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White iPhone 3GS Overheats to the Point of Discoloration? [IPhone]
Gizmodo — We don't know how many people have hit this problem (the Apple support forums talk about only overheating here and here, as a sample), but at least one user claims that his white iPhone 3GS has become PINK with heat. Not that there's much to take away from this, but just take a look at your white iPhone 3GS. If it looks like the photos here, then you have a problem. Or you've been eating cotton candy and you need to wipe your hands first before checking your email. [Nowhereelse via Engadget] ...

White iPhone 3GS Overheats to the Point of Discoloration? [IPhone]
IPhone news, updates and Iphone information — We don't know how many people have hit this problem (the Apple support forums talk about only overheating here and here, as a sample), but at least one user claims that his white iPhone 3GS has become PINK with heat. Not that there's much to take away from this, but just take a look at your white iPhone 3GS. If it looks like the photos here, then you have a problem. Or you've been eating cotton candy and you need to wipe your hands first before checking your email. [Nowhereelse via Engadget] ...

IPhone 3GS Handsets Overheat, Turn Brown
Wired: Gadget Lab — The iPhone 3G may, at least for some users, have an additional, undocumented feature: It can be used to toast bread. Reports are coming in that the new, million-selling iPhone is suffering from overheating issues. The handsets are getting so warm, in fact, that the plastic cases of the white models are discoloring to pink. The picture above is from Ben on the French site Le Journal du Geek. It’s not just anonymous forum posters, either. Melissa J. Perenson of PC World has a toasty 3GS, too: And at some point, I became aware the handset had become very hot. Very, very hot — not just on the back, ...

News: iPhone 3GS units overheating, causing discoloration?
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond — image A number of iPhone 3GS owners have complained that the handset becomes overly hot, with at least one user reporting a discoloration of the white plastic back. Photos posted to the French site Nowhere Else ( Translated Link ...

White iPhone 3GS discoloration blamed on overheating
iPhone Atlas — ... problems with the iPhone 3GS at Nowhere Else and Worries of overheating for iPhone 3G S? at Le Journal du Geek. Reports are also surfacing on iLounge.com and on Engaget. --> Other Web sites reporting the issue include Nowhere Else, Le Journal du Geek, iLounge.com and Engaget. We've previously covered heating complaints linked to Wi-Fi on the iPhone 3G and you can find the a discussion thread on the topic on Apple discussion forums. ...