Samsung reveals when it’ll start exchanging recalled Galaxy Note 7s in the UK

UK + Irish Galaxy Note 7 owners can begin exchanging their devices from September 19

Update: We’ve added Samsung’s statement on new Note 7 sales below.

Following last week’s announcement of a global recall of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 handsets after battery fires and explosions in a handful of units, the manufacturer has given more details on how the recall program will work in the UK and Ireland.

Samsung halted the rollout of the Note 7 in the UK before the Sept. 2 street date, meaning only a handful of pre-order customers will have received units. Nevertheless, those phones still need to be rounded up and replaced.

As in other countries, Samsung is working with carriers and retail partners to exchange Note 7s that may have battery issues with new, safe units.

“For UK customers who have Galaxy Note7 devices, Samsung in collaboration with its partners and operators, will voluntarily replace their current device with a new one.

“UK customers who have Galaxy Note7 devices will be contacted by the provider or operator from which they purchased the product in order to arrange their device exchange. The exchange of units will begin from 19 September 2016.”

September 19 is the start date for the first replacement Galaxy Note 7s arriving, and Samsung says this will be its main priority before recommencing sales of new handsets. A Samsung spokesperson told AC: “Our first priority is to support current Note7 owners who are participating in the Product Exchange Program. We will confirm new in store dates shortly.”

So there’s still a fighting chance Samsung could get the Note 7 on European store shelves ahead of Apple’s iPhone 7, but the exact timing remains uncertain.

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Google’s September security update has three patch levels

Google has broken the security patches down even further to make it easier for manufacturers.

For more than a year now, Google has been addressing security on Android through monthly updates. These updates are provided to Google’s partners 30 days before being released to Nexus, Pixel, and Android One hardware in hopes that all of Android can be more secure every month. Despite these efforts, many Android phones still lack regular security updates. September 6th marks not only a new month for Google’s security patch program, but a new step in further simplifying the security patch so more phones and tablets can remain up to date.

September’s security patch levels will look like this:

• 2016-09-01 — patches for a pair of Critical remote code execution vulnerabilities, many serious Elevation of Privilege vulnerabilities, several Information Disclosure vulnerabilities, and a pair of Denial of Service vulnerabilities all within Android itself.
• 2016-09-05 — Everything in the 2016-09-01 patch, as well as patches for several kernel related Elevation of Privilege vulnerabilities, many Qualcomm driver-related vulnerabilities, and Elevation of privilege vulnerabilities found in other third-party drivers.
• 2016-09-06 — Everything in the 2016-09-01 and 2016-09-05 patches, as well as a fix for a Critical Elevation of Privilege vulnerability in the kernel shared memory subsystem and a fix for a vulnerability in a Qualcomm networking component.

Obviously the September 6th patch level will make your phone or tablet the most secure, but breaking up the patches into specific categories like this makes it easier for many manufacturers to release something. Google’s report reminds everyone that there have been no reported cases of active exploits using any of the vulnerabilities fixed in these patches, but these are all still incredibly important additions to Android itself and should be installed as soon as possible. If you have a Nexus, Pixel, Android One, or BlackBerry Android phone you’ll see this update arrive shortly through and Over the Air update. If you’d prefer to install that update on a Nexus right now, you can find the images on Google’s Developer Site.

For every other manufacturer, we’ll have to wait and see which patch level is offered in their update!

Woman who received world’s first face transplant dies at 49

Isabelle Dinoire, the first person in the world to undergo a face transplant, died at the age of 49 in Amiens, France, of complications following her groundbreaking surgery. In May 2005, Dinoire was mauled by her labrador while she was sleeping and in December of that same year, she received a partial face transplant of the chin, mouth and nose. The procedure left her with the ability to eat, speak and smile normally, and surgeons labeled it a success, though her body never fully accepted the new tissue.

Dinoire fell ill last winter after her body rejected a new skin graft, leaving her with limited function in her lips. The immunosuppressants and other treatments that Dinoire routinely received took their toll over the years, and she recently developed two different cancers.

Dinoire died on April 22, 2016, though the hospital in Amiens only announced her passing today. Officials have not offered a reason for the delayed announcement.

Dinoire’s surgery opened the doors for subsequent face transplants around the world, including two full-face procedures in the United States. Surgeons at Cleveland Clinic recently attempted the nation’s first uterus transplant, though that failed after two weeks. In May, surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital successfully completed the first penis transplant in the US.

Via: Gizmodo

Source: The Local