Samsung asks global partners and to stop Galaxy Note7 sales and replacements

Updated on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at 9:35AM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The Samsung Galaxy Note7 has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. We've not even had a chance to review this flagship handset but have already published multiple posts regarding various dangerous fires and explosions due to faulty batteries. Even as the company tried to get in front of the issue and kicked off a global replacement program. Well, after some of the replacement units started exploding it seems that the issue is bigger than many thought.

Samsung has just issued a statement asking all global partners to stop sales of replacement Galaxy Note7 units and has also asked all, "Canadian consumers with either an original Galaxy Note7 or replacement Galaxy Note7 device should power down and stop using the device. Details of the remedies available for Note7 customers are detailed below."

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Samsung halts shipment of Galaxy Note7 amid supposed safety issues

If you’ve been following the latest news on Samsung, you might have heard of claims regarding the Galaxy Note7 exploding or catching fire while being charged. While Samsung won’t confirm the reports, the South Korean tech company has stopped shipments in its home country for additional testing. Samsung’s spokesman Ki-yung Nam didn’t specify if the delay applied outside of South Korea and why they were stopping shipments.

But this announcement ramped up rumours about the issues plaguing Samsung’s latest flagship. “There’s no clear identified cause for the accidents yet,” S.R. Kwon, an analyst at Dongbu Securities, told the Wall Street Journal. “Even if there is a problem with the smartphone batteries, we don’t know if the battery was supplied by Samsung SDI.” There are multiple suppliers for the Galaxy Note7’s battery but Samsung won’t name them. There are already rumours floating around that Samsung might be considering a global recall of the Galaxy Note7 to deal with this issue.

GM recalling 473,000 SUV's in US and Canada for brake pedal issues

GM is recalling 473,000 SUV's in the US and Canada. The recall covers certain 2015 and 2016 Chevrolet Silverado HD, GMC Sierra HD and Chevrolet Tahoe police vehicles whose brake pedals can come loose and fail to work properly. More than 46,800 of the recalled vehicles are in Canada.

GM reports that a nut on the brake pedal pivot mechanism can come loose, causing the pedal to loosen and possibly become inoperative. Dealers will inspect the pivot bolts. If they weren't fixed at the factory, dealers will put adhesive on the nut and retighten it. Canadian safety regulators say the problem can cause the brake lights to stay on longer than expected.

Source: CTV News

Toshiba recalls over 100,000 batteries that are melting its laptops

If you're an owner of a Toshiba laptop, you might want to check your machine. The Japanese electronics company is recalling over 100,000 computers sold in Canada and the United States because some of the lithium-ion Panasonic battery packs are said to be prone to overheating, which could result in spark fires and put you at risk. These batteries were sold with 39 models of the Toshiba Portege, Satellite, and Tecra laptops. If the battery pack number seen in the image above matches yours, click this link for a step-by-step instruction on how to remove the battery. Affected units start with G71C. You can get a free replacement battery from here. And yes, you can keep using it if the laptop stays plugged into the wall, but really, get it replaced first. 

Source: Gizmodo