Samsung engineers unable to replicate smoking and catching fire of Galaxy Note 7 smartphones

The former director of the Center for Advanced Batteries at the Korea Electronics Technology Institute, has said “I think there was nothing wrong with them (batteries) or that they were not the main problem.” Although Samsung has stopped the manufacture of its Galaxy Note 7, the more important question of how and why the phones…

Germany calls for speeding up adoption of zero-emission powered vehicles

Zero emission or hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicles, could be the norm in the European Union. Not content with just financial incentives to wean consumers off gas guzzling automobiles, Germany plans to usher in a new age of pollution-free cars. Germany’s Bundesrat has passed a resolution calling for a ban on new internal combustion engine cars…

Samsung’s expects rise of 5.6% in quarterly earnings despite the Note 7’s recall

More than 50% of its profits are derived from its chip and OLED manufacturing business. Despite the $1.8 billion Samsung has spent on recalling and replacing 2.5 million Galaxy Note 7s, the South Korean electronic giant has reported that it still expects a 5.6% increase in operating profit for the third quarter. Samsung’s profits are…