Neowin News Feed for: Recalls

Anker announces recall of "More than One Million" power banks, here's how to check

Sayan Sen — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 18:26:01 +0000

Anker has issued a recall for its PowerCore 10000 power banks. The CPSC has stated that they may be prone to burn or fire hazards and over a million units are affected. Read more...

Apple recalls iPhone 3G power adapter

Michael Stanclift — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 04:27:03 +0000

Apple has issued a recall for the iPhone 3G USB power adapter due to a flaw that can cause the metal clips to break off inside of the outlet. The adapters were supplied with iPhone... Read more...

Sony recalls 440,000 Vaio laptops

Tom Warren — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:04:21 +0000

Sony is recalling 440,000 Vaio laptop computers worldwide because of wiring faults that could cause overheating. The recall concerns 19 Vaio models in the TZ series manufactured between May 2007 and July 2008 -... Read more...

Toshiba Recalls 142,000 AC adapters

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 22:44:19 +0000

US Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Toshiba, has announced the voluntary recall of about 142,000 Toshiba AC adapters (model ADPV16) sold with the company's SD-P1600 portable DVD players, a move sparked by concerns... Read more...

Nokia Recalls 46 Million Batteries

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 02:20:53 +0000

Nokia, the world's No. 1 mobile phone maker, warned today that over 46 million Nokia-branded BL-5C batteries manufactured by Matsushita could overheat and that it would replace them for customers at no cost. The company... Read more...

Sony recalls 350,000 cameras

Tom Warren — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 10:17:03 +0000

Sony announced Thursday it's recalling 350,000 digital cameras, a point-and-shoot model called the Cyber-shot DSC-T5 released in 2005, because of a problem that could cause metal on the bottom of the camera to cut or... Read more...

Toshiba recalls more Sony PC batteries

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:32:39 +0000

Toshiba Corp. said on Thursday it has recalled more Sony Corp. laptop computer batteries due to fire risk, rekindling concerns over the safety of Sony-made batteries. Toshiba is replacing a total 10,000 battery packs after... Read more...

Gateway recalls 14,000 notebook batteries

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 22:29:37 +0000

Gateway Incorporated is recalling 14,000 batteries used in its notebook PCs after four customers reported that their computers had overheated. Sony fanboys will rejoice to know their company isn't to blame, this time. The new... Read more...

Russian Game Museum Recalls Bygone Era

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:17:59 +0000

Forgotten and broken down Soviet-era arcade games are being restored for Moscow's newest museum, just opened by volunteers nostalgic for childhood days spent playing games like "Tankodrom" and "Sniper." Secret military factories across the Soviet... Read more...

Acer recalls 27,000 laptop batteries

Wed, 25 Apr 2007 22:50:18 +0000

Just when you thought the faulty Sony-made lithium-ion overheating batteries fiasco was over, Acer Incorporated, one of the largest computer makers in the world, has recalled of about 27,000 laptop batteries. More than 10 million... Read more...

Lenovo recalls 100,000 laptop batteries

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 03:58:42 +0000

The world's number 3 computer maker is taking a serious hit, as this is the company's second battery recall in the past six months. In September, IBM Corporation and Lenovo said they were seeking the... Read more...

Nintendo Recalls Millions of Wii Remote Wrist Straps

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 09:51:29 +0000

Nintendo is offering to replace the original version of the wrist straps for the Wii Remote with a newer version. We have received some reports that when consumers swing the Wii Remote with the original... Read more...

Sony recalls laptop batteries en-masse

Steven Parker — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 13:06:10 +0000

Sony has now advised a dozen laptop makers to recall batteries, as the true extent of the overheating fault the led first Dell and then Apple to offer to replace batteries becomes clear. Over the... Read more...

Toshiba recalls 340,000 batteries

Tom Warren — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 08:30:16 +0000

Toshiba is to replace about 340,000 laptop computer batteries worldwide, the third recall of faulty batteries made by Sony since mid-August. The batteries, used in Toshiba's Dynabook and Dynabook Satellite laptops made between March... Read more...

Matsushita recalls 6,000 notebook PC batteries

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 12:16:26 +0000

On Tuesday, Matsushita Electric Industrial said it had started recalling 6,000 PC batteries as they could overheat when subjected to a strong impact. The spokesman said there had been no cases of the batteries in... Read more...

Microsoft recalls Small Business Server 2003 R2

Steven Parker — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 10:49:32 +0000

Microsoft has recalled an updated version of Small Business Server because of a glitch discovered during a regular software production audit, the company said Friday. The update, called Small Business Server 2003 R2, contained non-final... Read more...

HP Recalls 679,000 Cameras

Tue, 06 Jun 2006 19:46:42 +0000

About 679,000 Hewlett-Packard digital cameras are being recalled worldwide because they can cause some batteries to overheat when the camera is connected to an AC adapter or docking station, posing a fire hazard, U.S. regulators... Read more...

Apple Silently Recalls MBP Batteries

Wed, 03 May 2006 18:46:20 +0000

AppleCare has said there is a known issue with some early MacBook Pro batteries, and is cross-shipping fresh replacements to customers experiencing those specific issues. The problem appears to affect MacBook Pro models with serial... Read more...

HP Recalls 15,700 Notebook Batteries

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 14:35:37 +0000

HP has asked 15,700 customers around the world to send back their HP- or Compaq-branded notebook batteries or risk the potentially faulty power packs overheating and catching fire. The recall comes six months after the... Read more...

Sony Recalls XCP Copy Protected CDs

Wed, 16 Nov 2005 23:00:00 +0000

Sony BMG Music Entertainment said Monday it will pull some of its most popular CDs from stores in response to backlash over copy-protection software on the discs. Sony also said it will offer exchanges for... Read more...

HP Recalls 135,000 Laptop Batteries

Fri, 14 Oct 2005 17:33:29 +0000

HP has announced a recall of 135,000 laptop battery packs sold with HP and Compaq notebook computers globally between May 2004 and May 2005. Of those recalled, 85,000 were sold in the United States.... Read more...

Intel Recalls Batch of Pentium 4 Extreme Edition Chips

Thu, 11 Aug 2005 18:39:52 +0000

Intel Corp. is recalling a batch of chips from the market due to problems with heatsink supplied in the box. According to The Inquirer web-site, which has managed to obtain an official confirmation from Intel... Read more...

Apple recalls notebook batteries - again

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 20 May 2005 14:59:33 +0000

Apple has asked 128,000 notebook computer users to return their PowerBook or iBook batteries on the off-chance the components could overheat and catch figure. The batteries were produced by South Korea's LG Chem, which also... Read more...

Microsoft recalls Xbox power cords

Thu, 17 Feb 2005 16:10:00 +0000

Microsoft is recalling power cords on 14.1 million Xbox consoles worldwide, following reports of injuries due to defective electric components. The company announced the recall on Thursday, saying it is aimed at... Read more...

Toshiba Recalls Memory Modules on Laptops

Mon, 01 Nov 2004 16:21:10 +0000

Toshiba Corp. has announced a voluntary exchange program for memory modules in some of its notebook PCs after identifying a module problem that could cause the PCs to exhibit blue screens, lock up, or experience... Read more...

Dell Recalls Portable Power Adapters

Tue, 06 Jul 2004 15:12:10 +0000

If you bought a Dell Latitude, Inspiron, or Precision laptop between December 2003 and May 2004 you may need a new power adaptor. Dell is recalling 38,000 power adaptors. These power adaptors can... Read more...

OCZ Technology Recalls Thermal Compound

Mon, 26 Jan 2004 05:50:41 +0000

OCZ Technology – a well-known vendor of computer components, such as memory modules or coolers, designed for overclockers and enthusiasts – said it would recall its Ultra 2 thermal compound because it did not meet... Read more...

Compaq recalls defective iPaQ SD memory card

Mon, 25 Mar 2002 11:00:28 +0000

Compaq has issued a customer advisory notice for the SD memory card. This may fail "after a short period of use". in the iPAQ H3800 Series Pocket PC, the company says. The... Read more...

Microsoft recalls Japanese Xbox

Thu, 07 Mar 2002 18:10:20 +0000

UPDATE: The media misinterpreted information found on the Japanese Microsoft Xbox website. Turns out the following is untrue. See the updated news article: Microsoft issues correction regarding Japanese Xbox recall Microsoft... Read more...

Compaq recalls 1.4 million power adapters

Steven Parker — Thu, 04 Oct 2001 21:48:09 +0000

Whoops! Sorry about that... Thanks WinOSCentral for the heads up on this one.. The company on Thursday issued a recall for the AC power adapters and their cords, used with Compaq Armada... Read more...