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Aug 27 2008 1:28PM EDT

Apple Ad Banned in the U.K.

Sam Gustin says: More bad news for Apple.

A U.K. iPhone television ad has been banned by that country's Advertising Standard Authority for misleading consumers.

"You never know which part of the internet you'll need," the Apple ad's voiceover says, "which is why all the parts of the internet are on the iPhone."

The A.S.A. reported that two viewers complained because the iPhone doesn't support Flash or Java technology, "both integral to many Web pages."

For its part, Apple claimed that "it was clear that the reference in the ad to 'all parts of the internet' referred to internet site availability, not to every aspect of functionality available on every website," according to A.S.A.

But the watchdog group was not swayed. Concluding that "the ad gave a misleading impression of the internet capabilities of the iPhone," the A.S.A. ruled, "The ad must not be broadcast again in its current form."

In other bad news for Apple, Gizmodo has unearthed a pretty serious security hole in the iPhone's latest software update that could put all of your personal data at risk.

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