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Did Your Code Ever Make Anyone Deaf?

Posted by michael on from the CAN-YOU-HEAR-ME-NOW dept.

theodp writes "Siemens AG anticipates additional costs from a software problem with new mobile phones that has led retailers to suspend sales. Five models of its new 65 series can emit a piercing melody into users' ears if the battery fails during a call, causing hearing damage in extreme cases, according to a statement."

4 of 305 comments (clear)

  1. No, but.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    it.slashdot.org made me blind.

  2. Verizon Wireless by 968134 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can you hear me now? What?

  3. Misread by xsupergr0verx · · Score: 5, Funny

    I thought it said "Did Your Code Ever Make Anyone Dead?"

    That time will come, but first the killer robots need some touching up around the joints...

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  4. Let that be a lesson by Insurgent2 · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's what happens when you outsource the hardware to Singapore and the software to India.
    "Soft beep" in Mandarin probably translates to "Loud, deafening tone" in Hindi.