Six iPhone Catastrophes — And How to Deal with Them

Earlier this year, reportedly faulty exploding iPhones in Europe caused a whole lot of finger pointing at Apple and its suppliers -- but more often than not, iPhones get sent to the repair shop because of user slipups. Aaron Vronko, CEO of Rapid Repair, an iPod and iPhone repair shop, and one of the first technicians to take apart the iPhone 3G S and write a repair guide, has seen his fair share of reasons why broken iPhones need emergency surgery. Here are his six favorites, along with advice on how to triage the problems (they start to sound like "my dog ate my homework").

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