Categories
battery Hardware News Samsung

Samsung cites new, operational Note 7 stock by Wednesday, September 21st for most carriers, retailers

If you’re worried about the battery on your Samsung Galaxy Note 7 catching fire, replacements are on the way. On Friday, Samsung announced that along with a formal, CPSC-backed recall of the Galaxy Note 7 in the United States, the company provided an update on when its new, replacement Note 7s ( will reach retailers: […]

Categories
Apple TV Hardware News

Apple quietly recalling some Apple TV units, cites Wi-Fi issues

This is why recall programs exist. Apparently, a few Apple TV units have been quietly recalled due to Wi-Fi-related problems. In one case, a user received an email from Apple Apple informing him that his device has a faulty part. Apple is offering affected customers the opportunity to exchange their faulty Apple TV unit for […]

Categories
Hardware MacBook Pro News

Apple has yet to respond to 18,000+ signature regarding 2011 MacBook Pro GPU issues

If you have a 2011 MacBook Pro that’s been suffering from GPU failures and glitches, odds are Apple won’t be doing anything about it in the near future, in spite of an impressive petition campaign to see the issue addressed. Per 9to5Mac, an online petition calling for Apple to fix or replace affected machines has […]

Categories
Hardware iPhone News

Apple recalls millions of European iPhone chargers, focuses on A1300 model

No one ever said a multi-million item recall would be pretty. Per Boy Genius Report, Apple on Friday announced a new program that invites millions of iPhone users across 37 different countries to swap out their iPhone chargers, which may be faulty. According to Appleā€™s website, the company has determined that one of its iPhone […]

Categories
iOS News Software

BlackBerry releases BBM client for Android, iOS, then recalls software due to “rogue version” concerns

Not that BlackBerry’s officially dead in the water (yet), but this isn’t a great sign. Per Mac|Life, BlackBerry announced Saturday that it had suspended the rollout of the BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) app for iPhone and Android over concerns that a rogue version of the Android app would cause issues with the service. Originally scheduled for […]