It was recently made known that Acer is issuing a recall for several of its Aspire laptop models. The problem at hand is that some users are experiencing the microphone cable overheating which Acer says happens after the left palm rest is subject to repeated and extreme pressure.

Below are the models subject to the recall:

AS3410

AS3810T

AS3810TG

AS3810TZ

AS3810TZG

Wondering if your laptop is affected? Head here, enter in your serial number and Acer will let you know.

via engadget

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It’s not only Nokia that has problems with phones these days. LG is also recalling about 30,000 LG 830 Spyder handset which seem to have troubles calling for 911. And that could be a matter of life and death. LG has received just one negative report so things might not be as bad as they sound. But as these phones have “difficulty sustaining a connection or have poor voice quality on calls to emergency 911″ you should definitely considering returning yours.

via CPSC

Tags: 830 Spyder, 911, LG, LG, Mobile News, Recall

Nokia has just brought the 5800 XpressMusic NAM version to its US Nokia stores. We’ve already told you that didn’t we? But it looks like there’s something wrong with the device as Nokia has decided to pull the handset from its New York store. And that something is pretty big too. These 5800 NAM handsets seem not to have any working 3G which lead to quite a few of returns. The Nokia 5800 NAM is not in stock anymore and we assume all phones are going to the repair and patch shop. When will they be available again? We’ll let you know!

via The Nokia Blog

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You must remember that RIM has gone to great lengths to offer NTT DoCoMo customers a Bold with quad-band 3G support. Well it seems that something has gone terribly wrong. Out of 4,000 sold Bold handsets, more than 30 complaints have been received by DoCoMo. The keypad overheat while charging so DoCoMo has decided to let RIM investigate the matter. If we remember correctly Orange has decided to halt Bold sales in the UK last year. A coincidence? Well the problems with the Japanese version are unique according to RIM:

This issue appears to be specifically limited to the BlackBerry Bold devices sold in Japan since last week and sales of BlackBerry Bold devices in other countries are unaffected by this matter.

RIM hasn’t said that much but it did state that the batteries aren’t at fault here. When will DoCoMo restart Bold sales?

via Reuters

Tags: BlackBerry, Japan, Mobile News, NTT DoCoMo, quad-band, Recall, Research In Motion, sales

We told you a few days ago that the Quickfire has been rapidly removed from the shelves and floors of AT&T stores. We didn’t know it then but the handsets can be really dangerous for you. Apparently if you plug in the Quickfire the wrong way it might blow away. No explosions occurred yet, but I’m sure people do charge the phone the wrong way. Here’s AT&T’s text message sent to Quickfire owners:

The clearly marked, embossed arrow on the AC Charger adapter should always be face-up on the same side as the display screen of the Quickfire when it is inserted into the phone. See the diagram below for proper positioning and insertion of the AC Charger adapter into the phone. You should never force the AC Charger adapter into the phone.

If you have any questions, please call 1-800-801-1101.

Sincerely,

AT&T

I’d be really careful with get rid off that device if I were you.

via Gizmodo

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iPhone 3G owners all over the world don’t forget to demand an USB power adapter exchange. Apple is recalling every adapter which was shipped in one of the countries: USA, Japan, Mexico, Canada. Latin American owners should also receive new USB power adapters. You can simply exchange the adapter via the Internet or in an Apple store.
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