Facebook followers of Joan Rivers were bemused this morning when the comedian appeared to update her status to talk about her new iPhone 6. She uploaded a photo of an iPhone 4 box, saying, "This badass is being replaced by an iPhone 6 (not the fat one)."

Celebrities talking about their gadgets on social media isn't unusual - the catch here, however, is that Joan Rivers passed away two weeks ago TMZ surmises that this awkward social media stunt was the result of a pre-arranged deal with Apple. The post was taken down quickly, but not before it was seen by over one million readers followers. Oops.The dearly departed comedian isn't the only one excited about the iPhone 6, which was released today . Here's what you need to know about Apple's newest product. You can also check out what IGN readers think of the new phone, or browse our iPhone wiki

Katie Williams is a freelance writer and games journalist. She tweets at @desensitisation and hopes that one day, a bird will tweet back.