EC to examine iPhone for safety reasons after a couple of units explode
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We recently told you about an iPhone that exploded in France, injuring a teenager when shards of glass hit him in the eye. This accident, a second one involving another iPhone in France and a problem in England with an iPod have led the European Commission to examine the safety of the iPhone. A spokeswoman for the consumer protection commissioner said that Apple was cooperating. The American tech company is proceeding as though these were isolated incidents. Besides the story that we told you about in France, an iPod Touch in England overheated and jumped into the air after it was dropped.
The EU consumer protection agency in Brussels has activated a rapid alarm system which notifies the appropriate governmental workers at the 27 member countries and asks national regulators if they have information on any other incidents. So far, there have been no other cases. The spokeswoman for the EU consumer protection commissioner says that the department takes all reported incidents seriously, but on the other hand, they do not want to panic anyone. Last year, Apple offered to replace batteries on some iPod Nano devices after the Japanese government warned that there was a fire risk.
source: NYTimes
The EU consumer protection agency in Brussels has activated a rapid alarm system which notifies the appropriate governmental workers at the 27 member countries and asks national regulators if they have information on any other incidents. So far, there have been no other cases. The spokeswoman for the EU consumer protection commissioner says that the department takes all reported incidents seriously, but on the other hand, they do not want to panic anyone. Last year, Apple offered to replace batteries on some iPod Nano devices after the Japanese government warned that there was a fire risk.
source: NYTimes
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3. phone333 posted on 18 Aug 2009, 20:03 0 0
wow ! what's going on with Apple...? workers commit Suicide..., exploding phones !!!
4. MTLance (unregistered) posted on 18 Aug 2009, 20:33 0 0
I certainly hope there is no iPhone recalling program soon, otherwise without my iPhone I would feel awkward.
5. NightFox50 posted on 18 Aug 2009, 20:36 0 0
DAMN what if someone can hack into it and have a mass txt go out that makes them explode....it would have to go down as the biggest explosion in the world HAHAHA
6. matistight posted on 19 Aug 2009, 01:31 0 0
Easy Explanation: Anyone, but me, realize it was in France and European areas? We're fine.... And nano thing was Japanese....
7. sonisoe posted on 19 Aug 2009, 08:04 0 0
well you know what they say... beauty is only skin deep....
