Water Damaged Phone: What to do?
It has happened to the best of us… accidentally dropping your phone in the toilet/sink/fish tank, getting pushed in the pool, an unfortunate boating incident… We’ve heard many reasons for water damage, some common and some not so much. Depending on the severity of the damage, you may or may not be able to repair it yourself. Sometimes leaving the device in a bag of...
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iPhone 5s Meets Car Door
We get all types of “iDropped it” and “iStepped on it” We even had one “iUsed it for target practice” 😉 But the good old favourite for quickly causing catastrophic damage is “iClosed it in the car door” For some reason, folding you phone has just the right angles to make everything go crunch, lol. Does this mean you phone is dead, never to bleep...
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AppleCare + Plan Changes
AppleCare + Plan Changes now requires the consumer to bring their device into a Certified Inspection Centre, or the Apple Store, to have it inspected before they’re issue the extended warranty. AppleCare+ for iPhone Every iPhone comes with one year of hardware repair coverage through its limited warranty and up to 90 days of complimentary support. AppleCare+ for iPhone extends your coverage to two years...
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Apple takes on GoPro
Apple has been granted a patent for a wearable camera that could possibly challenge action cameras made by GoPro. The patent, which cites specific weaknesses in GoPro cameras, includes details about a camera system that can be mounted on bike helmets or scuba masks, Apple said in an application filed with the U.S. Patents and Trademark Office. Shares of GoPro, whose cameras can be mounted...
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We now offer Mac Book repair
We can perform repairs for Mac Book, Mac Book Pro, and Mac Book Air including: Screen replacements Hard drive replacement Hard drive upgrades RAM replacement RAM upgrades Speaker replacement Water damage repair Keyboard replacement Trackpad replacement Internal battery replacement All Macbook screen repairs come with a 3 year manufacturers warranty, while all other repairs and modifications come with a 12 month manufacturers warranty. We also...
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Solar jackets to charge in pockets
It’s happened to the best of us: you’re out and about, just doing you thing, when your phone/tablet/iPod/handheld gaming system runs clean out of power. And sure, there are a bunch of products on the market to help you out in these situations — but most of them are an extra device that you have to remember to charge, then carry around with you; key...
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Solar wristwatch phone charger
Carbon is a wristwatch-like portable solar charger that gives you up to three hours of extra power for your gadgets on the go. Wearable tech seems to be the hot new thing, and there are some pretty crazy ideas out there — but this one looks to be genuinely useful. Called Carbon, and currently seeking Kickstarter funding, it looks a lot like a wristwatch...
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MythBusters explain the science behind Corning’s new shatter-resistant Gorilla Glass 4
The “MythBusters” duo begins by demonstrating the difference between the display covers found on devices in 2008 and those today, scratching an older model before shattering it with a simulated 1-meter drop. A newer phone, which appears to be a Moto X, survives the same tests without a scratch. This is chalked up to Gorilla Glass’s compressive strength, which refers to the combination of force...
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Steve Jobs Dropped The First iPod Prototype Into An Aquarium
Steve Jobs was known to prove a point in a memorable way, and that was certainly the case when Apple was designing the first iPod. Former Apple employee Amit Chaudhary recently wrote about Jobs’ reaction to seeing the first iPod prototype, according to CultofMac, which ended with Jobs dropping the iPod into an aquarium. When engineers working on the very first iPod completed the prototype, they presented their work...
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Developers Designing Apps for Apple Watch
WatchKit Software Tools Now Available to Developers MARKHAM, Ontario—November 18, 2014—Apple today announced the availability of WatchKit, software that gives developers a set of tools to easily create experiences designed specifically for Apple Watch—Apple’s most personal device ever. Apple has the world’s most vibrant and innovative developer community, and now these developers can begin developing WatchKit apps before Apple Watch becomes available. Developers can create...
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