Month: January 2017

In the News: January 30, 2017

Samsung cites two separate battery issues for its Note7 recall woes January 22, 2017, Washingtonpost.com Samsung looked to regain the trust of its customers as it revealed that two separate battery issues caused one of its best-selling smartphones to catch more »

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In the News: January 23, 2017

Samsung: Galaxy Note7 fires caused by oversized, faulty batteries January 20, 2017, UPI.com A new report being issued shortly concludes that fires in some Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphones were caused by oversized and faulty batteries according to UPI sources. The more »

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In the News: January 16, 2017

Barnes and Noble quietly recalls in-store inventory of the Android powered 7-inch Nook tablet January 13, 2017, phonearena.com and Android Police.com Barnes and Noble has ordered that all in store inventory of Nook Tablets 7″ be returned to the company more »

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In the News: January 9, 2017

Mom of twins in toppled dresser scare: Learn from our close call January 4, 2017, Today/NBC A family who experienced a harrowing incident in which a dresser toppled on their twin toddler boys is hoping other parents can learn from more »

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