Few people want their new smartphone exploding.

Which is why some people were disappointed when the new Samsung Galaxy Note 7 did just that. While only a small portion of the new flagship phones have caught fire, it was enough for the South Korean company to recall them all. So what caused the pyrotechnics?

In IT Blogwatch, we keep water on hand.

Catching fire? Really? Jethro Mullen and K.J. Kwon have the background:

Samsung is recalling its new Galaxy Note 7 smartphone worldwide after reports of the device catching fire while charging…The Note 7 was unveiled just a month ago.
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Samsung…found a problem with the battery…and was halting sales. It will replace all 2.5 million Galaxy Note 7s…regardless of when they were purchased.
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Samsung…said it had been alerted to 35 cases worldwide. It…so far found 24 devices with problems.

These are not the only problems with Samsung’s new flagship phone’s battery, evidently. Martyn Williams reports other issues:

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