Verizon will finally kill the Galaxy Note 7... after the holidays

The Samsung Galaxy Note 7's death throes will continue into 2017 — but the end is in sight. 

Verizon has announced that Jan. 5 will be that last day it will support the Note 7 on its network, which will effectively kill off the phone in the U.S.  

Last week, Samsung announced a long-awaited software update to finally disable the few Note 7s still out in circulation in the United States. The update was primed for a Dec. 19 release date to give device owners even more time to exchange their explosive devices, but there was some unexpected pushback. Read more...