Are Knockoff IPhone Chargers Electrocuting People?  A Chinese
woman who allegedly died after a shock received via her charging
iPhone may have been using an unauthorized third-party charger.
Last week a 23-year-old Chinese woman was killed allegedly via
an electric shock that came from her iPhone, which was plugged
in and charging. Apple said it would help Chinese authorities
investigate the incident. Ma Ailun was using an iPhone 4, and
fresh information on the case suggests that her phone was most
likely plugged into an unauthorized third-party charger, which
may have been the source of the shock. Also this week, a Chinese
man reportedly went into a coma after being shocked while
plugging his iPhone 4 in.  According to the South China Morning
Post, unauthorized chargers can be made with cheap components,
and are simply not designed to meet rigorous safety standards.
Apple complies with international safety standards for its own
phone charger designs. The current theory is that an
unauthorized charger, lacki