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We all know Blackberries are a bit crap. But, at least it seems they’ve got some shame — it looks like a couple of RIM’s handsets are so ashamed to exist that they seem to be spontaneously combusting in order to end their miserable, BBM-ridden lives.
An unfortunate 11-year old had the misfortune of sleeping with a Curve 9320 lying on his bed as an alarm clock. Sadly, it looks like the charging handset had a serious fault somewhere, and it burst into flames, melting the poor kid’s duvet. Thankfully, it all ended ok, with his mother putting out the flames and the hospital detaching the molten plastic from Aidan’s legs.
The incident is being investigated by Trading Standards Authority, and RIM itself say they’re going to look into it “urgently” — though if they use the same “urgency” they’ve been using to launch BB10, don’t hold your breath.
So, still got a Blackberry, and trying to justify the cost of jumping to a real phone? You’ve got it. It’s not a matter of getting a usable handset any more. It’s not about the godforsaken excuse for a web browser. It’s not even about the terrible app ecosystem. It’s a matter of life or death. Alternatively, if you’re looking for a cheap way to beat rising energy bills, I hear a fireplace full of Curves makes a great hearth-warmer. [Telegraph]
This isn’t a phone problem, it’s a battery problem, what kind of idiot falls asleep with a phone in his bed anyway – a good lesson learned there.
The family want them all recalled, because one caught fire, and its not been handed over to be investigated yet.
First, if we’re talking about phones here, the word is Blackberrys, not “Blackberries”!
Second, the allegations are being investigated. They are as yet unsubstantiated – and increasingly suspicious – allegations. According to a RIM press release today, the family has yet to hand over the phone and charger to them, claiming that the articles have been “misplaced”.
Third, the boy’s first name is not “Aidan”; it is Kian.
Fourth, at least according to the boy’s mother, the phone was not “charging” when the incident occurred. Indeed, according to the report published in the Belfast Telegraph, the boy’s mother claims to have unplugged the phone before the incident occurred.
Fifth, if in fact there is any truth to the allegations, it is almost certainly a case of BATTERY failure, not Blackberry phone failure. There are a number of cases of such battery failure on record. It is a problem that is not specific to any brand of mobile phone – obviously.
Sixth, who pays “journalists” like this odd creep to write biased,illiterate, error-filled rubbish like this?
I hope this isn’t some sort of wind up!
I’ve got the shitty curve 9320 and often leave it on charge overnight on the window sill… I don’t want to risk the misses life or the daughters – let alone my own…