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Competitors, users poke fun at Apple's bendgate woes

SINGAPORE — Companies and individuals are jumping on the #bendgate bandwagon with tongue-in-cheek images poking fun at Apple shortly after reports surfaced online that the iPhone 6 Plus could be bent.

SINGAPORE — Companies and individuals are jumping on the #bendgate bandwagon with tongue-in-cheek images poking fun at Apple shortly after reports surfaced online that the iPhone 6 Plus could be bent.

The so-called bendgate controversy — named after the US Watergate scandal which saw then-President Richard Nixon misuse his powers to spy on opponents — is among problems that have surfaced with Apple's newest iPhones. Apple had been forced to pull botched ios update 8.0.1 after customers reported iPhones dropped cellular service after installation.

Apple has yet to comment on the bending-phone reports, but has released a workaround for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus users who reported a drop in cellular service and the inability to use the fingerprint reading Touch ID after downloading the iOS 8.0.1 mobile operating system — which was rolled out yesterday (Sept 24).

Reports of the bendable-phone situation first surfaced on Unbox Therapy, a gadget-review show on YouTube, which was followed by a surge in activity on social media on the subject.


 

 

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