[custom_adv] It has been designed as per the company's international standards and was launched during a ceremony attended by local officials and Samsung representatives, according to a press release by the firm. [custom_adv] The brand also teams up with several local charities to offer technology services to disadvantaged groups. [custom_adv] One example of this is the listening library for children and adults who are blind. That project was launched initially in the north of the capital. [custom_adv] The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 is a little bigger, a little more colorful, and a little more powerful than all prior Note phones, but be warned: it’s a little more expensive, too. [custom_adv] The flagship store comes as the company tries to rebuild its reputation globally from the failure of its flagship phablet Galaxy Note 9 in November which spontaneously combusted in users' hands. [custom_adv] At the time the company's local representative offered users refunds or replacement with other Galaxy phones even if they were not purchased from official outlets. [custom_adv] It’s not clear what prompted the change, but it presumably goes back to US sanctions, which amped up last year. [custom_adv] Apple hasn’t made a statement on the changes, and it didn’t immediately return a request for comment. Should the ban be permanent, owners of iOS devices in will have to route their internet traffic through VPNs, making it appear that they’re in another country, in order to access the App Store going forward. That’ll make it much harder to use Apple’s devices. [custom_adv] Users who try to visit the App Store now receive a message reading, “The App Store is unavailable in the country or region you’re in.” [custom_adv] "The smartphone is not an issue; what matters is the dignity of our athletes," , the head of Iran’s National Olympics Committee, said. "We’re not like North Korea in this regard for them to treat us like this; we’re not facing specific sanctions." [custom_adv] These phones contain essential logistical and competition information for the athletes," an IOC spokesperson announced.