TechCrunch reports on a lawsuit being brought against Apple by owners of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus who say a design defect causes the touchscreens to become unresponsive. The loss of responsiveness is often preceded by a flickering gray bar appearing across the top of the screen. iFixit discusses a few possible sources of the "Touch Disease" problem, with the most popular theory being that the Touch IC chips lose contact with the logic board due to the phone bending.
The complaint [PDF], filed in California's Northern District federal court, alleges that Apple is aware of the design flaw and has concealed it from consumers by refusing to acknowledge or repair it. It also suggests that the 5s and 5c protected against this problem in various ways, so it's not as if Apple didn't know it was a possibility. The 6s and Plus got stiffened to prevent bending, as well.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 30 2016, @11:23PM
Indeed, you're supposed to stick it up your ass the way that Steve intended.
(Score: 2) by rts008 on Wednesday August 31 2016, @02:19AM
Now I get it!
For years I've wondered about all the hoopla with Apple's 'rounded corners'.
I've never had any interest in Apple's crap, so I guess I (and my anus) was blissfully ignorant of this trend.
This explains a lot of quirks I've noticed...