St. Petersburg Fire Rescue finds no link between Galaxy Note 7 and Jeep explosion

Finally, a bit of good news for Samsung. St. Petersburg Fire Rescue have today announced that they were unable to determine whether a faulty Galaxy Note 7 left plugged into the cigarette lighter socket of a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee was the exact cause of the fire that destroyed the vehicle. The owner of the Jeep, Nathan Dornacher, blamed the handset or sparking the fire right from the word go. However,...

Google has granted a special exception to Samsung for the new Note 7′s green battery icon

Now that the Galaxy Note 7 replacement program is well and truly underway, Samsung has detailed how you will be able to identify new units which feature safe batteries. The new Galaxy Note 7 units have a green battery icon that’s displayed in three separate locations which quickly lets the user know that they have a safe device. However, a report suggests that Samsung’s decision to change the color...

Samsung will start its Galaxy Note 7 replacement program in Australia tomorrow

Samsung has announced that it will start its replacement program for the Galaxy Note 7 in Australia tomorrow. This news comes more than two weeks after the manufacturer issued a global recall of the handset following reports of units spontaneously bursting into flames while on charge. To coincide with the launch of the exchange program, Samsung will also distribute a crucial OTA update for all Galaxy Note 7‘s currently in the hands of customers in...

Galaxy Note 7 sales in the US may not resume before October 21

If a new report is to be believed, it may take more than a month for Samsung to resume sales of the Galaxy Note 7 in the United States. The company suspended sales of this handset across the globe on the day it confirmed that there was a battery cell issue and that it was recalling every single unit shipped since the release on August 19. The report claims that Samsung won’t release the Galaxy Note 7 in the US before Friday, October 21. It...

Samsung starts handing out replacement Galaxy Note 7 inventory in the UK

Samsung has already started shipping replacement inventory of the Galaxy Note 7 in South Korea while some of its retail and carrier partners have also followed through in the United States even though the official date is September 21. Today, the company has officially started handing out safe Galaxy Note 7 units with batteries that are not a fire hazard to customers in the United Kingdom. Vice president of mobile for Samsung in the UK and Ireland...

Samsung blames external heat for Galaxy Note 7 fire in China

When the Galaxy Note 7 recall was confirmed a couple of weeks ago, Samsung said that customers in China were not affected by the recall as the handsets sold there featured a battery from Amperex Technology Limited which is now the primary battery supplier for the Galaxy Note 7. The first reports of a Galaxy Note 7 burning up in China came yesterday which was probably the first such report from the People’s Republic. Samsung has conducted an...

Samsung details how you can identify the new Galaxy Note 7

Samsung has finally started replacing Galaxy Note 7 units that have faulty batteries with those that don’t. There’s nothing different about the new stock other than the battery which is now being sourced from a different supplier. Samsung has now detailed the steps through which you can identify the “New Galaxy Note 7.” As previously reported, units in the new inventory feature a green battery icon....

09-19-2016 Firmware Updates: Galaxy A5, Galaxy J1, Galaxy A8, and more

Samsung has a plethora of phones and tablets in its lineup and regularly releases firmware updates for various devices. These can include major updates, which bring a newer version of the OS to a particular device, or minor ones that improve performance and stability and fix bugs. Software updates for Samsung devices roll out in various regions every day, and you can find out which firmware updates were pushed out by the company over the...

Samsung launches the Galaxy J7 Prime and the Galaxy J5 Prime in India

Samsung has announced two new smartphones today for the Indian market, the Galaxy J7 Prime and the Galaxy J5 Prime. The Galaxy J7 Prime was recently introduced in Vietnam, and its Indian pricing was leaked last week. The Galaxy J5 Prime, however, is a brand new device. Both these devices feature metal unibodies, fingerprint sensors, and the new S Secure and S Battery Planning features. As...

[Poll] Do you use wireless charging on your Samsung handset?

Wireless charging has been a standard feature on all Samsung flagship handsets over the last couple of years but since the company doesn’t ship a wireless charger with the handset, customers have to spend more in order to take advantage of this feature. That being said, it’s unlikely that everybody buys a wireless charging or one of Samsung’s compatible docking stations to wirelessly charge their handsets. Do vote and let us know how often you use...

Samsung Z2 receives DG SDPPI certification in Indonesia

Following a successful launch in India and South Africa, the Tizen-powered Samsung Z2 has now received certification from the Directorate General of Resources and Equipment of Post and Information (DG SDPPI) in Indonesia. For those unaware of the DG SDPPI, it’s essentially the Indonesia’s answer to the FCC. It conducts the final batch of tests, and the overall result determines whether a new electronic...

Samsung’s flagship flip phone poses yet again in leaked pictures

We exclusively reported about three months ago that Samsung has a flagship flip phone in the pipeline codenamed Veyron. The company recently launched its Galaxy Folder 2 entry-level clamshell handset and now it appears to be set to launch this high-end model. Some images of this handset were leaked online two days ago and we’re now seeing a fresh batch of leaked images which give us a good look...

It’s now illegal to use the Galaxy Note 7 on an airplane

You might have read about the advisory that the US Federal Aviation Administration sent out warning passengers not to use the Galaxy Note 7 on an airplane, the one that wiped over $10 billion from Samsung’s market value. That advisory was issued before Samsung and the US government formally recalled more than one million Galaxy Note 7 handsets in the country. The FAA has sent out another advisory which mentions that as a result of the official recall...