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Waterproof iPhone' Ad Hoax Tricked Users Into Destroying Their Handsets
The Guardian ^
| 9/25
| Samuel Gibbs
Posted on 09/27/2013 8:05:01 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Fake advert claimed Apple's latest iOS 7 update could make iPhones waterproof by automatically shutting off power supply
A hoax advert shared on social networking sites has tricked iPhone users into thinking the latest software upgrade had also made their phones waterproof.
The hoax claimed that iOS 7 included a "smart-switch" that automatically protected the iPhone's "delicate circuitry ... it will shut off the phone's power supply and corresponding components to prevent any damage".
The misleading rumour was circulated on Twitter, Facebook and other social networking sites and reinforced by a convincing spoof advert which mimicked Apple's own marketing material.
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To: bolobaby
Liberals love Apple. Liberals are idiots. Poetic justice.I have an Iphone 5, and a MacBookPro, but you are right, liberals are idiots, if they fell for this lunacy.
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posted on
09/27/2013 10:04:38 PM PDT
by
Mark17
(It is every liberal's job to destroy America, and every conservative's job to stop him.)
To: nickcarraway
Ya know, one of the most frustrating things about stupid people is when they admit to being stupid and, doubling-down, blame others for it.
Sorta like the people that are still proud that they voted for TOTUS...
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To: nickcarraway
Goes to show the sheer blind ignorance of Apple devotees who will believe anything about the iPhone, including falsely believing that it is better, does more than an android based phone.
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posted on
09/27/2013 10:25:50 PM PDT
by
gunsequalfreedom
(Conservative is not a label of convenience. It is a guide to your actions.)
To: sickoflibs
Brave admitting you paid more for a phone that does less.
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posted on
09/27/2013 10:28:03 PM PDT
by
gunsequalfreedom
(Conservative is not a label of convenience. It is a guide to your actions.)
To: gunsequalfreedom; fieldmarshaldj; Impy; BillyBoy
RE :”
Brave admitting you paid more for a phone that does less.” Skipped those written communication classes did you??
That is an example where paying attention in school can pay off.
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posted on
09/27/2013 10:43:28 PM PDT
by
sickoflibs
(To GOP : Any path to US Citizenship IS putting them ahead in line. Stop lying about your position)
To: gunsequalfreedom
I am reminded that some years ago a very popular magazine in The Industry published a special, minimal-components-required Simple Projects tearout for their Fourth Month of the Year Grand Edition.
One notable project was a Solar-Powered Nightlight.
For months after that edition went out, people were still writing in asking for good sources for some of the components, and if they could recommend a good PC-board (Printed Circuit Board) supplier. S'truth.
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posted on
09/27/2013 11:00:23 PM PDT
by
Utilizer
(Bacon A'kbar! - In world today are only peaceful people, and the mooslimbs trying to kill them-)
To: nickcarraway
Darwin was a genius!
But I repeat myself.
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posted on
09/27/2013 11:12:05 PM PDT
by
cynwoody
To: sickoflibs
I don’t get it. Be more clearer.
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posted on
09/27/2013 11:24:38 PM PDT
by
gunsequalfreedom
(Conservative is not a label of convenience. It is a guide to your actions.)
To: gunsequalfreedom; fieldmarshaldj; Impy; BillyBoy
RE:”
I dont get it. Be more clearer.”OK
Try this : WTF are you trying to say?
Is that too complex vocabulary for you to comprehend?
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posted on
09/27/2013 11:38:33 PM PDT
by
sickoflibs
(To GOP : Any path to US Citizenship IS putting them ahead in line. Stop lying about your position)
To: sickoflibs
I gather that he doesn’t have a high opinion of I-phones, therefore he razzed you for owning one.
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posted on
09/28/2013 12:24:00 AM PDT
by
Impy
(RED=COMMUNIST, NOT REPUBLICAN)
To: Impy; fieldmarshaldj; BillyBoy; ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas; stephenjohnbanker; Gilbo_3; NFHale; ...
RE :”
I gather that he doesnt have a high opinion of I-phones, therefore he razzed you for owning one.”
Yep, but my first smart phone 5 has worked out pretty well for me and Verizon wireless gave me a deal that he has no idea what it is.
Why did I pick a Iphone5 over the others?
The camera was rated the best of them all.
To be able to on the spot to take quality pictures and vids anytime and post them on internet is a key weapon to get my message across.
Especially here inlib Maryland.
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posted on
09/28/2013 12:46:00 AM PDT
by
sickoflibs
(To GOP : Any path to US Citizenship IS putting them ahead in line. Stop lying about your position)
To: Impy; fieldmarshaldj; BillyBoy; ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas; stephenjohnbanker; Gilbo_3; NFHale
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posted on
09/28/2013 12:47:31 AM PDT
by
sickoflibs
(To GOP : Any path to US Citizenship IS putting them ahead in line. Stop lying about your position)
To: sickoflibs
Lots of Iphone hate on this thread, because Steve Jobs was a liberal, none of them have much to say about the phone itself. My mom has one, I guess she and you are both unwashed hippies!!
Anyway, this prank was hilarious.
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posted on
09/28/2013 1:00:15 AM PDT
by
Impy
(RED=COMMUNIST, NOT REPUBLICAN)
To: sickoflibs; gunsequalfreedom
Skipped those written communication classes did you??You seem to have skipped those English grammar classes.
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posted on
09/28/2013 1:24:51 AM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
To: sickoflibs
the stupid...it hurts...
Id love to have heard some of the conversations by these 'smart' people, right up to the point of splash...
sadly, apple will prolly give em all a new phone to avoid the lawsuits...
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posted on
09/28/2013 3:22:56 AM PDT
by
Gilbo_3
(Gov is not reason; not eloquent; its force.Like fire,a dangerous servant & master. George Washington)
To: sickoflibs
American consumers, are now blindly supporting Chinese manufacturing.
Dumb, dumb, dumb.
To: Cringing Negativism Network
RE :”
American consumers, are now blindly supporting Chinese manufacturing.” My computer was made in China, called Dell. It seems to work too.
But I understand your loyalty to American Unions.
‘Look for the Union label...’
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posted on
09/28/2013 8:21:04 PM PDT
by
sickoflibs
(To GOP : Any path to US Citizenship IS putting them ahead in line. Stop lying about your position)
To: sickoflibs
No, but you appear to be very rude to someone simply asking for clarification.
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posted on
09/28/2013 8:50:07 PM PDT
by
gunsequalfreedom
(Conservative is not a label of convenience. It is a guide to your actions.)
To: Fresh Wind
Actually, I was just jerking him around. You ended up taking the bait instead of him.
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posted on
09/28/2013 8:51:50 PM PDT
by
gunsequalfreedom
(Conservative is not a label of convenience. It is a guide to your actions.)
To: gunsequalfreedom
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posted on
09/28/2013 8:57:06 PM PDT
by
sickoflibs
(To GOP : Any path to US Citizenship IS putting them ahead in line. Stop lying about your position)
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