Samsung Heir Arrested

South Korean prosecutors have requested an arrest warrant for Samsung heir Jay Y. Lee on suspicion of stock price manipulation and audit rule violations https://t.co/cPrESeqaSn pic.twitter.com/VKwPLkp9xj

— Reuters (@Reuters) June 4, 2020

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Samsung Buries Its Corporate Head in The Sand

Five top Samsung execs, including the boss, have just been indicted; major shake-up announced. Yet this is what Samsung is sending out pic.twitter.com/CWfePDseAS

— Anna Fifield (@annafifield) February 28, 2017

Samsung Confirms Dual Battery Fault

At a press conference today, Samsung officials said exhaustive tests on tens of thousands of devices and batteries had ruled out any problems with the device’s hardware or software.

Samsung confirmed what everyone knew, namely that it was a battery fault. Internal and independent investigations had “concluded that batteries were found to be the cause of the Note 7 incidents”.

In the case of the original battery, the casing was too small, causing it to short-circuit and ignite. It was replaced with a battery that had a different manufacturing defect but led to the same result.

Koh Dong-jin, the head of Samsung’s mobile business, is quoted by the Guardian:

“We sincerely apologise for the discomfort and concern we have caused to our customers.”

The company said there would be no fire risk involving future devices.

Meanwhile the heir to the Samsung throne, Lee Jae-yong, faces the prospect of arrest as prosecutors have accused him of making bribes worth millions of pounds to a close friend of South Korea’s president.

Samsung Identifies Cause of Galaxy Note 7 Fires

Reuters reports that a Samsung Electronics investigation into what caused some Galaxy Note 7 smartphones to catch fire has concluded that the battery was the main reason.

This of course comes as no surprise to anyone, as it has been assumed to be the issue from the very first reports of fires. However, notwithstanding that, Samsung will announce the results of their investigations on 23 January, one day before their fourth quarter results. 

However, it seems that Samsung may have other things to worry about:

South Korea Prosecutor Seeks Arrest of Samsung Chief for Bribery https://t.co/cHmg0fQQCu

— Dr. Mark P. Barry (@DrMarkPBarry) January 16, 2017

Samsung In Meltdown Over Exploding Phones

I fell asleep on my Samsung Note pic.twitter.com/Ljc34N4sqE

— RANsquawk (@RANsquawk) October 11, 2016

Samsung can't catch a break with the Galaxy Note 7.

Samsung recalled 2.5 million phones in September after complaints of exploding batteries, and later insisted that all replaced devices were safe.

However, there are now reports that even those phones were catching fire.

Samsung has urged owners of the Galaxy Note 7 to turn off the phone while it investigates new reports of the device catching fire.

The firm also said it would stop all sales of the phone.

The key issue here is not the fact that the phones seem to have a serious technical flaw, but that Samsung dragged its heels wrt denials actions taken when problems were first reported.

It's the lie that gets you!

Samsung's Self Immolating Galaxy Smartphones

Samsung issues Galaxy smartphone recall after at least 35 devices burst into flames https://t.co/pvueAHytG6 pic.twitter.com/eeEWVUcp3Q

— The Daily Telegraph (@dailytelegraph) September 2, 2016