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When the first several reports of Note 7 fires emerged Samsung was fairly quick to respond with a recall. They made the quick decision to replace those initial recalled units with units originating from another factory that had yet to experience the issue. Samsung had not really verified that...

In studying the design and layout of the Note 7 internals some engineers are saying Samsung sacrificed safety to make the Note 7 thinner. The group of engineers from Instrumental noticed that the margin for the battery bay of the Note 7 was dangerously thin. The device actually needs a bit of...

In a Q&A posted to Samsung's UK website Samsung has decided to provide some details in regards to what exactly is causing the Note 7 battery to explode. They aren't exactly calling this a recall. When asked "Is this considered a recall?" Samsung answered, "Although this is isolated to a battery...