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Best Buy recalls select third party MacBook Pro batteries after reports of fires

The MacBook Pro battery fire issue has reared its ugly head yet again… Per Macworld, Best Buy has recalled about 5100 replacement batteries for Appleā€™s MacBook Pro laptops, after 13 reports that the battery caught fire, a U.S. consumer safety agency said. The ATG lithium-ion batteries can catch fire while charging, the U.S. Consumer Product […]

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Best Buy to Offer iPhone 3G S Accident Insurance Plan

For those of you planning to snag a new iPhone 3G S unit from Best Buy, you’ll also have the opportunity to purchase the chain’s rare (and somewhat pricey) accident insurance plan. According to AppleInsider, Best Buy stores nationwide on Friday will begin selling the next-generation Apple handset on launch day, albeit at the big-box retailer’s usual 10 a.m. opening time instead of the early hours both Apple and AT&T promise.