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Official CPSC recall goes out for Galaxy Note 7 — replacements will be available September 21
The flaming train wreck that is the Galaxy Note 7 recall finally has its official stamp of approval from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and there’s now a hard date for when you can swap your phone for a new one: September 21. NYC’s transit authority urges people to stop using the Galaxy Note 7 on the subway and buses
New York City’s transit authority is understandably jumpy about the Galaxy Note 7. A week or so after the FAA issued a strongly worded warning asking travelers not to check or fly with Samsung’s new phablet, the MTA is following suit. The organization hasn’t officially banned the device, but it has issued the following warning over social media this week: MTA customers… Read More
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Galaxy Note 7 recall gets government treatment as the CPSC piles on
Samsung spills the details of its Note 7 exchange program in US
Samsung confirms it is recalling the Galaxy Note 7 after reports of explosions
Samsung investigating reports of Galaxy Note 7 explosions
Samsung is looking into reports from multiple users that the recently released Galaxy Note 7 has issues wherein a few phones have exploded during charging. A Samsung spokesperson told TechCrunch that they’re “conducting a thorough inspection,” and Korean news agency Yonhap reported earlier that a potential recall of all Note 7 devices is one option on the table.… Read More
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Secret ‘bursts into flames’ feature may be behind Samsung’s Note 7 delays
Samsung said to sell its own refurbished smartphones in 2017
Samsung is looking to sell its own refurbished devices in order to make money on its premium smartphones a second time around, according to Reuters. The company will introduce a refurbished device sales program “as early as next year,” according to Reuters’ source, and will use inventory provided by customer who sign up to a year upgrade program in markets where it’s… Read More
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India continues to be one of the rare growth markets in the global smartphone industry after lodging a 17 percent year-on-year increase in shipments in the second quarter of 2016, according to a new report from IDC. 
What growth there is left in the smartphone market continues to center on emerging markets where consumers are upgrading from feature phones.