Newest Fad: Exploding batteries in Samsung's Note 7 phone!
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First the washing machines and now the phones...
The good news is that my TV has not exploded yet.
The good news is that my TV has not exploded yet.
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Samsung halts sales of Galaxy Note 7 after new troubles
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SAMSUNG said it is halting sales of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone after a spate of fires involving new devices that were supposed to be safe replacements for recalled models.
Separately, South Korean safety authorities said they found a new product defect in the Note 7 and urged consumers to stop using them. The officials did not publicly identify the defect.
In a statement issued Tuesday, Samsung Electronics Inc. said consumers with original Note 7 devices or replacements they obtained after the recall should turn off the power and seek a refund or exchange them for different phones.
Officials from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission echoed that advice in their own statement, adding that they are continuing to investigate at least five incidents of fire or overheating reported since a formal recall was announced on September 15.
“No one should have to be concerned their phone will endanger them, their family or their property,” said Elliot Kaye, chairman of the safety commission, in a statement. He called Samsung’s decision to stop distributing the device “the right move” in light of “ongoing safety concerns.”
NEW OVERHEATING INCIDENTS
The announcement follows several new incidents of overheating last week and deals a further blow to the world’s largest smartphone company.
Leading wireless carriers have already said they would stop distributing new Note 7 phones as replacements for the earlier recall.
Samsung said it would ask all carriers and retailers to stop selling the phones and providing them as replacements for recalled devices. It said consumers should return their phones to the place where they purchased them. They can also get information from the company’s website.
Analysts say the new problems pose a crisis for the South Korean tech giant, which is locked in fierce competition with Apple and other leading smartphone makers.
“This has been a real black eye on the product,” said Ben Bajarin, a consumer tech industry analyst with the Creative Strategies firm.
More:
http://www.news.com.au/technology/c...s/news-story/3ccea95de97c3559ec40cbf5e7904a49
Update:
SAMSUNG said it is halting sales of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone after a spate of fires involving new devices that were supposed to be safe replacements for recalled models.
Separately, South Korean safety authorities said they found a new product defect in the Note 7 and urged consumers to stop using them. The officials did not publicly identify the defect.
In a statement issued Tuesday, Samsung Electronics Inc. said consumers with original Note 7 devices or replacements they obtained after the recall should turn off the power and seek a refund or exchange them for different phones.
Officials from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission echoed that advice in their own statement, adding that they are continuing to investigate at least five incidents of fire or overheating reported since a formal recall was announced on September 15.
“No one should have to be concerned their phone will endanger them, their family or their property,” said Elliot Kaye, chairman of the safety commission, in a statement. He called Samsung’s decision to stop distributing the device “the right move” in light of “ongoing safety concerns.”
NEW OVERHEATING INCIDENTS
The announcement follows several new incidents of overheating last week and deals a further blow to the world’s largest smartphone company.
Leading wireless carriers have already said they would stop distributing new Note 7 phones as replacements for the earlier recall.
Samsung said it would ask all carriers and retailers to stop selling the phones and providing them as replacements for recalled devices. It said consumers should return their phones to the place where they purchased them. They can also get information from the company’s website.
Analysts say the new problems pose a crisis for the South Korean tech giant, which is locked in fierce competition with Apple and other leading smartphone makers.
“This has been a real black eye on the product,” said Ben Bajarin, a consumer tech industry analyst with the Creative Strategies firm.
More:
http://www.news.com.au/technology/c...s/news-story/3ccea95de97c3559ec40cbf5e7904a49
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Growing Little Guru
Exchange them for an iPhone?
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Growing Little Guru
Noooo!!!! I don't want my phone to overheat!
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Growing Little Guru
But, but...you are not a student.Pick me, pick me !
So, no, you cannot have one free device.
Instead you can have two of those devices above.
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Growing Little Guru
Please, please, don't be disappointed.
You can still enrol to some of the institutions.
Those mobiles are ready for the students:
mmm, after looking at those free mobiles I've changed my mind. 
Samsung could still sell their Note 7s as House Warmers !
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Growing Little Guru