Best Buy and Mophie both announce that add-on battery packs sold some certain Apple products are being recalled due to fire hazard.  Two separate recalls were issued based on consumers reporting overheat issues with the external battery packs for Apple Iphone 3g, 3gs and Ipod Touch 4G devices.  Read more

Well Apple has now released iOS 5.1 Beta to its developers and it seems that the battery life issues are still there and according to some it may be even worst than before. This is the second update to the iOS 5 versions since it was released last month. iOS version 5.01 was released first to solve the battery problems but it fell short of doing that. What’s strange is that not all iOS 5 users are getting the same results. Read more

Apple has reached a settlement regarding the MagSafe power adapter cable fraying and shorting issue. The affected units are the 60w and 85w versions with the “T” power connector.  With repeated use the power cord becomes frayed at the strain relief or pulls apart from the charging plug. In both cases the wires have been found to short out and over heat causing a fire hazard. Read more

Apple’s new Iphone 4S has a serious security problem and it’s name is Siri. Sophos security posted today on their security blog that they have found a major security hole in the new Siri app that will allow anyone to send emails, text messages and even place calls when the Iphone is still passcode locked. Read more

Adobe has release Acrobat Reader 10.1 for iOS devices running 4.2.5 or above. The new App allows users to open PDF documents from any source that allows “Open In” use such as Email or on the web. Reader joins the existing paid App CreatePDF released earlier but like the desktop Adobe Reader this App if free. Read more

Google pulled their Google Voice app from the App Store due to system crash issues with iOS 5. Users are reporting that the App crashes as soon as they start to log in, other users had no issues running the app. The users that have already installed the app on their phones and can access the app will still not be able to place voice calls using their Google Voice number or send messages at this time. Google has stated that they know where the problem lies and are working on a fix but do not know at this time when the updated app will be release to the App Store.

If you use Google Voice let us know if you had problems with running it under iOS 5 before the cut off.