Kyocera's Batteries, Unlike Nokia's, Do Explode
Oops. A few months back, exploding mobile phone batteries were all the rage, as both Nokia and Kyocera had to deal with claims that their batteries were exploding and injuring people. In both cases, it was found out not to be true. It was either conterfeit batteries or a safety mechanism where graphite dust was expelled and not an explosion. However, Kyocera's extended look into this issue suggests that things weren't so great. It turns out their batteries do explode, and today they issued a recall of 140,000 batteries, saying that they could short circuit.
Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
Techdirt is one of the few remaining truly independent media outlets. We do not have a giant corporation behind us, and we rely heavily on our community to support us, in an age when advertisers are increasingly uninterested in sponsoring small, independent sites — especially a site like ours that is unwilling to pull punches in its reporting and analysis.
While other websites have resorted to paywalls, registration requirements, and increasingly annoying/intrusive advertising, we have always kept Techdirt open and available to anyone. But in order to continue doing so, we need your support. We offer a variety of ways for our readers to support us, from direct donations to special subscriptions and cool merchandise — and every little bit helps. Thank you.
–The Techdirt Team
