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When You Should And Shouldn’t Buy AppleCare
If you’re making an investment in an Apple product, whether it’s a new machine or a permanently on-sale refurb, you want to protect it. At the same time, spending a few hundred more on AppleCare hurts when you’re already dropping a couple grand on a computer. You get a year of AppleCare as part of any purchase — but do you need to pay for more time under Apple’s guaranteed protection? The truth is, it depends on what you’re buying to begin with.
So, I’m Dead. What’s The Deal With My Digital Data?
Like life insurance, most people aren’t keen to talk about what should happen to their digital selves after they die. Morbidity, the macabre, creepy—pick your poison. Nevertheless, there exist companies that deal with such things once you check out.
Check For (But Don’t Buy) Extended Warranties When Buying Refurbished
Insurance Industry’s New Indoor Cyclone Simulator, Annihilated
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How do you determine how well houses will withstand catastrophic weather? If you’re the insurance industry, you spend $US40 million on a room that can simulate Category 3 cyclones. Then you huff and puff and you blow those suckers down.
AT&T Will Sell iPhone Insurance For $US13.99/Month
Looks like Americans will finally be able to insure their iPhones through AT&T soon. Word is that the carrier will allow them to purchase the iPhone insurance service right through the Apple App Store for $US13.99 per month.
Extended PSP Protection Plan Includes Accidental Damage Coverage
Sony’s just announced extended service plans for both PS3 and PSP, including an option that covers you if you “accidentally” crack the screen of your PSP. Or hurl it across the room in frustration.
Chicago Street Lights May Scan for Car Insurance
Ticketing red light runners is standard practice in many big cities, but Chicago is considering doing one better and scanning every car going by for up to date insurance.
This Is How People Break Their Cameras
An insurance group in the UK just released statistics data on how their customers break their cameras, almost all of which are hilarious scenarios if you try and picture it happening.
