Samsung Galaxy Note 7 battery fire lawsuits spreading to Galaxy Note 5, S6, S7 models

Hot on the heels of the devastating recall that stopped sales of Galaxy Note 7, Samsung is now facing additional lawsuits that allege the company was aware of battery overheating and fire hazards for years—including its Galaxy S6, S6 Edge, S6 Edge+, S6 Active, S7, S7 Edge, S7 Active and Note 5—but failed to address the issue or warn customers. Legal action has now spread to multiple class action cases in three different states.

Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 33

A very false narrative: Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Apple's iPhone

It's hard to escape the media pronouncements that iPhones are now boring again after Samsung unveiled its latest Galaxy S8, Apple's Mac business is being overshadowed by more exciting Surface Windows PCs from Microsoft and that Apple Watch is a disappointing dud. But all of those media narratives are wrong, here's why.

Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 167

Teardown finds Samsung Galaxy S8+ battery 'virtually identical' to fire-prone Note 7

Samsung is apparently confident that a rash of fires with its Note 7 phablet were caused by manufacturing errors, and not design or parts, as it has adopted many of the same features — and even one of the same battery manufacturers — with the new Galaxy S8+.

AppleInsider Staff 9 years ago 32

Samsung testing confirms battery problems to blame for Galaxy Note 7 fires

Internally, Samsung has concluded that the battery — and not any faults in software, or other hardware — was reportedly to blame for the fires that led to the recall and ultimate cancellation of the Galaxy Note 7.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 27

Apple's 'iPhone 8' to gain tougher IP68 water and dust resistance - report

When it launches later this year, Apple is reportedly planning to make the water and dust resistance of the "iPhone 8" even better than the iPhone 7, upgrading it to an IP68 rating.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 32

With Apple's 'iPhone 8' rumored to ditch home button, 'Galaxy S8' leak suggests Samsung following suit

As rumors continue to suggest Apple will ditch the home button on this year's flagship "iPhone 8" redesign, a newly leaked image claims to show Samsung's next-generation "Galaxy S8" handset also deleting its own home button.

Sam Oliver 9 years ago 27

Samsung Galaxy fire blamed in evacuation of Southwest flight [u]

Southwest Airlines evacuated 75 passengers from a flight preparing to take off from Louisville Airport in Kentucky after smoke from a Samsung Galaxy phone filled the cabin. The phone was a replacement Galaxy Note 7 that had been powered down for takeoff.

Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 101

Recall of dangerous Samsung Galaxy Note 7 yields a half-million exchanges in US

Samsung has revealed that about half of the recalled Galaxy Note 7 phones sold in the U.S. have been exchanged for replacement units, as part of the company's voluntary recall on the phablets after reports of battery explosions and fires.

Ashley Wright 9 years ago 31

Samsung urged to officially recall Galaxy Note 7 to prevent resale of a dangerous product

A leading consumer advocacy group has urged Samsung to perform an official recall of its Galaxy Note 7 following reports that its battery may explode while charging.

Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 60

Samsung issues global recall of Galaxy Note 7, replacement program announced

After a week of analysis of 35 dramatic battery failures, Samsung has issued a global recall for the Galaxy Note 7 "phablet" — but the process will take some time, and how it will be executed is not known.

Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 79

Editorial: Sorry Android bloggers, but Samsung's Galaxy S7 didn't outsell Apple's iPhone 6s

Android fan blogs, led by The Verge, shouted to their audiences this week that Samsung's flagship Galaxy S7 managed to surpass sales of Apple's iPhone 6s, based on a Kantar survey of U.S. buyers. The story illuminates some interesting contradictions and exposes other misleading narratives about the smartphone market.

Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 56

Samsung to follow Apple, Huawei with pressure-sensing display in 'Galaxy S7'

The next flagship handset from South Korean conglomerate Samsung will reportedly feature a 3D Touch-like pressure-sensitive display, the company's latest fast follower move as it seeks to claw back marketshare.

AppleInsider Staff 10 years ago 34

Samsung Mobile smartphone profits decline; unit sales to shrink for 2015

Samsung Electronics' IT & Mobile unit reported shipment growth in phones but noted that its "profitability declined" due to the fire sale pricing incurred to boost sales of its disappointing Galaxy S6, along with a lower handset Average Selling Price "due to increased sales of mid- to low-end products."

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 54

GameBench shows iPhone 6 beats Galaxy S6 in game performance & better looking graphics

Apple's iPhone 6 and 6 Plus from last fall beat this year's top Android flagship phones in a series of raw performance benchmarks. However, despite often having a pixel resolution advantage, Android phones also typically deliver worse looking graphics on top of being slower, as revealed by GameBench.

Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 85

Apple Inc's thermonuclear assault on Samsung vaporizes Android's remaining profit pillar

After years of failing to do much more than embarrass Samsung Electronics in legal battles over patent infringement, Apple has rapidly obliterated Samsung's mobile division profitability, rendering it as barrenly unprofitable as every other Android or Windows licensee with razor thin margins in the phone, PC and tablet market.

Daniel Eran Dilger 11 years ago 134

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