Neowin News Feed for: Explosion

SpaceX details Starship's feisty mid-flight explosion after FAA closed mishap investigation

Martin Hodás — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 14:44:01 +0000

Elon Musk's SpaceX has finally revealed all the details we wanted to know about Starship's November test flight explosion. Additionally, the company agreed with the FAA on proposed corrective actions. Read more...

Elon Musk has finally revealed the reason behind Starship mid-flight explosion

Martin Hodás — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 11:20:02 +0000

The November test flight of SpaceX's Starship rocket, although successful, ended in flames. Much was speculated on social media about the cause, but only now we finally know what actually happened. Read more...

Explosion at Google's U.S. data center may have caused recent outage [Update]

Usama Jawad — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 13:16:02 +0000

An explosion has been reported at Google's data center in Omaha, U.S. Some injuries have been rumored along with outages, but Google is yet to address the claims in a public statement. Read more...

Newegg reportedly begins accepting returns for Gigabyte's "explosive" PSUs

Sayan Sen — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 09:16:02 +0000

In an alleged mail sent to a customer, Newegg has stated that it has started accepting returns for Gigabyte's GP-P850GM and GP-P750GM PSUs that have been labeled as "explosive" by reviewers. Read more...

Gigabyte apparently refuses to replace potentially "explosive" PSU

Sayan Sen — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 12:22:01 +0000

Gigabyte recently said that it would RMA eligible units of the GP-P850GM and GP-P750GM as the units have been found to be potentially "explosive". However, the firm may be declining such requests. Read more...

Gigabyte amends its "explosive" PSUs, puts out official statement

Sayan Sen — Sat, 14 Aug 2021 04:32:01 +0000

A couple of Gigabyte PSU models, namely, GP-P850GM and GP-P750GM, were noted by reviewers as somewhat "explosive" during heavy stress. The company today has released a statement regarding the matter. Read more...

Newegg Shuffle apparently bundling "explosive" Gigabyte PSUs with GPUs

Sayan Sen — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 07:58:01 +0000

Newegg is seemingly bundling Gigabyte GP-P850GM and GP-P750GM PSUs alongside graphics cards via its Newegg Shuffle system. These PSUs have poor protection and apparently are very prone to explode. Read more...

Tesla's "Big Battery" explodes causing big flames and smoke, warning out for locals

Sayan Sen — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 06:26:01 +0000

Tesla's Big Battery at Geelong, Victoria, caught fire earlier today. The responsible authority has since deployed fire firefighting teams there, and a warning for the locals has also been issued. Read more...

Lack of thrust and an ad hoc solution to SN8's explosion led to Starship SN10's fiery ending

Ather Fawaz — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 08:48:01 +0000

Elon Musk indicates that the SN10 engines lacked thrust. The rocket landed at 10 m/s, damaging some parts. It also used "Helium in header" to atone for SN8's explosion, but that was also problematic. Read more...

"Mars, here we come!!" exclaims Elon Musk despite explosive ending to Starship's test flight

Ather Fawaz — Thu, 10 Dec 2020 06:56:01 +0000

Starship SN8 executed an almost perfect high-altitude flight test before plummeting towards the earth at a velocity greater than the intended threshold. SpaceX and Musk extolled the test as a success. Read more...

Tesla vehicle explodes on Russian highway after truck smash, was possibly on Autopilot

Paul Hill — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 13:44:01 +0000

A Tesla vehicle burst into flames and exploded over the weekend after it crashed into a tow truck along Moscow MKAD highway. The vehicle was believed to be using Autopilot at the time of the crash. Read more...

iPad reportedly explodes at Apple store in Amsterdam, shop evacuated

Usama Jawad — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 12:30:01 +0000

An Apple retail store in Amsterdam was evacuated and the local fire brigade was called after an iPad unit exploded. No one was injured, but three staff members were treated for breathing problems. Read more...

Apple investigating AirPods explosion at a gym

Richard Tyr Blewitt — Fri, 09 Feb 2018 13:24:02 +0000

Apple is investigating an incident wherein one of the earphones in a pair of its AirPods began to emit white smoke while being used by a man at gym. Apparently one of the earphones then exploded. Read more...

PSA: Don't bite your iPhone battery like this guy; it can explode

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:16:01 +0000

A man in China was apparently looking to test if the battery in his iPhone was the real deal by biting into it. Unsurprisingly, it soon exploded, though luckily no one was harmed in the incident. Read more...

Apple insists Beats headphone explosion is not their fault, victim won't be compensated

Richard Tyr Blewitt — Mon, 22 May 2017 13:16:01 +0000

Apple, the owners of the headphone manufacturing company Beats, have declared that the explosion of a woman's headphones earlier this year was not caused by the headphones themselves. Read more...

Woman injured after her battery-operated headphones exploded mid-flight

Justin Luna — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 10:46:01 +0000

A woman heading from Beijing to Melbourne was awoken mid-flight after her headphones exploded, leaving blisters on her face. Further investigation found that the battery had caused the issue. Read more...

Samsung reportedly finds batteries were to blame for Note7 fires

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 14:26:01 +0000

Even though Samsung will hold a special event next week to announce the findings of its Note7 investigation, some of that information has already leaked. Surprise: it was the batteries' fault. Read more...

Samsung will share its investigation results of the Note7 on a global livestream

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 20 Jan 2017 10:01:26 +0000

Samsung was supposed to announce its findings with regards to the exploding Note7 handsets late last year. The company pushed that date to January and is now saying it will hold a special event. Read more...

Samsung to unveil its findings about the Galaxy Note7 fiasco "later this month"

Justin Luna — Mon, 02 Jan 2017 12:56:01 +0000

Samsung is preparing to share results of its Galaxy Note7 investigation, after discontinuing the device due to safety risks. Its details will be announced later in the month. Read more...

Family demands $30 million from Amazon for a hoverboard that put their house in flames

Justin Luna — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 13:26:01 +0000

A family in Nashville, Tennessee is suing Amazon after selling a hoverboard, which was responsible for burning down their home. They contend Amazon knew it was dangerous, but still decided to sell it. Read more...

Amazon bans sale of 'hoverboards' amid safety risks

Jack Wilkinson — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 03:26:02 +0000

Major online retailer Amazon has reportedly banned the sale of the so-called 'hoverboards' following warnings that the devices are dangerous and prone to catch fire. Read more...

Woman gets "rude awakening" due to exploding iPhone 6 Plus

Timi Cantisano — Mon, 06 Jul 2015 17:58:01 +0000

A woman from Hong Kong was rudely awakened by an exploding iPhone 6 Plus. Although she was not hurt in the incident, she does intend to contact Apple for compensation. Read more...

OnePlus One explodes in owner's pocket

Andy Weir — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 12:24:01 +0000

OnePlus has acknowledged an incident in which the battery inside one of its handsets exploded in a customer's pocket, destroying the device, and leaving the customer with a minor skin burn. Read more...

Explosion at Apple parts plant in China injures 61 workers

John Callaham — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:21:12 +0000

An explosion in a Shanghai plant owned by Pegatron has reportedly injured 61 of the plant's workers. The factory, which was not yet fully operational, is rumored to be making parts for Apple products. Read more...

Foxconn iPad plant in China reopens after May's explosion

John Callaham — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 18:56:40 +0000

The Foxconn manufacturing plant in Chengdu, China that suffered from an explosion on May 20 that killed three Foxconn workers has now repoened. AllThingsDigital reports that it has received a statement from Foxconn stating that... Read more...

Third person now dead due to Foxconn plant explosion

John Callaham — Mon, 23 May 2011 14:41:21 +0000

The massive explosion that took the lives of two workers in a Foxconn plant in China has now apparently taken the life of a third worker as well. AllThingsDigital reports that Foxconn has issued a... Read more...

Explosion at the iPad 2-producing Foxconn Chengdu plant claims two lives

Denis Wong — Fri, 20 May 2011 20:41:19 +0000

Several Chinese news sources are reporting on an explosion at a Foxconn plant in the Chinese city of Chengdu, Sichuan province. The accident appears to have been the result of a lightning strike that struck... Read more...

HTC Touch Pro battery explodes, the trend continues

Brad Sams — Thu, 21 May 2009 16:18:11 +0000

Yesterday Neowin reported on a MacBook Pro whose MagSafe adapter overheated burning the user and the laptop. Today reports are surfacing on an HTC Touch Pro whose spare battery erupted. The story goes that... Read more...

Software engineer found dead in front of burnt computer

Brad Sams — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:14:24 +0000

We have heard of exploding batteries and burning laptops but this may be the first potential laptop explosion that killed a person. A software engineer working for Tata Consulting Services was found dead in... Read more...

PowerBook blows up in London office

James Hall — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 03:53:16 +0000

According to The Inquirer, an Apple PowerBook shocked office-workers in a London marketing agency when it unexpectedly burst into flames, melting keys on the keyboard and spewing acrid smoke into the room. Although the company... Read more...

Re: The Explosion at The Planet Datacentre

Stephen Roberts — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:06:47 +0000

Now that The Planet have started to power up their customers servers again after they had an explosion from one of their transformers earlier this week, see Here, it seems some facts are beginning to... Read more...

Explosion at theplanet knocks out 9000 servers

Steven Parker — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:08:19 +0000

Neowins previous web servers host, ThePlanet based in Dallas Texas, suffered a major setback yesterday as an electrical fire allegedly caused an explosion, knocking out around 9000 of their customers hosted websites. Marcus Langenveld writes:... Read more...

New Battery May Stop Exploding Laptops

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:34:44 +0000

The Great Laptop Battery Recall of 2006 had everyone paranoid that their MacBooks or ThinkPads could catch fire and cause havoc at any moment. Although that string of incidents appears to be over, the most... Read more...

Man killed after phone explosion

Steven Parker — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:52:02 +0000

An exploding mobile phone battery apparently killed a South Korean man in the first such known case in this gadget-obsessed country, police say. The man, identified only by his family name Suh, was found dead... Read more...

Needham & Co Predict Mac Market Share Explosion

Tue, 13 Jun 2006 21:11:31 +0000

Apple's move to Intel processors and its development of Boot Camp could triple its market share in the home markets, according to Needham & Co analyst Charles Wolf. He describes the dual boot and... Read more...

3Com hit by oil depot explosion

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 15:28:22 +0000

NETWORKING firm 3Com said its European HQ was damaged when an oil depot exploded yesterday morning. It said that its site, in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, had around 300 people working there, but none of its... Read more...

.NET Framework 1.1 Temporary File Explosion (KB824629)

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 16 Oct 2003 08:20:53 +0000

When users navigate to a SharePoint site, temporary files are left on the Web server's hard disk. Over time, these temporary files will take up more and more server disk space. These temporary files will... Read more...

Explosion in NEW YORK

Thu, 25 Apr 2002 16:15:38 +0000

I have just heard this on my local BBC radio station; its now confirmed on the main BBC webpage. Will update when more news comes through : my heart goes out to those who have... Read more...