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.'"

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Re:iPhone 3GS - Cooled By Pure Apple Fanboyism?

[Sandbags]

"I'm willing to bet your biggest issues have to do with MMS and tethering, which you can conveniently blame on AT&T and not the almighty Apple."

Actually, I care about neither. in fact, I have no need for MMS since I have free e-mail... I have no need for tethering as I don't typically use my notebook where there's no WiFi for anything I couldn't simply surf on the phone for.

My beefs with the iPhone were over the lack of Voice Dial, lack of AVI format support, Safari stability issues, Edge download speeds (they really should have just started with the 3G), and lack of turn-by-turn GPS. Heck, until OS 3 the device even felt a little slow to me... Until the Storm, I didn't even think there was a competitor, and i looked at getting one (until I actually used one). now the pre looked good, but the UI is crap and many fatures only work if you;re connected to the cloud, which I'm often not (family in bumb fuck).

Windows and non-Apple systems (AIX, UNIX, Suse, OS390) are my livelyhood. It's not just "I use Windows because of work," it's my chioce of work is to support corporate networks. As such, I'm a PC guy. I game, I have custom rigs, I'm use the Win7 beta, I run Vista. I also am an old mac guy too. Been using them since 1984, I even had a Lisa. Why? Every network had a document team, a graphics department, and a finance department, and back then, they all used macs, so I've allways been around them. I'm also a linux nut, so running a UNIX OS that actually has a usable GUI feels right to me (OK, KDE and Gnome are starting to figure it out...). We're getting a new macbook because out aging iMac can't run 10.6, if 5 years old, and just needs to be replaced. I use it for pictures and video editing because even the latest PC software sucks at that...

I donl't think the iPhone makes me popular. But if you whip one out, people ask dumb questions, or assume you're a fan boi. If you met me, you'd understand I'm no elitist.

Each platform has it's strengths. If you refuse to accept that some tools are better than others at some jobs, and refuse to diversify your skill set and use alternate platforms, than you're an IT biggot, and a moron. If you refuse to abandon one tool for a better one simply because it;s from another vendor, then you're an even bigger idiot.

I got the 3Gs because my WIFE needed a new phone (battery lasting about 3 hours now...) and was outside her contract. We wanted to leave Verizon and consolodate our phone plan into one bill instead of 2. She looked at other AT&T offerings, and we also looked at waiting until October and swithing both of us over to Sprint or T mobile. We looked at all the devices, and she liked the iPhone. My 2G was recently replaced under waranty (screen issue that effected a very small run of phones) so it was practicaly brand new, so I gave her that and got myself a 3G S. I offerd her the S, but she doesn't want the GPS and doesn't use bluetooth, and i travel a lot in IT, so she let me have the new one.

In october, her plan on that 2G will expire. If something better is out there, I'll get it, and giver her the 3G S. I have NO ISSUE switching devices, but for my personal use habits, andf for the price (including apps) I can not only not find a better deal, but i can't find a better price either.

You seem to be the kind of a-hole who flames people simply because they have an Apple device. I bet you did the same years ago over the iPod, but i bet someone in your house has one, if not yourself.

If your post honently was in jest, i appologize for the targeted insults.