Neowin News Feed for: Overheat

Apple compromised on cooling in its pursuit of a lighter iPhone 15 Pro, claims analyst

Anurag Singh — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 07:16:01 +0000

Ming-Chi Kuo says iPhone 15 Pro heating issues are not due to the A17 Pro chip but because of the compromises made by Apple in the thermal system design to achieve a lighter weight. Read more...

More PCIe 5 NVMe SSDs thermal throttling and shutting down, requires cold reboot to revive

Sayan Sen — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 22:36:01 +0000

As warned earlier, PCIe Gen5 NVMe SSDs, although really fast, are suffering from massive thermal control issues. Like others, Gen5 drives from Seagate are thermal throttling, and shutting down too. Read more...

AMD confirms its RX 7900 XTX coolers cause 110°C hotspots in a new statement

Sayan Sen — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 10:46:01 +0000

Following more third-party testing regarding very high temperatures on AMD's RX 7900 XTX, the company has confirmed that it is indeed its cooler which seems to be behind the 110°C hotspots. Read more...

Review finds SK hynix Platinum P41 PCIe 4.0 SSD is too hot and throttles under stress

Sayan Sen — Tue, 24 May 2022 10:22:01 +0000

The recently launched Sk hynix Platinum P41 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD has been found to be a good performer in short bursts. However, during a sustained stress test, the drive was found throttling heavily. Read more...

Amazon recalls a dozen models of its AmazonBasics power banks over fire safety concerns

Vishal Laul — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 15:46:01 +0000

Amazon, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, has issued a recall of a dozen models of its AmazonBasics power banks. Those with the units are advised to unplug them. Read more...

HP expands voluntary battery recall for laptops bought July 2007 to May 2008

Denis Wong — Sat, 28 May 2011 08:55:18 +0000

There have been a string of voluntary battery recalls affecting HP laptops purchased between July 2007 to May 2008, with models added to the list each year since May 2009. The first recall began with... Read more...

Apple warns of summer overheating for iPhone 3G & 3GS owners

Tom Warren — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:44:58 +0000

Apple has issued a warning to iPhone customers regarding iPhone 3G and 3GS devices overheating. Sporadic reports have hit internet blogs and gadget sites this week regarding overheating issues with new iPhone 3GS models. Reports... Read more...

Thermal overheat continued - Toms Hardware responds

Steven Parker — Tue, 30 Oct 2001 12:01:26 +0000

Cheers me mate Mark (aka me101) In the interests of responsible journalism, the gang over at Tom's Hardware has developed this article in the interests of setting the record straight about their original AMD burn-out... Read more...