Apple to probe death of Chinese woman who used iPhone when it was charging

WoodPeckr

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Now this is shocking news for APPL!!!......:Eek:
More reason to go with safe Android!!!....:thumb:


Apple to probe death of Chinese woman who used iPhone when it was charging

Reuters – 3 hrs ago

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Apple Inc is investigating an accident in which a Chinese woman was killed by an electric shock when answering a call on her iPhone 5 while it was charging, the U.S. technology company said on Monday.

Last Thursday, Ma Ailun, a 23-year-old woman from China's western Xinjiang region and a flight attendant with China Southern Airlines, was electrocuted when she took a call on the charging mobile telephone, the official Xinhua news agency quoted police as saying on Sunday.

"We are deeply saddened to learn of this tragic incident and offer our condolences to the Ma family. We will fully investigate and cooperate with authorities in this matter," Apple said in an e-mail.

Apple declined to comment on details, such as whether this was an isolated case.

Ma's sister tweeted on Sina's microblog saying that Ma collapsed and died after using her charging iPhone 5 and urged users to be careful, a message that went viral on the site.

In April, Apple apologized to Chinese consumers and altered iPhone warranty policies in its second-biggest market after its after-sales service suffered more more than two weeks of condemnation by the state-run media.

(Reporting by Lee Chyen Yee; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)
 

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Now this is shocking news for APPL!!!......:Eek:
More reason to go with safe Android!!!....:thumb:
Nothing to do with Apple. I'll make a wager that the Chinese woman was using a Chinese knockoff Apple adapter. If you look at the symbols on the Apple adapter:


The nested squares indicate that the mains is isolated from the output - I have the same symbol on my Samsung charger. These use high frequency transformers to provide isolation. I'm guessing if you had no scruples, you could use a cheap DC-DC inverter with a common grounding from primary to secondary.
 

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"An Apple a Day keeps the Doctor away....but sends you straight to the medical examiner." - Samsung's new motto. But I kid...

1st thing the SO said this A.M. was that she was probably using a cheap Chinese knock off. Maybe a SNAPPLE instead of an APPLE. You know how they like to change up the names to make it seem like less of an illegal thing to do? LOL

Why the fcuk does RJ keep wagging his dickie at me while I'm trying to type?! Yuck!
 
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