Samsung Electronics Australia has been ordered by the Federal Court to pay $14 million in penalties after it admitted misleading consumers about the suitability of various Samsung Galaxy phones to be submerged in pool or sea water.
The Taiwanese memory manufacturer has released a variety of 'memory sticks' in various sizes up to 1TB with more to come.
Samsung has been taken to court by the competition regulator, the ACCC, over allegations it made false, misleading and deceptive representations in advertising the water resistance of various Galaxy-branded mobile phones.
IFIXIT sent a team to Japan to bring readers early teardowns of the new Apple iPhone 7, 7 Plus and Watch 2. In particular, the water resistance is being put to the test via a YouTube live stream.
Samsung’s Note7 smartphone has launched and comes to market in just under three weeks and likely four to six weeks ahead of the iPhone 7’s launch.