Connecticut Senator Richard
Blumenthal wants to get to the bottom of the lithium-ion battery issue
in the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. Samsung stopped selling some 1.9 million
of the devices after the batteries in several of the Note 7s caught
fire, even when the phone was turned off.
Blumenthal’s questions go beyond the
specific battery Samsung uses and could extend to other smartphones and
other consumer electronic devices that employ lithium-ion batteries. The
Ranking Member of the Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection,
Product Safety, Insurance and Data Security tells the electronics
company in a letter
he wants to gather information to “identify what steps need to be taken
to ensure all electronic manufacturers can better guarantee the safety
of lithium-ion batteries that are so commonly used in consumer products
today.” Continue Reading
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