Samsung Electronics Canada says there have been no confirmed incidents in this country, but it’s offering a voluntary exchange program for its Canadian customers.
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Many airlines have banned hoverboards from being taken into the cabin or baggage but a smartphone could be hard to spot.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 hasn’t exactly been getting much good press lately and the hits just keep coming. Dornacher wrote that he had left his phone, a Galaxy Note 7, charging inside the auto and the air conditioner running to keep the vehicle cool. The fact that Samsung issued its recall on its own without going through the official process of a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall has added confusion to the matter. Moving forward, Samsung has temporarily stopped sourcing Note 7 batteries from its subsidiary.
Samsung promised all buyers of the Galaxy Note 7 would be entitled to a new Galaxy Note 7 and a courtesy device until the arrival of the replacement unit, or a full refund.
Australian flyers, beware: flight attendants may ask you to put away your Samsung Galaxy Note 7.
Samsung has recalled the Galaxy Note7 after receiving reports of exploding batteries from early adopters, and the Federal Aviation Administration has taken notice. This is a very unfortunate problem for Samsung to be facing right now, since they were riding on the momentum of good sales from their previously released flagship devices, the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge.
The company said it has not found a way to tell exactly which phones may endanger users out of the 2.5 million Note 7s already sold globally.
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Melbourne business analyst Tham Hua’s Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphone reportedly burst into flames while charging, causing $1800 damage to his hotel room.
