Samsung

The company asked customers to return their handsets after some users reported their phone had "exploded" during or after charging.

The firm said that battery problems were behind phones catching fire.

Samsung had sold about 2.5 million Galaxy Note 7 devices across the world before the recall.

In South Korea about 80% of those sold have been returned to be replaced.

In Europe and North America the figure is lower but still way above 50%, according to company sources.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warned of problems with some of Samsung's top-load machines.

It comes as a US law firm filed a suit against the South Korean firm, saying the fault can lead to injury or damage.

The problems follow Samsung's global recall of its Note 7 smartphone over "exploding" batteries.

The South Korean company's shares dropped more than 6% on Monday.

Samsung recalled 2.5 million phones last week after reports of the device exploding during or after charging.

Airline passengers were warned by US authorities not to use or charge the phones while on board.

Aviation authorities in several other countries and individual airlines have since then also banned the use of the devices on their flights.

Samsung recalled 2.5 million phones last week after reports emerged of the device exploding during or after charging.

And airline passengers were warned by US authorities not to switch on or charge the phones while on board.

The South Korean company said it would replace all devices that were handed in from 19 September.

A statement by Samsung, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, said "our customers' safety is an absolute priority".

“The Galaxy Note 7 is miles ahead of the iPhone.” That recent headline at tech site TechnoBuffalo may strike some as clickbait. (It’s not.) Rather, it’s a gadget-savvy writer – Todd Haselton — simply expressing his chagrin at the widening technological gap between Samsung andApple AAPL +0.21%.

So, what’s the big deal? Their new smartwatch looks like the Apple’s iWatch. Now, that’s a big deal.

Samsung is not eyeing another patent war with Apple, hopefully, they aren’t. Because, the last time when they did it, they had to suffer for it. A California court had ordered Samsung to pay 548 million dollars.

This year Samsung decided to create a Batman themed version of the Galaxy S7 edge called Injustice Edition. Samsung partnered with Warner Bros.

Interactive Entertainment and DC Entertainment for the S7 edge Injustice Edition to celebrate the third anniversary of the Injustice: Gods Among Us mobile video game featuring DC Comics characters such as Batman, Batgirl, Catwoman, Green Lantern, Harley Quinn, Joker, Lex Luthor, Superman and Wonder Woman.

The world's largest smartphone vendor faces another difficult year after a 2015 plagued by economic turbulence and volatile exchange rates, chief executive Officer Kwon Oh-Hyun said.

Samsung - the maker of Galaxy smartphones - is fighting to protect its market share from Apple and Chinese rivals like Huawei and grappling with declining semiconductor and consumer electronics prices.

South Korea-based Samsung on Monday appealed a $399 million judgment for illegally copying patented aspects of the look of Apple's iPhone, the latest round in a long-running fight between the two tech-industry giants.

The South Korean electronics giant is planning to launch a program for leasing its Galaxy phones in the U.S. market, similar to the one Apple announced just weeks ago, according to an industry executive with knowledge of Samsung’s plans. Samsung may be launching this leasing program in the next several months, although that timeline may accelerate, the executive said.

“It’s a no brainer why they wouldn’t do this,” the source said.