warranties
Random Stuff
Apple Denying Support to Smokers?
7:00AM Chris Jacob | The Consumerist is reporting that two Mac users were denied AppleCare coverage because the owners were smokers. Not because the computers were damaged by second-hand smoke, but because of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations. More »
Games
Microsoft Confirms Improved Xbox 360 Warranty Seal
7:39AM Mark Wilson | Microsoft confirmed that Xbox 360s are receiving an updated tamper-resistant warranty sticker. And that’s pretty much all they’re willing to share on the matter. More »
Games
New Xbox 360 Warranty Stickers Better Guarantee Chastity?
1:36AM Mark Wilson | Apparently, Microsoft is slapping a new style of void-if-removed warranty stickers on Xbox 360s that are sent in for repair. Why? With no facts to back us up, we must call upon our favourite pastime: crazy-eyed speculation. More »
Computers
Hey Dell: A “Hard Drive For Laptops” Program Doesn’t Work
7:40AM Sean Fallon | So, this guy sends his laptop to Dell for repair and Dell sends him back a hard drive…just a hard drive in a box. So what’s the problem here? More »
Random Stuff
Apple Won’t Replace Heroic, Bear-Distracting iPhone
7:20PM Rosa Golijan | Poor Kris Rowley. She gets chased by a bear, sacrifices her iPhone to escape, returns days later (armed with a baseball bat) to find her iPhone all chewed up, and now Apple Geniuses don’t believe her story. More »
Computers
ThinkPad’s $US100/Year Warranty Service Is Actually Pretty Good
12:20PM Jason Chen | Boing Boing Cory relates this tale using his $US100/year global support service for his Lenovo laptop and actually liking what eventually happened. Wha?? More »
QOTD
Do You Ever Get Extended Warranties On Electronics?
6:40AM Sean Fallon | When it comes to extended warranties, we have always recommended that they be avoided. However, I am curious to know what percentage of you have actually purchased an extended warranty and why. More »
Computers
Apple Extends Free Graphics-Related Repair Offer For Older MacBook Pros
12:13AM John Herrman | Before we had the great unibody fail-off of 2009, another batch of MacBooks began to falter on account of shoddy Nvidia hardware. Apple has extended their free repair offer on those laptops from two to three years after the date of purchase. More »
Gadgets
Your Gadgets Don’t Break As Soon As Your Warranty’s Expired – Your Brain Is Just Wrong
8:40AM Jason Chen | Wired takes a look at the “phenomenon” of your gadgets breaking just after the warranty on them expire. A conspiracy? No. More »
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