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• Samsung's leading official sentenced to jail

  January 18, 2021 8:29 AM

  A leading Samsung official will be behind bars for two and a half years, leaving many to wonder who will take the helm in guiding the billion-dollar company into 2021 and beyond. According to CNN , the tech company's vice chairman, Lee Jae-yong, was sentenced to two and a... more »

• Armed robber steals smartphones from Prairieville phone store

  October 12, 2016 3:13 PM

  PRAIRIEVILLE – Deputies in Ascension Parish are investigating an armed robbery at a Verizon Wireless Store last week. Investigators say the crime happened on Oct. 3 around 7:39 p.m. at the Verizon Wireless Store on Airline Highway. An unknown black man, armed with a handgun, entered the store and... more »

• Samsung temporarily halts production of Galaxy Note 7 amid replacement phone concerns

  October 10, 2016 11:00 AM

  Samsung is temporarily halting its production of Galaxy Note 7 smart phones as fears spread that even replacement versions of the phone can burst into flames. Production of the phones has been temporarily suspended, according to the company. "We are temporarily adjusting the Galaxy Note7 production schedule in... more »

• Federal safety commission: Stop using the Galaxy Note 7

  September 9, 2016 5:57 PM

  WASHINGTON – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is urging all Samsung Galaxy Note 7 owners to turn off the smartphone and stop charging the device. The warning comes one day after the FAA warned Note 7 users to turn off their phone while traveling on airplanes. The... more »

• Samsung recalls Galaxy Note 7 after reports of battery fires; company offering exchange program

  September 2, 2016 12:25 PM

  Samsung is suspending the sales of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone after reports of the gadget's battery catching fire or exploding while charging. The South Korean electronics company released the Note 7 two weeks ago in the U.S. and South Korea. According to the company there have been 35... more »

• EBRSO looking for phone store looter

  August 19, 2016 1:57 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Deputies are looking for a man who they say shattered the front door of a Baton Rouge phone store and looted four display phones Thursday night. According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, the looting happened at 11:12 p.m. Thursday at the Metro PCS store... more »