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"Ah, the exalted iPhone 5. Apple's latest smartphone offering features a four-inch screen, runs on the brand new iOS 6 operating system, has a sexy brushed aluminum backing and lets you browse the web like a cheetah thanks to its 4G LTE wireless capability. Oh, and one more thing \u2014 it weighs in at just 3.9 oz. \nFor hoop-heads, there's just one thing that could make the iPhone 5 better: if it functioned as a basketball too. \n\nSEE ALSO: Apple Explains Why Maps Are Dreadful \u2014 Sort of [VIDEO]\nNBA player and budding tech analyst Iman Shumpert put the gadget's basketball functionality to the test. While the iPhone 5 outperformed the Samsung Galaxy S III in a drop test last week, the outdoor blacktop was less forgiving. Shumpert shoots, dunks and dribbles Apple's new baby, and the results aren't pretty. They are pretty funny, though, so check out the video above to see what happens.\nBONUS: The World According to Apple Maps \n\n\nThe Amazing iOS6 Maps\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nParis, France\n\nAre you alright, Eiffel Tower? \nYou're looking kind of... flat.\nvia The Amazing iOS6 Maps\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLondon, UK\n\n\"Battersea Bridge in London, UK. I think I\u2019ll find another way to cross the Thames.\"\nvia The Amazing iOS6 Maps\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nColchester, UK\n\nWell, that's helpful.\nvia The Amazing iOS6 Maps\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaderborn, Germany\n\n\"One part of my city (Paderborn, Germany) is now sharp but black-white, the other part is colored but blurry! Great Apple!\"\nvia The Amazing iOS6 Maps\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCologe, Germany\n\n\"Walking instructions actively try to avoid getting you to your desired target. (Which is correctly marked by the red pin.)\"\nvia The Amazing iOS6 Maps\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYork, UK\n\nWhat happens when the color starts? Does it mean you've reached Oz?\nvia The Amazing iOS6 Maps\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBoston, Massachusets\n\n\"I-93 at the Zakim Bridge in Boston. Never knew it was a roller coaster!\"\nvia The Amazing iOS6 Maps\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMalm\u00F6 Central Station, Sweden\r\n\n\nAre they hiding something?\nvia The Amazing iOS6 Maps\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMumbai, India\n\n\"This isn\u2019t some remote location, this is the city of Mumabi. The blue dot is where I am.\"\nvia The Amazing iOS6 Maps\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNew York City, New York\n\n\"Clearly Apple knows of the coming apocolypse. Manhattan end of the Brooklyn Bridge.\"\nvia The Amazing iOS6 Maps\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTokyo, Japan\n\nThey said it all.\nvia The Amazing iOS6 Maps\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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