Sometimes you just have to make amends. Per MacRumors, Apple has initiated a replacement program for the first-generation iPod nano due to issues with the device’s battery overheating. The Cupertino, Calif.-based iPod maker first acknowledged the issue in 2008, offering replacements to customers who experienced overheating. The defect prompted investigations from several international government agencies, […]
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If you bought an iMac between May and July of this year, you might have a replacement hard drive coming your way. Per AppleInsider, Apple is recalling some Seagate 1TB hard drives used in iMac systems sold between May 2011 and July 2011 because of an unspecified failure issue. The program was initiated on Friday […]
Sometimes it’s the really useful stuff that gets picked on.. Per TechRadar, HDMI Org, the group that oversees HDMI specifications, has deemed Mini DisplayPort to HDMI cables outside of its standard and will not allow them to be sold. The group explained that “the HDMI specification defines an HDMI cable as having only HDMI connectors […]
Ok, this is a bit embarrassing. Per AllThingsD, Apple has confirmed that an “extremely small number” of iPad 2 units for Verizon have been recalled because they were accidentally shipped with identical electronic serial numbers. After reports emerged on Friday that a limited recall was taking place, an Apple spokesperson acknowledged the issue. “Duplicate [Mobile […]
Following up on the iPhone 4 antenna issue, one research investment firm has studied the numbers and determined that a recall of the iPhone 4 could cost Apple as much as US$1.5 billion. Toni Sacconaghi, an analyst for Bernstein Research, said in a note to clients on Tuesday that while a full product recall is […]