iPod Nano Sparks, iPhone Software CrackediPod Nano Sparks, iPhone Software Cracked

Separate safety concerns have come to light regarding Apple Computer's popular iPod Nano and iPhone.In Japan, investigators are looking into a possible iPod defect after one in January reportedly shot out sparks while recharging. No one was hurt; as with past laptop fires, a lithium-ion battery is thought to be the culprit. More than 425,000 model number MA099J/A iPod Nanos were sold in Japan, and it's unclear where else the suspected model was sold, an Apple spokesman said. Shipping for that iPod, however, stopped in September 2006.

As for the iPhone, the iPhone Dev Team says it took only a day to "jailbreak" version 2.0 of Apple's software, which was unveiled last week. The news could potentially mess with the company's plan to make developers distribute their applications through its App Store.

Jailbreaking is a term used by the iPhone hacking community that refers to the process of unlocking the iPhone?s firmware so that third-party apps can run on the device.The Patriot Ledger via AP, Macworld