"" Fake advertisements claiming iPhones can be
charged by putting them in the microwave
have caught out unwary users whose phones
have been set on fire or left a smoking ruin
when they've tried it.
Apple has been frantically trying to hose
down the ad by internet pranksters 4-Chan,
Tweeting warnings that it is a hoax and
asking followers to urgently retweet the
message.
'Heard of #AppleWave? IT'S A HOAX & WILL
DESTROY YOUR IPHONE,' said a Tweet from
the Apple iOS Support account. 'Please help
spread the word!'
The warning came to late for many who fell
for the convincing mock-up ad.
Posted originally by the notorious internet
pranksters 4-Chan, the 'IOS 8 exclusive' Wave
ad was designed to precisely mimic an
update from Apple Inc following the release of
their new software one week ago.
'Wave allows your device to be
charged wirelessly through microwave
frequencies,' the post read. 'Wave can be
used to quickly charge your device's battery
using any standard household microwave.'
It instructs users to 'charge' their phones for
60 second at 700 watts or 70 seconds at 800
watts, while warning, 'Do not wave-charge for
over 300 seconds'.
Gullible users took to their microwaves, and
then to Twitter to show the results as a
warning to other users by sharing images of
smoking, cracked and flaming iPhones.
The hoax was taken seriously by enough
people for the Los Angeles Police Department
to issue a warning.
'This #Wave capability is a #hoax. Don't be
fooled into microwaving your #iPhone
6,' LAPD Communications tweeted.
The Los Angeles Fire Department have also
issued warnings on radio stations, according
to Nine News.""
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Duh....idiots

@SammyToo: People on twitter tried and posted pics of their burned up phones

@WalkSoftly:

They're made out of aluminum foil anyway. Have ya seen how these $1000 phones are bending in people's pockets? POS!