26.10.2013 09:20 Uhr, Quelle: Macworld UK

Android Roundup: Samsung takes its medicine in astroturfing, defective phone flap

Samsung made a lot of headlines this week, though probably not for the reasons it would like.The South Korean company got roundly chewed out by Chinese state media over an apparent manufacturing oversight that saw defective memory make it into Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note 2 smartphones sold in that country. What's more, the China Central Television report said, Samsung failed to live up to warranty promises and provided bad customer service. Good thing China's not a big market or anything.[MORE TECH WOBBLES:Why is the Obamacare Healthcare.gov website so sick?Responding quickly, Samsung said in a statement that it would honor warranties for an additional year, reimburse customers who had to pay for repairs, and offer free service for others. A report from Bloomberg says that Apple, Starbucks, Volkswagen and Danone are also foreign-based companies that have been raked over the c

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