Exploding batteries are back: last Friday, the battery of an Australian readers' Nokia 6230i phone exploded and flew across the room, burning a hole in her floor.
Nokia has offered to replace 46 million mobile phone batteries because they are at risk from overheating -- but the world's biggest mobile phone manufacturer denies its actions constitute a product recall.
Nokia has issued a recall for Lithium-ion batteries used in over 50 of its mobile phones under suspicion that faulty units could pose a risk of overheating.
Nokia has responded to a story ZDNet Australia published on Wednesday in which a reader, Linda Lisica, sent in photographs showing how her battery shot out of a charging phone and exploded.
Mobile phone maker Nokia warned Friday that a growing number of its handsets are being damaged by badly made or counterfeit batteries from other companies.
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Mobile phone maker Nokia warned Friday that a growing number of its handsets are being damaged by badly made or counterfeit batteries from other companies.
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Kyocera Wireless has stopped shipping one of its Phantom models of cell phones after a US family reported the phone blew up, a company representative said Thursday.
News that software developers are starting to lose confidence in Bluetooth has done little to discourage Nokia from giving a nod to the struggling wireless protocol. The company has recently released a special edition of the Nokia 6210, called the Cyber Silver, and a connectivity pack that will allow it to communicate with Bluetooth devices.
Looking to allay concerns over the safety of some of its mobile phones, Nokia cited a study that showed that earlier research on its "exploding" phones was based on samples that included counterfeit batteries.
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