Australian airlines ban in-flight Galaxy Note 7 use, but it’s not as bad as you think

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

While the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is apparently still “working on guidance” related to Galaxy Note 7 fire hazards, exploring the possibility of prohibiting travelers from boarding US planes with the phone on them or even in carry-on and checked baggage, three Australian airlines have taken it upon themselves to nip the danger in the bud.But at least for the time being, Qantas and ...

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Explosive Galaxy Note 7 could soon be banned from US planes

Posted on by Adrian Diaconescu

Many of today’s smartphones are already large and heavy enough to be used as weapons by an especially ingenious and malicious person, with their metal and glass parts capable of causing some damage in the wrong hands, but a robust mobile device that can also randomly go boom with little warning?You absolutely don’t want that near a few hundred unsuspecting passengers of a plane flying at a 40,000 feet altitude for several hours, constantly wondering whether there’s any way to comprehensively ...

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