Some of Samsung’s appliances were found to pose a fire risk, so it’s having consumers update them via either Wi-Fi or a special device that they can plug into the machine itself. Some of Samsung’s ...

The company has received 51 reports of "smoking, melting, overheating or fire" involving the washers, but a software update can remedy the problem Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE.

Samsung recalled more than 660,000 washing machines, warning customers that the machine could short-circuit and overheat, posing a fire hazard. The company received 51 reports of "smoking, melting, ...

For most of us, our daily or weekly laundry routines have become so ingrained that we are basically on autopilot between washing our clothes and then throwing them in the dryer. However, some crucial ...