iPhone 6, the hottest smartphone on the market just lived up to this moniker.. By catching fire and burning its owner..
Phoenix resident, Phillip Lechter, says his iPhone 6 caught fire while placed in his pocket.
The phone combusted and burned a hole through the man’s pants leaving him with second-degree burns on his leg. He’s now waiting for Apple to explain how this could have happened. Continue reading
If you plan on placing your new iPhone 6 in your pocket or purse, make sure you don’t sit down or cause any mildly undue pressure on it, because it may bend.
iPhone users are discovering the new, ultra thin iPhone 6, may bend if stressed, and Apple does not cover the condition under warranty. The cost of repairing bent iPhones can run several hundred dollars.
A hoax advertisement appearing on the internet told users of Apple‘s newly released iOS 8 that they could now quickly charge their iPhone using a household microwave oven.
The prank ad posted online said, “Microwaves can be used to quickly charge your device’s battery using any standard household microwave.”
The ad had the look and feel of other Apple ads, and that was enough for several gullible people to fall for it and fry their phones. Some posting the results on Twitter. Continue reading
A female attending eighth-grade became concerned after she started hearing “popping sounds” emanating from an iPhone 5C she had placed in her back pant pocket – and that’s when smoke started billowing around her.
The female student was about to start her first class of the day, at approximately 7:40 a.m., when she sat down in her classroom and “heard a pop” from her back pants pocket, where her phone was located. Immediately, the student noticed smoke coming from that area.
The Kennebunk, Maine student had to “stop, drop and roll” after her iPhone 5C caught fire in her pocket while she attended school. Continue reading
Anyone short of ideas for stocking stuffers this Christmas? Got a spare $111,000 laying around? Look no further: it’s time for Harrods golden, jewel encrusted iPhone.. For the man who has almost everything.
The Jesus mobe, made by one of Harrods’ commercial partners, is housed by a 24 carat case with over 300 – 22 and a half carat VVS1 diamonds – the clearest ones known to humanity – It also contains rubies, emeralds and sapphires.
