If you still have a Samsung Note7 in Australia, here's what to do

So that's that.

On Tuesday local time, Samsung halted sales and exchanges of its ill-fated Galaxy Note7 smartphone until further notice.

In a statement, the company cited customer safety as its "top priority." Samsung is investigating reports of ongoing battery problems with replacement Note7 devices, although it has not indicated what could be the cause of the issue. 

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There have been at least five alleged incidents where the replacements dangerously overheated and combusted — the very issue they were meant to eliminate. 

Samsung advised Note7 owners, both those with an original Note7 or replacement Note7, to turn off the device and stop using it.  Read more...

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