There had been 92 complaints by early September, but 19 of those were found to be unrelated to the battery problem after investigation by Samsung. There have been an additional 23 complaints in the past month, bringing the total number of smoldering, smoking or sparking devices to 96. Thursday’s announcement almost doubles the number of smartphones subject to the recall. The US consumer agency had announced a voluntary recall of almost 1m Note 7s on 15 September. After three straight days of declines, Samsung shares rebounded on Thursday, rising 1.4% in Seoul trading.

Source: The Guardian October 13, 2016 21:37 UTC