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AMD Radeon 6X50 Refresh to Completely Replace Base Versions?
Earlier this month information appeared online suggesting that the AMD Radeon 6000 series of graphics cards were set to get a refresh with three new models being specifically touted. The Radeon RX 6650 XT, 6750 XT, and presumable new flagship 6950 XT. – With a release date reportedly being set…
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Apple Offers Compensation For iPhone 6 Battery Replacement
Apple Offer Rebate for iPhone 6 owners Last year you may recall how a scandal emerged regarding Apple slowing down their older phones with IOS updates. For a long time, this was only thought to be a rumor. After much pressure though Apple finally admitted that while it was slowing…
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Apple Lowers Price of Off-Warranty iPhone Battery Replacement
Apple recently came under fire after confirmation of iOS updates deliberately slowing down older phones. The company’s excuse is that the performance down clocking is necessary to preserve battery life. The older the phone is, the less charge it can hold. Therefore, a slower phone should be able to consume…
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Samsung Offers Free Galaxy S8 to Note 7 Owners
Samsung, now oin full damage-control mode, is reportedly offering owners of its defective Galaxy Note 7 smartphone – which was recalled and discontinued due to its exploding battery – a Galaxy S8 handset as a free replacement once the new phone is launched in early 2017. “The new compensation program is…
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New Prosthetic Arms Inspired by Deus Ex
When it comes to video games there are quite a few that feature cybernetics, the idea of robotics designed to act as a replacement for a hand or an arm has featured in many games, but most will remember it as the kind used by Adam Jensen, the main character…
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Stem Cells Could Repair Cataracts
Cataracts are the most common reason for blindness in today’s world. Cataracts are when the lens in your eye becomes clouded and while often associated with the elderly, it also affects the young and even infants. While there is a surgical option to address this issue, a group in China…
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Apple to Replace Faulty USB Type-C Cables
USB type-C seems great in theory, being more easily usable and set to be as universal as micro USB in future. Unfortunately, once again, problems have been found with the cables, this time, ones sold by Apple who has announced a replacement program for cables distributed between April and June…
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Amazon India Will No Longer Offer Refunds on Mobile Phones
Amazon’s ability to offer impeccable customer service and a straightforward returns policy has made it a global leader in online shopping. This ensures consumers have a loyalty to Amazon’s store through peace-of-mind shopping. There’s even been situations when the company has honoured misprices which has cost them money in the…
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Apple To Replace 3TB Hard Drives In 2012 Model iMacs
We all love that little extra storage, some of us even need it. At the moment my hard drive is warning me that I’m running with less than 50GB free (game sales always do that), and some of us sometimes even end up upgrading our hard drives just in case…
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iPhone 5 Battery Replacement Program Extended to January 2016
A “small number” of iPhone 5 handsets apparently have a battery problem, causing their battery life to become depleted really quickly or for them to expire altogether. Apple initiated a free battery replacement program, in which customers could bring their phones to an Apple Store and have them replaced for free.…
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Google are Replacing every Broken Nexus 5
Phones break all the time, whether they are dropped, flushed, stepped on, run over, thrown – you name it. According to some unfortunately Nexus 5 phone destroyers, the Google Play Store will send you a shiny new (refurbished) Nexus 5 for free. This deal is valid only to U.S customers…
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Apple Launches Second iPhone5 Battery Replacement Program
Apple has just launched their second iPhone 5 battery replacement program. First it was the iPhone 5s smartphones that had battery life issues last year and now the time has come to the iPhone 5. In a statement on their website, they’re saying that only a small percentage of a specific…
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Apple Recalls European iPhone Chargers Due to Overheating Issues
A new announcement from Apple has come to light informing user with European 5W iPhone chargers to check to model number of their charger in and in a large number of case to then to a replacement program that has been setup after it was discovered that a number of…
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Samsung Offers Free Battery Replacements For Faulty Galaxy S4 Batteries
With reports last week revealing that some networks are seeing 30 per cent return rates of Samsung’s latest flagship phone due to continuing Samsung Galaxy S4 battery problems, the manufacturer has promised to fix the issue with free replacement batteries. In a statement provided to TrustedReviews, Samsung has stated: “We are aware of…
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