Six types of AmazonBasics Portable Power Banks under recall affecting 260,000 units

Power packs of varying capacities are included in this recall, voluntarily forwarded by Amazon to the CPSC. Click through to see if yours is at risk of malfunctioning.

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Barnes & Noble issues voluntary recall of dangerous Nook Tablet 7 chargers

While there's no reason to fear or try to return your ultra-low-cost new Nook Tablet 7, Barnes & Noble admits its power adapter can be dangerous.

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CPSC announces ‘expanded’ Galaxy Note 7 recall, and yes, even units bought used will be exchanged

Much like Samsung’s own internal investigators, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is yet to conclude its latest probe of the Galaxy Note 7 on the heels of a highly publicized new fire that went down on a grounded

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CPSC seizes Galaxy Note 7 ruins through subpoena — everyone else gets a box

The Galaxy Note 7 continues its exit from the public eye as carriers have now begun taking in units that were recalled over its now infamous battery explosion reports and newer ...

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CPSC looking into Note 7 airplane incident, Royal Mail still won’t take it

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is now investigating a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 that overheated and started smoking inside a Southwest Airlines plane yesterday in Louisville, Kentucky.“CPSC is moving expeditiously to investigate this incident,” said Commission Chairman Elliot Kaye in an emailed statement to The Verge. “Agency staff has already reached out to the FAA and Samsung to gather the facts about the incident.”The statement goes on to ...

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CPSC may expand its recall focus to other Samsung battery explosions

The Galaxy Note 7 has been recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission for an endemic and potentially explosive battery quality assurance issue. But you can’t just blame the media for having the CPSC look into cases of other exploding Galaxy phones, too.Other Samsung phones which have also had their batteries exploded recently include what’s been reported first as

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