Samsung giving free Galaxy Note 3 to all Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics athletes

In a nice little move to increase exposure of the Galaxy Note 3, Samsung will be giving away the device for free to every athlete participating in the upcoming Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. The handset has been named the Olympic Games Phone, in a move Samsung says will allow athletes “to enjoy, capture and share their Olympic Games experience in a smarter way.”

Some Galaxy Note 3 units experiencing boot loops

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Note 3 issues have been a topic we’ve seen plenty of times ever since the device was launched in late September. The region lock created a storm of negativity and criticism, and now another issue we’ve been made privy to is that of some users experiencing boot loops on their shiny new Galaxy Note 3.