News Archive for 09/07/30

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iPhone 3G catches fire in Europe, burns car seat

07/30, 11:50pm

iPhone 3G catches fire?

An iPhone 3G in Europe has reportedly caught fire while sitting on the passenger seat of a person’s car, according to iPhoneclub.nl. The owner of the iPhone Pieter, a man living in the Dutch city of Leiden, reportedly returned to his car after leaving it unattended for a few minutes and discovered that his iPhone had caught on fire and completely destroyed his passenger’s seat. When he left the iPhone it was sitting inside a Belkin hard-case where it had gone into standby mode and was not connected to a car charger.

iPhone apps: WriteRoom, Steel Guitar, Daily Tracker

07/30, 6:30pm

iTimer camera, OffMaps

WriteRoom ($5) can be used to write and organize notes. The software uses a simple black and white interface and includes support for both landscape and portrait keyboards. WriteRoom also features the ability to share files over a WiFi connection and sync files to WriteRoom.ws. The WriteRoom syncing feature is still considered a beta and is not recommended for sensitive data as security is relatively light.

JVC releases new Black series, in-ear headphones

07/30, 7:00am

JVC Black series, in-ear

JVC has released a new series of foldable headphones, called the Black series, and two new in-ear headphones, the HA-EBX85 and HA-FX20. The Black series is available in two models, the HA-M750 and HA-S650, that are both over-the-head style headphones and use large driver units with carbon compound diaphragms for their bass reproduction. The two Black series headphones also have carbon bodies with anti-resonance properties to improve their sound clarity.