Neowin News Feed for: Fire

ESR recalls thousands of power banks due to fire risk, offers full refunds

Usama Jawad — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 22:52:01 +0000

Popular Apple accessories vendor, ESR, has issued a recall for over 30,000 HaloLock power banks due to a fire and burn hazard. Read more...

Anker announces global recall of five power bank models over fire safety risks

Aditya Tiwari — Sat, 28 Jun 2025 06:22:01 +0000

Anker has announced a global recall of five PowerCore power bank models. You can check your model and serial number to find if it's affected. Read more...

Nvidia tested RTX 5090 with four 16-pin connectors but this specific bug may still melt it

Sayan Sen — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 21:28:01 +0000

Nvidia's RTX 5090s are apparently melting or burning (again) and they may be affected by one specific issue. Read more...

Meta is partnering up with U.K. banks to prevent scams on its platforms

Karthik Mudaliar — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 19:22:01 +0000

Meta is partnering up with banks in the United Kingdom to combat fraudulent activities on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp with the help of the FIRE program. Read more...

Hate on first-ever electric car fire in a small EU country backfired, as the cause was arson

Martin Hodás — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 17:18:01 +0000

A huge electric car fire in Slovakia fueled a wave of hate toward EVs on social media due to safety concerns. However, the real cause was revealed a few days later when CCTV footage was made public. Read more...

12V-2×6 power connector won't burn or melt your RTX 4090/4080 even if not inserted properly

Sayan Sen — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 21:48:01 +0000

Remember the RTX 4090/4080 melting and burning power connectors? It looks like there is finally a viable alternative solution so that users won't need second-guessing if their GPUs will burn or not. Read more...

Amazon launches all new Fire HD 8 range of tablets

Steve Bennett — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 15:32:02 +0000

Amazon has today launched four new Fire HD 8 tablets, bringing new features such as a 30% faster processor and all-day battery life. Additionally, it now includes touchless Alexa activation. Read more...

Amazon's solar panels have been going up in flames and the company forgot to mention it

Paul Hill — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 20:28:02 +0000

Amazon has experienced many solar panel fires, according to an internal report. Despite the number of incidents, the company failed to mention the issue in its latest sustainability report. 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...

Beware: Your CyberPower UPS with yellow glue inside could burn up

Sayan Sen — Sun, 10 Jul 2022 10:08:01 +0000

According to reports online, CyberPower CP1350PFCLCD and CP1500PFCLCD UPS models are potential fire hazards. Recently a video was posted by a user showing one such unit go up in flames. Read more...

Fitbit recalls fiery Ionic smartwatches due to burn hazard [Update]

Usama Jawad — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 15:16:01 +0000

Fitbit has issued a recall for its Ionic smartwatches due to incidents of burn hazards being reported internationally. Out of 1.7 million units sold since 2017, there have been over 100 burn injuries. 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...

Alaska Airlines flight evacuated after Samsung Galaxy A21 reportedly catches fire

Usama Jawad — Wed, 25 Aug 2021 05:26:01 +0000

An Alaska Airlines flight was evacuated immediately after landing following a Samsung Galaxy A21 handset reportedly catching fire in the passenger cabin. Minor injuries have been confirmed too. 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...

South Korean government: Galaxy Note7 hardware not to blame for fires

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 14:16:01 +0000

The government's own independent investigation into the fiery mishaps of the Samsung Note 7 came to a close today. The agency responsible reported that the phone's hardware wasn't to blame. 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...

Stanford University researchers have produced a "self-extinguishing" lithium-ion battery

Michael Firth — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 20:08:01 +0000

Recognising safety concerns surrounding lithium-ion battery fires, scientists have developed a battery with a 'built-in' fire extinguisher at its core, enabling fires to be put out in just 0.4 seconds 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...

Samsung still doesn't know why its Note7 phones catch fire and explode

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 12 Oct 2016 12:28:01 +0000

According to a new report citing engineers inside of the company, Samsung still has no idea why its latest devices are prone to exploding. Its employees haven't been able to reproduce the issue. Read more...

Samsung kept quiet about a new replacement Galaxy Note7 exploding

Justin Luna — Sun, 09 Oct 2016 12:50:01 +0000

A man from Kentucky was hospitalized after his replacement Galaxy Note7 device caught fire. It was later found out that Samsung knew about the issue, but kept quiet about it. Read more...

Non-exploding Samsung Galaxy Note7 now officially available in stores

Vlad Dudau — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 09:30:01 +0000

Samsung announced today that its updated Galaxy Note7 phones, complete with safe batteries, are now available for purchase. This follows earlier re-launches in the US and South Korea. Read more...

Amazon's Alexa is finally coming to its tablets, starting with the all-new Fire HD 8

Rich Woods — Thu, 08 Sep 2016 14:04:01 +0000

Amazon today announced the all-new Fire HD 8, which will replace the existing model. In doing so, the company also said that it will finally be bringing its Alexa digital assistant to Fire tablets. Read more...

Samsung recalls Galaxy Note7 handsets over "exploding" battery issues

Justin Luna — Fri, 02 Sep 2016 08:50:29 +0000

Samsung has announced a wide recall of its flagship Galaxy Note7 handsets. The company found that a small percentage of its devices were catching fire due to a faulty battery. Read more...

Samsung halts shipments of its Galaxy Note7 smartphone amid reports of units catching fire

Adrian Potoroaca — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 09:06:01 +0000

The South Korean giant has suffered a pounding from investors on Thursday, due to the company stopping shipments of the new flagship, after some owners reported that their units went up in flames. Read more...

Amazon unveils a new silver aluminum Fire HD 10 tablet, as well as 64 GB models

Rich Woods — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 00:22:01 +0000

Amazon has unveiled some new models for its Fire HD 10 tablet today, adding an all-new silver aluminum casing. The firm also added an option for a 64GB model, currently only available in aluminum. Read more...

Amazon's $50 Fire tablets are now available in various colors

Rich Woods — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 14:24:01 +0000

Amazon has expanded its line of 7" Fire tablets so that they are now available in four colors, also offering a 16 GB storage tier. The Fire Kids tablet is also available in an additional color. Read more...

Amazon backtracks; says it will bring back Fire OS encryption

Rich Woods — Sat, 05 Mar 2016 05:32:01 +0000

After the sudden outrage about Amazon removing support for encryption in their latest Fire OS update, it would appear that the firm has changed their minds, promising to bring back encryption. Read more...

Amazon Fire tablets owners find encryption support removed in latest update

Rich Woods — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 22:04:01 +0000

Users of Amazon's line of Fire tablets are finding that encryption is no longer supported on their device after the latest Fire OS update. Fire OS 5 shipped on the latest line of Fire devices. Read more...

Amazon UK recalls Fire 7" and Fire Kids Edition 7" chargers due to 'electrical shock' risk

Andy Weir — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 14:26:01 +0000

Amazon has issued a voluntary recall of power adapters included with some of its Fire tablets in the UK and Ireland, as "the adapter assembly may detach and create a risk of electrical shock". Read more...

Foxconn's iPhone facility catches fire

Timi Cantisano — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 02:42:01 +0000

On Sunday, a Foxconn facility in Zhengzhou, China caught fire where luckily no one was injured. Foxconn has made a statement that the blaze will not impact manufacturing. Read more...

UK's largest mobile network, EE, recalls all of its free Power Bar chargers over fire risk

Andy Weir — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 20:18:01 +0000

EE is recalling all of its free Power Bar mobile chargers, after several overheating incidents, including one in which a woman suffered burns when the battery 'exploded', causing a fire in her home. 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...

7 Days: A week of budget-friendly Fire, Windows 10 updates, and Microsoft's iPhone Pro

Andy Weir — Sun, 20 Sep 2015 02:00:35 +0000

From Microsoft's DVD-saster and Rockstar's "bollocks", to buggy fruit, Android delights, a Dislike for Facebook, and Snapchat's pay-to-replay, it's our regular roundup of the week's top tech news. Read more...

Amazon unveils 7-inch quad-core Fire tablet, priced at only $50

Timi Cantisano — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 14:42:01 +0000

Amazon has unveiled its $50 Fire tablet ahead of the upcoming holiday season. While it may not be the most exciting in terms of looks, it does offer a decent set of specifications for the price. Read more...

Amazon UK drops the price of its failed Fire Phone by 75% - but only for today

Andy Weir — Wed, 28 Jan 2015 12:02:01 +0000

Amazon's Fire Phone has been a sales flop, including in the UK, where it launched at full price a day after US buyers got big discounts - but the device is available today from just £99 off-contract. Read more...

CCTV catches phone exploding in woman's hand

Steven Parker — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 11:12:01 +0000

An unidentified woman in China was caught on CCTV battling a mobile phone that exploded in her hand while swapping out the battery. The manufacturer of the phone is unknown. Read more...

Amazon trying to create firesale by reducing price of Fire Phone

Christopher White — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 19:22:01 +0000

After dismal sales, Amazon is now practically giving away the Fire Phone, something they should've done to begin with. Has the ship sailed, or will people start buying the phone based on price? Read more...

Amazon announces Fire Phone, $199 and coming July 25th

Brad Sams — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 17:56:57 +0000

Amazon has announced its Fire Phone, with a 4.7in IPS display, Gorilla Glass on both sides and made of aluminum, it's a phone that is playing for the premium end of the market. Read more...

Amazon phone to be an AT&T exclusive, will include 'Prime Data' plan

Andy Weir — Tue, 17 Jun 2014 13:36:56 +0000

According to reports, Amazon's new phone will be an AT&T exclusive, and will include a 'Prime Data' package, allowing owners to use Amazon services on the device without using up their data allowance. Read more...