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Some Overheating 3GS iPhones Glow Pink
Hugh Pickens writes "The Telegraph reports that dozens of users of the recently released iPhone 3GS have reported overheating issues, with some iPhone owners unable to pick up the device because the handset gets so hot to the touch, while others say the casing turns pink with the heat. 'I am definitely experiencing issues with the iPhone running warm and quick battery life lost,' writes Tom Goldstein on one discussion board. 'The phone seems to warm up almost immediately if I am doing anything that pulls data over the network.' Some users have said the device has been too hot to put to their ear while making a phone call, and others say the overheating seems to occur when owners are using the iPhone's mapping software, which uses the handset's built-in GPS technology. Melissa J. Perenson writes at PC World: 'I became aware the handset had become very hot. Very, very hot — not just on the back, but the entire length of the front face, too.' Some gadget experts believe faulty batteries could be the cause of overheating and poor battery life. 'My guess is there's going to be a whole lot of batteries affected because these [iPhones] are from very large production runs,' said Aaron Vronko, who fixes iPods and iPhones. 'If you have a problem in the design of a series of batteries, it's probably going to be spread to tens of thousands [of device], if not hundreds of thousands, and maybe more.'"
Simple logic shows these claims to be provably false:
1. 'teh iPhone' is 'teh Best Thing Ever'
2. 'teh Best Thing Ever' obviously doesn't overheat and discolour
Therefore
'teh iPhone' doesn't overheat and discolour.
QED
Apple can just deal with this like everyone else, right? You know, send a whole bunch of batteries to the retail stores, and those affected can come in, pop off the back of the phone, replace the battery, and drop off the old one. No need to send the phone back or anything.
It's a pony-phone!
Media that can be recorded and distributed can be recorded and distributed.
-kfg
Apple obviously designed the iPhone 3GS to be cooled by pure Apple fanboyism. People having problems obviously aren't the true believers.
iPhone owner checklist:
* Are you making sure to bring up your iPhone in EVERY single conversation no matter how irrelevant it is to what you are talking about?
* Are you making sure you are holding your iPhone in the most BLATANTLY OBVIOUS way possible in all public places?
* Are you flaming each and every single post on the Net that dares to criticize the iPhone?
* Are you making good use of your mod points on Net messageboards and BURY the Apple unbelievers?
Making sure you are doing your part should keep your precious iPhone perfectly safe and as pristine as the glorious moment you saw Steve Jobs on stage cradle it in his hands.
The iphone just isn't cool anymore.
If you need to cook your food in the wilderness or light a campfire, there's an app for that...
'it isn't a bug, it's a feature'
Absolutely! This is just more Apple-hating propaganda. Everyone in the iPhone community knows this is an auto-repair feature, designed to weld together all those cracks in the casing.
It is just that all testing is done by a team of Eskimos. iNuit to be precise.
Mit der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens
Sounds like a fairly straight forward case of there being a few dodgy units out there to me - not exactly the biggest surprise when you consider the number of units produced and the short development/testing cycles people have to get new gadgets out these days. Apple aren't the only ones this sort of thing has happened to and they certainly won't be the last.
Watching all the fanbois go up in flames (bah-dum-tish) was however pure internet entertainment!
"nuh-huh didn't happen!"
"they are using it wrong"
"its normal!! laptops can browse the internet and gets hot - the iphone can browse the internet and gets hot. Same thing innit?"
"it's cos of the mega-fast hardware - it just shows how awesome it is"
"YOU'RE ALL JEALOUS!!"
As I expect there will be some of the same along here shortly I'll grab some popcorn :)
Well, you _can_ pick it up.
It just burns stuck in your hand so you can't let go of it. Definitely a feature!
Plus, you smell like bacon!
Why don't these people just put in a new battery?
Are they sure they didn't get the George Foreman Grill Edition?
Your sarcasm isn't appreciated. This doesn't fix the cracks, that's stupid. If someone can't pick up your iPhone, they can't steal it. Just because you don't understand the brilliance of this anti-theft system doesn't mean you should mock it.
"The fact is, all you pay for with Apple is the prestige factor"
- Bull. NO ONE I know bought any Apple device for prestige. They bought it because they liked the usability and simplicity. And as for your shoddy as hell argument, it's hard to be shoddy as hell and top the customer satisfaction surveys year after year.
Stop wasting everyone's time with these tired old BS arguments.
iFan: Keeping the blistering speed of the 3GS from giving you blisters! Also provides emergency cooling in those tough Iraqi deserts where iPhones are being deployed. Comes with free 'Fanspeed control app'
Well, you _can_ pick it up. It just burns stuck in your hand so you can't let go of it. Definitely a feature!
I was wondering when Apple would get around to branding it's users.
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