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Samsung Note 7 too hot for its own good: Girt by CNET podcast 91

The Girt team takes a look at what the past few weeks had in store for the South Korean electronics giant and asks a few questions about where the average buyer goes from here.

Luke Lancaster Associate Editor / Australia
Luke Lancaster is an Associate Editor with CNET, based out of Australia. He spends his time with games (both board and video) and comics (both reading and writing).
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The Galaxy Note 7's run has come to an inauspicious end, with Samsung issuing a second recall for the faulty device and halting production on new units. We took a look at how the company handled the explosive issues, the recall and speculate on what it means for Samsung now.

Moving on from the flagship sinking, we also talk about phone pricing more generally now that there's a Note 7-shaped hole in the market. Will Google's Pixel XL fill the gap, or has soaring pricing on those top-tier devices made room for the midrange?

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