cultofmac.com - 3/4/2009
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Tim Colburne plugged in his iPhone 3G to his computer’s USB port and left it to charge. Three hours later, it caught fire. The above is an aftermath pic.
Colburne writes on his blog : “The fire started in the space between the lead and the phone and resulted in a couple ...
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Is the iPhone hotter than we think?
Engadget —
... of a Swedish handset doing the same thing back in 2008, making us a little concerned that there could be more melted chargers out there. Apple replaced that earlier phone after something of a fight, and while we're hoping they'll be a little friendlier here, we're also hoping this gives Cupertino another bit of incentive to go ahead and switch over to micro-USB already. All the cool kids are doing it, and you don't see their cables catching fire -- usually. [Via Cult of Mac] Filed under: Cellphones Is the iPhone hotter than we think? ...
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