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It has come to this: Samsung has temporarily halted production of the Galaxy Note7 smartphone, according to a report from Korea's Yonhap News Agency. 

The development follows a series of major moves related to the device on Sunday by the likes of AT&T and T-Mobile. Both wireless companies announced an immediate halt of sales of the replacement version of the Note7. The replacement version of the Note7 was meant to address initial reports of exploding Note7 devices. However, in recent days, some users with replacement Note7 devices have also reported incidents of exploding Samsung smartphones. 

The report from the South Korean news agency cites "an official at a supplier for Samsung."

Samsung's decision to completely take its best reviewed smartphone ever off the market is a huge hit to the company's reputation and seriously hobbles its efforts as it attempts to compete with chief rival Apple and its new iPhone 7. 

As of this writing, the company has not made an official announcement on its website regarding production of the Note7, and the company has not responded to attempts by Mashable to reach the company on Sunday.