tag Galaxy Note 7

U.S. bans Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones from air travel

EghtesadOnline: Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone devices will be banned from aircraft in the United States starting on Saturday at noon EDT (1600 GMT) under an emergency order, regulators said on Friday after numerous reports of the devices catching fire.
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Publish Date:15/October/2016 | 05:38

Samsung halts Galaxy Note 7 sales over fire concerns, maybe for good

EghtesadOnline: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) halted sales of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on Tuesday and told owners to stop using them while it investigates reports of fires, fuelling expectations the tech giant will scrap the flagship device.
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Publish Date:11/October/2016 | 09:24

Samsung Elec to recover rare metals from recalled Note 7s

EghtesadOnline: Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Tuesday it plans to recover 157 tonnes' worth of rare metals from recalled Galaxy Note 7 smartphones in a bid to minimize the environmental impact of the fire-prone devices.
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Publish Date:18/July/2017 | 05:36

Phonemakers pile in to exploit Samsung weakness

EghtesadOnline: Phonemakers are piling in to fill a gap in the market left by Samsung, still licking its wounds from a costly recall of its flagship Note 7 and with no key device of its own to launch at the telecom industry's biggest annual fair.
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Publish Date:27/February/2017 | 06:40

Samsung's Reputation Tanks Among Americans After Note 7 Fiasco

EghtesadOnline: ​Samsung Electronics Co.’s reputation among U.S. consumers crumbled after the Galaxy Note 7 ’s recall and eventual abolition unearthed flaws in the Korean company’s product safeguards.
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Publish Date:21/February/2017 | 05:22

Samsung Says Irregularly Designed Batteries Caused Note 7 Fires

EghtesadOnline: It was the battery, after all. In a presentation and news conference on Monday that lasted more than two hours, Samsung Electronics Co. detailed the results of its investigation into Note 7 smartphones that overheated and burst into flames last year.
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Publish Date:23/January/2017 | 04:55

Samsung to disable Note 7 phones in the U.S. via software update

EghtesadOnline: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Friday that a software update for Galaxy Note 7 smartphones will be released mid-December in the United States preventing them from charging and functioning as mobile phones, rendering them useless.
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Publish Date:10/December/2016 | 05:02

Samsung Elec to compensate Galaxy Note 7 parts suppliers

EghtesadOnline: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Tuesday it will compensate component suppliers for the discontinued Galaxy Note 7 smartphones and consider giving them orders for other models to cushion the blow.
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Publish Date:18/October/2016 | 05:22

Note 7 fiasco could burn a $17 billion hole in Samsung accounts

EghtesadOnline: Samsung Electronics' worst-ever recall could cost the company as much as $17 billion after it halted sales of its flagship Galaxy Note 7 for a second time, spelling an almost certain end for the ill-fated premium model.
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Publish Date:11/October/2016 | 09:18