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Barnes & Noble stops selling NOOK Tablet 7″ while investigating hardware issue

Barnes & Noble’s NOOK Tablet 7″ is a $50 Android tablet which the bookstore chain began selling in late 2016. But the company has stopped selling the tablet for now, due to a potential hardware issue. First reported in a reddit thread, the company has also instructed stores to box up and return inventory. Despite […]

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AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint to roll out that Galaxy Note 7 killing update (Update: Verizon too)

Samsung recently announced plans to issue a software update that will effectively disable Galaxy Note 7 smartphones by preventing their batteries from charging. Once the update is downloaded, the battery will run down and then it will never power up again (although you may be able to continue using the phone while it’s plugged in). […]

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Samsung will remotely disable remaining Galaxy Note 7 smartphones

If you bought a Galaxy Note 7 smartphone and haven’t returned it yet… you really should. Not only is the phone prone to catching fire, subject to a massive recall, and barred from boarding airplanes with you, but soon you may not even be able to turn the thing on. The Verge reports that Samsung […]

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Samsung expands Note 7 recall to include replacement units, offers up to $100 credit as incentive

Have a Samsung Galaxy Note 7? You should stop using it and return it for a refund or exchange it for another phone. Samsung has already cancelled production of the phone and advised owners to power down their phones. Now the company is working with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission to expand the recall of […]

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Report: Samsung still doesn’t know why Galaxy Note 7 phones were catching fire

The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 may be the hottest phone of 2016. Literally. After dozens of confirmed reports that the phones were catching fire, Samsung this week announced that it was scrapping the phone altogether, directing its partners to stop selling existing inventory, and asking users to power down their devices and return them for […]

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Samsung discontinues the Galaxy Note 7, ceases production after more phones catch fire

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 received strong reviews when the smartphone launched in August. Then reports started to come in that some of the phones were catching fire. The company issued a recall, started selling new units that were said to be unaffected by the defect causing problems with the first batch… and then reports that […]

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Samsung stops selling Galaxy Note 7, tells owners to power down phones

Following announcements that major wireless carriers including AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile had stopped selling Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, Samsung says it’s directing all of its global partners to stop selling the phones or offering to exchange pre-recall Note 7 phones for newer models. This comes after numerous reports of Galaxy Note 7 smartphones catching fire… and […]

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So about those new Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones that weren’t supposed to explode…

It’s been a tough month for Samsung… and for some owners of the company’s phones. After issuing a massive recall of 2.5 million Galaxy Note 7 smartphones in response to credible reports that some of the phones were catching fire, Samsung started selling new Note 7 devices again last week. The problem that had caused […]

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Samsung is selling Galaxy Note 7 phones again

Samsung has begun selling the Galaxy Note 7 smartphone again, following a recall affecting 2.5 million units, some of which may have had a flaw that could cause them to overheat and catch fire. The company has already identified the probable source of the problem and had begun replacing phones sent in by customers for […]

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How to identify a new, non-exploding Samsung Galaxy Note 7

After issuing a recall of more than 2.5 million Galaxy Note 7 smartphones sold around the world (including a million phones sold in the US), Samsung has begun providing customers with replacement phones. But that could lead to a bit of confusion: how do you know if you have an old Galaxy Note 7 or […]