user: IN: Samsung officially recalls Galaxy Note7 over exploding batteries
It's official: Samsung's finally recalling its Galaxy Note7.

The recall comes a week after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced the Korean electronics giant was working with it on an official recall and advised Note7 owners to turn their devices off and stop charging them.

The recall affects phones sold prior to Sept. 15. The CPSC is advising Note7 owners to locate their device's IMEI number on the back of the phone or packaging and enter it online in Samsung's IMEI checker.

The CPSC recommends Note7 owners "contact the wireless carrier, retail outlet or Samsung.com where you purchased your device to receive free of charge a new Galaxy Note7 with a different battery, a refund or a new replacement device. Go to www.samsung.com for more details."

"Samsung has received 92 reports of the batteries overheating in the U.S., including 26 reports of burns and 55 reports of property damage, including fires in cars and a garage," states the CPSC.

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FILE - In this July 28, 2016, file photo, a screen magnification feature of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is demonstrated, in New York. U.S. regulators issued an official recall of Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 phone on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, because of a risk of fire. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

FILE - In this July 28, 2016, file photo, the Galaxy Note 7, foreground, is displayed in New York. In a statement issued Friday, Sept. 9, 2016, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said owners of the Galaxy Note 7 smartphones should turn them off and stop using them because of the risk that their batteries can explode. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

In this July 28, 2016, photo, a color blending feature of the Galaxy Note 7 is demonstrated in New York. Samsung releases an update to its jumbo smartphone and virtual-reality headset, mostly with enhancements rather than anything revolutionary during a preview of Samsung products. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphones are displayed at a Samsung showroom in Seoul on September 2, 2016. Samsung will suspend sales of its latest high-end smartphone Galaxy Note 7 after reports of exploding batteries, its mobile chief said on September 2. / AFP / JUNG YEON-JE (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images)

The home screen on a Samsung Electronics Co. Galaxy Note7 smartphone is displayed during a demonstration in London, U.K., on Friday, July 29, 2016. The South Korean company announced the latest iteration of its large-screen smartphone with the 5.7-inch Note 7 that can be unlocked with an iris-scanning camera. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images

D.J. Koh, president of mobile communications business at Samsung Electronics, speaks during a showcase to mark the domestic launch of the Samsung Galaxy Note7 in Seoul on August 11, 2016. The Note7 will be available starting August 19, with a price of 988,900 won (897 USD) in South Korea. / AFP / JUNG YEON-JE (Photo credit should read JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images)

Tim Baxter, president of Samsung Electronics America, also urged Note7 users to turn them off and exchange them through its replacement program. "New Note7 replacement devices will be issued to exchange program participants upon completion of the CPSC process. In the interim, consumers can return their Note7 for another device," Baxter said in an emailed statement.

The source of the explosions appears to be faulty batteries produced by Samsung's SDI battery division. While investigations are still ongoing, Samsung UK wrote: "Based on our investigation, we learned that there was an issue with the battery cell. An overheating of the battery cell occurred when the anode-to-cathode came into contact which is a very rare manufacturing process error."

It's believed only Note7 phones, which made up about 70 percent of up to 2.5 million phones shipped worldwide before Samsung halted production, had faulty batteries produced by Samsung SDI.

Note7 phones shipped to China appeared to be unaffected since they contained batteries made by the country's Amperex Technology Limited. However, Reuters reported on Wednesday Samsung's recalling 1,858 Note7 phones in China. Samsung hasn't publicly laid out plans for the limited China recall. China's civil aviation authority has banned using, charging and storing the phones in checked-in baggage on flights.

The severity of the defective Note7 batteries has heightened since Samsung created a Note7 replacement program following 35 reports of phones inexplicably combusting.

One Florida man's Jeep was reportedly destroyed after his Note7 exploded and engulfed his vehicle in flames. Earlier this week, a 6-year-old was injured from a Note7.

Meanwhile, Canada has reportedly recalled about 22,000 Note7 phones that were sold between Aug. 19 and Sept. 1.

The explosive Note7 has prompted the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and various other public transportation systems such as New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to issue official warnings against using the Note7.

In South Korea, Samsung plans to release a software update that'll limit Note7 charging to 60 percent, preventing them from overcharging and overheating, and potentially exploding. The software update is a preventative measure for existing Note7 owners who have not replaced their defective devices.

It's unclear if the software update will be released for Note7 devices outside of South Korea. A U.S. Samsung representative told Mashable the company couldn't comment on future plans (presumably as it figures out an official recall protocol with the CPSC) and that it's only encouraging Note7 users to power their devices down and exchange them or receive a loaner phone.

Mashable has created a resource on how to exchange your Note7 in the U.S., which can be found here.

The Note7 disaster has caused Samsung's stock to plunge with losses as much as $14.3 billion since the unofficial recalls and exchange programs according to MarketWatch.
What is a short summary of the above article?

OUT: It's official: Samsung's finally recalling its Galaxy Note7.


IN: Cops called after Airbnb customers were mistaken for robbers
An Airbnb customer might not be writing the most rave review about his latest stay.

Cops were called to a local residence in Atlanta this weekend after a neighbor reported a burglary. When police arrived, they discovered that the two men accused of being robbers were actually just renting the Decatur-area through Airbnb, according to

The renter was D.C.-based rapper Stefan Grant, aka

. He and four other guests were renting the property while attending the

Grant documented the entire experience on social media.

The rapper and his friends were getting cozy in their abode when two officers arrived at the home.

"My boy Xali was out on the deck chilling, and then I heard him be like, 'Yo come to the back!'" Grant told

The 23-year-old said in a video tweet that the cops arrived because neighbors thought they were robbing the house, but the cops were "pretty cool."

Grant then snapped a selfie of his law enforcing friends and himself. The picture went viral after he posted it on social media.

Grant told Slate that the entire incident was "unexpected."

In another video posted to Twitter, Grant meets another neighbor checking in on the house who walked through the door without asking.

The rapper later met the neighbor who called the cops on the renters, who apologized. The neighbor explained that there had been a string of robberies in the neighborhood. She didn't realize that the home was being used for Airbnb and called the cops when she couldn't get in contact with the homeowner.

But Grant took the entire experience in stride. The D.C. resident told

that he tries to "smile and laugh at everything."
What is a short summary of the above article?

OUT:

assistant: The renter was a rapper known as STEFisDOPE, who live tweeted the entire experience.