The Shanghai Consumer Council (SCC), a Chinese state-run consumer protection group, has said it has eight recent, documented cases of iPhones spontaneously combusting and has reported this to Apple.
Apple’s iPhone 6/S/Plus is claimed to violate the design patents of Chinese device maker Shenzhen Baili (also known as Digione) which is financially backed by Chinese Internet giant Baidu. A stop sales order has been issued.
Apple – “We don’t comment on anything’ – is according to Digitimes reportedly readying a new iPhone 6S, 6S Plus, and a 6C. It will kill of the unpopular 5C – the phone few wanted to buy!