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

How many have actually exploded?

[Red Marker]

I've seen lots of links and stories about the kid in Paris who got glass in his eye, and apparently he won't turn over the iPod for testing. Apple says they're aware of fewer than ten incidents, and that these all seem to be caused by "external force", not battery issues.

There are millions of iPhones out there. Until there are some credibly documented cases where an iPhone exploded due to a factory defect, I'll assume that there's no story here.

Now if you'll excuse me, I need to x-ray my can of Pepsi.

Re:It's a new app...

[Mordok-DestroyerOfWo]

So there really is an app for everything!