Pager Blasts: Are mobile phones vulnerable, too?The explosion of pagers used by Hezbollah members in Lebanon and Syria has raised concerns about the security of smartphones. Experts expla...
19 Sep, 2024, 11.07 PM IST
70-year-old man narrowly escape disaster as his mobile explodes in shirt pocketThe video of the incident has gone viral on TV channels and social media. In the video the man can be seen sitting at a table in the shop a...
19 May, 2023, 01.14 PM IST
Eight-year-old girl dies after mobile phone explodes in her hand in KeralaIn an unfortunate incident, an eight-year old girl in Kerala's Thrissur died after a phone in which she was watching a video exploded in he...
25 Apr, 2023, 04.33 PM IST
38 people injured in New York fire caused by faulty battery, say officialsAmong the 38 injured people and two were in critical condition, according to fire officials.
06 Nov, 2022, 07.41 PM IST
Eight-month-old baby dies after mobile battery explodes in Uttar Pradesh's BareillyAccording to Uttar Pradesh Police it was a case of negligence by the parents, but no complaint had been lodged so far. Police said that the...
13 Sep, 2022, 10.22 AM IST
Samsung not to sell Galaxy Note 7 manufactured till September 15 in IndiaDGCA sources told ET that Samsung informed them that it would not sell phones manufactured till September 15, 2016, in India in order to ad...
26 Sep, 2016, 03.43 PM IST
Pakistan International Airlines bans use of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on its planes"On reports that faulty batteries in Samsung Galaxy Note 7 caused some handsets to explode Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has impose...
11 Sep, 2016, 11.29 PM IST
Gurgaon-based company Adit Infratel to begin battery manufacturing after favourable Budget proposalsThe company has an existing plant in Parwanoo, Himachal Pradesh where it makes at 35,000 mobile batteries, 25,000 mobile chargers and 4,000...
10 Mar, 2016, 08.00 PM IST
Incognito browsing isn't really 'private': 15 such gadget myths bustedWe tell you 15 reasons why you shouldn't believe everything you need on the internet.
28 Jan, 2016, 01.02 PM IST
Exploding smartphone batteries tracked in real-timeUnderstanding how Li-ion batteries fail and potentially cause a dangerous chain reaction of events is important for improving their design.
29 Apr, 2015, 09.15 PM IST
- No drop in sales after battery episode: Nokia
Following the Nokia product advisory, many consumers in India using BL-5C batteries have received replacements and the rest were being acce...
09 Oct, 2007, 06.00 PM IST
- Counterfeit account for 70-75% of replacement battery market:ICA
Counterfeit batteries accounted for 70-75 per cent of replacements for mobile phones, the Indian Cellular Association (ICA) said on Wednesd...
03 Oct, 2007, 05.30 PM IST
- Three injured as Nokia phone bursts in Howrah
A Nokia mobile phone set burst while it was being charged in a house here today, leaving three persons injured.
17 Sep, 2007, 04.14 AM IST
- Two Nokia mobiles explode in J-K
Two Nokia mobile phone batteries exploded in Ramban and Udhampur districts, official sources said on Thursday.
06 Sep, 2007, 07.07 PM IST
- Woman hurt as Nokia phone battery explodes
A pregnant woman suffered burns in eastern India after the battery of her Nokia mobile phone exploded minutes after she put the handset on ...
01 Sep, 2007, 12.04 PM IST
- Another Nokia mobile explodes
A Nokia mobile handset exploded while it was being charged at a shop dealing in cellphones here on Friday.
31 Aug, 2007, 04.10 PM IST
- Samsung mobile user claims battery exploded
Even as mobile handset maker Nokia offered to replace faulty batteries, a Samsung mobile user here today claimed that his phone exploded bu...
18 Aug, 2007, 11.45 PM IST