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Re:Smoking smartphone sparks emergency evacuation of jet, tw... by Exmoor on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @10:40PM (#28297475)
My wife and kids were on this flight and I had the surreal experience of watching the evacuation from the side of the freeway as I waited for the text to come pick them up at baggage claim.
Re:Smoking smartphone sparks emergency evacuation of jet, tw... by southerntofu on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @08:44AM (#28300913)
Crazy idea: what if phone manufacturers stopped releasing 10 new phones every year each with crappy hardware and creepy firmware? What if instead they took time to release a decent, quality phone with standard specs, easy maintenance and widely-available spare parts?

Oh yes, they'd make way less profits.

Re:Smoking smartphone sparks emergency evacuation of jet, tw... by notjulianjaynes on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @10:49PM (#28297522)
>The errant mobe was also stuffed in a bag to curb its compact conflagration.

Seems like the author had fun writing this one.

Re:Smoking smartphone sparks emergency evacuation of jet, tw... by wingineer on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @09:28PM (#28297122)
What kind of phone was it?
Re:Smoking smartphone sparks emergency evacuation of jet, tw... by Exmoor on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @10:40PM (#28297479)
The Verge reported it was a Samsung A21.
Re:Smoking smartphone sparks emergency evacuation of jet, tw... by stakkur on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @09:44PM (#28297211)
Probably a Hooli phone.