An Interest In:
Web News this Week
- April 26, 2024
- April 25, 2024
- April 24, 2024
- April 23, 2024
- April 22, 2024
- April 21, 2024
- April 20, 2024
December 6, 2011 02:23 pm EDT
Original Link: http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/06/samsung-skyrocket-gets-too-literal-lights-up-mans-pocket/
Samsung Skyrocket gets too literal, lights up man's pocket
We know, we know -- it could never happen to you, right? We imagine that's exactly what one gentleman thought before his two-week-old Samsung Galaxy S II I727 (Skyrocket) -- unlocked, we believe, given the Rogers SIM card -- decided to melt in his pocket. According to the XDA-Dev thread, the idling phone's owner suddenly heard a sound, followed by a burning sensation; smoke started bellowing out of his pocket and the phone, and the result is what you see in the images above and below. Fortunately, Samsung has responded to the situation, as reported by MobileSyrup:
Samsung takes all allegations involving product safety seriously. We invite the consumer to contact Samsung directly so that we can examine the phone to determine the cause of this incident.
Indeed, this has been a rather odd week for combustible handsets, as an iPhone 4S suffered a very similar fate on a Qantas flight. Is this the beginning of a global smartphone uprising?
Continue reading Samsung Skyrocket gets too literal, lights up man's pocket
Samsung Skyrocket gets too literal, lights up man's pocket originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | ||CommentsOriginal Link: http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/06/samsung-skyrocket-gets-too-literal-lights-up-mans-pocket/
Share this article:
Tweet
View Full Article
Engadget
Engadget is a web magazine with obsessive daily coverage of everything new in gadgets and consumer electronics. Engadget was launched in March of 2004 in partnership with the Weblogs, Inc. Network (WIMore About this Source Visit Engadget