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Samsung, HTC, BlackBerry, and others mock ‘bendability’ of Apple’s iPhone 6 Plus

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“Competition between mobile phone manufactures is fierce with handset companies using social media and other public platforms to call out their competitors,” Kelly Hodgkins reports for MacRumors.  “It’s not surprising then to see a wave of tweets and comments from big name companies like Samsung and HTC mocking Apple following its recent iPhone 6 Plus…

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Apple: Only nine customers have complained about bent iPhone 6 Plus units

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“In response to reports that its largest iPhone is bending in the pockets of users, Apple Inc. said the cases of an iPhone warping through normal use are ‘extremely rare,’” Daisuke Wakabayashi reports for The Wall Street Journal. “Since going on sale Friday, Apple said only nine customers have contacted the company about a bent…

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U.S. stocks decline most in eight weeks as Apple stumbles and tumbles

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“U.S. stocks tumbled the most in eight weeks, as Apple Inc. sank on snafus related to its new smartphone and concern mounted that Russia may seize foreign assets,” Joseph Ciolli and Oliver Renick report for Businessweek. “Apple plunged 3.3 percent to send technology stocks in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to the biggest decline…

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Apple support says bent iPhones must pass visual inspection to qualify for warranty replacement

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“By now you’ve probably heard about #Bendgate, the silly name for an issue that some new iPhone 6 Plus owners have been reporting where the device warped while in their pockets,” Josh Ong reports for TNW. “So far the problem seems to be fairly isolated, but we struck up an Apple support chat anyway to…

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iPhone 6 Bendgate Out Of Control? Here’s Some Of The Internet’s Best Responses

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Original Image Courtesy of imagazin.hu Apple has had a rough couple of weeks.  iCloud was hacked, and celebrity photos were broadcast for all to see, the iPhone launch event was marred by the unfortunate decision to give everybody a free U2 album, millions of people don’t even have the new iPhone 6 in their hands…

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