Galaxy S III burst after drying in a microwave oven

The incident with the flagship phone Samsung, Galaxy S III, which caught fire in the car a resident of Ireland , was a curious sequel. The study showed traces of fire gadget only on the body, while the test electronic components showed no abnormalities.

 

Samsung experts believe that the fire was the fault of the owner of a smartphone. According to one version to the company, Galaxy S III could be dried in a microwave oven that runs on the same frequency as the interface Bluetooth. Thus, this module is overheated phone, and then quietly began to smolder, which is what the owner did not notice it. Continued use of the smartphone and led to his fire.

In the words of the same user, there are no objective reasons for the Galaxy S III fire, he does not remember. Communicator Samsung just suddenly turn on a white flame and sparkled, there was even something like a small explosion. The fire has burnt melted plastic and a small but significant part of the housing. At the same Galaxy S III continued to work, even though signal strength he had not "seen." Anyway, then it became impossible to use, in addition to his own body, the smartphone also damaged plastic in the car.

Samsung has announced the official results of the audit after the work completed by independent experts.

Apple wants to update the new iPad before the end of summer

According to industry publication DigiTimes, Apple is preparing to launch an updated iPad tablet with a third-generation 9.7-inch display. New product will be released before the end of summer and will receive a new display of the company IGZO Sharp and high-capacity battery.

 

Such uncharacteristic step for Apple - update release for the new product during the year - a source of pre-history explains the appearance of iPad 3G. The company originally planned to use the new tablet technology owned by Sharp IGZO, able to reduce the power consumption of the LCD. But to the scheduled start of the Sharp sales failed to deliver the required volume of components, and Apple went to a forced compromise: a marker of a new building iPad, than its predecessor.

At present, 60-70% of panels produced for the iPad Samsung. The rest is released LG Display and Sharp. After Sharp received investment from Foxconn, the share of Japanese companies in total sales volume displays will increase to 50%. As a result, the manufacturer will be able to provide sufficient supplies, and Apple will return to the original plan.

It should be noted that after entering the market of the new iPad, its predecessor, iPad 2, remained in the ranks, and Apple sold at a discounted price of $ 399. However, the company updated the tablet , in particular, has used an improved chip A5, created on 32-nanometer process technology. The new iPad 2 was run on 15.8% longer than when surfing the Internet, by 29% when playing graphically intensive games, and 18% when watching videos.

It is assumed that the new third-generation iPad will get a more sophisticated silhouette, enhanced Retina-IGZO display and increased battery life.