Samsung has announced details of the Product Exchange Programme for Galaxy Note 7 owners. It seems that Samsung didn’t initially provide any free accessories with the Galaxy Note 7 in India, as opposed to other countries where customers will receive free 256GB microSD cards.
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Samsung has suspended all pre-orders of the Galaxy Note 7 in South Africa, the company has told MyBroadband.
Dornacher said in a Facebook post that his Note 7 was charging in the vehicle at the time of the explosion.
“Following Samsung Australia’s recall of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 personal electronic device we are requesting that passengers who own them do not switch on or charge them in flight”, a Qantas spokesman said in a statement.
If you’re one of those people who still have not returned their new Samsung Galaxy Note 7 despite the recall issued by the OEM and you’re planning to ride a plane to or from Australia, you might want to pay close attention to this news item. The request applies to both domestic and global flights. Virgin Australia was making on-board announcements before departures. Airlines in Australia were even faster with banning Samsung’s phablet from certain use scenarios during flights.
According to Gizmodo, the FAA is still determining whether to issue a similar ban in the United States.
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Reports surfaced yesterday that the Federal Aviation Administration is considering a similar move for airlines in the U.S., but not final decision had been reached. The Korean company has stopped sourcing Note 7 batteries from its subsidiary Samsung SDI.
