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Samsung's Exploding Galaxy Note 7: A Case Study In How Not To Release A Smartphone
 The Galaxy Note 7 was meant to serve as Samsung's best 5.7-inch, stylus-wielding smartphone. Introduced in August to great fanfare, the new Note device not only offered Samsung users an updated smartphone option, it also served as a way to tide over customers until the presumed Galaxy S8 in March 2017. At least that was the plan, until Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 began to catch fire while plugged in to charge. Now Samsung has chosen to cease production on the Note 7 line until further notice.

Lithium-ion batteries, like the ones commonly found in smartphones, laptops and more, have been known to catch fire in the past. Laptops from Sony went through a similar flaming bout in 2014, as did various hoverboards more recently. As to why these batteries continue to explode, you'll want to check out our explainer on the matter.
Samsung's halt on production of the Note 7 could mean bad news for the company, especially at a time when Apple just released its new iPhone and Google finally announced its official phone. Indeed, the Note 7 has been a disaster from almost the very beginning...

 The Note 7 Is No More
Which leads us to today, where Samsung has ceased production of the Note 7. Launched on August 19 and killed off on October 11, the phone lasted just two months on the market.Having a phone explode because of charging troubles is one thing. But Samsung offering an explosive replacement leads to even more trouble for the company.

The Lasting Effects On Samsung

Of all the Android hardware makers, Samsung has enjoyed the top spot for quite a while. The devices sell well and many see the smartphone race not as Apple versus Google, but Apple versus Samsung. But repeated offenses when it comes to phones catching fire could change that. While Samsung is haphazardly spraying the fire extinguisher
One day, your latest gadget won't be in your pocket like a phone or even wrapped around your wrist like a smartwatch, but stuck to your skin like a transparent plaster. Researchers at the University of Tokyo are the latest group to attempt to make this kind of "optoelectronic skin," with an ultra-thin, flexible LED display that can be worn on the back of your hand.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2016-10-ways-electronics-technology.html#jCp

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