Update at 3:15 p.m. PT with analyst comment. Following dozens of reports of exploding phones, the company says it plans to have new units in stores by Wednesday. If you're a Galaxy Note 7 owner, you're in luck -- finally. You'll be able to get your replacement within the next week. Samsung on Thursday said new Note 7 replacement devices will be available in the US at most retail locations no later than Sept. 21. Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. Discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion.
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Bad news for anyone waiting in line at an Apple Store for a new iPhone. The larger iPhone 7 Plus is sold out from preorder sales, and Apple is alerting customers that there will be none to buy in stores when it lands on Friday. Also sold out is the iPhone 7 in the jet-black color. But there's no need to pity those who have been waiting for days, as I explain in today's CNET Update report. In other Apple news, the company updated the look of its music service within iTunes, while it also is dismissing reports that it's trying to buy rival streaming service Tidal. Meanwhile, Pandora is making moves to better challenge Apple Music and Spotify. Pandora added new features to its free streams and to its $5 subscription service, now called Pandora Plus.
Shortly after the CPSC issued its recall, Samsung said it would have replacement devices in stores by September 21, old time godzilla iphone case Samsung's efforts to replace the Note 7 in the US had been stalled, waiting for the CPSC to come to the decision to recall the device, Samsung has received 92 reports of the batteries overheating in the US, including 26 reports of burns and 55 reports of property damage, including fires in cars and a garage, the CPSC said, Samsung launched its Galaxy Note 7 phablet in late August to much fanfare and overall favorable reviews, but users quickly noticed some problems with the device, Specifically, a "battery cell issue" caused some Notes to overheat and start fires, Airlines have banned customers from using them on flights..
After 35 reported incidents of overheating smartphones worldwide, Samsung earlier this month made the unprecedented decision to recall every single one of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphones sold. That's said to be 1 million of the 2.5 million that were manufactured. The company stopped all sales and shipments of the Note 7 and said it was working with government agencies and cellular carriers around the world to provide refunds and exchanges for the phone. Still, Samsung has been criticized for how it initially handled the issue. It has been pushing a global recall of its own, but many people have kept using their phones anyway. Some have been injured when the phone caught on fire.
