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iPhone falls more than 16,000 feet following Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 incident, survives

Post author By Chris Barylick
Post date January 9, 2024

This is pretty much the ultimate iPhone drop test. While searching for the missing door plug from Alaska Airlines Flight 1282, Oregon resident Sean Bates discovered an intact iPhone on the side of the road. The discovery follows the Friday, January 6 incident in which a door plug used for emergency exiting unexpectedly blew out […]

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Apple begins collecting Red Cross donations via the App Store to assist with Australian fire relief efforts

Post author By Chris Barylick
Post date January 13, 2020

Apple has begun a campaign through its App Store in collaboration with the Red Cross allowing users to donate to relief efforts for the fires in Australia. The company has foregone its usual 30 percent App Store tax, and is channeling 100 percent of the proceeds to the Red Cross. Customers can donate US$5-US$200 to […]

Tags App Store, Apple, Australia, Australian, bush, disaster, donations, effort, efforts, fire, iTunes, Red Cross, relief, wildfire