Samsung Galaxy Note 7 freezes production

South Korea's Samsung Electronics, the production of the Galaxy Note 7 temporarily halted.

The Wall Street Journal reported, based on an anonymous source to temporarily stop the production of the troubled unit. The electronics giant has not yet confirmed the stories.

Millions of copies of the discs 7 had to be recalled after earlier reports that the battery could explode. Meanwhile also stories surfaced about similar problems with the replacement units.