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[deftdrummer]

Only thing I gotta ask is why a grown man working for PC World would sleep with an iphone under his pillow. Well, I guess I answered my own question.

[Claytonlikesballs]

I feel like PC World has turned into an Apple-bashing opinion tabloid.

[CommenterZero]

A more honest headline would be "iPhone 3GS Recall Unlikely," since that's what the article actually says. I guess clicks are more important than integrity.
So if someone breaks into your house while you're sleeping, you pull your iPhone from underneath the pillow and fire up the lightsaber app? Or ... how does that work, exactly?

[JoeK2009]

I'm thinking your mistake was keeping your iPhone under your pillow. The iPhone is, despite its name, first and foremost a computer. Computers need air circulation or they will overheat.
So far, no problems with my 3GS.

[wrj10]

My 2nd 3GS has not overheated yet, but it does not "wake up" properly when I recieve a phone call and does not "sleep" while I'm speaking. I cannot touch my hear to the keypad without depressing nunbers which creates loud beeping noises. I returned my first 3GS for this same reason. Resetting and Restoring has not corrected it.

[mathion]

What seems to escape people is that any one device - especially one in high demand - is not made by one vendor. They're made by multiple vendors. This means one person's iPhone may have components made by companies A, B & C while another person may have one made by A, D and X. If both over-heat, and one made by companies B, C and X don't, then chances are the component made by company A is to blame.
This explains why some people have issues and others don't.
Another factor in it is use. Some people use it for more things, longer periods and other functions than other people. Differences in use will cause differences in performance. This explains why someone with a phone made by companies A, B and C may not experience overheating, despite having a component that may not match the specs required by Apple.
Quality Control varies from company to company.
Is this a major problem? I'm going to say yes, if for no other reason than a lot of people bought the phone, so the potential for a lot of problems is there. Whether it is a software fix (which can be pushed out through their update program) or needs a hardware replacement (requiring a recall of effected phones, probably by lot number or serial number) remains to be seen. But given the number of people with reported problems, I'm guessing it's definitely going to be a problem for Apple.

[Catch22]

As a avid, WinMobile and Blackberry user, I would say this is somewhat normal with the clock speeds and demand on the OS to do so much.
But because I hate every Windows bashing Apple nerd setting up his OFFICE in the local Starbucks I really only have this to say:
HAHAHAHAAHAHAH! EAT IT.

[aut0matican]

I would say this is not a reasonably common phenomenon and is one of the least-discussed issues on the apple discussion forums. I've been monitoring them closely for a few weeks due to a bug I've had with 3.0 since beta related to app icons and general battery performance.
I had to perform a search to see any mention of this at all and its very minimal considering all the complaining that goes on over there (myself included).
I had battery performance issues on both the 3GS and Palm Pre but a few full charge cycles rectified the problem in both cases.
The real issues are the poor color saturation/contrast on the new screens and the horrible network performance of AT&T in NYC since push applications started hitting the streets.

[reehoffdesign]

I agree with JoeK2009 when he says "The iPhone is, despite its name, first and foremost a computer. Computers need air circulation or they will overheat." I have had my 3GS since the release and sure its gotten warm, but only when i have had 3G enabled, using GPS, push notification every 15 mins, wifi on, brightness 100%, and playing a game at the same time. Im very impressed with the 3GS and how much faster it is than the 3G. Just be smart with your phone. Don't leave it in the sun (this will kill your battery) don't get it wet, and don't hide it under your pillow at night. (Seriously?)

[wtkeller]

David, You are a moron.

[mmoore300]

Why are so many going against the author of this article? I don't even know him or care for his article, but if you Google this issue, it has not only been reported by him, many are experiencing the same.
I use my iPhone the same way I have for the last 2 years and it would not overheat the way it does now. It should be a huge concern for Apple, I don't have the time to replace my iPhone and hope there is no recall, however it would be great if Apple would look into it for safety reasons.

[almwizard]

Will there be a recall? Hard to say just what form Apple's response to this will take - but they are going to have to do something. This situation could erode consumer confidence, and for good reason. This is an example of bad market planning combining with lousy QA - either they did not test enough to know it would overheat, or some fool assessed it as not important.

[ajayjain789]

Apple should take action before something disastrous happens and the law sues them and the public loses faith in them. Overheating of an accessory that remains so much in contact with the body is a serious issue, after all. Is Apple waiting for some injury or fire or death?

[cpd91]

I seem to recall all the apple fanboys going wild over the fact that the Palm Pre has this very same problem. It's going to be interesting to compare the steps that each company takes. Who knows, it might give everyone a completely new opinion of Apple as a company

[kiwicarlos741]

Just for the record, palm has already fixed the battery issue for the pre. After the web os 1.0.3 battery life significantly increased fixing the email bug which was the main cause of battery depletion. I have owned the palm pre since the launch date and I have had no problems since the new update came up. So palm already has taken action unlike apple and they did it fast. The battery and overheating issue was fixed in less than a week. Lets just see how long apple takes to do nothing cause that's what there good for. And I know this because I owned the iphone 3g for quite some time and I couldn't have been anymore disappointed. I will say this both phones have problems but palm is actually listening to its customers unlike apple and fixing its bugs.

[Niazac]

Wow, I love when someone points out a flaw in a device Apple Inc. has made, it is automatically considered bashing. Despite claims of this being a computer, the iPhone is still a PHONE. A phone should never heat up to the point where it causes discoloration. Overheating also causes hardware to fail, so this is a serious problem. Apple needs to address this which, we all know they will either never do, or take their time to do. When Apple makes a flawed device, you don't kiss their ass and make excuses, the logical thing to do is to tell people of the problem. Thank you David.