{"id":947,"date":"2014-12-23T13:00:42","date_gmt":"2014-12-23T18:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.convergedsystems.com\/blog\/?p=947"},"modified":"2018-10-09T11:55:39","modified_gmt":"2018-10-09T16:55:39","slug":"top-tech-fails-of-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.convergedsystems.com\/blog\/top-tech-fails-of-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Tech Fails of 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.convergedsystems.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Monitor-fire.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1076 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.convergedsystems.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Monitor-fire-192x300.png\" alt=\"technology fails\" width=\"180\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.convergedsystems.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Monitor-fire-192x300.png 192w, https:\/\/www.convergedsystems.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Monitor-fire-656x1024.png 656w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This year was a busy one for\u00a0the tech industry. However, with the successes came some definite fails. Check out our list below:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amazon\u2019s Not-so-hot Fire Phone<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Back in June, Amazon introduced its new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fire_Phone_13MP-Camera_32GB\/dp\/B00EOE0WKQ\" class=\"external external_icon\" rel=\"nofollow\">Fire Phone<\/a> with extensive hype at its launch event. Unfortunately, the phone didn\u2019t live up to expectations and Amazon now sells them for free with a 2-year contract.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Uber<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Uber, the popular smartphone app which allows you to hail a cab with the push of a button, had a really bad year in regards to its public relations. Germany <a href=\"http:\/\/uk.reuters.com\/article\/2014\/09\/26\/us-uber-germany-bans-idUKKCN0HL23320140926\" class=\"external external_icon\" rel=\"nofollow\">banned the service<\/a>, the company sabotaged competition by ordering and canceling 6,000 rides and an Uber executive suggested digging up details on journalists to fight back against bad press.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Facebook\u2019s Mandatory Messenger<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Facebook experienced backlash during the summer after it made its messenger app mandatory for all users. Many Facebook users didn\u2019t respond well to this, as they were paranoid that Facebook was trying to gain even more personal information. However, the Messenger app doesn\u2019t ask for anything different than the regular Facebook app.<\/p>\n<p><strong>iPhone Bendgate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Apple announced its new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus this past September, and the initial week of sales was off the charts. However, some customers noticed that they were able to bend iPhone 6 Plus and thus began Bendgate. A couple of YouTube videos went viral that showed people bending the phones, but Apple insists that the phones are sturdy and quite hard to bend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Home Depot Hack<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During the spring and summer of this year, hackers stole 56 million credit and debit cards along with 53 million email addresses from Home Depot. The company has since <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.homedepot.com\/MediaCenter\/Documents\/Press%20Release.pdf\" class=\"external external_icon\" rel=\"nofollow\">stated <\/a>that its working to improve its payment data encryption technology.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox external\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.convergedsystems.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F947&#038;t=Top%20Tech%20Fails%20of%202014&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.convergedsystems.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F947&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.convergedsystems.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F12%2FMonitor-fire-192x300.png&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Top%20Tech%20Fails%20of%202014\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline;width:32px;height:32px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.convergedsystems.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/64x64\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox external\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.convergedsystems.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F947&#038;text=Hey%20check%20this%20out\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline;width:32px;height:32px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.convergedsystems.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/64x64\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-32 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-linkedin nolightbox external\" data-provider=\"linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.convergedsystems.com%2Fblog%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F947&#038;title=Top%20Tech%20Fails%20of%202014\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:32px;height:32px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"linkedin\" title=\"Share on Linkedin\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" style=\"display: inline;width:32px;height:32px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.convergedsystems.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/64x64\/linkedin.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year was a busy one for\u00a0the tech industry. However, with the successes came some definite fails. Check out our list below: Amazon\u2019s Not-so-hot Fire Phone Back in June, Amazon introduced its new Fire Phone with extensive hype at its launch event. 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