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Samsung now setting up Galaxy Note 7 exchange booths in airports around the world

It’s the story that never ends. Samsung has set up Galaxy Note 7 exchange booths in airports around the world, apparently in an effort to stop customers taking the dangerous device onto flights at the last minute. The first of these new “customer service points” appear to have been introduced in South Korean airports, but […]

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Wireless handset unlocking becomes illegal in U.S. without carrier permission

Well, here’s the thing that’ll drive you nuts today. Per Electronista and TechCrunch, phone unlocking without carrier permission is now illegal in the United States. A 90-day transition period, permitting the practice after an exemption added to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act was reversed in October, has now run out. The expiration of the exemption […]