Samsung suspends production of recalled Note 7: reportSamsung Electronics has suspended production of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, a report said October 10, a month after a recall prompted by battery explosions and a day after two major overseas distributors halted replacements. Samsung decided on September 2 to halt the sale of the Galaxy Note 7 and recall those sold after complaints that its lithium-ion battery exploded while charging. On Sunday, US telecommunications firm AT&T and German rival T-Mobile said they would halt exchanges of recalled Samsung Galaxy Note 7s pending further investigations. The announcement saw Samsung’s share price plunge by as much as four percent in early morning trade on Monday—even before the Yonhap report came out. AT&T said it would still offer customers the option to exchange Galaxy Note 7s for another Samsung smartphone or other device of their choice.

Source: Manila Bulletin October 10, 2016 05:15 UTC