macrumors.com - 7/5/2009
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Reports of overheating and discoloration on the new white iPhone 3GS have been circulating over the past week or so, but a new report [ Google translation ] from frenchiPhone ( via Hardmac ) claims that the discoloration is due to contact with some third-party cases and not ...
wired.com - 6/30/2009
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wired.com —
Just a week after the release of Apple’s
new iPhone, a few users have complained about the...
handset’s high temperatures, which in some cases are high enough to start browning the white plastic on the back of the phone. Only a small ...
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Battery Issues Likely Causing iPhone 3GS Overheating
pcworld.com - 6/29/2009
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pcworld.com —
Is the Apple iPhone 3GS having overheating issues?
I've seen some reports circulating on the Web today...
that indicate some handsets might indeed be affected. And I have my own tale to add to fray. The story began at French site Nowhereelse.com , with ...
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Apple iPhone 3GS Overheating Reports
telegraph.co.uk - 7/5/2009
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White iPhone 3GS Discoloration Due to Third-Party Cases, Not Overheating?
Latest iPhone News : iPhoneTopic.com —
... 5 Jul 2009 view : 8 Reports of overheating and discoloration on the new white iPhone 3GS have been circulating over the past week or so, but a new report [Google translation] from frenchiPhone (via Hardmac) claims that the discoloration is due to contact with so... Read more.. ...
Alcohol Said To Remove White iPhone 3GS Discoloration
iPhone Savior —
... iPhone 3GS devices to become discolored came from another french blog Nowhere Else which has been known to mislead with bogus posts in the past. Which is the reason why we chose not to run what sounded like grand speculation when the story first surfaced. The brand of third-party cases allegedly responsible for causing a discoloration problem has not yet been identified. Apple has also not issued an official statement on this issue. [MacRumors] ...
White iPhone Discoloration Actually Caused by Crappy Cases, Maybe [IPhone]
Gizmodo —
Maybe white iPhones blemished by funky discoloration aren't overheating—your crappy iPhone case might be rubbing off on it. If so, rubbing alcohol should brighten it up. If true, another plus for going nude. [frenchiPhone via hardmac via Macrumors]
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Are iPhones burning up in the infernos of processor overtaxation, or is it all a big misunderstanding?
Engadget —
... Apple hasn't ever been great at this whole "heat dissipation" thing, but some new developments in the supposed overheating iPhone scandal of 2009 have us wondering how widespread or reproducible these problems might be. Here are a few semi-facts we've managed to ...
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Discoloration Caused by Cases, Not by Overheating
Mac|Life —
... area on the backside of the iPhone to turn red. - One solution to get the iPhone 3GS white back is to clean the backside with alcohol (they tested it successfully), and it perfectly work. It looks like the mystery has been solved. We should all celebrate with some delicious Scooby snacks and return to solving the mystery of the haunted fair grounds. Hardmac wants to remind you that if you do have to clean your iPhone, use ethanol/alcohol and not acetone. [image] Via MacRumors ...
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News: iPhone 3GS units overheating, causing discoloration?
ilounge.com 6/29/2009 — A number of iPhone 3GS owners have complained that the handset becomes overly hot, with at least one user reporting a discoloration of the white plastic back. Photos posted to the French site Nowhere Else (Translated Link) show a 16GB white iPhone 3GS ...
Alcohol Said To Remove White iPhone 3GS Discoloration
iphonesavior.com 7/6/2009 — A new report coming from FrenchiPhone.com claims that the discoloration affecting some white iPhone 3GS devices is not the result of overheating as many websites reported early last week. Blame for the pinkish hue is being aimed at contact with ...
White iPhone 3GS Overheats to the Point of Discoloration? [IPhone]
gizmodo.com 6/27/2009 — We don't know how many people have hit this problem (the Apple support forums talk about only overheating here and here , as a sample), but at least one user claims that his white iPhone 3GS has become PINK with heat. Not that there's much to take ...
White iPhone discoloration: Not just heat
tuaw.com 7/9/2009 — Last week, several readers were pointing out stories of white iPhones that had taken on a yellowish hue. It was assumed that heat was the issue. Keen to tempt fate, I played Star Defense [ App Store link ] for 30 minutes straight last night with my ...
iPhone 3GS Suffering Heat Discoloration?
theiphoneblog.com 6/27/2009 —
We haven’t seen or heard about this at TiPb, though it did happen once upon a time with Apple’s white MacBooks — heat related discoloration. We hope and imagine Apple learned from this, but have any of you experienced your ...
iPhoneWorld.ca: iPhone 3GS overheating caused by faulty batteries?
iphoneworld.ca 7/1/2009 —
iPhone World.ca writes : Just yesterday we wrote about some iPhone 3GS units overheating to death or to discoloration .
Today Wired quotes Aaron Vronko of Rapid Repair (they were the ones that first dissected the iPhone 3GS ) as saying that ...
Overheating problems plague iPhone 3GS
macnn.com 6/29/2009 — Some owners of the iPhone 3GS are finding their devices overheating, MacNN can confirm. Public accounts of problems originated in France, where one 16GB 3GS user has noted that his phone ran unusually hot during recent testing. The owner later ...
Regarding iPhone 3GS, Overheating, and “the Weather”
theiphoneblog.com 7/5/2009 —
The UK’s Telegraph ran an article recently with a headline stating “Overheating iPhone 3GS: Apple blames the weather”… that could be a tad misleading. The Telegraph cites an Apple knowledge base article , last updated ...
Where have all the white iPhones gone?
apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com 7/7/2009 — White iPhone 3GS It’s the reverse of Henry Ford’s line about the Model T. Today you can buy any iPhone you want, as long as it’s not white. Apple ( AAPL ) has been having trouble keeping the entry-level white iPhone in stock since the new 3GS went ...
The 88 records “Love is the Thing” on iPhone —
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When inspiration struck, indie rock group The 88 used iPhone to record their new single Love is the Thing reports Jefferson Graham (usatoday.com). “The band recorded directly into the iPhone’s built-in microphone,” Graham explains, using FourTrack ...
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