8 posts and columns on overheating

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Attention D9 Attendees: Unplug That Pogoplug

in News on June 17, 2011 at 10:54 am PT

We don’t normally post recall notices to AllThingsD, but this one might be of special interest to readers who attended our D9 conference earlier this month. Pogoplug is recalling its Pogoplug Video device for potential overheating problems, and if you were at D9, you received one in your schwag bag.

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You're Charging It Wrong

in News on August 11, 2010 at 12:17 pm PT

After 27 overheating incidents, six fires and four customers with minor burns, Apple Japan has offered replacements for first-generation iPod nano mp3 players that overheat while charging. The Japanese government has been highly critical of the company for its delay in confirming and reporting these and 34 other “non-serious” cases of overheating. Apple reports that the defect can be traced to a specific battery supplier.

Here’s an Idea: The iPad Sombrero Program–Get an iPad Sombrero or Parasol at No Charge

in News on July 28, 2010 at 1:01 am PT

“Low- or high-temperature conditions might temporarily shorten battery life or cause iPad to temporarily stop working properly.” That’s the warning given to new iPad owners in the device’s user manual and Apple’s support forums as well — a warning that evidently went unheeded by a trio of early adopters who are now suing the company claiming the iPad doesn’t operate properly at high temperatures.

Shake-up at Sony

in News on February 27, 2009 at 12:20 pm PT

NTT DoCoMo Announces BlackBerry Blister

in News on February 27, 2009 at 8:07 am PT

Troubling reports today from Japan about Research In Motion’s BlackBerry Bold. NTT DoCoMo, Japan’s largest mobile carrier, has suspended sales of the device after receiving multiple reports that it’s prone to overheating. This just days after the Bold’s debut in Japan.
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Sir, We May Want to Rethink That "Blazing Speed" Ad Campaign

in News on October 31, 2008 at 5:45 am PT

Sony’s battery brouhaha certainly holds its charge well. Two years after initiating the largest battery recall ever in the electronics industry, Sony announced another after customers reported more than a dozen incidents of faulty lithium-ion notebook batteries bursting into flame.

Sir, We May Want to Rethink That “Blazing Speed” Ad Campaign

in News on October 31, 2008 at 5:45 am PT

Sony’s battery brouhaha certainly holds its charge well. Two years after initiating the largest battery recall ever in the electronics industry, Sony announced another after customers reported more than a dozen incidents of faulty lithium-ion notebook batteries bursting into flame.

New from Apple: iPod Flamo

in News on August 19, 2008 at 12:07 pm PT

What an ugly week for Apple. Voice and data reception issues plaguing iPhone 3G, MobileMe still not up to company standards, and now reports of sparking iPod Nanos. Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is investigating a possible battery defect in Apple’s older iPod Nano music players after receiving reports of minor fires caused by overheating devices.