BBC News in Jailbroken iPhone shocker!

ChazUK · Aug 26, 2009

Is that Installer and Cydia I see

?

Screengrab:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/default.stm

EDIT - krayziekray confirmed jailbrokenness due to the wallpaper on the icon screen. iFailed.

patrickdunn · Aug 26, 2009

That's what happens when they use stock images.

thegoldenmackid · Aug 26, 2009

Nothing new. FoxNews uses an iPhone with Cydia on it. ANd they make it look like they actually uses the ipHone.

Goodeye · Aug 26, 2009

This just continues to show that traditional media will continue to fail, and new media like blogs going to show that they are more reliable when it comes to reporting news.

OllyW · Aug 26, 2009

Goodeye said:
This just continues to show that traditional media will continue to fail, and new media like blogs going to show that they are more reliable when it comes to reporting news.

Why have the BBC failed?

It's still an iPhone in the picture, what's the problem?

krayziekray · Aug 26, 2009

It's clearly a Jailbroken iPhone as it has a wallpaper behind the icons.

KrayzieKray :apple:

ChazUK · Aug 26, 2009

krayziekray said:
It's clearly a Jailbroken iPhone as it has a wallpaper behind the icons.

KrayzieKray

Doh! I didn't think of that.

thelordnyax · Aug 26, 2009

Yes, it is a jailbroken iPhone...so?
That doesn't make the story about exploding iPhones false...doesn't mean that the exploding iPhones are all jailbroken...
it just means that the pciture they used is of a jailbroken iPhone...

dejo · Aug 26, 2009

OllyW said:
It's still an iPhone in the picture, what's the problem?

To me it would only be a shocker if a jailbroken iPhone with Installer and Cydia prevented the phone from actually exploding. Cuz then that picture doesn't match the story.

ChazUK · Aug 26, 2009

thelordnyax said:
Yes, it is a jailbroken iPhone...so?
That doesn't make the story about exploding iPhones false...doesn't mean that the exploding iPhones are all jailbroken...
it just means that the pciture they used is of a jailbroken iPhone...

WTF?

I didn't even relate the jailbroken phone to the exploding story. It was just a bit of fun at the BBC using a jailbroken iPhone image in the article.

Small White Car · Aug 26, 2009

ChazUK said:
It was just a bit of fun at the BBC using a jailbroken iPhone image in the article.

That's kind of his question.

Why does that matter?

If that was on apple.com then it would be funny. But why does it matter if the BBC uses that image?

ChazUK · Aug 26, 2009

Small White Car said:
That's kind of his question.

And this was kind of my answer:

ChazUK said:
It was just a bit of fun at the BBC...

I'm sorry if I misled people with this thread.

CarlyLyon · Aug 26, 2009

love the fact that the news corps use jailbroken iphone hahaha

Small White Car · Aug 26, 2009

ChazUK said:
It was just a bit of fun at the BBC.

Ok, I guess I just won't 'get it' then.

Oh well, I enjoy lots of humor that other people don't get, I certainly can't critisize you because I don't understand the joke.

krayziekray · Aug 26, 2009

Come on people, it's quite shocking that BBC, the largest Broadcaster in the UK would be using Jailbroken phones on it's site. Nicly pointed out ChaseUK.

And we know it's not promoting Jailbroken phones or makes the story any less real, but it's always shocking when you see that, and for that, stop bashing the OP for this.

KrayzieKray :apple:

labman · Aug 26, 2009

well

add this from the you kinda need unlocked at least if you travel for the news.

http://www.tuaw.com/2009/08/26/found-footage-iphone-and-qik-go-live-for-new-mexico-reporter/

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