Samsung Probes "Exploding" Galaxy S III Handphone

[Wildfire]

22 June 2012 | Seoul | Reuters

Samsung Electronics Co said it was investigating reports that one of its flagship Galaxy S III
smartphones exploded in a user's car in Ireland.

Samsung launched the phone, the strongest rival for Apple's iPhone, in Europe on May 29 and
in
]the United States on Thursday. It plans to roll out the device in Samsung's lucrative home
market in South Korea on Monday.

A Dublin-based consumer posted comments and photos on a website on Wednesday, saying
his Galaxy phone exploded while mounted on his car dashboard.

A spokeswoman said on Friday the company was still looking into the matter.

Heat issues have been reported with other devices. In March, influential consumer watchdog
Consumer Reports said Apple's latest iPad tablet threw off a lot more heat than the previous
version, lending weight to complaints on Internet forums that the device could get uncomfortably
warm after heavy use.

<a href="http://s1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj559/365Wildfire/?action=view&amp;current=bcaf2fb5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj559/365Wildfire/bcaf2fb5.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
<a href="http://s1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj559/365Wildfire/?action=view&amp;current=3170ad03.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj559/365Wildfire/3170ad03.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><a href="http://s1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj559/365Wildfire/?action=view&amp;current=8b24575d.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj559/365Wildfire/8b24575d.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

 

[red amoeba]

Fuck i am placing sandbags around my s3

 

[Wildfire]

By Richard Lawler posted Jul 6th 2012 11:36PM | Engadget

Samsung finds exploding Galaxy S III was due to 'external source', owner says it was a 'mistake'

Remember the melted Samsung Galaxy S III that surfaced in an Irish forum a few weeks ago?
Samsung said they were looking into it and, along with a third party investigation, have decided it
occurred as a result of "external energy" being applied to the device, not anything from within
the phone itself.

The damage is apparently consistent with the phone going in the microwave. The original poster
dillo2k10 has posted an update on Boards.ie, indicating it was a mistake by someone else in an attempt
to recover the phone after it got wet.

The Samsung Tomorrow post linked cites a report from Fire Investigations UK finding that the phone
itself was not responsible for generating the heat that caused the damage, so GSIII owners (and the
pockets of their skinny jeans) should be able to breathe easier.