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Chinese Woman Almost Lost Eye When Using iPhone

Using an iPhone in China is now a thing for concern these days with the rate at with domestic disasters are happening while using Apple iPhone. The first was a woman being electrocuted to death, followed by a man thrown into coma when electrocuted by his iPhone 4 and now this, where exploding iPhone sent debris into Li's eye. According to Chinese woman, the explosion sent particles of the phone into her eyes and she was rushed to the hospital, where she was eventually treated. Previously, the woman stated that she had dropped the phone once which left a small crack in the upper right corner, but claims the phone was still useable.    When she looked at the device to check it, Li then discovered the touchscreen was not responding when she tried to end the call. After a few more tries, the screen exploded. Li said she felt some debris shooting into her eyes. "I could not open my eyes," she recalled. Her colleagues rushed her to the hospital where ...

Apple Lauches War Against Counterfeit and Third Party Adapters

Sequel to the recent developments in China which saw the electrocution to death of a Chinese woman and the electrocution to coma of another Chinese man due to the use of unauthorized iPhone adapters on their iPhone devices, Apple have decided to launch a campaign that we reduce the amount of counterfeit, defective and third party adapters in consumers hands. Apple made this announcement stating that Apple product consumers who have concerns about their adapters or have counterfeit and third party adapters can trade in those adapters for original Apple adapters. The official statement from the company read as follows: "Recent reports have suggested that some counterfeit and third party adapters may not be designed properly and could result in safety issues. While not all third party adapters have an issue, we are announcing a USB Power Adapter Takeback Program to enable customers to acquire properly designed adapters. Customer safety is a top priority at Ap...