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  • Nokia stash phony: Aust customs

    Australian custom officials have foiled an attempt to import a massive booty of fake Nokia goods into the country, prompting the mobile phone manufacturer to employ a local private investigation company to step up counterfeit surveillance.

  • Nokia warns Aust on counterfeit batteries

    Nokia has extended to Australians a warning already issued to consumers in overseas markets to be wary of counterfeit mobile phone batteries, which can severely damage handsets.

  • Nokia takes aim at fake batteries

    Nokia on Wednesday said it will put hologram labels on mobile phone batteries as part of a move to help consumers avoid counterfeits.

  • Phone explodes, Nokia answers

    Nokia has responded to a story ZDNet Australia published on Wednesday in which a reader, Linda Lisica, sent in photographs showing how her battery shot out of a charging phone and exploded.

  • Nokia: Original batteries don't explode

    Looking to allay concerns over the safety of some of its mobile phones, Nokia cited a study that showed that earlier research on its "exploding" phones was based on samples that included counterfeit batteries.

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  • Nokia: Original batteries don't explode

    Looking to allay concerns over the safety of some of its mobile phones, Nokia cited a study that showed that earlier research on its "exploding" phones was based on samples that included counterfeit batteries.

  • Nokia agrees to investigate handset explosion reports

    Nokia has responded to a request by Dutch consumer authorities to investigate two reports that handsets built by the company exploded, injuring their owners.

  • Why's my mobile melting?

    Mobile phone maker Nokia warned Friday that a growing number of its handsets are being damaged by badly made or counterfeit batteries from other companies.

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