SMART TECHNOLOGY
Samsung ready to relaunch its recalled Galaxy Note 7 smartphone
Seoul — Samsung Electronics said on Sunday it would start selling a refurbished version of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone this week after an embarrassing recall over exploding batteries rocked the tech giant last year. The recall of millions of Galaxy Note 7 devices cost the world’s largest smartphone maker billions of dollars in lost profits and hammered the [Korean firm’s global reputation. The refurbished devices, made of recalled, unsealed Note 7 handsets and unused components, came with new batteries, Samsung said. About 3-million Galaxy Note 7 handsets were returned to the firm in 2016, but campaign groups including Greenpeace have expressed concern that discarding the phones could harm the environment. "The latest launch of the Galaxy Note FE has a significant meaning as an environment-friendly project that minimised the waste of resources," Samsung said. The recall — the largest by the South Korean tech giant — was deeply embarrassing for Samsung, but it has just launched a ne...
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