Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Cell phone explosion in China - No seriously, No kidding.


While the Zippo application of Iphone is both cool and stupidly useless, it can surely serve as a purpose to Zippo addicts, who recently quit smoking, but quite cant give up the urge to keep flipping one.

Here is something more interesting and factual...

Dieing Battery? Need a replacement. Sure, hit the stands and shop for one, its as easy as tick-tack-to. Recharge it, replace it, power on the phone and you are good to go, right?

Wrong!

Read on:
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/personal_tech/article5648440.ece

Here are some tips to avoid a situation like this, as per this article:

- Always use original batteries. Be sure that batteries by the manufacturer are meant for your mobile phone.

- Never modify your phone

- Always use original battery chargers

- Do not expose your mobile phone to high temperatures, and avoid exposing it to direct sunlight

- Avoid long phone conversations

- Do not make or answer calls when the phone is charging

- Try to keep your phone in a bag instead of in a pocket

- Do not use damaged batteries


Now those are some tips that are hard to adhere to in today's hitech world :)