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Re: iPhone 5 madness

January 9th, 2018, 12:46 pm

If that's the case, you need a new life, not a new toothbrush, in the first place :-)
Spring cleaning?
 
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Re: iPhone 5 madness

January 9th, 2018, 1:15 pm

Paris prosecutors probe Apple over 'planned obsolescence'

Planned obsolescence is a widely criticised commercial practice in which manufacturers build in the expiry of their products so that consumers will be forced to replace them. 
It is decried by consumer groups as being unethical and is suspected of being particularly prevalent in the electronics industry, which produces mountains of unrecyclable waste each year.

https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2018/0 ... in-france/
The ironic part is that Apple did what they did in order to extend the life of older phones. Those phones had aging batteries that could no longer supply enough power to the CPU at full load & clockspeed. Apple's software update made older phones more reliable and longer lasting.
 
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Re: iPhone 5 madness

January 9th, 2018, 1:26 pm

Speak of the devil, wow!

Apple iPhone battery 'EXPLODES' in store injuring seven and sparking emergency evacuation

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news ... e-11822101

Glad I have a Nokia 3310.
 
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Re: iPhone 5 madness

January 9th, 2018, 1:53 pm

It's not a real one they gave you, it's a rubber toy

http://www.techweez.com/2017/05/29/surv ... 0-sex-toy/
 
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Re: iPhone 5 madness

January 9th, 2018, 1:56 pm

..or a refurbished one imported from India..
 
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Re: iPhone 5 madness

January 9th, 2018, 2:06 pm

..or a refurbished one imported from India..
And whatever you're having yourself. Actually, it's none of your business.

Do you feel you have to answer one behalf of T4A?
 
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Re: iPhone 5 madness

January 9th, 2018, 2:24 pm

..or a refurbished one imported from India..
And whatever you're having yourself. Actually, it's none of your business.

Do you feel you have to answer one behalf of T4A?
What are you two discussing? I don't know! 
I saw you express the joy of your 3310 here on the forum ..and responded to that. About your 3310: is it the 90s original, or the modern one (with slightly larger buttons)?
 
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Re: iPhone 5 madness

January 9th, 2018, 2:28 pm

If that's the case, you need a new life, not a new toothbrush, in the first place :-)
Spring cleaning?
Nah, I like my dunghill. And the cock. That's how the saying goes, doesn't it.
 
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Re: iPhone 5 madness

January 10th, 2018, 5:32 pm

France to ban mobile phones in schools from September

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/ ... -september
 
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Re: iPhone 5 madness

February 9th, 2018, 8:16 am

 
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Re: iPhone 5 madness

September 14th, 2021, 9:36 pm

iPhone 13 and 13 Mini announced with redesigned camera array and smaller notch

Nothing new here, actually. Iphone technology is still trailing far behind competitors.
 
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Re: iPhone 5 madness

April 28th, 2023, 4:39 pm

The truth about your phone? It's dirtier than a toilet seat

https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2023/0427 ... s-viruses/