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56. Not a very good month for Apple

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Fri Sep 26, 2014, 07:00 PM

Sep 2014

The security flaw that enabled female celebrities iCloud accounts to be hacked.

Uploading the new U2 album to users accounts without their consent.

iOS 8 glitches causing it to be yanked within days.

And now the bending problem.

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Apple says bent iPhones are 'rare' [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2014 OP

The RDF lives. tridim Sep 2014 #1

RDF? Oh, I got it. mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2014 #2

Right.....just like every phone screen has cracked because one has. brooklynite Sep 2014 #55

Seeing as iPhone 6 *just* came out yes, this statement is true. DRoseDARs Sep 2014 #3

I have a Note 3, and I will guarantee it can be bent still_one Sep 2014 #18

My middle daughter got hers when it just came out, places in her back pockets, and still not bent. TheBlackAdder Sep 2014 #46

I am sure it goes through a full workout by your child still_one Sep 2014 #54

Bad example, as the vast majority of them never did catch fire daleo Sep 2014 #57

Rarer than cracked G4 cubes?... n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2014 #4

Seems to be a weakness from the hole they put in the case for their big round buttons... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #5

Like when a bad plumber cuts most of a structural beam for a pipe, not good... winstars Sep 2014 #6

Yeah, I have an iPhone 5 christx30 Sep 2014 #9

Apple is saying to not worry about that obvious structural flaw. tridim Sep 2014 #7

That photo is not an iPhone 6 or 6 Plus. targetpractice Sep 2014 #8

Still bending in the same way.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #11

the problem is WAY overblown. I've had an iPhone 5s since they can out. Adrahil Sep 2014 #34

Still, you would think the volume control wouldn't require holes in the case. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #39

Require? No. But physical buttons are ergonomically superior, IMO. Adrahil Sep 2014 #40

The design is actually rather standard. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #44

It looks like the steep reinforcing bar is missing from where the buttons are located. nt TheBlackAdder Sep 2014 #47

You may be right.. ahimsa Sep 2014 #10

Waiting for an Apple exec in khakis blame to blue jeans. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #12

OOps...already happened Horse with no Name Sep 2014 #15

"unplanned situational curvature" sounds like the customers are bending over to take it. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2014 #16

LOL...I know, right? n/t Horse with no Name Sep 2014 #17

T & A - testing and adjusting tomm2thumbs Sep 2014 #13

Wow Scairp Sep 2014 #14

It really comes down to this. If people believe that the iPhone 6/6+ are not structurally sound, still_one Sep 2014 #19

My kid's larger Note 3's go in their back pockets all the time, without and damage. TheBlackAdder Sep 2014 #31

then don't buy it. I will tell you one thing the battery life socks on the note 3, and still_one Sep 2014 #32

I won't. My eldest was looking at the 6+, but not now. It will likely be the Note 4, more advanced. TheBlackAdder Sep 2014 #45

Here is one engineer/student's take on the situation. gvstn Sep 2014 #20

a "bent" machine, eh? MisterP Sep 2014 #21

This is a situation where plastic is actually better. Xithras Sep 2014 #22

i don't understand the appeal of a heavier phone frylock Sep 2014 #23

It gives the appearance of quality. Neoma Sep 2014 #27

Exactly - this is why the iPhone 5 and HTC One felt way more "substantial" bullwinkle428 Sep 2014 #33

i have an S3, and will probably get an S5 in november.. frylock Sep 2014 #41

The HTC One was outdated, when it came out. The iPhone 5 is a postage stamp. TheBlackAdder Sep 2014 #48

lol - samsung wasted no time... whereisjustice Sep 2014 #24

I only have 1 question... Javaman Sep 2014 #25

I think they meant peoples front pockets. Neoma Sep 2014 #28

and if it were in the front pocket, that's worse. Javaman Sep 2014 #36

You put it in your front pocket when you're walking around... Neoma Sep 2014 #38

you and I have vasty different definitions of "natural". nt Javaman Sep 2014 #49

That's very possible. Neoma Sep 2014 #51

i've been carrying a phone in my front pocket for the last 15 years.. frylock Sep 2014 #42

and are your pants spray paint tight? Javaman Sep 2014 #50

nope.. frylock Sep 2014 #53

nine? Nite Owl Sep 2014 #26

math works LOL snooper2 Sep 2014 #29

I'll tell you when I get to that point in my math homework. Neoma Sep 2014 #43

Don't get me wrong. I enjoyed that bent phone video matt819 Sep 2014 #30

Yes, they're rare. christx30 Sep 2014 #35

In the technology world, bad things that can happen under normal circumstances, even if rare, hughee99 Sep 2014 #37

All I will say is if I purchased a new phone for the BIG PRICE napi21 Sep 2014 #52

Not a very good month for Apple VScott Sep 2014 #56

The final word on this.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #58