The problems with fires started by overheated batteries in the Samsung Galaxy 7 have gotten out of hand with replacement batteries now catching fire. It's so bad that when I took out my Galaxy at the airport, two TSA guards seized me and wrestled me to the ground. To make matters worse, I paid for the device from my secret Wells Fargo account while I was driving around in my VW diesel wagon.

AccuFund has set dates for user group meetings across the United States between November 10 and December 2. The Needham, Mass.-based nonprofit software company says topics will include updates to AccuFund's current version, plans for the next version and year-end changes expected for 2016.

People who change jobs tend to hire their friends and Sage has changed a lot of exec jobs in two years. One example is how Sage communications was restocked with executives from Thomas Cook. This started when the Sage group hired Sandra Campopiano as chief people officer in September 2015. She held the same title at Thomas Cook until February 2015.

Retail software vendor Aptos has acquired BT Expdeite, which had been the exclusive Aptos reseller in Europe. The deal includes Clienteling, an application resold by Aptos in North America; a retail learning management system; the Mercatus merchandising platform; and an eCommerce platform, FrescaCommerce.