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Samsung appears to be planning to permanently disable Galaxy Note 7 units in the US with an update that would prevent the recalled phone from charging. It's hard to imagine anyone still carrying around a potentially explosive Samsung Galaxy Note 7 after the smartphone was recalled (twice), cancelled, and limited to 60 percent battery capacity. If someone in the US is still holding out against the carriers, Samsung, and common sense after all that, an OTA update will put any active Galaxy Note 7 devices to the sword. According to an image obtained by The Verge, an alert went out to at least one Note 7 owner on US Cellular today stating that, “As of December 15th, Samsung will modify the software to prevent the Galaxy Note 7 from charging. The phone will no longer work.” Verizon will not be releasing a just-announced Galaxy Note 7 software update designed to stop the recalled smartphone from charging. In a statement, the leading US mobile carrier at...

Samsung has announced a new upgrade offer for the Galaxy Note7 users in South Korea who had exchanged or going to exchange their phone for Galaxy S7 or the Galaxy S7 edge. Samsung says that the Galaxy Upgrade Program  will help the customers purchase the Galaxy S8 or Galaxy Note8 that will be released next year at up to 50% discount. Samsung is also offering 50% discount on LCD repair costs and fast track service for after-sales for these customers. Samsung said that the program is aimed to ‘lightening the burden’ for those who swap their Note 7 device for the Galaxy S7 or S7 edge. The S8 smartphone is scheduled to be released in February or March next year and the Note 8 phablet is expected to be launched in August or September next year. The upgrade program in South Korea will be carried out by the end of November. Samsung is expected to announce similar upgrade programs in other countries. An official at Samsung said the program is aimed at "li...

The writing on the cloud was clear and Samsung done what was inevitable has finally happened. Samsung has finally withdraw Note 7 from the shelves.No temporary halt in production or sales, but permanently discontinued. It was futile trying to resurrect the dead. Thankfully, the Korean giant has decided to put a full stop on this tragic saga by killing the Note 7 before it killed anyone. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Samsung said in a filing with South Korean regulators that it would permanently cease sales of the device, and not just temporarily halt the production as it was reported. This is what a company spokesperson had to say in the filing: "Taking our customer’s safety as our highest priority, we have decided to halt sales and production of the Galaxy Note 7" Samsung had launched the Galaxy Note 7 back in August this year, a good month earlier than usual, seemingly to disrupt Apple’s sales of iPhone 7. But things went completely out of control so...

Samsung has been in the center stage of a lot of controversy over the past few months. Everything was going well for them till around mid-August. The company was enjoying a strong sales, as well as expecting a stronger projection for the days to follow. However, things started falling apart as they began hearing the news reports around the exploding  Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones. It was being reported that the latest Samsung flagship was catching fire and exploding. Samsung got a lot of negative publicity around it, and the company has still been recovering from it. Over the last few weeks, there was a trend that a lot of international aviation regulatory authorities have been restricting the use of the Samsung Galaxy Note7   on their airplanes. A number of countries including the US ,  Japan and India had imposed strict rules  on the use of the device on their planes. However, in what comes as a slight relief for Samsung, the Indian aviation authorities hav...

As we enter a technology era where Next-Gen devices are launched every single day, some are bound to fail as they don't connect with consumers -- while a few will be remembered as being ahead of their time. So what exactly went wrong with two recent much-hyped devices: Google Glass and Samsung Galaxy Note 7? Let us first begin with the Rs 59,900 device Samsung Galaxy Note 7. The cynosure of all eyes, the flagship premium device was launched with much fanfare in August this year -- a strategic move to cover ground before Apple showcased the iPhone 7 on September 7. But the Note 7's batteries started exploding: Samsung counted several such incidents across the globe (over 90 Galaxy Note 7 smartphones owners in the US reported overheating). Amid conspiracy theories, a global recall of 2.5 million devices was announced quickly and faster replacements were guaranteed. The damage: Over $1 billion till date, as estimated by industry analysts.

Samsung Electronics Co was sued on Friday by a Florida man who said he suffered severe burns after his Galaxy Note 7 smartphone exploded in his front pants pocket. The lawsuit by Jonathan Strobel may be the first in the United States by a Samsung phone user against the South Korean company over a battery defect linked to the Note 7. It was filed one day after Samsung recalled about 1 million Note 7s sold in the United States. Samsung has received 92 reports of batteries overheating in the United States, including 26 reports of burns and 55 reports of property damage, US safety regulators said. The company had no immediate comment on the lawsuit. Strobel, 28, of Boca Raton, said he was in a Costco store in Palm Beach Gardens on September 9 when his Note 7 exploded. He said the phone burned directly through his pants, resulting in severe burns on his right leg. Strobel said he was also severely burned on his left thumb, after he reached over to try to remove the phone from hi...

In the  Galaxy Note 7   replacement program,  Samsung  left out China since the Chinese  are said to be powered by  batteries from a different supplier . While 70% of the Galaxy Note 7 batteries came from Samsung SDI, the other 30% are supplied by Chinese based company called ATL. Samsung had officially said that only 1,858 units will be recalled in China which were sold under a testing scheme. Now the two Galaxy Note 7 devices that are exploded in China are said to be retail units and are purchased from JD.com. The new devices with the blue  S  letter are yet to be shipped; Samsung Australia issued an official statement saying the replacement units will be available from September 21st. While the company hasn’t shipped the devices, it is facing even more problems in fulfilling its promises. The Galaxy Note 7 devices are banned from using or charging while traveling through flights or ...

Update: Samsung starts Selling Note 7 in China, No Recall because of Different Battery Supplier.  Samsung also confirmed that only 24 units in every one million devices at a risk of catching fire. But in precautionary measures, the company is recalling all the Galaxy Note 7 Note devices. The confusion between the Samsung India and one of the local retailer resulted in selling one of the Note 7 units prior to the actual sale date in India. Now the company is trying to buy back the device and is even  willing to pay 3X the amount of what the customer paid . The worldwide sales of the Galaxy Note 7 are stopped due to the battery issue, but the Chinese sales aren’t halted as the Galaxy Note 7 units sold in China uses the battery from the different supplier. Today, the company sent out the press release mentioning the same. Samsung said Friday it would suspend sales of its latest flagship smartphone Galaxy Note 7 as reports of exploding b...

  First impression of samsung Galaxy note 7. HIGHLIGHTS.    The Galaxy Note 7 has been priced at Rs. 59,900 It will be available in India from September 2 The biggest addition to the new Note 7 is an iris scanner Samsung has unveiled its latest Galaxy Note phablet in India within two weeks of the global launch. The new Galaxy Note 7 gets a number of upgrades under the hood and new features compared to last year’s Galaxy Note 5. Samsung has skipped the Galaxy Note 6 name and jumped to 7 so that this model is more in line with the Galaxy S7and S7 Edge, as explained by Samsung previously. The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 features a host of improvements over its predecessor, the Galaxy Note 5. The new Galaxy Note 7’s screen is curved on two sides, the S Pen stylus has been improved, and there are new camera features such as ‘Dual Pixel’ technology. The device is also now water resistant (IP68 certified), supports two SIMs as well as a microSD card, and pack...