Now playing: Watch this: Explaining the Note 7’s battery flaws (with cake) 2:31 Editor’s note, January 2017: Samsung has finally revealed what went wrong with the exploding Galaxy Note 7. Here’s everything you need to know as of today. Original story follows: You plug your smartphone into the bedside charger and place it on your …
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Samsung on Monday asked for a worldwide halt on sales and exchanges of its Galaxy Note 7 as investigations into its overheating issues continue. “Samsung will ask all global partners to stop sales and exchanges of Galaxy Note 7 while further investigation takes place,” the company said in a statement. The Consumer Product Safety Commission, which is investigating reports of …
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The alleged Samsung Galaxy S8 could be officially released on February 26, according to the latest rumor. The Samsung Galaxy S7 was revealed February 2016. Sarah Tew/CNET A February release date for Samsung’s next Galaxy S device wouldn’t be unprecedented. Both the Galaxy S7 and S6 were revealed at Mobile World Congress earlier this year and in 2015, respectively. To …
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Now playing: Watch this: Toxic Galaxy Note 7 can’t be trusted, production suspended 1:51 Enlarge Image Samsung’s Note 7 may face a second recall. Juan Garzon/CNET The Galaxy Note 7‘s days may be numbered. Samsung said Monday it is “temporarily adjusting the Galaxy Note 7 production schedule in order to take further steps to ensure quality and safety matters.” There’s …
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Carriers the world over are once again recalling the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 but with production of the phone today being halted, what are you meant to swap your Note 7 for? If you’re a Vodafone customer, the telco announced today, you can trade your Note 7 for a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge — or anything cheaper. The Note 7 …
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After a series of destructive events, a major campaign is close to calling it quits — and I’m not talking about Trump. Samsung has suspended its production of Galaxy Note 7 phones with multiple reports of the replacement phones catching fire. It’s going to be hard to buy one of the so-called “safe” replacement phones, as major mobile carriers have …
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Now playing: Watch this: Toxic Galaxy Note 7 can’t be trusted, production suspended 1:51 The Note 7 is no longer available from any US carrier. Samsung It’s increasingly difficult to buy even a “safe” Galaxy Note 7. Verizon and Sprint confirmed that they are no longer selling the replacement version of the Note 7, joining AT&T and T-Mobile, which both …
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Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 was, at launch, a device of great promise. With a big AMOLED screen, excellent camera, useful tools for its stylus and a big battery that lasted for hours, it seemed like a lust-worthy object that would surely result in another big sales success for Samsung. Then the batteries started to catch on fire. Samsung had no …
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The faceoff between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump was the most actively tweeted debate yet. Don’t worry if you missed it because the event is still trending across social media, with its decisive moments still on everyone’s mind. From designated social-media hero Ken Bone to the fly buzzing around both candidates, Twitter and Facebook were focused on the debate Monday …
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Samsung may need to reboot the entire Galaxy Note line. With Samsung “temporarily adjusting” the production of the Note 7 in the wake of replacement units burning up, this particular family of phones may have lost all of its credibility. We discuss whether Samsung may be better off cutting its loss and starting fresh with a new brand. It’ll be …
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