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Samsung recalls Galaxy Note7 after cases of spontaneous combustion
Samsung has asked all retailers across the globe to stop selling and exchanging its Galaxy Note7 smartphone, and has instructed all owners of the phone to power it off and seek a refund or replacement.
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The phone was originally recalled after a battery issue lead to several reported cases of overheating and combustion. In recent weeks there have been at least five cases of replacement Note7's also catching fire or overheating. Read more.
Sony Xperia gets Aussie launch details
Sony has announced that its recently-unveiled flagship phone, the Xperia XZ, will be available in Australia on October 20 with pre-orders opening today.
The XZ continues the Japanese company's strategy of frequent, iterative phone releases, supplanting theXperia X Performance which was just released in June. Read on.
‘Smart’ phone to genius: Google raises the bar with Pixel launch
Smartphone vendors have a tough job. They need to convince consumers that theirs is the best, bar none. Better than last year's model. Better than the competition. And not just incrementally better. Quantum leap better. Otherwise, who would want to upgrade? Read more.
The best and worst bits of the iPhone7 from an Android user
Until recently, I hadn't ever used an iPhone as my primary phone.
I use iOS every day on an iPad, and I play around with each new iPhone when it comes out, but having jumped into Android early my everyday phone for the last six years has either been made by Sony or LG (or Samsung, that one time). Read more.
Simon McCarthy
Simon McCarthy is a journalist working at the Newcastle Herald in NSW. He writes news and features, and produces video and multimedia, for the Herald and Herald Weekender magazine. He contributes regularly to the Newcastle Herald’s daily Topics column, and is the co-creator and producer of the Toohey’s News podcast. McCarthy has worked as a journalist in regional NSW since 2013. He joined the newsroom of the Newcastle Herald in 2017 from the Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he worked from 2015 to 2016.
Simon McCarthy is a journalist working at the Newcastle Herald in NSW. He writes news and features, and produces video and multimedia, for the Herald and Herald Weekender magazine. He contributes regularly to the Newcastle Herald’s daily Topics column, and is the co-creator and producer of the Toohey’s News podcast. McCarthy has worked as a journalist in regional NSW since 2013. He joined the newsroom of the Newcastle Herald in 2017 from the Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he worked from 2015 to 2016.
