Neowin News Feed for: Bricked

Nvidia 5090 launch just got worse with bricking GPUs, Windows support problems & PCIe issues

Sayan Sen — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 17:16:01 +0000

Nvidia's RTX 5090 and 5080 launch has been mediocre so far as it has not been able to replicate the hype generated during the marketing. There are several problems. Read more...

A new Samsung update is reportedly bricking Galaxy S10, Note 10 and other devices

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 17:16:01 +0000

Multiple users report that a new Samsung update is bricking the Galaxy S10, Galaxy Note10 series, and other models. Read more...

Apple pulls another faulty update after reports of bricked Apple Watch

Taras Buria — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 07:52:01 +0000

Apple pulled the latest watchOS 11.1 beta after user reports of bricked and frozen Apple Watch models. Read more...

Inching towards portless iPhones? Users can now recover bricked iPhone 16 devices wirelessly

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:12:01 +0000

Apple now lets users fix their bricked iPhone 16 devices using another nearby iPhone wirelessly, similar to Apple Watches and TVs. Read more...

Apple pulls iPadOS 18 update as it's bricking healthy M4 iPad Pros

Sayan Sen — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 21:14:02 +0000

The iPadOS 18 that was released a couple of nights ago has been pulled by Apple as it's bricking iPad Pros. Read more...

HP staff allegedly blames Microsoft's Windows Update as firmware bricks ProBooks

Sayan Sen — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 09:42:01 +0000

HP ProBook customers are not happy with the recent firmware update, version 1.17, which is seemingly bricking and killing devices. An HP repair technician allegedly blamed Microsoft's Windows Update. Read more...

Beware! HP firmware update bricking OfficeJet 9020e printers with Blue Screen 83C0000B error

Sayan Sen — Fri, 12 May 2023 14:16:39 +0000

HP OfficeJet Pro 9020e printers received a firmware update recently. However, the update was probably buggy which bricked the printers. Users all over the world may be affected by this issue. Read more...

Remember dying 3090s? Now Nvidia RTX 3080 Ti cards are bricking in Diablo IV

Sayan Sen — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 14:10:32 +0000

It looks like it's the Amazon New World saga all over again where RTX 3090s were bricking. This time the affected GPU is the RTX 3080 Ti as multiple user reports suggest they are dying in Diablo IV. Read more...

Beware: AMD's latest Microsoft certified WHQL driver might be bricking RDNA 2 RX 6000 GPUs

Sayan Sen — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 10:18:01 +0000

After the recent acknowledgment from AMD about 7900 XTX hotspot cooling issues, new trouble could be brewing as the latest WHQL driver might be bricking the company's RX 6000 series GPUs. Read more...

macOS Monterey is reportedly bricking old Macs

Karthik Mudaliar — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 18:02:01 +0000

After updating to macOS Monterey, users are flocking to social media saying how the latest macOS update has bricked their Mac computers. There's also a probable solution that has surfaced online. Read more...

EVGA reportedly suggests very few RTX 3090s have died from running Amazon's New World

Sayan Sen — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 14:22:01 +0000

EVGA Europe has reportedly stated that the number of RMAs requested for RTX 3090 cards that have died while playing Amazon's New World is very few. The AIB allegedly also failed to recreate the issue. Read more...

Do not run Amazon's New World on your RTX 3090 as it may kill your card [Update]

Sayan Sen — Wed, 21 Jul 2021 15:30:02 +0000

Amazon's new MMORPG New World - which is currently in beta - is apparently killing Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3090 for some unknown reason. Interestingly, a lot of these models seem to be EVGA ones. Read more...

A malicious message may cause you to reset your PS4; users are advised to turn off messaging [Update]

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Sat, 13 Oct 2018 18:08:01 +0000

Users on Reddit are reporting a malicious message that's going around the PlayStation Network, and can soft brick a PS4. Users may want to turn off messaging for a while until the problem is fixed. Read more...

Samsung apologizes to customers after recent firmware update bricks high-end smart TVs

Andy Weir — Fri, 25 Aug 2017 15:30:01 +0000

"I honestly can't believe the incompetence that is being shown" by Samsung, said one owner. "The lack of communication is astounding and if I could take my TV back it would be there in a heartbeat." Read more...

Apple sued by ACCC for alleged misrepresentations over consumer rights and repairs

Boyd Chan — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 14:40:01 +0000

Leading on from the 'Error 53' debacle last year, Apple has now found itself the target of Federal Court proceedings by the ACCC alleging the company misled consumers about their warranty rights. Read more...

Apple's new iOS 9.3.2 update has bricked some of its latest 9.7-inch iPad Pro tablets

Andy Weir — Tue, 17 May 2016 17:16:02 +0000

Apple released its latest iOS update yesterday, but there are already numerous reports from owners of the new 9.7-inch iPad Pro who say that upgrading to iOS 9.3.2 has left their devices unusable. Read more...

You can brick recent iOS devices just by setting them to a specific date

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 12:42:01 +0000

A new flaw in iOS can easily break almost any Apple device including the iPhone 6s Plus and the most recent iPads. And triggering it is as simple as manually setting your device to a specific date. Read more...

'Error 53' threatens to brick your iPhone 6 without warning

Justin Luna — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 17:23:03 +0000

A major issue has been confronting owners of the iPhone 6. Upon upgrading to iOS 9, users will be welcomed with an 'Error 53' message, completely rendering handsets useless, with no way to recover. Read more...

This is Microsoft's solution for bricked Lumias running Windows 10 build 10051

Timi Cantisano — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 06:14:01 +0000

If you own a bricked handset that is the result of trying to rollback from Windows 10 build 10051, Microsoft now has a solution that will help you bring back your device to a working state. Read more...

Bricked WP7? This is how to fix it

Brad Sams — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:36:05 +0000

Microsoft has had a little hiccup in its latest (and only) WP7 update, some users are reporting that their devices have been bricked. If this happens to you, and you don't want to take your... Read more...

Microsoft Settles Lawsuit Over Bricked Xbox 360 Console

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:01:48 +0000

When Microsoft released the Fall Dashboard Update in 2006 for the Xbox 360, users expected new features. What no one expected was that the update crashed consoles, rendering them mostly useless. Microsoft quickly acknowledged and... Read more...