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The CPSC has issued a second official recall of the Galaxy Note 7
A mere two days after Samsung announced that it would permanently halt production of the Galaxy Note 7 following several reports surfacing online of alleged ‘safe' replacement models catching fire, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has now issued a second official recall of the handset in the United States. “Samsung has received 96 reports of […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
The CPSC stands by Samsung’s decision to suspend Galaxy Note 7 sales
The Consumer Product Safety Commission stands by Samsung's recent decision to suspend sales and exchanges of the Galaxy Note 7, reveals The Wall Street Journal. On Monday, the South Korean company issued a statement formally requesting that all carriers and retail partners globally refrain from accepting new orders and distributing replacement models while it investigates reports of ‘safe' units catching […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
The CPSC will investigate latest incident involving a safe Galaxy Note 7
It was reported just yesterday that a safe Galaxy Note 7 suffered the same fate as many of its unsafe siblings have before it onboard an airplane. It was a replacement unit that the owner had obtained from AT&T once Samsung started supplying safe inventory to the United States after confirming the recall. It was […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
Over a million people are still using the Galaxy Note 7
It's believed that more than a million people worldwide are still using the Galaxy Note 7, despite the CPSC's decision to issue a second official recall of the handset following numerous reports of replacement models bursting into flames without any warning. This latest statistic comes courtesy of South Korean publication Korea JoongAng Daily and cites customers who claim that […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Samsung doesn’t want to replace items damaged by exploding Galaxy Note 7s
According to a new report published by The Guardian, Samsung's insurance division isn't willing to pay the replacement costs of items damaged by exploding Galaxy Note 7s. A faulty device reportedly caught fire in John Barwick's house in Illinois spraying chemicals “all over [his] bed, mattress, curtains, and carpets,” which he believes will set him back […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Lessons learned: the Galaxy Note 7 recall, Note rebranding, and a 2017 Samsung comeback
The Galaxy Note 7 has been recalled – again. I feel like this sentence permeates nearly every journalism piece I've read on the Web about the matter. And yet, it's a fact. The event itself is tragic, for innocent victims of exploding Note 7s as well as Samsung, the world's largest smartphone manufacturer who, prior to the recalls, […]
- By Deidre R.
- 8 years ago
Samsung is treating the second Galaxy Note 7 recall as an optional scheme in South Korea
Despite the CPSC issuing a second formal recall of the Galaxy Note 7 in the US and several international transport authorities banning the handset from being carried onto airplanes, Samsung is still treating the recall as an optional scheme in its home country. According to a reddit user, the firm is informing individual customers in South Korea that […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Samsung is offering Galaxy Note 7 owners a replacement device at Incheon International Airport
Samsung's taking a slightly different approach to offering replacement phones to Galaxy Note 7 owners in South Korea. The manufacturer has today revealed that it's set up a counter at Incheon International Airport where customers can swap their handset for a phone of a different model. It's believed that the company has introduced this scheme in […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Taking a Galaxy Note 7 onto an airplane is now a federal crime
Last week, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officially banned Galaxy Note 7s from being carried onto airplanes following the CPSC's decision to recall all variants after reports started to surface online of replacements bursting into flames, and now the authority has issued an Emergency Restriction/Prohibition order to make it a federal crime to fly with the device in the […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
The next best thing: what you can expect to keep (and give up) in the Galaxy Note 7 to Galaxy S7 transition
I wrote a column some time ago on the Galaxy S7 edge and Galaxy Note 7 being more alike than ever, a column that was designed to challenge Note faithful on how they perceive the Galaxy S series in general. Sure, the Galaxy Note 7 has an S Pen that you won't find in the Galaxy […]
- By Deidre R.
- 8 years ago
Health Canada expands its recall of the Galaxy Note 7 to 17,000 additional handsets
Health Canada, the region's consumer safety agency, has extended its recall of the Galaxy Note 7 to an additional 17,000 handsets. The body has revealed that a total of 39,000 devices have been sold or distributed in Canada to date, of which 22,000 were included in the first recall. It's believed that the majority of the units […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Daily Deal: You can currently pick up a Galaxy S7 edge S View Flip Cover for $18.90
Now that Samsung's announced that it's putting an end to production of the Galaxy Note 7 and the CPSC has issued a second official recall of the handset, many customers are taking advantage of the South Korean company's scheme to pick up a Galaxy S7 edge as a replacement. The likelihood is that if you're getting your hands on a shiny new […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
BREAKING: Samsung ends production of the Galaxy Note 7 after global recall
After issuing a statement encouraging all carriers and retail partners globally to refrain from accepting new orders and exchanging models of the Galaxy Note 7, Samsung has just announced that it's going to bite the bullet and end production of the handset. To be completely honest, we'd have been more surprised if the South Korean company decided to […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Samsung is offering loan devices to Galaxy Note 7 owners in Singapore
According to Straitstimes, Samsung is offering loan devices of a different model — likely from the Galaxy J series — to Galaxy Note 7 owners in Singapore, leading many to believe that a second recall is right around the corner. Those in possession an original or replacement Note 7 in the region are instructed to switch it off and […]
- By Josh L.
- 8 years ago
Yet another safe Galaxy Note 7 has exploded, Samsung says it’s ‘working diligently with authorities’
Another day, another report of a safe Galaxy Note 7 exploding. The latest report comes out of Houston, Texas. The handset belongs to Daniel Franks who says that his Galaxy Note 7 burst into flames on the table while he was having lunch with his family. Franks says that it was a replacement unit he […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 8 years ago
