Showing posts with label fire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fire. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Samsung Galaxy S4 catches fire while charging overnight
A Samsung Galaxy S4 has reportedly burst into flames whilst set to charge, an incident that rises potential safety concerns around the Android 4.2.2 handset.
Something of an isolated incident more than a widespread issue, a Samsung Galaxy S4 owner based in Abu Dhabi has claimed that her iPhone 5 and HTC One rivalling handset caught fire without warning whilst plugged in to charge overnight.
“I cannot explain to you my extreme frustration, disappointment and extreme fear when I found my brand new Samsung Galaxy S4 burning at the charger connection to the phone,” phone owner Sarah Shurrub said in a correspondence to Samsung following the incident.
Describing the incident which took place late last month, less than a month after the S4 in question had been purchased, Shurrub added: “The phone was found burning, while charging. It’s only thanks to God that I woke up in the middle of the night and controlled the burning before it could cause damage to my home and family.”
Not quite a case of negligence on the owner’s part, the dangerous S4 had reportedly only been charging for a matter of hours when it combusted. “I woke up in the middle of the night to [attend to] my toddler, and it was about 2am at night. I think it was charging for about 3 hours by then,” the phone’s owner said.
While it is unclear as to the cause of the S4 started fire, Shurrub has suggested that Samsung has looked to amend the issue with the promise of free phones.
“It was agreed that they would replace [my burnt Galaxy S4] with a new phone, the flip cover that got burnt and as compensation, they will give me another brand new Samsung S4, though they don’t have a compensation policy and this is purely as an exception,” she wrote.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 is one of the most popular smartphones on the market right now, with more than 20 million units of the 1.9GHz quad-core brimmed device shipping globally during the phones first two months on sale.
It runs a 13-megapixel rear-mounted camera and pairs a raft of premium hardware features with a collection of innovative software additions, including the eye-tracking Smart Pause and Smart Scroll.
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Something of an isolated incident more than a widespread issue, a Samsung Galaxy S4 owner based in Abu Dhabi has claimed that her iPhone 5 and HTC One rivalling handset caught fire without warning whilst plugged in to charge overnight.
“I cannot explain to you my extreme frustration, disappointment and extreme fear when I found my brand new Samsung Galaxy S4 burning at the charger connection to the phone,” phone owner Sarah Shurrub said in a correspondence to Samsung following the incident.
Describing the incident which took place late last month, less than a month after the S4 in question had been purchased, Shurrub added: “The phone was found burning, while charging. It’s only thanks to God that I woke up in the middle of the night and controlled the burning before it could cause damage to my home and family.”
Not quite a case of negligence on the owner’s part, the dangerous S4 had reportedly only been charging for a matter of hours when it combusted. “I woke up in the middle of the night to [attend to] my toddler, and it was about 2am at night. I think it was charging for about 3 hours by then,” the phone’s owner said.
While it is unclear as to the cause of the S4 started fire, Shurrub has suggested that Samsung has looked to amend the issue with the promise of free phones.
“It was agreed that they would replace [my burnt Galaxy S4] with a new phone, the flip cover that got burnt and as compensation, they will give me another brand new Samsung S4, though they don’t have a compensation policy and this is purely as an exception,” she wrote.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 is one of the most popular smartphones on the market right now, with more than 20 million units of the 1.9GHz quad-core brimmed device shipping globally during the phones first two months on sale.
It runs a 13-megapixel rear-mounted camera and pairs a raft of premium hardware features with a collection of innovative software additions, including the eye-tracking Smart Pause and Smart Scroll.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Twitters Vine video app arrives on Amazon Kindle Fire tablets
Twitters Vine video app has graduated to a new platform this weekend and is now available to download from the Amazon app store for Kindle Fire tablets.
The app, which allows users to create and upload short, 6-second video clips, had only been available on Apples iPhone or Android smartphones.
Vines arrival on Kindle Fire is the first time the app has been optimised specifically for a tablet device.
The decision to launch on the Kindle Fire is somewhat surprising considering the questionable quality of the devices front-facing camera and the lack of any rear-facing camera.
Theres also no Vine app for Windows Phone and BlackBerry 10 at this time.
Vines expansion comes following new competition from Facebook-owned Instagram, which rolled out its own short video feature earlier this month.
Reports this week had suggested uploads to Vine had taken a hit as a result of Instagrams encroachment on its reason for being.
To combat the new rival, Twitter updated the Vine Android app earlier this week to include support for the front-facing camera, bringing it in line with the iOS app.
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The app, which allows users to create and upload short, 6-second video clips, had only been available on Apples iPhone or Android smartphones.
Vines arrival on Kindle Fire is the first time the app has been optimised specifically for a tablet device.
The decision to launch on the Kindle Fire is somewhat surprising considering the questionable quality of the devices front-facing camera and the lack of any rear-facing camera.
Theres also no Vine app for Windows Phone and BlackBerry 10 at this time.
Instagram attacks
Vines expansion comes following new competition from Facebook-owned Instagram, which rolled out its own short video feature earlier this month.
Reports this week had suggested uploads to Vine had taken a hit as a result of Instagrams encroachment on its reason for being.
To combat the new rival, Twitter updated the Vine Android app earlier this week to include support for the front-facing camera, bringing it in line with the iOS app.
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