Samsung to brick remaining Galaxy Note7s through software update

PC World
Dec 9, 2016, 1:07 pm93 pts
The days are numbered for the last remaining Galaxy Note7 holdouts. In an effort to safeguard any devices that are still in circulation, Samsung announced it will be pushing out a software update that will prevent charging, effectively bricking the beleaguered handset. In a press release, Samsung said that…

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