AP IMPACT: New Army Chopper Overheats

The Army is spending $2.6 billion on hundreds of European-designed helicopters for homeland security and disaster relief that turn out to have a crucial flaw: They aren't safe to fly on hot days, according to an internal report obtained by The Associated Press.

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Whether anecdotal reports of iPhones overheating are true or not, Apple has taken them seriously enough to reveal the presence of a temperature warning screen for the iPhone 3G and 3GS.

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Two police dogs have died after over-heating in a car, it emerged today. Two German Shepherd police dogs died in the heatwave after being left in a car by their handler, a force said today.

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Owners of Apple's new iPhone have reported that some handsets get so hot they glow pink.

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Right after its launch, we noted the sundry problems reported by new iPhone 3GS owners, but this is the first time we've heard tell of this specific one... and it seems like a doozy.

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A laptop on a couch is thought to have sparked a blaze late Monday or early Tuesday that caused between $5,000 and $10,000 in damages to a home, a St. Lucie County Fire District spokeswoman said.

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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.

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Minister of Finance Jyrki Katainen (Nat. Coalition Party) says that no decisions on income tax cuts are in store for this year. He says that they will not be forthcoming until the second half of the four-year Parliamentary term.

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Sony Corp. executives apologized Tuesday for inconvenience caused by a massive global recall in notebook batteries that is affecting almost every major notebook manufacturer, including Apple Computer.

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Sony management could have avoided the recall of its batteries but dropped the ball.

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We've extensively covered an issue where the MacBook Pro's battery gradually swells, -- apparently due to overheating. In mild cases, batteries swell but remain functional.

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"Some MacBooks may have left the factory with a thin piece of clear plastic covering the rear vent," Apple has admitted after some consumers who bought its latest laptop complained the Intel Core Duo-based machines were running too hot.

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When an Apple PowerBook overheated and melted, Apple said it wouldn't repair the machine under warranty because it claimed APC reader Ben Thomas must have done it himself with a hairdryer. Dan Warne investigates.

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