Man Gets Prison Time for Robbing Actress Kirsten Dunst's Hotel

A man named Jarrod Beinerman has been sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison for burglarizing the actress Kirsten Dunst's New York City hotel penthouse suite. He was arrested in August 2007 on burglary and larceny charges after a security camera captured his movements in Manhattan's SoHo Grand Hotel. He pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of attempted burglary. An iPod, wallets, and purses were stolen from Dunst's hotel suite. Beinerman has also been ordered to receive drug treatment for his drug addiction and he faces sentencing on September 10th on a drug charge.

iPod Defects Being Investigated

Japan is investigating a possible defect in Apple Inc.’s iPod after one of the digital music players shot out sparks while recharging. The problem is assumed to be with the lithium-ion battery in the iPod Nano, model number MA099J/A. The problem was first found in January in Tokyo and Apple reported the problem to the ministry in March. Luckily, no one was injured when the defect happened.

The ministry has instructed that Apple Japan has to find out the cause of the problem and report it back to the government. The iPod was assembled in China but it is not sure where the battery was made. Lithium-ion batteries have already been the problem for some laptops by causing fires.

Apple Now Allows Third Party Applications on iPhone

Apple Inc. will now allow third party applications on the iPhone. They previously wanted to have control over the applications that people have on their iPhones. In February, they plan to release a software development kit that will allow other companies to make iPhone and iPod touch applications. They want to wait until February for the benefit of developers and protect iPhone users from viruses, malware, and privacy attacks.

The iPhone is a cellphone, multimedia, and wireless device. Over 1 million iPhones have been sold since the product launched this past June.

iPod Sets Man’s Pants on Fire

A man in Atlanta says that he had placed his iPod Nano in his pocket and it burst into flames causing his pant to catch fire. He also had a glossy piece of paper in his pocket that he believes shielded him from being burned. He believes that the iPod’s battery is responsible because it uses a lithium ion battery, the same kind of battery that was recalled for setting laptops on fire. The Apple company says that they would replace the device when he sends it back. This is not the first time this kind of thing has happened with iPods.