Now, an iPhone 4 Catches Fire

After a very successful launch event a few days ago, Apple's latest gadget, the iPhone 4 has come into a bit of controversy - according to one AT&T customer in the US, his iPhone 4 heated up and finally caught fire.

Its an embarrassing blow for Apple who'd claimed that the iPhone 4 has become the hottest iPhone to date, selling faster than any other iteration of the phone. As per a Boy Genius Report, the incident appears to be either a problem with the USB port the device was plugged into, or the iPhone 4's dock connector port (an Apple Store confirmed that it was a result of "a defective USB port and not some sort of user error"). Judging from how melted the iPhone-end of the cable is, it looks as though the port on the phone was the problem. The AT&T source told BGR that the phone's bezel became hot enough to burn the user's hand when he picked it up.

Its not the first time an Apple gizmo has caught fire - last year a few iPhone and iPods exploded in users' hands and faces. One teenager in France was injured after his girlfriend's iPhone shattered and a piece of the device hit him in the face. The boy was using his girlfriend's phone when it began making a hissing noise and the screen suddenly broke, sending pieces flying in the air. A second incident involved a 26-year-old security guard at a supermarket in Villevieille, near Nîmes, France. Yassine Bouhadi claimed his iPhone made a noise like a mirror shattering while he was texting his girlfriend. Bouhadi said a little piece of the screen hit him in the eye and he had to remove it with a tweezers.