It also has a retail dividsion that sells handset accessories, like replacement batteries, cases and speakers.
According to the FAA, in both cases the batteries had leaked electrolyte fluid and there had been smoke damage to parts of the aircraft.
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In both cases, the affected batteries can short-circuit, causing them to overheat, release smoke and potentially catch on fire.
The Internet, however, speculated widely that the company's new MacBook Pro line isn't easily recycled since the laptops' batteries are glued to their aluminum cases.
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But in the few cases under investigation, the batteries heated up and caught on fire.
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Apple has put its computers into unibody cases, sealed in the batteries, removed the optical drives, dumped hard disks when possible and either shrunk or eliminated many once-standard connectors.
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Even smaller devices running on batteries and with WIFI access can be carried by consumers in their pockets, brief cases or back-packs.
On Wednesday, All Nippon Airways said it had replaced batteries 10 times over the past few months, while Japan Airlines said it had done so in a "few cases" over the past few months.
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