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European iPhone Chargers Prone To Overheating

Posted by Soulskill on from the marketed-as-the-only-incendiary-device-you'll-ever-need dept.

jones_supa sends word that Apple has launched an exchange program for European iPhone USB power adapters. The company says its A1300 adapters were bundled with the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, and iPhone 4S models, and were also sold on their own from Oct. 2009 to Sept. 2012. The reason for the recall is that the adapters "may overheat and pose a safety risk." No further details are provided (a YouTube video shows a teardown of the device).

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  1. Re:Sigh by jedidiah · · Score: 0, Troll

    Clearly you have a problem with the English language. Or perhaps it's just the "1984" mentality that infests the Apple hive mind.

    A special key that sits on an external peripheral is not a "physical CD eject button". It's not even a proper electronic switch mounted on the device. It's just another key on the keyboard that you HOPE some intermediate software will take as a hint to eject the CD.

    Fanboys go to interesting lengths to twist reality to suit their brand fixation.

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