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Filed under: Handsets, GSM, EDGE, Apple, OS X

It’s been a long time coming, but we’ve finally found a KIRF suitable to become the one and only successor to our very first “Keepin’ it real… WTF?!” This in this place iPhone — which is little more than a familiar chassis with a lead weight and a small amount of internal hardware — is reportedly used by scammers in Russia in order to barter for train tickets, grub, etc. In essence, the phone has just enough electronics within it to give the appearance of a “boot up” sequence, complete with the Apple logo; the scammer in possession of it then explains that the battery is clearly drained, but that it will work perfectly fine once charged. After any given sucker hands over something Truly valuable in exchange for this heap, he / she proceeds to crush it into a million pieces while cursing the unknown name of whoever fooled them in the first place. Moral of the story? Stay sharp, street traders.

[Thanks, Abhijit]

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Tags: Appearance, Apple Logo, Apple Os X, Chassis, Grub, Gsm Edge, Heap, Internal Hardware, iphone, Million Pieces, Moral Of The Story, Os X, Possession, Quot, Scammer, Scammers, Street Traders, Sucker, Train Tickets

Filed under: Handsets, GSM, EDGE, Apple, OS X

It’s been a long time coming, but we’ve finally found a KIRF suitable to become the one and only successor to our very first “Keepin’ it real… WTF?!” This in this place iPhone — which is little more than a familiar chassis with a lead weight and a small amount of internal hardware — is reportedly used by scammers in Russia in order to barter for train tickets, grub, etc. In essence, the phone has just enough electronics within it to give the appearance of a “boot up” sequence, complete with the Apple logo; the scammer in possession of it then explains that the battery is clearly drained, but that it will work perfectly fine once charged. After any given sucker hands over something Truly valuable in exchange for this heap, he / she proceeds to crush it into a million pieces while cursing the unknown name of whoever fooled them in the first place. Moral of the story? Stay sharp, street traders.

[Thanks, Abhijit]

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Tags: Appearance, Apple Logo, Apple Os X, Chassis, Grub, Gsm Edge, Heap, Internal Hardware, iphone, Million Pieces, Moral Of The Story, Os X, Possession, Quot, Russian Boots, Scammer, Scammers, Street Traders, Sucker, Train Tickets

Filed under: Handsets, Sagem

Not even two full months after Sagem fell into the obviously capable hands of Sofinnova, out pops the company’s return to the red carpet. Picking right up (numerically speaking, at least) where the P’9521 left off is the well-endowed P’9522, which was reportedly built with a little help from Porsche Design. The candybar features an aluminum chassis, 2.8-inch display, 5-megapixel camera, GPS, WiFi, fingerprint reader and a microSD card slot. Unfortunately, the fun and games end there, as there’s no 3G radio anywhere to be found; plus, you’ll be asked to lay down about €600 ($875) to acquire one when it ships next month. Loyalty has its price, we guess.

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Tags: 5 Megapixel Camera, Aluminum Chassis, Candybar, Capable Hands, Chassis, Fingerprint Reader, Fun And Games, Loyalty, Microsd Card Slot, Nbsp, Porsche, Porsche Design, Radio, Red Carpet, Sagem, Ships