Samsung is to investigate a handset that suddenly emitted “white flame, sparks and a bang” while connected to a car mount, a claim made by the owner. The report appeared on the Irish message board Boards.ie. The owner claimed that the “phone burned from the inside out,” and “burned through the plastic and melted my case to my phone,” and that the incident “slightly burned a piece of plastic on the inside of my car”. The owner has confirmed that the car mount did not feature an in-car charger and was only used to hold the handset. Read the full story at ZDNet.