Posted on 08/13/2016 8:19:07 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
North Korea Confiscates Olympic Athletes' Free Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Olympic Games Edition
13 August 2016, 11:21 am EDT
By Horia Ungureanu Tech Times
North Korea has confiscated the complimentary Samsung Galaxy S7 edge Olympic Games Edition smartphones meant for its Olympians, making sure none of its athletes got their gift.
Samsung, one of the main sponsors of the 2016 Rio Summer Olympic Games, wanted no athlete participating in the competition to go home empty-handed.
That is why the OEM crafted a limited edition of Olympic Galaxy S7 edge handsets, with 12,500 units in total reserved for Olympians. The smartphones were supposed to reach the athletes and staff members, enhancing their experience of the competition.
A number of handsets, however, never reached their intended recipients, despite being picked up by an authorized person from the delegation. The phones were destined to reach the athletes representing North Korea, but the manager of the delegation made sure no South Korean electronic device comes to disturb the loyalty of North Korean athletes.
When asked whether she had received her Galaxy S7 edge, one athlete simply shook her head in silence. Insiders from North Korea's Olympic village confirmed that no athlete in the village came close to the devices Samsung prepared for them.
It seems that the Olympic Committee from North Korea decided to refrain from handing over the phones to their 31 competing athletes. One reason for the ban was that the smartphones would permit athletes access to Samsung's Galaxy Studio exhibitions, which would expose North Korean sportspeople to electronics manufactured by South Korea.
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Small things like that do create a sense of dissatisfaction with the regime.
Or the Pyongyang Soylent Green factory.
They need to make their way to the American contingent and defect, immediately. Time is short. They only have about a week.
I hope and pray that someone helps them.
Memories of Soviet defectors during the Olympics or any event where they had a taste of freedom (ballet, etc.)
This one device from S. Korea surpasses everything ever produced by N. Korea, ever.
Rare, custom made, top of the line I’m guessing. They can be sold on eBay - probably be most or all of NK’s GDP for the year.
Seriously, if anyone reading this has any capacity to help these people ... please do so. This is their only chance for a very long time.
They can’t ask for help.
We need to pray for them, that they may find freedom in this brief window of time.
Herro Comrade
Yes, with hope they go to a nation that won't return them. The US I'm not so sure of anymore...
Yes, you are probably right. And let Kim "what's his face" make money to feed his people (as if he would do that!)
But these people need to get out. When they do, they can buy whatever smartphones they want. Not that that would be their first priority.
I'm sorry, I grew up in the Cold War and these imprisoned people have such a brief window of freedom. I hope and pray that some ... or maybe even all? (one can dream, right?) ... are protected and make their way to freedom.
I'm sure most North Koreans are already dissatisfied with the regime.
The athletes and soldiers are the only ones who get to eat.
If there are athletes who don't want to return home, it will be because they are worried about what will happen to their families back there.
Yes, with hope they go to a nation that won’t return them. The US I’m not so sure of anymore...
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“I’m sorry...are you a Muslim...no?
Sorry...can’t help you.
Marko
You are right, sadly.
I just remember Ronald Reagan; he welcomed people who wanted freedom.
But then, our focus wasn't on bringing in the most Islamic terrorists possible.
Seriously, I feel like crying right now.
Maybe they could bring them to Canada and claim refugee status; although, I'm not even sure about that even more, with our superstar prime minister, Trudeau.
He appears to favor Islam as well.
You know, because Toronto is full of Muslims and is a huge voting block.
I fear for Western Civilization. Was just watching a series of documentaries on the World Wars. Where is Winston Churchill when you need him???
Use your brain and think about the situation. This regime would most likely call the defections a misunderstanding and have them returned. All we do is kiss ass to the Norks.
Better they try for Argentina.
North Korea is apparently stuck on 3G. No cell phones can connect to the interwebs and no phones can make calls outside of North Korea.
Sounds like a great place for cutting edge technology like the Samsung Galaxy S7.
They only let in Nazis.
Is this supposed to be surprising news?
Lol, There's a new guy in there now and they don't have any skin in the game afaik.
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