We all know iPhones are hot property - as their owners generally tell you. However, when one blows up in your pocket, you know its probably time to stop bragging. That's what happened to 17-year-old Henri Helminen, whose three-month-old iPhone started smoking profusely of its own accord, causing the Finn to quickly reach for …

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Tuesday 3rd July 2012 21:35 GMT Anonymous Coward

Is this related?

Google's Jelly Bean statue overheats and melts

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Tuesday 3rd July 2012 23:01 GMT GreggS

And now live from the home of Nokia, its..

You've been badly framed.

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Wednesday 4th July 2012 04:26 GMT Anonymous Coward

Roasted nuts

Almost!

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Wednesday 4th July 2012 06:55 GMT Anonymous Coward

FAKE!!!!!!1111!!!1121!!!!!

This is clearly fake.... To the people who are saying that the CCTV footage is wobbly because it was recorded on a mobile phone well we've just seen his 'mobile phone' go up in flames so what's he recording it on? A Lumia? Don't make me laugh

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1. Wednesday 4th July 2012 10:42 GMT vic 4
  
  Re: FAKE!!!!!!1111!!!1121!!!!!
  
  You see his mate(?) use a phone afterwards, maybe it was him?
  
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  1. Wednesday 4th July 2012 11:10 GMT jestersbro
    
    Re: FAKE!!!!!!1111!!!1121!!!!!
    
    Don't be silly. Until this little episode there was only one phone with a camera in Finland. It has to be fake simply because of that! Tch!
    
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Wednesday 4th July 2012 10:20 GMT Anonymous Coward

"We all know iPhones are hot property - as their owners generally tell you. However, when one blows up in your pocket, you know its probably time to stop bragging."

What is there to brag about. What? Your taste is glass/steel and 80's wall paper?

iPhone owners are so dim! Brag to me you have an iPhone and i'll laugh in your face. How foolish? iPhone, tisk, your last decade!

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1. Wednesday 4th July 2012 15:21 GMT Toothpick
  
  What is there to brag about. What? Your taste is glass/steel and 80's wall paper?
  
  iPhone owners are so dim! Brag to me you have an iPhone and i'll laugh in your face. How foolish? iPhone, tisk, your last decade!
  
  TROLL
  
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Wednesday 4th July 2012 10:59 GMT JaitcH

If Jobs were still alive ...

he would be busty saying it never happened whilst his PR guys were slipping a confidentiality agreement in the hand of the unlucky user.

Happened too many times for people not to believe it.

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1. Wednesday 4th July 2012 12:32 GMT vic 4
  
  Re: If Jobs were still alive ...
  
  No, he'd say it's no big deal, just change your pocket lining.
  
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2. Wednesday 4th July 2012 21:19 GMT Ted Treen
  
  Re: If Jobs were still alive ...
  
  "...he would be busty..."?
  
  Boobed again!
  
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Wednesday 4th July 2012 21:40 GMT Anonymous Coward

Siri to blame...

...the Scottish guy asked it to find 'Do It Yourself laminate floor seconds'

"..Siri will self immolate in... 4.. 3.. 2.. 1.."

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