Back to the iPod, and Apple has told its Japanese customers that they will give owners of a first generation iPod nano a free replacement battery if their existing batteries overheat, following an investigation by the Japanese government into problems consumers had had with the digital music player's battery. It's not the first time there have been issues with iPod batteries, of course, though experts say that the issue with the iPod nano battery, though found in territories other than Japan, is, in the main, not that common. Apple are yet to blame battery issues on Kane Kramer's original designs, but it's probably only a matter of time.
Sep 8, 2008
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Apple replace faulty nano batteries in Japan
Apple will give Japanese owners of first-generation iPod nanos free replacement batteries if they overheat, following an investigation by the Japanese government.