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World Service,02 Sep 2016,23 mins

Samsung's Big Recall

Tech Life

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Rory Cellan-Jones visits IFA - Europe's biggest consumer technology show - in Berlin. He finds out how the much-vaunted 'Internet of Things' is progressing with the latest smart fridge and hears from special guests Lukas Kampfmann from the Factory - a trendy space for startups in Berlin's heart - and Anna Bojic, founder of Merisier - a startup based there. Plus, Berlin State Senator for Technology Cornelia Yzer tells Rory why she believes she can lure startups from London to her city. Meanwhile Samsung has recalled its new Galaxy Note 7 phones amid concerns that some of them are bursting into flames. With Zoe Kleinman from the BBC Online tech desk. (Photo: Samsung stand in Seoul, South Korea, Credit: Getty Images).

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