Samsung's Note 7 was praised at launch but was discontinued following widespread battery issues. The blame was placed on the large battery's compact design and issues with electrodes. Despite the ...

The company believes a manufacturing error may be to blame for the overheating batteries, which have led to a massive recall of its flagship phone. Alfred Ng Senior ...

Samsung "shipped a dangerous product," apparently. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Mac The Galaxy Note 7’s embarrassing tendency to catch fire might have been caused by Samsung’s decision to cram the ...

Samsung Electronics Co. said Monday that problems with the design and manufacturing of batteries in its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones caused them to overheat and burst into fire. The announcement of ...

According to Instrumental, the Note 7’s battery was too big for the enclosure it was meant to fit inside. Specifically, the Note 7’s battery didn’t have enough room inside its enclosure to naturally ...

After a month-long saga involving an exploding smartphone, an unprecedented global recall program and a defect that Samsung just couldn't seem to put a pin in, the company on Tuesday morning announced ...

On Sunday night, Samsung announced the official results of an independent study into the causes of the Galaxy Note 7’s battery explosions. The study found: • The original manufacturer of the Note 7 ...

Samsung is still reeling from the recent cancellation of the Galaxy Note 7, following a second recall due to a high risk of battery fires. As the company tries to pick up the pieces and regain ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Samsung Galaxy Note 7 holdouts will soon have dead phones. T-Mobile released an update on Wednesday to prevent Note 7 users from charging devices, rendering them useless. AT&T, ...

Some years ago, The Powers That Be declared it mandatory that new smartphone generations arrive every single year, even when there's not much to update. Companies often angle for strategic launch ...