Posts Tagged ‘recall’

BlackBerry 8230 recalled by Bell already?

We don’t have all the details here, but we’ve confirmed that Bell has issued a recall on the freshly launched BlackBerry 8230. Both colors are affected, and while we’re not positive if every single handset is being recalled, we’ve been…

Nokia responds to 5800 XpressMusic NAM 3G connectivity issues

Nokia has reportedly confirmed that some if its North American 5800 XpressMusic handsets are having 3G connectivity issues. The information, said to have been provided by an unnamed Nokia rep, suggests that only customers in Chicago and New York are…

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic NAM pulled from NYC Nokia store?

Bear with us while we try and get a handle on the situation, but it has come to our attention that the Nokia flaship store in New York City has pulled the 5800 XpressMusic NAM from its shelves. Apparently the…

BlackBerry Bold pulled from shelves in Japan

It looks like four bands of HSPA is too much for a BlackBerry to handle as Japanese carrier DoCoMo has suspended all sales of the Bold due to overheating issues. Since its February 20th launch, DoCoMo has sold approximately 4,000…

Sony doesn’t want you to have children

Sony has just announced its latest line of laptop batteries, engineered exclusively for masochists. Wait, no, don’t get excited. It looks like it was just an accident that Sony’s notebook batteries have been melting on people’s laps. Back to the…

Apple Ultracompact USB Charger Recall

Attention Apple owners and Mac fanboys: Apple has issued a recall yesterday for their Ultra-compact USB chargers. Apparently the prongs have been breaking off and getting stuck in outlets, putting people at riskĀ  of electric shock. Yikes! Apple is advising…

Sony Vaio TZ-Series Laptops are on fire

Literally, on fire. Sony, along with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, has issued a recall on its TZ-Series laptop. The TZ100 series, Z200 series, TZ300 and TZ2000 series bought from July 2007- August 2008, to be exact. No overheating…