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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: Swordmaker; martin_fierro
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
09/27/2013 8:05:57 PM PDT
by
bigbob
To: nickcarraway
Wow, dumber then advertised!
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posted on
09/27/2013 8:06:56 PM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Revenge is a dish best served with pinto beans and muffins)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
09/27/2013 8:08:39 PM PDT
by
South40
(Liberalism is a Disease)
To: nickcarraway
Liberals love Apple. Liberals are idiots. Poetic justice.
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posted on
09/27/2013 8:08:42 PM PDT
by
bolobaby
To: nickcarraway
These are the same morons that fell for the biggest hoax in history.
Obama.
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posted on
09/27/2013 8:08:47 PM PDT
by
unixfox
(Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
09/27/2013 8:13:49 PM PDT
by
petenmi
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
09/27/2013 8:18:08 PM PDT
by
Fiji Hill
To: nickcarraway
Bump for later amusement. Can’t wait for the cult to weigh in.
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posted on
09/27/2013 8:18:27 PM PDT
by
Lurkina.n.Learnin
(If global warming exists I hope it is strong enough to reverse the Big Government snowball)
To: nickcarraway
crazy
there is also a company that makes phone cases that claim to make them unbreakable and partially waterproof... while the small print pretty much says “We don’t back our own ad claims”
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posted on
09/27/2013 8:20:53 PM PDT
by
GeronL
To: nickcarraway
WOW, dummies will believe anything they see on the Internet won’t they..and thus another piece of the puzzle of how Obama got elected..too many stupid people..to actually believe that a firmware would make your phone waterproof is just ridiculous..you can bet these morons will be demanding Apple give them a new iPhone
To: bolobaby
Liberals love Apple. Liberals are idiots. Poetic justice.Not just liberals, gay hairdressers, gamers and artist types.
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posted on
09/27/2013 8:32:31 PM PDT
by
publius911
(Look for the Union label, then buy something else.)
To: nickcarraway; Impy; BillyBoy; NFHale; fieldmarshaldj
RE :”
Waterproof iPhone’ Ad Hoax Tricked Users Into Destroying Their Handsets” I have a Iphone 5 and that is a funny hoax.
Setting a touch screen display button switch makes it waterproof LOL
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posted on
09/27/2013 8:37:15 PM PDT
by
sickoflibs
(To GOP : Any path to US Citizenship IS putting them ahead in line. Stop lying about your position)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
09/27/2013 8:38:38 PM PDT
by
Jack Hydrazine
(IÂ’m not a Republican, I'm a Conservative! Pubbies haven't been conservative since before T.R.)
To: publius911
Not just liberals... and artist types. Repeat ourselves much, mate? In other words; apple-o-philes.
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09/27/2013 8:46:06 PM PDT
by
Utilizer
(Bacon A'kbar! - In world today are only peaceful people, and the mooslimbs trying to kill them-)
To: nickcarraway
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posted on
09/27/2013 8:53:52 PM PDT
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MrEdd
(Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
To: nickcarraway
There’s another ad hoax that says that you can charge your Iphone 4 and 5 by sticking it into a microwave on high for 1 minute.
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posted on
09/27/2013 9:08:09 PM PDT
by
Thunder90
(All posts soley represent my own opinion.)
To: nickcarraway
Fake advert claimed Apple's latest iOS 7 update could make iPhones waterproof by automatically shutting off power supply Brilliant :)
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posted on
09/27/2013 9:29:18 PM PDT
by
Alex Murphy
(Just a common, ordinary, simple savior of America's destiny.)
To: nickcarraway
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09/27/2013 9:29:49 PM PDT
by
VeniVidiVici
(Play the 'Knockout Game' with someone owning a 9mm and you get what you deserve)
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