phone batteries

Are you a proud and loyal owner of a Nokia mobile phone? Is you Nokia phone using a BL-5C type battery? (You can check by flipping open your battery pack and look for the code printed at the back of the battery.) According to Wired News, several reports mentioned these type of batteries are overheating while charging. The advisory applies to batteries manufactured by Matsushita from December 2005 to November 2006, the world's largest mobile phone maker said. of Japan is one of several suppliers that have together made some 300 million BL-5C batteries. The lithium-ion battery is one of 14 different types of battery used in Nokia phones. Nokia said 100 incidents of overheating of the Matsushita-made BL-5C batteries have been reported worldwide, but added that "no serious injuries or property damage have been reported." Nokia phones using the BL5C batteries include the Nokia 3650, Nokia 3100, Nokia 6600, Nokia 1100, Nokia 2300, Nokia 6230, Nokia 6820, Nokia 7600, Nokia 3660. I thought phone batteries are supposed to heat up during charging and use? Read more in our articles including "Nokia might recall 46 million phone batteries" and "Top iPhone 3G Alternatives".