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Another iPhone Explodes in Europe

by Lee Bains on August 28, 2009 at 11:53 AM

There's something about iPhones and Europeans. Call us suspicious, but it seems that every time one of Apple's highly popular smartphones gets near a European, it self-destructs in some sort of robo-kamikaze explosion. Just in the past month, we've reported on that one kid in France whose eye caught a flying shard of iPhone screen, and that other guy in England whose iPod touch burst into flames and leaped ten feet into the air. If you'll recall, prior to exploding, both gadgets started hissing like cornered copperheads.

Tech Crunch UK is today reporting yet another Euro-'splosion; a 15-year-old Belgian boy is apparently the latest victim. According to the reports, which are hazy, young Salvatore was holding his iPhone when, according to local news reports, it "imploded." Aside from having a headache for two days, Salvatore is apparently fine, and Apple has promised him a free replacement. In conversations with the European Commission, which has been investigating the explosions, Apple said earlier this month that it looks upon each incident as isolated, no general problems having been identified.

At present, the scant details of Salvatore's plight are the only ones available, and there is no word on whether or not the angry iPhone gave its telltale hiss before the attack. We do know that Apple needs to do better than offering this kid a free phone. If Belgian personal injury law is anything like U.S. law, he'll get his money one way or the other. [From: Tech Crunch UK and BBC News]

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