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Apple is in hot water after pretty much admitting they’re the ones behind the Google Voice app rejection but now things are getting a little hotter for them, literally. The European Commission is making the Directorate-General for Health and Consumers ask Apple about the recent reports of exploding iPods and iPhones in Europe. Apple is complying with the request and had this to say:

“These are isolated incidents and… there is not a general problem,” Apple said in a statement filed with the Commission. “For the cases which have been reported in the media, Apple [is] trying to get more information on the details of the incidents and will do tests as necessary to investigate the possible cause.”

There have been three reported incidents in Europe that have health officials concerned. A teenager in France injured his eye, when the glass from his girlfriend’s iPhone shattered. A Dutch man left his iPhone 3G in his car, only to find it had burned a hole in his car seat after it caught fire. And a man from UK was extremely upset when his daughter’s iPod Touch exploded after he dropped it. In the case of the UK man, he claims that Apple asked him to keep quiet about the incident in exchange for a new iPod Touch.

Earlier this year, there were reported iPod Nano problems in 1st generation iPod Nanos in Japan and South Korea. South Korean iPod Nanos were recalled and Apple placed an investigation into the matter. The problem seemed to be overheated lithium-ion rechargeable batteries.

Even though these cases have been popping up all around the globe, it’s a very small number compared to the millions of iPods sold every year. With most products, like first generation iPod Nanos, which have been around for over 3 years now, something is bound to happen eventually. That’s not to say they should be catching fire or exploding but it happens with electronics. The only reason Apple is even asked to investigate these matters is because they’re Apple, constantly in the news for their products, and most recently their problems.


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