Apple is investigating a number of reports that iPhones have started to overheat, explode or catch fire, following issues with the lithium-ion battery inside the device. Unsubstantiated reports have ...

Several Chinese iPhone users have claimed that their handsets caught fire or exploded, according to a new report. Hot on the heels of Samsung's worldwide Galaxy Note 7 safety fiasco, a state-run ...

In the world of lithium-ion batteries, smartphones take centre stage. Yet they’ve also sparked an ongoing debate: does prolonged (or overnight) charging wreak havoc on your battery? A number of ...

This just in: iPhone batteries are not for biting. Credit: Miaopai.com That's a hard-learned lesson for a man who visited a Chinese electronic store shopping for a replacement iPhone battery and ...

In the world of lithium-ion batteries, smartphones take centre stage. Yet they’ve also sparked an ongoing debate: does prolonged (or overnight) charging wreak havoc on your battery?A number of factors ...

• Charging times vary depending on your device’s battery capacity – larger capacities require more time – as well as how much power your charger supplies. • Over time, the chemical ageing of ...

Apple has denied that an overheated lithium ion battery caused the exploding iPhones reported in France earlier this month. According to the BBC, the vendor has claimed that the broken screens were ...

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A number of iPhones that reportedly "exploded" in France were not due to the battery overheating as had been suggested, Apple has said. The firm said that all of the handsets they had seen with broken ...