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Replacement program for iPhone battery cases announced
Replacement program for iPhone battery cases announced
Apple has announced a new replacement program on their official support pages. This time around customers can get a replacement for a faulty ...... 11 Jan 2020
Apple issues worldwide recall: Battery issues with a MacBook Pro model
Apple issues worldwide recall: Battery issues with a MacBook Pro model
Apple has today issued a worldwide battery replacement program, or a recall, for one of its MacBook Pro models. The computer in question is ...... 22 Apr 2018
Samsung halts all sales and exchanges of exploding Galaxy Note7
Samsung halts all sales and exchanges of exploding Galaxy Note7
Samsung has frozen all sales of their much-maligned Galaxy Note7 smartphone as reports of the device exploding continue despite a recall and replacements. 11 Oct 2016 - 4 comments
Samsung re-launches Galaxy Note7 following explosive first try
Samsung re-launches Galaxy Note7 following explosive first try
Samsung has proudly announced that the Galaxy Note7 is available worldwide, again, after the company was forced to recall millions of headsets that were at risk of exploding. 05 Oct 2016
Microsoft to recall some power cables for Surface Pro tablets
Microsoft to recall some power cables for Surface Pro tablets
Microsoft has announced it will do free exchanges for power cords on its older Surface Pro tablets due to minor overheating concerns. 21 Jan 2016
HP recalling over six million power cords due to possible fire hazards
HP recalling over six million power cords due to possible fire hazards
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has said this week that HP will be recalling over six million power cords as fire hazards. 27 Aug 2014 - 3 comments
The Nest Protect is back after recall, and with new price cut
The Nest Protect is back after recall, and with new price cut
The Nest Protect, the company's smoke and carbon monoxide detector, is back in stores following a two month recall over safety concerns about a specific feature. 18 Jun 2014 - 8 comments
Nest recalls 440,000 smoke detectors
Nest recalls 440,000 smoke detectors
Nest Labs has recalled about 440,000 of its Nest Protect smoke detectors, due to safety concerns that a glitch could potentially delay an alarm from sounding. 22 May 2014 - 2 comments
Canon recalls DSLR cameras for potential skin allergy risk
Canon recalls DSLR cameras for potential skin allergy risk
Late last month, Canon made it public that a small portion of its popular EOS Rebel T4i DSLR cameras could potentially cause a skin allergy reaction. ...... 15 Aug 2012
Lenovo recalling even more All-In-One PCs
Lenovo recalling even more All-In-One PCs
Lenovo has announced today it will be recalling 28,000 more ThinkCentre M70z and ThinkCentre M90z all-in-one (AIO) desktop PCs. Last month, ...... 25 Apr 2012
Lenovo recalling All-In-One PCs
Lenovo recalling All-In-One PCs
Lenovo has announced it will be recalling 160,000 ThinkCentre M70z and ThinkCentre M90z all-in-one (AIO) desktop PCs. The move comes in conjunction ...... 10 Mar 2012 - 2 comments
Apple will replace defective 1st gen iPod Nano with same model
Apple will replace defective 1st gen iPod Nano with same model
This weekend we reported that Apple was recalling its 1st generation iPod Nano music players in the U.S. and sending all those affected replacements. ...... 14 Nov 2011 - 8 comments
1st generation iPod Nano gets recalled
1st generation iPod Nano gets recalled
Apple has announced this week that it is recalling its first generation iPad Nano in the U.S. The devices, which launched in September 2005, ...... 13 Nov 2011 - 23 comments
Sony recalls 1.6 million Bravia HDTVs
Sony recalls 1.6 million Bravia HDTVs
Sony has recalled 1.6 million Bravia HDTVs this week after it was revealed that faulty components could lead to fires. The TVs were sold ...... 12 Oct 2011 - 4 comments
1000 RIM PlayBook tablets recalled
1000 RIM PlayBook tablets recalled
RIM has confirmed that it is recalling 1000 BlackBerry Playbooks thanks to a software glitch. The company says a few of the 16GB models "were ...... 16 May 2011
     

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