Samsung temporarily halts production of Galaxy Note7

Answering the growing safety concerns over the Samsung Galaxy Note7, the South Korean electronics company has officially stopped production of the phablet. According to a report by the Yonhap News Agency, an anonymous Samsung official said the halt was done in cooperation with safety regulators from South Korea, the United States, and China. The measure supposedly also includes a Samsung plant in Vietnam that does global shipments. Samsung has recalled 2.5 million units last month after reports of some devices catching fire while being charged. However, recent reports have also surfaced that even replaced units have caught on fire, just like the one we reported earlier tonight.

Tesla set to unveil an ‘unexpected’ product next week

Apparently the October 28 event for the Tesla and SolarCity collaboration isn’t the only big thing the company is announcing this month. Tesla founder Elon Musk recently tweeted that there is an “unexpected” product launch set for October 17. Recode is speculating the launch might revolve around new versions of Tesla’s at-home energy storage devices: the Powerwall and the Powerpack. It could also be Autopilot 2.0, a hardware upgrade that will bring in additional cameras and radars around the car to help the system better recognize objects.

Tesla product unveiling on the 17th (unexpected by most), followed by Tesla/SolarCity on the 28th

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 9, 2016

A fifth Samsung Galaxy Note7 burns in the US

While there are many units of Samsung Galaxy Note7 out on the market, that doesn’t discount that there are already five reported cases of Note7 units going up in flames in the US. This time, Daniel Franks from Houston, Texas says his unit caught on fire while on the table when he was having lunch with his daughter and wife. The unit was replaced at a Best Buy store in late September. Franks says he couldn’t imagine what would’ve happened if his daughter, who regularly plays Minecraft on the device, was using it.

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has said it’s “moving expeditiously” to investigate these cases but perhaps there needs to be more haste. Samsung also said it’s investigating the fires but haven’t determined yet if a “product safety issue exists.” Samsung says it’s “working diligently” to determine if a safety issue exists and will take immediate steps approved by CPSC to resolve the situation. It must be time though to be extra diligent with those Note7 units you might have.

Source: The Verge

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