A chemical compound we're willing to bet most Reg readers have never heard of may be responsible for one new-release niggle burning up the intertubes about Apple's new iPhone 4: screen discoloration. As we reported earlier today, some otherwise-happy new owners of new iPhones are newly disturbed by the new revelation that …

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Thursday 24th June 2010 22:48 GMT Leeroy

Not evaporated....

.. then you may want to keep it away from naked flames and sources of heat.

From the material safety sheet.

2. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION

The principal hazards of the product as supplied are:

Harmful if swallowed.

Causes burns.

Vapours may form explosive mixtures with air.

Odour: Fishy

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1. Friday 25th June 2010 01:57 GMT Hardcastle
  
  Odour: Fishy
  
  Not just Z-6011
  
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Friday 25th June 2010 01:57 GMT Andy 27

Odour: Fishy

So that's why I have been noticing a weird fishy smell coming from Jesus phone users, and I though they had forgotten to shower since buying the eyephone!

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Friday 25th June 2010 08:40 GMT Anonymous Coward

El Reg snarkiness aside, it seems to be a Foxconn foulup

in that they're putting the things together and shoving them out of the door so quickly that they're being boxed up before this glue's had a chance to dry. It's worth noting that nobody saw the problem on pre-release review units.

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1. Friday 25th June 2010 09:17 GMT Jerome 0
  
  Foxconn's fault...
  
  And I'm certain there was no pressure from high up in Apple to meet the promised release date at any cost.
  
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Friday 25th June 2010 10:18 GMT Anonymous Coward

Some truth to this

A colleague of mine picked up an iPhone 4 yesterday morning, and when she activated it in the afternoon she had some discolouration. This morning, when she showed it to me it was virtually impossible to see, so it does appear to be fading.

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