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  • Apple investigating iPhone 6 explosion in California

    chaickachaicka
    MplsP said:
    The iPhone 6 is an old model - first released in 2014 and sales stopped in 2016, so the phone is almost 3 years old at a minimum. The article doesn’t say exactly how old the phone was, but from the description, I would suspect that it was a hand-me-down device the kids were using to play games and watch videos. If this is the case, the battery was likely pretty old and may have been ‘abused’ somewhat. I’ve seen plenty of devices for which the battery is dead and kids just leave them plugged in constantly.

    iPhone fires are quite unusual so it makes me wonder if there was other damage and/or a defective charger being used - both of these could lead to the battery overheating. GIven the age, it’s also possible that it had a defective replacement battery installed. Even considering this, though, you never want to have a device explode like this.
    I noticed a lot of kids (sometimes, even adults) love to charge while still using (e.g. playing PUBG while charging). Often, I notice the iPhones/iPads run rather hot (warmer than usual) when they do so. Is this not another potential higher risk factor that so many people are ignoring until some serious incident happens?
    mike54

  • Apple investigating iPhone 6 explosion in California

    chaickachaicka
    MplsP said:
    The iPhone 6 is an old model - first released in 2014 and sales stopped in 2016, so the phone is almost 3 years old at a minimum. The article doesn’t say exactly how old the phone was, but from the description, I would suspect that it was a hand-me-down device the kids were using to play games and watch videos. If this is the case, the battery was likely pretty old and may have been ‘abused’ somewhat. I’ve seen plenty of devices for which the battery is dead and kids just leave them plugged in constantly.

    iPhone fires are quite unusual so it makes me wonder if there was other damage and/or a defective charger being used - both of these could lead to the battery overheating. GIven the age, it’s also possible that it had a defective replacement battery installed. Even considering this, though, you never want to have a device explode like this.
    NONE of that is any excuse for a fire.   NONE.   ZERO.
    Perhaps avoid buying, owning, using any appliances/devices which has Li-ion/Li-Polymer battery inside (regardless removal or not). That means any smartphone, most electric toothbrush, laptops, tablets, power banks. Hmm...anything else I missed?
    MplsPradarthekaturahara

  • Apple investigating iPhone 6 explosion in California

    chaickachaicka
    GeorgeBMac said:
    Perhaps the public needs to be better informed on these things:
    Simply demanding that "You use OUR parts and OUR services" obviously is not going to take care of the problem because too many people will ignore the edict for a variety of reasons.

    So, WHY does using a non-Apple charging cable lead to a fire?   What is so much different about an Apple cable vs the one you buy in drugstore?  Until or unless people understand that there IS a difference, they will go with the lower cost and convenience of picking one up at the drugstore as they check out.
    Hahaha... Deja Vu. That's how some of my friends/relatives who had near fire incidents years ago which gladfully changed some of their mindset and behaviour to no longer buy cheap knock-off cables and chargers. One of the incident was a lightning cable melting right before his eyes before he rushed to switch the power off.
    virtualshift

  • Tesla requests iCloud data for engineer who allegedly stole Autopilot secrets

    chaickachaicka
    It’s nothing new. And it’s not just US tech firms who is being targeted.

    Here is what’s been happening to many industries which firms from China are keen to make leapfrog advancements on:
    1. Using high remuneration packages to attract key engineers to join them;
    2. Tapping into the knowledge of these engineers for a short time frame (1-2 years) while transferring those knowledge to their own engineers.

    The above has happened to semiconductors industry for years and that’s how they leapfrogged into competitiveness against existing tech giants. 
    cat52

  • Even Xiaomi staff can't distinguish its clone of Apple's Memoji

    chaickachaicka
    Xiaomi is nothing but a cloner. Home appliances cloning Muji’s frequently as well. Speaks so much of a firm.
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