Samsung Chief Apologizes for Smartphone Fires

Samsung, South Korea's largest conglomerate, says an internal investigation has revealed thatfaulty batteries are responsible for the fires that hit its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphone last year, causing a nosedive in the company's profits and a serious swipe to its reputation.  Koh Dong-jin, chief of Samsung's mobile division, bowed as he apologized at a press conference Monday in Seoul.He said, "From now on, our first priorities will be product quality and...

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