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iPod nano first gen: Buy one get one free 5 years later
To be replaced with first-gen units 14 November 2011 7:32 GMT TweetApple has announced a recall on its first-gen iPod nano, asking customers to send the product back to them in exchange for a replacement model.
Five years after its initial launch, Apple iPod nanos sold between September 2005 and December 2006...
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Packard Bell recalls laptop batteries
Could overheat and catch fire, says company 9 December 2009 16:14 GMT TweetPackard Bell has issued a voluntary recall of some of its laptop batteries. The models affected are the MX36, MX37, MX51 and MX52 notebooks, and only units manufactured between July and December 2007.
The problematic batteries "may experience...
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Nokia issues charger recall
"Electric shock hazard" warning for this year's products 9 November 2009 10:17 GMT TweetNokia 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... -
Sony recalls 69,000 Vaio AC adapters in the US
"Electrical shock hazard" 29 October 2009 9:19 GMT TweetSony 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... -
NTT DoCoMo pulls BlackBerry Bold
Overheating issue sparks safety concerns 27 February 2009 18:03 GMT TweetNTT 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... -
T-Mobile pulls Nokia 5610 XpressMusic
Faulty screen leads to recall 10 November 2008 11:57 GMT TweetIn 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... -
Sony recalls more laptop batteries
HP, Dell and Toshiba products affected 31 October 2008 9:34 GMT TweetSony 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 TweetNvidia'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... -
MacBooks Pros affected by faulty Nvidia chips
Apple confirms video issues 10 October 2008 15:57 GMT TweetAs 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... -
Sony recalls VAIO TZ-series notebooks
"Burn hazard to consumers" 4 September 2008 11:47 GMT TweetIn 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... -
Vodafone recalls faulty Nokia 6110s
Navigator phones freeze when maps load 18 February 2008 15:20 GMT TweetAround 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... -
Kodak recalls novelty torch
Not so novel now 14 December 2007 16:20 GMT TweetKodak 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,...