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Ohio-based iPhone XS Max owner cites catastrophic battery failure, explosion

There are times when a battery catastrophically fails within a product. This apparently occurred for Josh Hillard, an Ohio-based iPhone XS Max owner, whose handset reportedly caught fire and exploded on December 12th. Hillard, who reported that around 3 PM of that day, he noticed a smell and felt a “large amount of heat” and […]

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Zurich Apple Store location evacuated after iPhone battery overheats

Not every iPhone battery is going to behave perfectly. An Apple store in Zurich, Switzerland was temporarily evacuated on Tuesday after an iPhone’s battery at the service desk overheated in the middle of a removal procedure, emitting smoke and burning the worker who was doing the work. The incident caused the technician to burn his […]

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Samsung halts production of Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, informs users not to turn devices on

Well, Apple’s faulty batteries never caused a company to tell its users to discontinue use of their product outright. Electronics maker Samsung issued an alert to customers on Monday asking them to turn off their Galaxy Note 7 smartphone units. The units have been spontaneously catching fire. As such, the company halted production of the […]

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“We Want a New Mac Pro” group page gaining traction/support

Apple’s Mac Pro line really hasn’t been updated in a while. Which is growing disconcerting to some users. Per AppleInsider, a group of users has begun a “We Want a New Macpro” group page on the social networking site had garnered over 4,000 likes as of late Thursday and a number of comments from group […]

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Glowing iPhone 4 causes scare on Australian airline flight

You’d probably remember seeing this if you were there. Per PC Mag, an Australian regional airline had to extinguish a glowing red iPhone 4 that was emitting “dense smoke” on an airplane have sparked concerns over the handset’s battery safety. Regional Express (REX), the country’s largest independent regional airline, said last Friday that a passenger’s […]