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From the BBC:
Three Apple employees have been treated for minor injuries after an iPad battery reportedly exploded in an Amsterdam shop.
The three staff are believed to have breathed vapours released when the battery caught fire.
The incident, on 19 August, led to the shop in Amsterdam's Leidseplein being evacuated and closed.
Firefighters were called and they dealt with the iPad and made sure the shop was properly aired.
The shop has now re-opened.
Amsterdam's fire brigade tweeted that it had attended the incident and three people had been treated for breathing problems.
A Dutch media site said staff in the store had initially dealt with the fuming iPad by putting it in a sand-filled fire bucket.
This reportedly quelled the fire but not before some of the potentially harmful irritants had been released.
Apple news site 9to5mac said it had seen more incidents of similar faults since the electronics company had started its iPhone battery replacement programme.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by Shimitar on Wednesday August 22 2018, @12:06PM (1 child)
I never owned an Apple device.
I have a Samsung Note3 since 2013 and i simply love this phone. Today it is still powerfull enough for 100% of tasks (gaming included, yes) and, always in a protective shell with a proper screen protector (nope, Gorilla Glass my oss, it does scratch) it's like new today.
The ONLY part i have replaced may times so far: the battery! Which is still, of course, of the old-style replaceable.
Just one month ago i bought a new one (non-samsung of course, since they don't make them new anymore) and i am back to the old battery life.
I will NOT replace this phone with something that has built-in kill-switch in the means of a non replaceable battery.
(and un-glue a display and go belly-open is not replaceable to me, it's a mess where you risk braking something or hand your phone to some third party i don't like)
Coding is an art. No, java is not coding. Yes, i am biased, i know, sorry if this bothers you.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 22 2018, @04:31PM
You value that replaceable battery very highly.
I prioritize a software design that isn't made to spy on me 24-7 and that actually works smoothly.
My iPhone is as old as your Samsung and on its original battery--mind you, battery time has dropped quite a bit.