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Another one bites the dust - Galaxy S7 Edge now..

[I can't get enough of all this! What about you? It seems that no matter what product you have you cannot escape the possibility of having it explode on you. Now its the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge as well as the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 that is prone to exploding. Of course once it explodes you are without your ability to use Samsung Pay and all those sexy Apps that make your payments for you. Why, oh why, would you chose to use your phone for these functions? Just use your credit cards.
You've already taken enough risk by selecting these products as simple communication systems, without loading all that personal data on it, and without limiting your ability to pay for anything by using it as a substitute for credit cards. Surely you can see that this sexy technology leaves too much to chance and provides too much risk of losing that data and the ability to use it as desired. People do not even look at the screen these days when they tap'n'go - they just tap'n'go when the POS machine is offered to them, or they hand over their credit card to the person at the counter so he/she can swipe or insert it. They don't care about the risk to their hard-earned money, and think they can transfer the risk to the bank. That will not last long will it?? You all know how long banks can remain reasonable about these things. I never hand over my card to anyone these days as there is too much risk of having someone skimming data, let alone all those other phishing problems that can attack phones and steal data. We should have more personal responsibility for securing our data and our funds.]

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge goes bang!

Samsung has an exploding phone problem, and it isn't just the Galaxy Note7.

So claims a California man in a lawsuit filed in federal court in New Jersey last week. Daniel Ramirez says a Galaxy S7 Edge badly burned his right leg when it burst into flames in late May.

Ramirez, who was working a construction job in Akron, Ohio, says he "heard a whistling and screeching sound and noticed his (right-front) pocket vibrating and moving around, as well as thick smoke ascending from his pocket," according to the 19-page suit. Ramirez said he suffered second- and third-degree burns to his right upper leg and right thumb and index finger when the handset ignited his pants and "melted" them to his leg.

Ramirez is seeking more than $US15,000 ($20,000) in compensatory and punitive damages.

It's unclear what caused the handset to ignite but it could be related to the phone's battery, the root of problems with the Galaxy Note7, says Michael Morgan, a Florida lawyer representing Ramirez. Morgan said he was aware of a similar case involving another Samsung phone.

In an email statement, a Samsung spokesperson said, "Recent reports suggesting Samsung's battery issue goes beyond the Galaxy Note7 are not true. The battery cell issue announced earlier this month is isolated to one battery manufacturer for one specific phone model."

While Samsung acknowledged "extremely rare cases" of overheating in other devices, they were caused by "external circumstances" and not related to product quality, the company said.

Two British tabloids this week reported an S7 exploded in a teacher's hands in a cafe in England.

The Sun, which reported the incident, quoted a Samsung spokesman as saying, "There are no known safety issues with Galaxy S7 devices. This issue is currently being investigated and our customer services team is in contact with the customer regarding the matter."

The South Korean electronics giant is entangled in a major recall of the Note7, a critical and commercial success that has been dogged by a combustible battery when charged. That device, released in August, quickly sold more than 2.5 million units.

While some in the mobile technology industry praised Samsung for its quick action in announcing a recall once it had identified a problem with the Note7's battery, the process has been less than smooth. In the US, for example, Samsung apparently did not co-ordinate the recall with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which made for confusing consumer messaging.

Samsung has sold tens of millions of the Galaxy S7 and the slightly bigger S7 Edge phones since they debuted in March, fuelling a surge that helped make the company the world's biggest seller of smartphones.