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Nokia issues charger recall
"Electric shock hazard" warning for this year's products 9 November 2009 10:17 GMT
Nokia has issued a product recall for certain Nokia-branded chargers made by third-party manufacturer BYD, offering free replacements to consumers affected.

The charger exchange program encompasses the AC-3E and AC-3U models, manufactured between June 15 2009...
Sony recalls 69,000 Vaio AC adapters in the US
"Electrical shock hazard" 29 October 2009 9:19 GMT
Sony has issued a product safety recall for Sony VGP-AC19V17 AC adapters for certain Vaio desktops and docking stations.

In conjunction with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, the voluntary recall concerns adapters supplied with the VGC-LT series and...
NTT DoCoMo pulls BlackBerry Bold
Overheating issue sparks safety concerns 27 February 2009 18:03 GMT
NTT DoCoMo, the Japanese mobile phone operator, has announced that it has stopped sales of RIM's BlackBerry Bold.

The high-end mobile is getting pulled from the Japanese market over fears the device can overheat while the battery is being charged.
T-Mobile pulls Nokia 5610 XpressMusic
Faulty screen leads to recall 10 November 2008 11:57 GMT
In the States, T-Mobile has stopped sales of the Nokia 5610 XpressMusic handset, recalling the entire nationwide inventory, as well as all sales and promotional material.

The recall, confirmed by a T-Mobile spokesperson, is down to a fault with some models...
Sony recalls more laptop batteries
HP, Dell and Toshiba products affected 31 October 2008 9:34 GMT
Sony has found itself embroiled in yet another expensive battery recall programme.

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission, in conjunction with Sony, HP, Toshiba and Dell, today announced a voluntary recall of around 100,000 laptop batteries.
Faulty Nvidia chips confirmed in HP desktops
38 models of Slimline PC affected 14 October 2008 11:31 GMT
Nvidia's faulty GPUs have affected 38 different models in HP's Slimline PC range, PC Pro has discovered.

"HP is aware that certain Nvidia chips used in the HP Pavilion Slimline Desktop PCs may experience issues", the company claims in a statement sent to PC...
MacBooks Pros affected by faulty Nvidia chips
Apple confirms video issues 10 October 2008 15:57 GMT
As some users thought was the case - and despite Nvidia's protests to the contrary - it seems a number of Apple MacBook Pros do contain the chip-maker's faulty GeForce 8600M GT graphics processor.

Apple has issued a statement, and provided recall and support...
Sony recalls VAIO TZ-series notebooks
"Burn hazard to consumers" 4 September 2008 11:47 GMT
In both Japan and the States, Sony has issued an official recall notice for its VAIO TZ-series ultra-portable notebooks that are in danger of overheating.

With 73,000 models affected, the company says consumers should stop using recalled products immediately.
Vodafone recalls faulty Nokia 6110s
Navigator phones freeze when maps load 18 February 2008 15:20 GMT
Around 3000 Nokia 6110 Navigators could be faulty and owners are being urged to return the handsets.

The problem occurs on the black version of the 6110 and is a software error, which makes the navigation application freeze when the UK and Ireland map is loaded....
Kodak recalls novelty torch
Not so novel now 14 December 2007 16:20 GMT
Kodak is issuing a product recall notice for a novelty torch that was offered as a promotional item with multi packs of Kodak Max AA batteries.

The product recall applies to items sold in the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Cyprus,...