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wired.com - 6/29/2009

IPhone 3GS Handsets Overheat, Turn Brown

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The iPhone 3G may, at least for some users, have an additional, undocumented feature: It can be used to toast bread. Reports are coming in that the new, million-selling iPhone is suffering from overheating issues. The handsets are getting so warm, in fact, that the plastic cases of the ...

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wired.com - 6/30/2009

Battery Issues Likely Causing iPhone 3GS Overheating

— wired.com — Just a week after the release of Apple’s new iPhone, a few users have complained about the... handset’s high temperatures, which in some cases are high enough to start browning the white plastic on the back of the phone. Only a small ... (more) Battery Issues Likely Causing iPhone 3GS Overheating

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pcworld.com - 6/28/2009

Apple iPhone 3GS Overheating Reports

— pcworld.com — Is the Apple iPhone 3GS having overheating issues? I've seen some reports circulating on the Web today... that indicate some handsets might indeed be affected. And I have my own tale to add to fray. The story began at French site Nowhereelse.com , with ... (more) Apple iPhone 3GS Overheating Reports

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pcworld.com - 6/27/2009

Apple iPhone 3GS Phone Review

— pcworld.com — It would be easy to dismiss the Apple iPhone 3GS as an inconsequential hardware upgrade. But to... do so would underestimate how much, collectively, the phone's new features augment the iPhone experience. With the iPhone 3GS, Apple solidifies its ... (more) Apple iPhone 3GS Phone Review

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iPhones selling like, err, hot iPhones
TG Daily - All News — Cupertino (CA) - Apple's iPhone 3GS is hot stuff, but for all the wrong reasons, suggest reports. One French site claims that the iconic phones are getting so hot that they change color from cool white to singed brown. Other sites claim that the phone becomes too hot to use although the black handsets at least have the benefit that at least they get none more black, despite getting hot enough to burn users' ears. The faults seems to be caused by using the GPS features, suggests Wired , adding that we might be headed for yet another exploding battery scandal. Older 2G iPod ...

Uh-Oh: Apple's New iPhone 3G S Has An Overheating Problem
Silicon Alley Insider — Anyone who has ever used a MacBook Pro in shorts will be familiar with the unit's heat problem: Eventually, if you don't keep moving it around, your legs will get burned. And now some users report that Apple's red-hot new iPhone, the 3G S, gets so hot that the heat turns its white plastic back pink: Wired: Reports are coming in that the new, million-selling iPhone is suffering from overheating issues. The handsets are getting so warm, in fact, that the plastic cases of the white models are discoloring to pink. The picture above is from Ben on the French site Le Journal du Geek ...

Is That An IPhone 3GS In Your Pocket Or Are You On Fire?
Futurelawyer — ... IPhone 3GS Handsets Overheat, Turn Brown | Gadget Lab | Wired.com. ...

The iPhone 3GS: Should You Get It?
TechCrunch — ... The battery life on the 3GS does seem to be better, but it’s hard to know if that’s just due to the fact that this is a fresher battery compared to the one in the year-old iPhone 3G. Apple has stated that the battery in the 3GS does boost times for certain things (like browsing the web on WiFi), but it also apparently is leading to some overheating. ...

iPhone Monitors Temperature: Might Save Overheating, Won’t Help Global Warming
jkOnTheRun — ... Although there was a recent picture of a white iPhone 3GS exhibiting what looked to be burned plastic on the back casing, I haven’t had any issues with my unit. I have the same one. I don’t doubt there are some handsets that run hotter than others; with massive production runs, there are bound to be a few bad handsets getting through the QC process. That number could be dozens or it could be thousands. I wonder how legitimate that picture was, though. ...

iPhone 3G S Now Comes In Brown [IPhone]
Consumerist — ... brown. Brown? Yes, brown. According to Apple 's knowledgebase, the problem stems from using resource-intensive programs for extended periods in direct sunlight and doesn't affect all phones. I can't wait until the next model of non-vampire iPhones come out. Keeping iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS within acceptable operating temperatures [Consumer Reports Electronics] Keeping iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS within acceptable operating temperatures [Apple Support] IPhone 3GS Handsets Overheat, Turn Brown [Wired]

iPhone 3GS Too Hot Temperature?
Elliott C. Back — After report surfaced that Apple’s new iPhone 3GS had problems with overheating, followup articles point to the batteries being the source of the problems: Vronko said the iPhone 3GS’s heat problem is evidently tied to the battery, because the pictures of discolored white iPhones reveal the outline of the battery. He noted that although thousands of iPhone 3GS users probably own defective handsets, the risk of causing fire or explosion is low because the iPhone’s battery cell is extremely small. I decided to do a small test ...