iPhone emits sparks; first case in Singapore
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SINGAPORE: Mr Ong Z.M. was resting at home with his family on Tuesday night when the power supply tripped, putting out all his electrical appliances and plunging his house in darkness.
This happened after his 60-year-old father's iPhone 4 emitted sparks, smoke and a loud explosive sound while it was being charged.
"I was so freaked out ... There was a very loud 'boom' and the phone just blacked out. (The phone) was also very hot," said Mr Ong, 35, who called the MediaCorp Hotline.
According to checks with SingTel, M1 and StarHub, Mr Ong's experience is believed to be the first such reported case involving an iPhone here. Such cases have been reported overseas recently, with at least one incident linked to phone modification or the use of counterfeit batteries.
In November last year, a Brazilian's iPhone 4, which was plugged in for an overnight charge, suddenly began sparking and emitting smoke.
Mr Ong, who works in sales, told TODAY that his father is a light user of the one-year-old phone and did not modify it in any way.
According to Mr Ong, SingTel replaced his father's iPhone 4 for free.
Responding to TODAY's queries, a SingTel spokesperson said customers could get their faulty iPhones replaced if it is a defect covered under the warranty or if the warranty is still valid. However, the spokesperson declined to comment whether it follows up with Apple on iPhone defects.
When contacted, Apple declined to comment on the possible causes of iPhones emitting sparks, smoke and a loud explosive sound while being charged.
Meanwhile, Internet security company Symantec warned on Wednesday that scammers are "trying to take advantage of the hype" surrounding Apple's yet-to-be-released iPad 3. It has come across scam e-mails claiming a Facebook-Apple promotion to give away a free iPad 3 in return for a completed survey.
According to Symantec, the scammers introduce themselves as Facebook chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg. They then try to entice potential victims by stating how they have been randomly selected from Facebook's database.
"Fortunately, it is easy to ascertain a scam email due to the poor grammar," Symantec added in its press release.- TODAY
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fwee fireworks
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iPhone got sparks???
Dun think it''s from cardboard land... since cardboard land one is exploding phone, not sparkling phone
They go with a bang~
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3 words; Made In China.
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Luckily this happened during charging and not in pocket. If not, more serious!
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next news will be new ipad exploded
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I got a iPhone 4S from M1 and Im trying to ask if the website I visit on iPhone will go into the bill or any tracks le information that will reveal what website I have go into
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If your iphone blows into pieces, what's there to replace it with?
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waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
iphone so gud even got firewerk