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The Note 7 fiasco will cost Samsung around $4 billion in profit write-down
Everyone thought that the cost of Samsung's terminating the Galaxy Note 7 line would be expensive, but the company has revealed the true cost ... and it's big. According to the company's own release,...
Australian carriers are offering decent credit to stick with Samsung when you return your...
The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is done. Samsung has advised all users to backup their data, factory reset them and return them to the place of purchase for refund or exchange. Of course with...
Samsung Australia goes full recall for all Galaxy Note 7 handsets
Samsung Australia has today announced that they are extending their recall of the Galaxy Note7 in Australia to include all Galaxy Note 7 handsets including those that were provided as replacements under their previous...
From the ashes of a Note 7 rises the Phoenix of accessories
It's been way too publicised (at least for Samsung's liking) over the last month or so that that Galaxy Note 7 is a bit of a fireball train wreck. From every bad situation,...
Samsung sent a Thermally-Insulated Box to one press outlet for their Note 7 return
Samsung has fully acknowledged the fiery issue of the Note 7 handset, and is urging customers to back up the device, power it down and return it to the place of purchase for exchange...
Oculus removes Galaxy Note 7 support on the Gear VR due to fire concerns
After Samsung today issued a statement asking users to power down their Galaxy Note 7 handsets and return them for refund or exchange, Samsung's partner Oculus, who power the companies VR headset the Gear...
Samsung Australia asks all ALL Note 7 users to return devices for exchange or...
Following Ausdroid's own advice yesterday on the Note 7, Samsung Australia has issued a statement this afternoon recommending that any users of the Note 7 -- either an original Note 7 or a safe/replacement...
Samsung officially halts all sales and exchanges of the Note 7 worldwide
Well, it's official. After multiple carriers and retailers across the globe started to halt sales and offer full refunds on the Note 7 device, Samsung head office has officially announced a temporary stop sale,...
Official Statement from Samsung Australia regarding renewed concerns over Galaxy Note 7 safety issues
It's been a tough time for the Galaxy Note 7 since it burst onto the stage, and into flames, following its launch earlier this year. We have been in close communication with Samsung Australia...
Developing: Local carriers Telstra, Vodafone and Optus halt handing out replacement Samsung Note 7...
As reports continue to flow in about replaced, 'safe' Samsung Galaxy Note 7 devices catching fire in the US, we've seen reports today that Samsung has halted production in Korea, and that US carriers...
PSA: Samsung has halted Note 7 production. Power your Note 7 off, and return...
After a meeting of Ausdroid's editorial team, and discussing it with our staff, we've decided it's time. We're recommending, if you own a Samsung Galaxy Note 7, whether a pre-recall device, or a replacement...
A second US Carrier T-Mobile has also halted sales for the Samsung Galaxy Note...
The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 saga continues after US carrier AT&T this morning announced they had halted sales of the phone. This time US carrier T-Mobile has announced that they had stopped sales and...
It’s happened: AT&T stops all sales and exchanges of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7
It's been rumoured for a few days, and now it's finally happened. AT&T has stopped exchanging Note 7s for the new safe Note 7s in a move that is almost certain to signal an acceleration...
If you’re still thinking about a Samsung Galaxy Note7, it might be time to...
Samsung tells us that the Note 7 can be made safe, and that replacement units have solved the battery issues. Recent events seem to suggest otherwise, and this prompts in us a rethink. Should you buy a Note 7, when everyone is going to assume (rightly, or wrongly) that it's going to catch fire and take down an airplane? We think it's time to say no.
Apparently “Safe” Galaxy Note 7 catches fire on plane
So it seems that the battery issues Samsung have experienced with their 2016 Galaxy Note 7 flagship device is the gift that just keeps on giving after a supposedly "safe" device; reportedly caught fire...