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New iPhone 5S With Blue Screen of Death. What's Up, Apple?

Blue Screen of Death (BOSD) bug, a problem that ironically plagued older Windows PCs, is now part of the new iPhone 5S.

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Apple's latest iPhone 5S has an unexpected feature: Blue Screen of Death (BOSD) bug

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While it's typically an error found on older Windows PCs, a number of iPhone 5S users are reporting random reboots on their handsets following a BSOD

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Videos below detailing the issue shows that multitasking between apps seems to trigger the BSOD. iPhone 5S users are also reporting random reboots during device use.

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The blue screen reboots appear to be iPhone 5S specific and are largely occurring with Apple's own iWork apps that come free with all new iOS devices.

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While Apple has released iOS 7.0.2 to primarily fix lock-screen security bugs, the latest version does not address the reboot issues

Several threads on Apple's support forums highlight the problem, and a number of Twitter users have also expressed their frustrations.

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One workaround to alleviate the iWork-related reboots is to disable iCloud syncing for Apple's Pages, Keynote, and Numbers apps.

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