Samsung to recall new flagship Galaxy Note 7 due to reports of explosions

That sexy new Galaxy Note 7 you stood in line for will have to go back to Samsung, unfortunately, amid reports of devices catching fire while charging. The technology giant is planning a global recall of its latest flagship phablet and has confirmed it is aware of at least 35 incidents with handsets.

On Friday, Samsung released a statement saying it was halting further shipments while it carried out additional tests on the hardware.

The recall comes as the company was due for a glitzy launch of the phone on Friday in countries including the UK.