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Apple investigating exploding iPhones
By CMU Editorial | Published on Thursday 20 August 2009
Apple is apparently investigating media reports that iPhones all over Europe are exploding. Occasionally taking out small villages, and on one occasion killing a conference centre full of Windows users.
Well, not really, but the European Commission has told reporters that the computer firm is investigating a handful of incidents in Europe when the popular iPod phone hissed and then shattered, on one occasion slightly injuring its owner. I’m not sure why the EC is involved, though obviously it does concern itself with consumer safety at times, and they may or may not have informed Apple about the reports in the first place.
The EC’s Helen Kearns told a news briefing: “Apple have come back to us … and what they’ve said to us is that they consider these are isolated incidents. They don’t consider that there’s a general problem. They’re trying to get more information on the specific details of those incidents [reported in the European media] and they will do tests as necessary to investigate the possible cause”.
