Samsung to cap Note 7 battery charge in South Korea via software updateSamsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS), which has urged users of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone to turn them in due to fire-prone batteries, said it will perform a software update in South Korea that limits the devices' charge to 60 percent. An employee poses for photographs with Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Note 7 new smartphone at its store in Seoul, South Korea, September 2, 2016. It has not decided whether to implement similar software upgrades limiting battery charging in markets other than South Korea, a company spokeswoman said. The software update, which will be automatic, will begin at 2 a.m. local time on Sept. 20, Samsung said in a statement. Samsung plans to begin offering replacement phones with safe batteries on Sept. 19 in South Korea.

Source: VietNamNet News September 14, 2016 05:03 UTC