Samsung suspends production of Note 7 - reports
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Samsung reportedly suspends production of Note 7
Company makes no comment on reports, says it is “rescheduling output”
News comes after further reports of devices catching fire
Airlines, retailers and mobile companies take action
Samsung shares close down
Samsung has reportedly suspended production of its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphones.
It comes after reports of replacement devices catching fire.
Sources have not specified whether specific problems have been identified or when production was halted.
Samsung halts Galaxy Note 7 production after new fire scare: source https://t.co/dqkYjdr3wv by Rover829— Reuters Tech News (ReutersTech) October 10, 2016
What has Samsung said?
The company says it is “adjusting” shipments of Note 7 to allow for inspections and stronger quality control and “rescheduling output”.
There has been no comment on the reports of a production halt.
Samsung says it is investigating reports of “heat damage issues” and says it will take immediate action to fix any problems, in line with measures approved by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.
#BREAKING Samsung says 'adjusting production' of recalled Galaxy Note 7— AFP news agency (@AFP) October 10, 2016
The scare
Some retailers have suspended the sale or exchange of Note 7s.
Major airlines also have banned passengers from using the phones. They say the devices should not be powered up or charged on board.
Smoke from a replacement device forced the evacuation of a passenger plane in the US last week.
Samsung changes Galaxy Note 7 production over fire fears https://t.co/LBCHZGBHJP— Sky News (@SkyNews) October 10, 2016
Mobile carriers
Mobile carriers also took action on Monday.
AT&T Inc – to stop issuing replacement Note 7s and will exchange recalled devices
T-Mobile US Inc – temporarily halting sales and exchanges of new Note 7s pending Samsung inquiry
Telstra Corp (Australia) – says Samsung has halted supply
Optus, Vodaphone – stopped issuing new Note 7s
SK Telecom, KT Corp (South Korea) – monitoring the situation
Global recall
On September 2, Samsung announced a global recall of 2.5 million Note 7s, due to faulty batteries which had led to some of the phones catching fire.
It ordered new batteries from another supplier and started shipping replacements to customers two weeks later.
However, similar problems arose when a replacement Note 7 began smoking on board a flight in the US on October 5.
A South Korean government agency says it is monitoring the reports and has warned that the recalled Note 7 devices should not be used or charged inside aircraft.
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 crisis deepens with reports of suspended production https://t.co/8TvcRJA27R— The Guardian (@guardian) October 10, 2016
Problems with replacements
Fires in devices meant to replace those th
Company makes no comment on reports, says it is “rescheduling output”
News comes after further reports of devices catching fire
Airlines, retailers and mobile companies take action
Samsung shares close down
Samsung has reportedly suspended production of its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphones.
It comes after reports of replacement devices catching fire.
Sources have not specified whether specific problems have been identified or when production was halted.
Samsung halts Galaxy Note 7 production after new fire scare: source https://t.co/dqkYjdr3wv by Rover829— Reuters Tech News (ReutersTech) October 10, 2016
What has Samsung said?
The company says it is “adjusting” shipments of Note 7 to allow for inspections and stronger quality control and “rescheduling output”.
There has been no comment on the reports of a production halt.
Samsung says it is investigating reports of “heat damage issues” and says it will take immediate action to fix any problems, in line with measures approved by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.
#BREAKING Samsung says 'adjusting production' of recalled Galaxy Note 7— AFP news agency (@AFP) October 10, 2016
The scare
Some retailers have suspended the sale or exchange of Note 7s.
Major airlines also have banned passengers from using the phones. They say the devices should not be powered up or charged on board.
Smoke from a replacement device forced the evacuation of a passenger plane in the US last week.
Samsung changes Galaxy Note 7 production over fire fears https://t.co/LBCHZGBHJP— Sky News (@SkyNews) October 10, 2016
Mobile carriers
Mobile carriers also took action on Monday.
AT&T Inc – to stop issuing replacement Note 7s and will exchange recalled devices
T-Mobile US Inc – temporarily halting sales and exchanges of new Note 7s pending Samsung inquiry
Telstra Corp (Australia) – says Samsung has halted supply
Optus, Vodaphone – stopped issuing new Note 7s
SK Telecom, KT Corp (South Korea) – monitoring the situation
Global recall
On September 2, Samsung announced a global recall of 2.5 million Note 7s, due to faulty batteries which had led to some of the phones catching fire.
It ordered new batteries from another supplier and started shipping replacements to customers two weeks later.
However, similar problems arose when a replacement Note 7 began smoking on board a flight in the US on October 5.
A South Korean government agency says it is monitoring the reports and has warned that the recalled Note 7 devices should not be used or charged inside aircraft.
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 crisis deepens with reports of suspended production https://t.co/8TvcRJA27R— The Guardian (@guardian) October 10, 2016
Problems with replacements
Fires in devices meant to replace those th