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iOS7 Waterproof Hoax

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kitz:
Oops!

In the news this morning


--- Quote ---A fake Apple advert claiming the new iOS 7 software makes iPhones and iPads waterproof has apparently fooled some users into destroying their devices.

 The "advert" circulating on social media sites claims that updating devices with the operating system installs a "smart switch" that cuts off the phone's power supply when water is detected.

This, it claims, "prevents any damage to your iPhone's delicate circuitry".

The advert looks remarkably similar to an authentic Apple advertisement, with the same plain white background and minimalist font and style.

It seems some users have been fooled into dunking their expensive gadgets into water to test out the promised feature, only to render their devices useless.
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You can see more info about the ad which was circulated &  fooled users at
http://dailytechwhip.com/ios-7-make-iphone-waterproof/

sevenlayermuddle:
I don't know whether to laugh or cry, how can people be so gullible?

But if  the hoaxer thought that was going to happen and acted with malicious intent they should be felling jolly ashamed of themselves.   What an awful thing to do, if it was done on purpose.

UncleUB:
Oh dear....  :lol:

roseway:
They do say there's one born every minute... ::)

burakkucat:
Has anyone checked the date? Is it April the first?

Could the original report itself be a fabrication?

  :D

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