Samsung temporarily halts Galaxy Note 7 productionOctober 10, 2016 - 11:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Samsung Electronics has temporarily halted production of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported Monday, October10, following reports that replacements for the fire-prone phones were also overheating, the Associated Press. Citing an unnamed official at a Samsung supplier, Yonhap said the tech giant took the unprecedented measure for the sake of consumer safety. The move follows decisions by U.S. phone retailers AT&T and T-Mobile to stop giving new Note 7 smartphones to consumers to replace older models while investigations of the replacement devices are underway. Samsung's troubles with the Galaxy Note 7, which was recalled last month after reports of its batteries catching fire, appear not to be over. Samsung Electronics did not respond to a request seeking confirmation of the Yonhap report. The Note 7 recall is Samsung's first smartphone recall and its biggest crisis in years. The premium phone was hailed by critics as one of the best Android phones when it made its debut in August. Two months later, some consumers called the expensive device the "Death Note" after reports that dozens of the smartphones overheated or caught fire, in some cases damaging property or causing injuries. Samsung seemed to have the trouble under control when it swiftly announced a global recall two weeks after the phone's launch. It promised to replace the earlier phones with new Note 7s showing a green battery icon to indicate they are safe to use. But consumers have reported even the new Note 7 phones with the green battery icon were catching fire, AP says. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Armenia to participate in key EU meeting for the first time ever National Assembly speaker Alen Simonyan has said that Armenia will for the first time participate in the Conference. U.S. reacts to Russia’s criticism of upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting Matthew Miller has weighed in on Russia’s criticism of an upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting. Lavrov sees ‘collapse’ of Russia’s ties with Armenia Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has underscored heightened tensions between Russia and Armenia. Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine |