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Samsung is Going to Sell Refurbished Galaxy Note 7 Devices…Ugh (Updated)

Kellen March 27, 2017 136

Samsung announced today that they plan to recycle returned Galaxy Note 7 devices "in an environmentally friendly way." In doing so, they also announced that they plan to sell some as refurbished. Seriously, not again. To recycle bad Note 7s properly, Samsung...

Samsung Announces Root Cause of Galaxy Note 7 Battery Issue and Recall (Updated)

Kellen January 22, 2017 56

Samsung is currently announcing why they recalled the Galaxy Note 7, live on YouTube. You can watch the happenings here. In the mean time, we are pouring over all of the material they just released with regard to the investigations and will be updating this...

Galaxy Note 7 Report Finds Batteries Were Irregularly Sized, Then Poorly Made

Kellen January 20, 2017 45

On Sunday night, Samsung is going to tell us what a handful of investigations determined was the cause of the Galaxy Note 7 recall. But before we get there, news outlets are doing their best to out the news ahead of time. The Wall Street Journal is reporting...

Samsung Will Reveal Galaxy Note 7 Recall Findings on Sunday Night

Kellen January 19, 2017 33

On Sunday night, Samsung will host a live streamed press conference to discuss the findings of "several months of comprehensive investigations" into why the Galaxy Note 7 was catching fire. The event will be streamed to the world on Samsung's website. In a...

Verizon is Done With You Note 7 Holdouts: Will Kill Your Calling, Might Charge You for Cost of Phone Too

Kellen January 17, 2017 197

Two weeks ago, Verizon pushed a software update to remaining Galaxy Note 7 devices on its network that had not yet been returned after Samsung recalled the device. The update was supposed to limit the device's ability to charge, rendering it useless to owners...

Report: Samsung’s Note 7 Battery Probe Says Bad Batteries Were Main Problem

Kellen January 16, 2017 69

Samsung has not yet shared with us the results of its probe into the Galaxy Note 7 and why its batteries were catching fire, forcing the company to recall millions of devices, but a report out of Reuters claims that the batteries used ended up being the "main"...

Hey Airlines, You Can Stop Warning People About Exploding Galaxy Note 7s

Kellen January 11, 2017 51

Yesterday, the FAA announced that airlines no longer have to start their pre-boarding notifications by telling the world that the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is a ticking time bomb and is banned from planes. That doesn't mean the phone isn't still banned from planes...

Verizon’s Battery Killing Galaxy Note 7 Update Arrives Today

Kellen January 5, 2017 95

Starting today, remaining Galaxy Note 7 devices from Verizon will see an update that kills the phone's ability to charge. We knew this update was coming today, so if you are still holding on to a Note 7, your time is now officially limited. The update will...