A BBC radio news presenter was saved by her iPhone after the corporation’s computer and telephone systems went down.
Alison Rooper, a Radio 3 newsreader, told colleagues to send her script to her iPhone device when systems crashed as she was due on air.
She told the Independent that after arriving at Broadcasting House ready to start her shift, she was told by an engineer “that everything had gone”, including phonelines and computer systems.
After attempting to send her news script to a printer, Ms Rooper suggested that the material be emailed to her iPhone, adding that “it’s either that or we have no news”.
“The words were reasonably clear on my iPhone screen. I had to just scroll through very quickly with my finger, hoping to God I didn’t do something accidentally,” she said.
iPhone’s have become a popular device among businesspeople, with internet, email and stock and share information accessible through quick applications.