CNET's Sean Hollister contributed to this report. Update at 2:10 p.m. PT with replacement device information. The US safety agency says Samsung has received 92 reports of the batteries overheating in the US, including 26 reports of burns and 55 reports of property damage. It's official. If you've still got a Samsung Galaxy Note 7, you've got to hand it over. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission on Thursday announced an official recall for all Note 7 phones sold in the country before September 15. The group said "consumers should immediately stop using and power down the recalled Galaxy Note 7 devices" and contact the location they purchased the devices to either get a new Note 7, a refund or replacement device.
"The driver of the car was unharmed and made statements to the police that he had been charging his Samsung 7 phone when it burst into flames," the Port St, Lucie Police Department said in a Facebook post, Sharon Cain, the eyewitness who recorded the above video of the blaze later posted to malibu california beach iphone case Facebook: "A car caught fire from a charg(ing) Note Galaxy 7 on Crosstown (in) Port St, Lucie, I was told (that) the gentleman was charging his phone when he heard a loud pop (and then) the phone blew up," according to local news station WPBF..
This latest case of a Note 7 flaming out in spectacular style comes as data from app metrics firm Apteligent finds people don't seem to have stopped using their recalled Samsung phones, despite reports of fires and burns connected to an apparent manufacturing flaw that has led to some overheating batteries. Samsung did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the reported car fire in Florida and the Note 7 usage data. Apteligent's data shows that while adoption of the Galaxy Note 7 hasn't increased much since the first reports of exploding batteries and the ensuing recall, it hasn't really gone down either, meaning people are continuing to use the recalled phones rather than return and exchange them.
Samsung is currently exchanging the Note 7 malibu california beach iphone case for Galaxy S7 or S7 Edge phones or loaning users a Samsung J Series phone until a new, fixed Note 7 has been approved, Overheating batteries from a manufacturing flaw have been blamed for dozens of incidents, and Samsung is now exchanging the phones, But most people seem content with theirs despite the risks, Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 continues to be a source of unwanted heat and concern, Samsung recalled the phone almost two weeks ago and the US government has also officially warned consumers to stop using it, but new data shows consumers haven't put the explosive phones down yet, An exploding Note 7 was blamed for a car fire in Port St, Lucie, Florida, on Tuesday night..
The Apple Watch Series 2, unlike its predecessor, can be used swimming. That's good news for gadget makers. Companies like Apple and Samsung have aggressively pushed their wrist-mounted computing devices, but have yet to persuade most of us they're more than an expensive accessory. The new Apple Watch Series 2 unveiled last week starts at $369, with prices nearly quadrupling if you want top-end cosmetic options like a ceramic housing. Apple should ship 10.5 million smartwatches this year, IDC expects, more than half the market. Rival models powered by Google's Android Wear software are in next place with 4.6 million units shipped. By 2020, Android should nearly catch up, IDC forecasts, with 22.8 million shipments to Apple's WatchOS at 23.9 million.
