New LG phone influenced by Samsung's Note 7 troubles

Samsung's fiasco with its fire-prone Note 7 phone has pushed its rival LG to take additional precautions with its next smartphone.Samsung recalled millions of Note 7 phones after dozens overheated and caught on fire . Samsung blamed numerous problems with its batteries and announced tighter quality controls and more rigorous testing.LG said it's doubling the separation between the battery's positive and negative chambers to reduce the risk of a short. Samsung's investigators found that overly th