Headphone batteries explode on flight to Australia
A woman whose headphones caught fire on a plane suffered burns to her face and hands, Australian officials said Wednesday as they warned about the dangers of battery-operated devices in-flight.
A woman whose headphones caught fire on a plane suffered burns to her face and hands, Australian officials said Wednesday as they warned about the dangers of battery-operated devices in-flight.
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Mar 15, 2017
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Apple and Samsung vowed Wednesday to quickly fix any vulnerabilities in their products following WikiLeaks' disclosure of an alleged CIA hacking arsenal capable of breaking into iPhones and other devices.
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Mar 8, 2017
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China's Huawei unveiled a new smartphone with a better camera on Sunday as it tries to fill the void left by Samsung's withdrawal of its flagship device due to problems with the battery.
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Feb 26, 2017
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Samsung's product showcase Sunday is notable for what's missing: a new flagship phone.
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Feb 26, 2017
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Samsung's fiasco with its fire-prone Note 7 phone has pushed its rival LG to take additional precautions with its next smartphone.
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Feb 26, 2017
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The Pixel phone, Google's answer to Apple's iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy, is off to a promising start—but might have done even better had Google managed consumer demand as smartly as the device's sleek design.
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Jan 26, 2017
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Samsung Electronics' profits leaped in the fourth quarter, it said Tuesday, despite the humiliating Galaxy Note 7 recall that hammered the reputation of the world's largest smartphone maker.
Business
Jan 24, 2017
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The world's biggest smartphone maker Samsung blamed faulty batteries on Monday for the fires that hit its flagship Galaxy Note 7 device last year, as it sought to draw a line under the humiliating recall.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 23, 2017
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Samsung Electronics said Friday it will announce on Jan. 23 the reason why its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones overheated and caught fire.
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Jan 20, 2017
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Samsung announced Friday it would disable its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones in the US market to force remaining owners to stop using the devices, which were recalled for safety reasons.
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Dec 9, 2016
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