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iPod Battery Warning!

Just a brief report for anyone in Japan who is finding that their iPod batteries are over-heating. A recent government report there is warning that these batteries may pose a fire hazard (in fact there has been a report that two people in Japan have suffered minor burns).

Just so you know, Apple Japan are offering to replace faulty batteries:

“We will replace batteries of the first-generation iPod nanos with new ones if customers find that the batteries overheat“

So when you next do a recharge just check to see if it is overheating. Its not clear whether this problem is likely to affect batteries in other countries - so its probably a good idea for us all to do this check!

Hopefully this post can help avoid injury - but don’t be surprised if you can’t get a refund or replacement if the battery proves faulty. Reports are that Apple is less than enthusiastic in its after-sales service.

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Free iPod Downloads

The latest news is not good for iPod owners. How many of us have music downloaded to our iPod that some may argue are illegal copies?

According to breaking news from the Guardian, these songs may mean we have to leave our iPod behind when we travel - at least through international airports:
Photograph: Nick Veasey/Getty Images

The heads of the G8 governments, meeting this week, are about to ratify the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (Acta), which - it’s claimed - could let customs agents search your laptop or music player for illegally obtained content.

What they will do if they do find illegal music is not yet clear. But when you consider the recently published University of Hertfordshire study that revealed that the average teenager and student (14 to 24 year olds) have over 800 illegal songs on their MP3, it is clear that this new agreement will certainly keep customs agents very busy!

Looks like the queues at international airports are going to get a lot longer!

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iTunes in trouble again!

Business week reports on yet another law suit for Apple. I think many iPod users will have some sympathy with this one, though.

The complaint is, basically, that iPod users are stuck with iTunes as a source of music (not true - as you will discover from this blog, there are other choices but most iPod users don’t realize this!)

According to the complaint, Apple has set up their shop so that only Apple hardware can use their music downloads and visa versa!

Add to that the fact that Apple has over 75% market share (up to 90% on some definitions!) then you can see where Apple would be accused of using its market power to fill its own pockets at its customers expense! (and at the same time restrict our choices)

By the way, this neat iTunes logo can be downloaded free from HERE

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