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Feds Just Banned All Galaxy Note 7 Devices From US Flights [Updated]

The Transportation Department just banned all Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones from any flight in the United States. Anyone caught attempting to evade the ban may face criminal prosecution, in addition to fines. The ban goes into effect at noon on Saturday, though it’s unclear how effective it will be at keeping the devices off…

Gadgets Christina Warren Oct 14

Samsung Will Pay You $100 to Exchange Your Note 7 For Another Samsung Phone

Now that the Note 7 is officially dead, Samsung and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) have expanded the official recall effort to include all replacement devices as well. According to the CPSC, the US recall encompasses 1.9 million units, including the 1 million from the September recall. So how will Samsung get people to…

Gadgets Christina Warren Oct 13

Idiot Blogger Quotes Fight Club to Argue That Actually, Exploding Phones Are No Big Deal

Josh Dickey, an editor at Mashable, just published a blog post about why he’s keeping his Samsung Galaxy Note 7. The smartphones have been exploding left and right, and Samsung is officially halting sales of the device and recalling all phones already in the wild. But Mr. Dickey wants you to know that, actually, exploding…

Gadgets Matt Novak Oct 12

Samsung Says Its Profits Will Take a Huge Hit After Note 7 Debacle

The Galaxy Note 7 nightmare is getting worse for Samsung, as the company reports that it is expected to lose $2.3 billion in profit this quarter because of the disastrous phone launch and subsequent recall. According to The Wall Street Journal: In a reflection of the widening financial impact of its product safety crisis, the…

Gadgets Christina Warren Oct 12

Note 7 Superfan Tells Samsung: ‘Take It From My Cold Dead Hands’

Sometimes love conquers all, obliterating your rationality into tiny shards of melted nothingness. That probably explains why some Note 7 superfans are holding onto their devices, even after Samsung issued a recall after many, many reports of the phone—and replacement devices—exploding. CNET reports that hours after Samsung announced the recall, some loyal fans dared the…

Gadgets Eve Peyser Oct 11

How One Outrageous Law Turned the Samsung Phone Recall Into a Disaster

Last night, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a statement warning consumers to stop using the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, even if they’d gotten a replacement, because the phones are still overheating and causing fires. Thankfully, Samsung was okay with the CPSC’s statement—because if the company didn’t like it, the statement wouldn’t have been…

Gadgets Matt Novak Oct 11

Samsung Finally Kills the Galaxy Note 7

It’s over. Samsung is permanently ending production of its Galaxy Note 7. Just a day after the Korean giant halted sales worldwide of the exploding phone, Samsung has elected to stop production of the troubled device altogether. The New York Times first reported the news, citing “a person familiar with the matter.” In a statement…

Gadgets Christina Warren Oct 11

Samsung Halts Note 7 Sales Worldwide, Urges Owners to Power Down

Amid continued reports of their new flagship smartphone catching on fire, Samsung suspended global sales and replacements of the Galaxy Note 7 on Monday and advised current owners to turn their devices off. Earlier in the day, the company confirmed it was “adjusting” the phone’s production schedule after reports that Samsung had temporarily stopped manufacturing…

Gadgets Hudson Hongo Oct 10

Samsung Halts Production of Galaxy Note 7: Report

Citing an unnamed official at a Samsung supplier, South Korean new agency Yonhap reports that the company has temporarily suspended production of its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphone. According to the source, the suspension is being done in coordination with safety officials in South Korea, the United States and China. Just days after releasing the…

Gadgets Hudson Hongo Oct 9

AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile Stop All Note 7 Sales and Replacements After Reports of Further Fires [UPDATED]

Three of America’s largest wireless providers suspended their replacement programs for the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 this weekend following reports of “safe” replacement phones igniting. In separate statements, AT&T and T-Mobile announced on Sunday that they would continue to accept Note 7s to be exchanged but would only replace them with other devices. Verizon said…

Gadgets Hudson Hongo Oct 9

Replacement Galaxy Note 7 Explodes During Boarding of a Southwest Flight

Yet another Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phone has exploded in a public place—an airport, in fact!—in the wake of an official recall from US regulators last month. The latest incident of an exploding Note 7 phone happened during the boarding process of Southwest Flight 994 to Baltimore at Louisville International Airport on Wednesday. The worst…

Gadgets Michael Nunez Oct 5

GTA 5 Mod Adds Exploding Galaxy Note 7

The Galaxy Note 7 isn’t so great as a phone, mainly because of its propensity to explode. It burned this guy, and this kid. Airlines want nothing to do with the handsets. The feds told people to stop using these incendiary time bombs. To put it lightly, the Note 7 rollout and recall has been…

Sploid Avery Ellis Oct 3

Wait, Are the New Note 7’s Overheating Too?

There’s no nice way to say it. The Galaxy Note 7 launch has been a complete disaster. After initially receiving favorable reviews, the Note 7 made more headlines following reports of spontaneous combustion in pant pockets, cars, airplanes, and homes. Samsung initially bungled the global recall—but now, more bad news is rolling in. The Wall…

Gadgets Michael Nunez Sep 28

Go Exchange Your Explodey Galaxy Note 7 Right Now

Samsung is rolling out mass quantities of replacement Galaxy Note 7 devices to carrier stores. The company says it has shipped more than 500,000 new Note 7 devices to carrier and retail stores and customers can go in for an exchange starting today. Go do it! According to the CPSC recall announcement from last week,…

Gadgets Christina Warren Sep 21

How to Find Out If Your Galaxy Note 7 Has a Safe Battery

Samsung’s recall of the Galaxy Note 7 is in full gear, with fixed units expected in stores no later than Sept. 21. Now, Samsung has detailed what it’s doing to let owners know whether or not their new Note 7 is safe. First, the company is putting a square symbol on the packaging for the…

Gadgets Christina Warren Sep 19

How a ‘Boring’ iPhone 7 Put Samsung on the Path to Self-Destruction

To some commentators, the familiar design of the latest iPhone is a serious misstep, solid proof that Apple has run out of ideas. However, the phone’s unexciting appearance may have inadvertently given the company a major advantage over the competition—albeit one few would wish for. According to a new Bloomberg report, it was early rumors…

Tech News Hudson Hongo Sep 19

Man Allegedly Burned by Galaxy Note 7 Is Suing Samsung

A Florida man who claimed to suffer severe burns when his Galaxy Note 7 exploded in his pocket is now suing Samsung. Jonathan Strobel of Boca Raton is the first to file a lawsuit against Samsung after the company officially recalled the latest addition to the Note series on Thursday. Strobel’s lawyer Keith Pierro told…

Gadgets Eve Peyser Sep 17

How to Exchange Your Samsung Galaxy Note 7

Samsung’s faulty Galaxy Note 7 is an unprecedented screw-up. First reports of exploding Note 7s started popping up in late August, and it’s taken Samsung a long time to announce an official recall with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. Now the Galaxy Note 7 is finally in full recall mode. Here’s what happens next.…

Gadgets Darren Orf Sep 15

Samsung Finally Launches Official Recall of the Exploding Note 7

The US. Consumer Product Safety Commission has officially recalled 1 million Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones at risk of exploding. Last week, the CPSC said it was working with Samsung to recall phones and urged all Galaxy Note 7 owners to shut the phones off and cease using them. That notice came a week after…

Gadgets Christina Warren Sep 15

Samsung Is Limiting Note 7 Batteries to 60 Percent to Avoid More Explosions

As of September 20, Samsung will issue an update to South Korean Note 7 users that will seriously hamstring their batteries, according to the AP. With this update, remaining, non-recalled Note 7s will only be able to charge to 60 percent capacity, a move that will help save those recall holdouts from explosive consequences. AP’s…

Gadgets Darren Orf Sep 13

Feds Just Banned All Galaxy Note 7 Devices From US Flights [Updated]

Samsung Will Pay You $100 to Exchange Your Note 7 For Another Samsung Phone

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Samsung Says Its Profits Will Take a Huge Hit After Note 7 Debacle

Note 7 Superfan Tells Samsung: ‘Take It From My Cold Dead Hands’

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Samsung Finally Kills the Galaxy Note 7

Samsung Halts Note 7 Sales Worldwide, Urges Owners to Power Down

Samsung Halts Production of Galaxy Note 7: Report

AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile Stop All Note 7 Sales and Replacements After Reports of Further Fires [UPDATED]

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How to Exchange Your Samsung Galaxy Note 7

Samsung Finally Launches Official Recall of the Exploding Note 7

Samsung Is Limiting Note 7 Batteries to 60 Percent to Avoid More Explosions

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