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Daily iPhone App: Recall helps you remember that recommendation

by Mike Schramm (Nov 15th, 2012)

Recall is an app that we were shown at WWDC last year, and it actually came out on the App Store last month, in a US-only release. But this week, the company behind the app has released it to a worldwide audience, and it's available now to everyone for a launch price of 99 cents. The idea ...

Hard drive recall emails going out to owners of 1TB iMacs

by Michael Rose (Oct 20th, 2012)

Apple's extension of the iMac 1TB Seagate hard drive replacement program was mentioned last Sunday, and late this week customers began receiving email reminders to schedule a drive replacement. If you're an iMac owner but not certain your machine is covered, you can easily check your serial number ...

Apple extends Seagate drive replacement program for iMacs

by Michael Rose (Oct 14th, 2012)

As noted by MacRumors, Apple's extended service program for iMacs with 1TB Seagate internal hard drives was updated late last week to include iMacs manufactured as far back as October 2009. The program, launched in the summer of 2011, originally covered only machines made during a narrow window of ...

Apple replacing recalled nanos with new models

by Steven Sande (Dec 20th, 2011)

In mid-November, TUAW reported on Apple's program to replace certain first-generation iPod nanos with refurbished models. The replacement program was designed to resolve issues with iPod nanos manufactured between September of 2005 and January of 2006 that could cause overheating and pose a ...

Jawbone refunds all UP purchasers whether they return the device or not

by Chris Rawson (Dec 8th, 2011)

Complaints over the durability (or lack thereof) of Jawbone's UP wristband have led the company to the unusual move of promising refunds to all customers -- even if they decline to return the device to Jawbone. Jawbone says current UP owners can keep their wristbands, according to TechCrunch, ...

Mophie, Best Buy recalls overheating cases

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Dec 1st, 2011)

A couple of recall notices went out earlier today for Mophie and Rocketfish battery cases. Mophie is recalling the Juice Pack Air for the fourth-generation iPod touch. Affected models will have the first five digits of the serial number be between TR113 and TR120. Mophie said a small number ...

Apple issues recall for some iMac hard drives

by Chris Rawson (Jul 22nd, 2011)

Apple has issued notice of a recall of potentially defective 1 TB Seagate hard drives installed in iMacs sold between May and July of 2011. Apple has offered to replace the possibly defective drives free of charge until July 23, 2012. The drives, installed in 2011-model iMacs in both 21.5 and ...

Mini DisplayPort to HDMI cables banned by HDMI Org

by Chris Rawson (Jul 8th, 2011)

HDMI Org, licensor of the HDMI standard, has demanded that Mini DisplayPort to HDMI cables be taken off the market because they are "unlicensed." According to TechRadar, the cables fall afoul of HDMI licensing standards which state that any cable with a male HDMI connector at one end must also ...

Current stock of Verizon iPad 2s being pulled by Apple?

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jun 10th, 2011)

Several posts on Apple's support forums suggest Apple is withholding shipments of a select number of Verizon iPad 2s. Details are sparse but shipments en route from China are apparently being called back to their destination. 9to5Mac was also reportedly told by a store employee that Apple has ...

Estimate: Full recall could cost $1.5B

by Dave Caolo (Jul 14th, 2010)

The possible, yet highly unlikely event of a full iPhone 4 recall would cost Apple dearly, according to Tony Sacconaghi of Bernstein Research. He has issued a report with a US$1.5 billion price tag as his best guess. However, that's not what Sacconaghi believes will happen. Instead, he suspects ...

As Apple's PR disaster grows, some say recall

by Dave Caolo (Jul 13th, 2010)

Now that the iPhone has been in customers' hands for a few weeks, the antenna issue has been demonstrated time and again to be very real. Holding the lower left-hand corner of the iPhone causes a significant loss in signal strength. Those in low-signal areas to begin with will often lose their ...

Apple extends warranty coverage on flawed 2008 Time Capsules

by Steven Sande (Jul 11th, 2010)

Several sites are reporting that Apple has issued a Knowledge Base article in the Support Forums that notes that some Time Capsules sold between February and June of 2008 are subject to a recall eligible for possible repair or replacement due to the problems described. Should you have a Time Capsule ...

1st generation iPod nano recall in South Korea - no, not really

by Dave Caolo (Jul 9th, 2009)

According to The Wall Street Journal, Apple Korea has issued a recall of 1st generation iPod nanos in South Korea. Some units have had a problem with overheating batteries, causing damage to the units and on some occasions the users themselves. On June 25th, the Korean Agency for Technology and ...

Apple ships replacement USB power adapters

by Cory Bohon (Oct 6th, 2008)

It has been a couple weeks since Apple started the recall process for USB iPhone power adapters. According to Apple, these adapters have the risk of their metal prongs breaking off inside the power outlet, creating a shock risk. Many TUAW readers have noted that their replacement power adapters ...

iPhone USB adapter recall announced

by Michael Rose (Sep 19th, 2008)

If you think that your iPhone's ultracompact USB power adapter is the coolest thing around, think again; Apple has announced an exchange program for the teensy wonders, as apparently they have a very infrequent habit of prong-snapping, leading to a risk of fire. Check to see if your adapter has a ...