Apple Faces Inquiries In the EU On iPhone Accidents

o'reor writes "As more cases of iPhone screen explosions emerge in the news on this side of the pond, Apple is now facing official inquiries and lawsuits in France. This situation has forced Apple finally to break silence and acknowledge the incidents: 'We are aware of these reports and we are waiting to receive the iPhones from the customers. Until we have the full details, we don't have anything further to add.' Following those reports, the European Commission had already decided last week to step in, while Apple tried to dismiss the problem as 'isolated incidents.' Meanwhile, iPhone explosion-related sites are now popping up on the Internet, releasing games such as iPop to chill out and relax on the subject, but also giving users advice on preventing iPhone accidents, or detecting imminent explosions."

Comments

Really?

[maxume]

Was it really necessary to link to the iPop advertisements 3 times?

Re:Really?

[ColdWetDog]

Sure. More revenue. What are you, new here?

Come on Slashdot. This is pretty lame. No wireless even. Not funny even.

FTFA:

* 4. Listen to your iPhone and get to know when the iPhone is about is explode in you hand on [sic] in the pocket. When you feel this is the time, the best thing to do is to throw it away and let the iPhone explode far from you. Later on, please collect all the pieces.

If you're going to make a goof ball web site, at least proof read your text. Even the Time Cube guy does that....

Lame.

Re:iPhone, it's the hottest phone on the market

[sexconker]

The cell phone app?
You mean, when you use the FUCKING PHONE as a FUCKING PHONE?

On a side note, I think I need a new phone.
Mine is starting to get hot whenever I make calls. Never used to before.

Re:Manufacturing?

[StikyPad]

The money saved by shipping cheap goods from China or India is cheaper than the money paid-out to people with burned hands.

I think you meant it's cheaper to pay out people with burned hands than to correct a design flaw. Presumably the product would still be assembled in China, regardless.

Re:Manufacturing?

[fiannaFailMan]

I don't know where they were manufacturing before, but I have noticed a huge drop in the quality of Apple's hardware. I've bee a Mac aficionado since the early 1990s but my latest computer from them, a Macbook, is the first Mac I have actually hated. First there are the sharp edges that hurt my wrists. Then there are the edges that soon broke off. Then there's the fact that it freezes and applications seem incapable of quitting without crashing. Then there's the power adapter that heats up so much I have to use an oven glove to unplug it. Then there's the battery that heats up so much I can't even set the damn thing in my lap. I never thought I'd say this, but I hate my Mac!

Re:Lithium Ion Batteries

[mpe]

.Guess what two pieces AREN'T covered for in the Warranty? Battery and power supply. Even the Manufacturers warranty for the battery is shorter than the manufacturers warranty for the laptop. This is simply because they are succeptable to ALOT of failure. Now the great thing about laptop batteries is that they are usually completely encased in plastic, and if one "explodes" - its pretty difficult to tell

Also the battery in a typical laptop (even a typical phone) is an easily replacable part. Which isn't the case with the Apple devices.