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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Explodes In New York, Burns Six-Year-Old Boy (arstechnica.com)
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: A six-year-old boy from Brooklyn has reportedly become the latest victim of Samsung's disastrous exploding Galaxy Note 7 batteries. The boy had been using the device at his family home when it "suddenly burst into flames," according to the New York Post. He was rushed to hospital with burns to his body. Samsung issued a recall of 2.5 million of its latest flagship phone on September 2 -- which had only been released the previous month -- after 35 reports that lithium batteries were exploding while they were being charged. The injured boy's grandmother said that the fire caused by the phone was strong enough to "set off alarms in my house." "He is home now," Linda Lewis told press. "He doesn't want to see or go near any phones. He's been crying to his mother." Samsung issued a statement on Saturday, urging owners of the Galaxy Note 7 to "power down your device and return to using your previous phone. We will voluntarily replace your Galaxy Note 7 device with a new one, beginning on September 19th... We acknowledge the inconvenience this may cause in the market but this is to ensure that Samsung continues to deliver the highest quality products to our customers." The recall has caused Samsung's stock to plunge. On Monday, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. stock suffered from its biggest one-day price decline in its 28-year history as a public company.
... where are the photoshop artists when you need them to create suicide-bomber pictures with belts made of Note 7s?
He doesn't want to see or go near any phones. He's been crying to his mother.
Don't worry, kid- for Christmas you're getting an iPhone 7 and an expensive set of wired headphones!
Smartphone manufacturers need to pack as much technology and battery as possible into their always thinner phones. If only Samsung had the courage to remove the obsolete technologies, for example the 3.5mm jack, so many pants and lives could be saved from these explosions... Well, onwards!
I'd rather die by Samsung burn than have an iphone without a headphone jack