Samsung extends warranties of failing Galaxy devices after Chinese TV report

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Chinese state media is becoming quite the consumer advocate. Earlier this week, a bit on national TV berated Samsung over certain Galaxy S III and Note II handsets afflicted with the “sudden death” bug, as it has been called. While a firmware fix promised to cure some devices, the root cause …