Update (Oct. 11 at 12:30 p.m. ET): Samsung is permanently ending production of the Galaxy
Note 7 after continued battery malfunctions caused some of the smartphones to catch fire.
On Tuesday (Oct. 11) Samsung filed a statement with the South Korean stock exchange declaring its "final decision" to stop production, reported the New York Times. A source told the newspaper that the company will no longer make or market the phones.
A statement on Samsung's website, also posted Tuesday, asked all Galaxy Note 7 consumers to "power down and stop using the device and take advantage of the remedies available." The company said it has also asked all carrier and retail partners globally to stop sales and exchanges of the smartphones. https://www.livescience.com/56433-samsung-galaxy-note-7-batteries-exploding.html
