilizing extreme ultraviolet (EUV) a year later. We have also started R&D for 5nm process technology. In the advanced process race, Globalfoundries basically will participate in the every generation.

Q: Foundries have to devote huge investments to 7/5nm process manufacturing, but they may see fewer customers adopt the more advanced nodes due to higher costs. For Globalfoundries, are you worried about whether you will get enough of a return?

A: Globalfoundries' investment in 7nm should see enough returns. Globalfoundries will be among the few suppliers capable of 7nm manufacturing, and plans to move the node to volume production in 2018 which only TSMC has the same commitment. More importantly, Globalfoundries already has customers engaged with our 7nm process node.

As for 5nm, it is uncertain whether we can get enough of a return. One uncertainty is that there is no unified 5nm standard. FinFET is not the only option for 5nm process architecture. Gate-all-around (GAA) is also a viable alternative.

Another uncertainty is about end-market applications. Which applications can 5nm process technology be targeted at? Smartphones? Or is AI the more likely target application? We have to be clear about the direction of market demand. I would say that the 5nm process generation may not arrive until 2020.

Q: Why does Globalfoundries decide to develop your own 7nm process?

A: Globalfoundries' 14nm process technology was licensed from Samsung as we intended to be an alternative to Samsung for 14nm process manufacturing. Nevertheless, such cooperation model did not lead to the outcome we expected. Then, Samsung focused its resources and efforts on developing 10nm process technology, which is not what we want.

Therefore, Globalfoundries has decided to develop its own 7nm process technology with some IP patents from IBM, which is part of Globalfoundries' previous acquisition of IBM's microelectronics business. We are confident about our in-house developed 7nm technology.

Q: There have been rumors circulating about Globalfoundries being eyed for acquisition by several China-based firms. Would you share your opinions about whether a merger/acquisition or technical cooperation will take place between Globalfoundries and China-based companies?

A: I don't want to comment on such matters. But for a "win-win" strategy, we keep flexibility in our business.

Q: What are your views on the competition between TSMC, Samsung and Intel in the 7nm and more advanced process race?

A: My view is very neutral. The three companies are in different status. TSMC is a dedicated foundry company, while Intel's role and strategy in the foundry business is not so clear. As for Samsung, the IDM firm plans to split its foundry business from the rest of its semiconductor business.

For Globalfoundries, we have a clear direction. Globalfoundries offer a wide range of technologies ranging from 0.35-micron to 7nm processes, and keeps our focus on technology innovation.

Meanwhile, Globalfoundries is promoting its FD-SOI technology in China to satisfy demand for IoT and AI applications. We hold leading position in the FD-SOI field, and we care about feedback from the market.

Q: Globalfoundries clearly intends to grow its business in China. How do you see the local policy implemented for the semiconductor industry?

A: The China semiconductor market has become increasingly international, with domestic and overseas production technologies and R&D teams gathering. More importantly, there are a number of new applications set to continue stimulating IC demand. Emerging markets for IoT, connected cars, 5G, AI and Big Data will be creating new opportunities for IC companies.

At present, most of the ICs consumed by the China market are still developed and produced overseas. Globalfoundries expects to play an appropriate role in the development of China's semiconductor market in the future.

Q: Why is Globalfoundries so optimistic about the prospects for FD-SOI technology in China?

A: FD-SOI is an easy alternative to FinFET in terms of designs for cost-sensitive applications. For example, with IoT and 5G devices requiring low power consumption, designers should consider FinFET as a less favorable option than FD-SOI.

There are already 70 customers engaged in the IoT, 5G and car electronics sectors expressing interest in Globalfoundries' FD-SOI technology.

Globalfoundries' 22FDX delivers a 25% smaller die size than 28nm, and offers the industry's lowest operating voltage (0.4 volt) enabling ultra-low dynamic power consumption.

Samsung also offers 28nm FD-SOI technology, with the technology licensed from STMicroelectronics. Eyeing the huge market potential, Samsung is also planning its next-generation 18nm FD-SOI technology.

With many of our rivals entering the FD-SOI segment, I believe it is a promising technology.

I wanted to review the bigger pic. Fitbit faltering some may be good in that the extra time for the Tier 1 device has NOT hurt and Fitbit is vulnerable. Nobody can bundle like Samsung? Samsung will one day have Bixby on its fitness platform. Fitbit will be hard pressed to keep pace with that sort of evolution?

IDC: Wearables grew 17.9% in Q1 2017, Xiaomi and Apple overtake Fitbit
EMIL PROTALINSKI@EPRO JUNE 5, 2017 8:05 AM

Above: Apple Watch Series 2.

Image Credit: Apple
It has finally happened: Fitbit has shed enough market share to lose its first place spot in wearables. The little guy held out against large tech companies for a long time, but in Q1 2017, Xiaomi took first place, Apple came in at very close second, and Fitbit came in third. Until now, Fitbit was first every single quarter.






Mobile companies shipped a total of 24.7 million wearables worldwide last quarter. That number is up 17.9 percent from the 20.9 million units shipped in Q1 2016. The latest figures come from IDC, which found that all five of the top companies managed to ship at least a million units:



As you can see above, Fitbit’s market share dropped 10.9 percentage points (from 23.2 percent to 12.3 percent), as the company shipped 1.9 million fewer devices (3 million total). This is likely due to the company remaining heavily focused on the U.S., a market that is quickly approaching saturation for fitness trackers, and the fact its first smartwatch is still missing.

Xiaomi also lost market share, down 3.2 points (from 17.9 percent to 14.7 percent) after shipping 200,000 fewer units (3.6 million total). But the Chinese company has kept up its low-cost strategy with inexpensive fitness trackers and managed to steal first place despite 96 percent of its shipment volume remaining in China.

Apple meanwhile gained 4.1 points (from 10.5 percent to 14.6 percent), thanks to shipping an additional 1.4 million units (3.6 million total). Q4 2016 was the company’s best quarter ever in the wearables market, and Apple has continued to ride the wave into 2017. IDC notes that Apple saw sustained demand nearly two quarters after the Series 1 and Series 2 versions launched and that it recorded the second highest year-over-year growth among the leading companies.

Samsung gained 2.1 points to 5.5 percent while Garmin slipped 0.8 points to 4.6 percent. Both are a far cry from the double-digit percentage shares of their competitors.

Last year, Fitbit, Xiaomi, and Apple were the leaders, in that order, while Garmin and Samsung held on to remain in the top five. This year is already shaking out differently, and the next few quarters are bound to have big winners and losers.

“Fitbit finds itself in the midst of a transformation as user tastes evolve from fitness bands to watches and other products,” IDC research manager Ramon Llamas said in a statement. “This allowed Xiaomi to throttle up on its inexpensive devices within the China market and for Apple to leverage its position as the leading smartwatch provider worldwide. Now that Xiaomi and Apple have supplanted Fitbit, the next question is whether they will be able to maintain their position. However, by no means should Fitbit be removed from the wearables conversation. With a user base of 50 million, a strong presence within corporate wellness, and assets that keep it top of mind for digital health, Fitbit is well positioned to move into new segments and markets.”

It’s important to remember that the wearables market remains very small, and it’s not clear where it’s headed. Vendors are pushing a wide variety of offerings, from fashion accessories to powerful devices.

There is a huge amount of data collected behind the scenes — a reminder of the immense potential the category has, even as consumers remain cautious. Companies are still at the stage of getting people used to wearing a device, with the next step being putting user data to good use.

In some of my recent posts I have used the phrase, in the adjacent possible there is no quiet period. Use the FCC stuff for the mental idea that very important tidbits( you decide how important) can mined that may relate in a significant way with no PR. That makes things more fun than ever for a guy like me.

The BIGGEST find for me personally in the last month?

The 22 FDX story and how strong it will become for the IoT. The investment of big players in Dresden and then in Chengdu China. It was fun to learn just how much steam is gathering under the 22 FDX program for GLo Fo. No specific news item just around the whole ecosystem.
Very impressive?

 

Note for those working hard to read these tea leaves....

The same device went through the same sort of certification in Taiwan....



▲三星腕帶式裝置 SM-R365 通過台灣 NCC 認證，該產品上市型號可能就是 SAMSUNG Gear Fit Pro。

https://www.sogi.com.tw/articles/samsung_gear_fit_pro/6249425

notice the link even has the right words and the same product #


The Fit 2 last yr had a global release, not staged regions...I do not often give my own opinion, but in Feb Danielle asked-here is what I wrote...


My internal summation

It is this device or one almost exactly like it in every way. That is the phrase I use in my internal dialogue.

this device or one almost exactly like it in every way


Usually it turn out to the this one, but every once and a while its one almost exactly like it. But there is not another almost exactly like this one in every way; so far that can be glimpsed.......
S Johnson's adjacent possilble key item-----expect multiples. Over and over...so I cannot say how happy I am that

there is NOT another exactly like what this one will be.

the adjacent possible has NO quiet period........

Samsung...the bits and pieces are there on the bench for them to put together....

Samsung
Samsung’s Harman acquires British hi-fi brand

• PUBLISHED :July 17, 2017 - 17:03
• UPDATED :July 17, 2017 - 17:03

• Samsung Electronics, acquired British hi-fi company Arcam this month, Samsung confirmed on July 17.
  
  “It is true that Harman acquired Arcam in July to deliver the best sound quality to consumers,” said a Samsung official.
  
  Arcam is one of the best known brands in hi-fi technology, which refers to high-quality reproduction of sound for home cinema, TVs, tablets, smartphones, streaming systems and speakers.
  
  Through the acquisition, Arcam will now sit alongside several other Harman International brands that include AKG, Harman Kardon, Infinity, JBL, Mark Levinson and Revel.
  
  Samsung remained cautious about linking the acquisition to any of its new businesses, saying “That is Harman’s decision as it operates as an independent entity (from Samsung).”
  
  Still, the acquisition appears to be in line with the latest reports on Samsung’s developing a new artificial intelligence speaker powered by its virtual assistant Bixby. The project said to be codenamed Vega has reportedly been progressed for more than a year. 
  
  The speaker is slated to be unveiled in the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show to be held next year, according to local news outlets, although Samsung did not officially confirm the reports.
  
  Last week, Samsung announced that it bought Greek text-to-speech technology firm Innoetics through Samsung Global Innovation Center, apparently to create synergies with Bixby, which is having difficulties processing natural language.

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   Hmmmmmm....Breaking with the usual traditions....
   
   Samsung mobile division’s boss confirms when the Galaxy Note 8 will be announced 
   ADNAN F. / 16 HOURS AGO
   There have been a lot of reports recently about when Samsung is going to unveil the Galaxy Note 8. Many expected Samsung to stick to tradition and announce the handset at IFA in Berlin this September but the rumor mill believes that Samsung is going to host a separate event for the new flagship.
   
   We started hearing not too long ago that Samsung’s event is going to take place in New YorK City and that it will be scheduled towards the end of August. Even specific dates are being rumored even though nothing has been confirmed by Samsung as yet.
   
   However, it appears that the head of Samsung’s mobile division has dropped a big hint. The president of Samsung’s mobile division Dongjin Koh, better known in the media circles as DJ Koh, has reportedly said that the Galaxy Note 8 will be announced at the end of August.
   
   Koh and several other Samsung executives visited Taiwan this week to meet with executives from the local telecom industry. Later, they sat down with local media outlets in a brief question and answer session.
   
   According to a report out of Taiwan, Koh said that there are a considerable number of Galaxy Note users in Taiwan. The company has sold more than 2.3 million Note units in Taiwan so far since 2011. He also mentioned that the Galaxy Note 8 will be announced by the end of August.
   
   Koh added that the Galaxy Note 8 will be released in the first wave of launch markets in early September while other markets will have to wait until October.
   
   He didn’t say anything about the price of the new flagship or the precise date on which the event will take place. Koh didn’t confirm where the event will take place as well.
   
   Given that the event is now said to take place by the end of next month, it’s only going to be a few weeks before all of this becomes known.
   
   
   So expect the unexpected?
   

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   Samsung Galaxy Note 8 to Be Unveiled in August in New York
   Posted by Rajesh Pandey on Jun 20, 2017
   
   
   Samsung will reportedly be unveiling the Galaxy Note 8 in August this year at an event in New York. After the delayed launch of the Galaxy S8 this year, it was presumed that the Galaxy Note 8’s launch will also be delayed.
   
   However, to better compete with Apple’s iPhone 8 launch in September, Samsung plans on unveiling the Galaxy Note 8 in August. Last year, due to an aggressive release date of the Galaxy Note 7, Samsung ended up shipping the phone with faulty batterieswhich ultimately ended with the company completely recalling the phone and also incurring losses running into billions of dollars.
   
   As per sources, the unveiling of the handset is currently scheduled for the third or fourth week of August.
   
   Consider that Samsung has changed its routine to be ahead of Apples calendar. This will also factor in to the SM-R365 in ways we will NOT know.  
   
   
   Samsung had traditionally introduced new Galaxy Note variants at IFA every year, but it has revised its schedule to ensure the Note 8 is widely available everywhere by the time the iPhone 8 is unveiled by Apple.
   
   The Galaxy Note 8 is expected to come with a 6.3-inch QHD+ Super AMOLED panel, a 3500mAh battery, an Exynos 8895 chipset, and 4/6GB RAM. Samsung was initially planning on using an in-display fingerprint scanner on the handset but has been unable to get the tech to work without running into issues. Due to this, it has decided to fall back on the traditional fingerprint scanner on the handset.
   
   Samsung will also be releasing refurbished models of the Galaxy Note 7 with a smaller 3200mAh battery in selected markets of the world where it will have received the necessary regulatory approvals. Other specs of the handset will remain the same as the original Note 7, with the retail price expected to be around $600.