Nokia warns of faulty cell phone batteries

[hazel]

46 million Matsushita-made batteries may be at risk of overheating

HELSINKI, Finland - Nokia warned Tuesday that up to 46 million batteries used in some of the company’s cell phones could be faulty and pose a risk of overheating.

The advisory applies to batteries manufactured by Matsushita between December 2005 and November 2006, the world’s largest mobile phone maker said.

Matsushita Battery Industrial Co. Ltd. of Japan is one of several suppliers that have together made some 300 million BL-5C batteries.

Nokia said 100 incidents of overheating of the Matsushita-made BL-5C batteries have been reported worldwide, but added that “no serious injuries or property damage have been reported.”

“Consumers with a BL-5C battery subject to this advisory should note that all of the approximately 100 incidents have occurred while charging the battery,” the Finnish company said. “According to Nokia’s knowledge this issue does not affect any other use of the mobile device.”

Nokia said it will swap out all affected batteries.

Nokia sells products in 130 countries and employs 110,000 people worldwide. In the second quarter, it sold 100 million mobile devices, claiming a 38 percent share of the global market.

Associated Press

[G@Len]

mao ni kadto gi-report ni karen sa abs-cbn?

[hazel]

mao ni kadto gi-report ni karen sa abs-cbn?

wako kita sa report, galen!

[G@Len]

a friend forwarded me this link for the nokia battery pullout.

https://www.nokia.com/batteryreplacement/en/

[hazel]

a friend forwarded me this link for the nokia battery pullout.

https://www.nokia.com/batteryreplacement/en/

maayo nalang dili nokia ako phone..

[Happy]

Nokia amo cellphone, pero wala man naapil sa listahan, ako gitan-aw battery dili man sab pareha nga number.

[G@Len]

under investigation man daw pa ang report sa cellphone nga mibuto ang battery. akoa sa pangitaon ang link sa abs-cbn anaa.

[hazel]

hadlok gyud nang mo buto ang cellphone oi...Sa atong nasud, daghan raba kaayong kulorom nga cellphone...mas kuyaw!

[G@Len]

another "made in china" tingali na sad ni nga issue.

[hazel]

another "made in china" tingali na sad ni nga issue.

but you know what galen, naa gihapon mga sony ericsson phones dire nga made in china.

[G@Len]

yup! dili naman na kapugngan ang china... pero ambot lang kaha karon umaabot kay daghan naman mi-question sa ilang mga export products like sa toys, mga pagkaon ug uban pa.

[slackware]

dili man gyud na kalikayan ang mga factory defects!

[hazel]

but how come nga in every company, naa ma'y quality control?

[G@Len]

dili man gyud na kalikayan ang mga factory defects!

yes dili na sya kalikayan, pero ang quantity ang problema... usa pa sad, ang materials nga gigamit nila.

anyway, tatak tsina! 

[slackware]

ako bitaw girger kay quality control engineer akong work pero most of the time kay among daya-on ang mga test certificates kay di baya lalim mag reject ug mga finished products! dako kaayo ug losses! apil na downtime...ingana man gyud na ang business naay tikas!

[hazel]

mao pud! pero ambot oi, kung made in china daghan palpak. di lang pud unta palabian ug panikas.

[Happy]

ako bitaw girger kay quality control engineer akong work pero most of the time kay among daya-on ang mga test certificates kay di baya lalim mag reject ug mga finished products! dako kaayo ug losses! apil na downtime...ingana man gyud na ang business naay tikas!

oist tarunga nang inyong trabaho kay mawad-an jud mo ug customer na

[slackware]

mao gani tarungon ug panikas aron dili mawad-an ug customer. gawas pa, tanang mga rival companies namo kay mao man sad guinabuhat...some of them are worse...