“The Consumer Product Safety Commission on Thursday announced a formal recall of the Galaxy Note 7 phone, which has sparked fires and a global crisis for Samsung Electronics Co.,” John D. McKinnon reports for The Wall Street Journal.
“In a statement, the CPSC said consumers ‘should immediately stop using and power down the recalled Galaxy Note 7 devices,” McKinnon reports. “The agency said users can request a Galaxy Note 7 with a different battery, a refund or a replacement device.”
MacDailyNews Take: Time to get a real iPhone. Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.
“Samsung already had been pursuing a global recall effort of its own, after reports surfaced of overheating and exploding batteries… But the company’s recall effort has been plagued by problems, including conflicting consumer information and communications troubles with regulators,” McKinnon reports. “According to the CPSC, Samsung has received 92 reports of the batteries overheating in the U.S., including 26 reports of burns and 55 reports of property damage, including fires in cars and a garage.”
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MacDailyNews Take: Finally!
If it’s not an iPhone, it’s an incendiary device for your pocket cobbled together by a South Korean dishwasher maker.
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