Video: These Simple Mistakes Could Cost You Your Gadgets
Be careful with those. Kiichiro Sato/AP
There are more ways to destroy your smartphone than just dropping it.
Buying a new charger for your smartphone or laptop? Be careful from where you buy it. Recently, a Google engineer found out the hard way when an incorrectly wired type-C USB cable completely fried his device.
Make sure to buy from reputable brands and double-check reviews. Faulty USB cables may not only permanently damage your devices, but they can also start battery fires.
For iPhone users, there's one more additional thing to worry about: Error 53.
If the home button with the fingerprint scanner on your iPhone 6 or 6s breaks, do not get it repaired at a third-party shop. Users who did and then downloaded the latest iOS update found their precious devices rendered useless.
To learn more about these dangers, check out the video below from CNET:
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