About 2.5 million Galaxy Note 7 phones were recalled last month after reports of replacement handsets catching fire Audrey McAvoy/AP:Associated PressSamsung has announced that it is halting all sales and exchanges of its Galaxy Note 7 phone after fresh reports that handsets were catching fire. About 2.5 million units of the new phone were recalled in September over safety fears. Replacement handsets were issued but a number of these have now reportedly caught fire, with one allegedly igniting the pocket of an airline passenger in the US. Samsung has now advised consumers with original Note 7 devices or replacements obtained after the recall to turn off the power and seek a refund or exchange them for different phones. Samsung Electronics’…

Source: The Times October 10, 2016 23:08 UTC