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Samsung Recalls Samsung GalaxyNote 7 Over The Fear Of Explosion

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Get ready to say goodbye to your Galaxy Note 7, as in a recent development Samsung has issued a recall because of reports of explosions! Okay, it is not a blowing-up-the-petrol-station kind of explosion, but it can still cause a fire depending on where your phone was when it happened. So you shouldn’t expect a smouldering crater in your den or a blown up car as you read this article, but you should still be careful using it, in case you still think you can handle the risk. Apparently, Samsung is not recalling every single Galaxy Note 7 shipped. The Chinese version of the phones is not to be recalled as yet because they were sent with a different battery and haven’t reported any problems. Below is the video which allegedly initially prompted Samsung to recall their phones: Watch Video But Samsung’s woes are not alleviated in any way, as most of the shipments were in fact made outside China. There is no official estimate on the number of recalls, but it’s believed to be in the millions.

New IPhone 7 Features

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Apple has just released the new iPhone 7 at an event in San Fransisco. The IPhone 7 has some new features which include the followings. It is water-resistant (IP67), like several Samsung and Sony phones (IP68). The iPhone 7 has the same 12-megapixel camera, but adds a larger sensor and optical image stabilization keeps images steadier than before. It has a 7-megapixel front-facing camera, up from 5-megapixels on the iPhone 6S, and auto-image stabilization like the back camera. The iPhone 7 has now got a second speaker, giving it stereo sound capability. One is at the bottom, the other at the top. Twice the volume as the 6S, with increased dynamic range. It  now has  an even greater battery capacity for enhanced talk times. Infact, iPhone 7 and 7 Plus have the longest battery life ever on an iPhone. The iPhone 7 plus comes with two cameras, one being a wide angle camera and the other one being telephoto. The telephoto camera has got physical zoom capability. There’s also a new photo sty