Apple Recalls Unsafe iPhone Adapters That Overheated

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Apple Recalls Unsafe iPhone Adapters That Overheated
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Apple (http://mashable.com/category/apple/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) is recalling power adapters sold in Europe and parts of Asia and Africa after reports surfaced that the devices were overheating and putting users at risk.

The company released a statement on Friday, promising affected customers new adapters in exchange for turning in old ones. The defective adapters were packaged with the iPhone (http://mashable.com/category/iphone/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S devices between October 2009 and September 2012. However, they were also sold as independent accessories. A total of 37 countries were affected.

See also: 10 Best iPhone Chargers (http://mashable.com/2013/05/23/best-iphone-chargers/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)


Apple did **t specify what injuries, if any, were sustained by customers using the devices. A detailed list of impacted countries, including France, South Africa and Vietnam, can be found in the statement on Apple's website (http://www.apple.com/support/usbadapter-european/). Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/06/13/european-apple-adapters-unsafe/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)

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