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With the more austere times that we now live in, DIY is in fashion. It can often be more convenient to do something by yourself instead of paying for the service. In many cases you trust your work more than some stranger's – it is more enjoyable to eat the...

It's pretty common for people to get annoyed by their gadgets and devices and consider the merits of dropping them from a great height. Unfortunately, it's even more common for devices to get damaged despite the owner's best efforts. This was the case with a remarkable iPad that flew off...

At the moment, iPads and iPhone are passcode protected. But what if, instead, your device could be protected with an fingerprint sensor? It looks like Apple is working on this very development. A year ago, Apple got in touch with AuthenTec, a security company that is involved in fingerprint sensing...

As befitting a man who didn’t have a problem saying what he was thinking, Steve Jobs divided opinion. Whatever you think of his approach to business, he led a remarkable life as an entrepreneur, inventor and co-founder of Apple. I won’t try to talk about his many business innovations and...

iPhone 5 or Samsung Galaxy S3? It's a question many of you might be asking at the moment if you're looking to buy a new phone. They are arguably the two best smartphones currently on the market. To help make this decision easier for you I've put these two phones...

Although it's pretty sturdy, the mid frame of the iPhone 4/iPhone 4S can still sometimes get damaged and need replacement. In this video Cosmin replaces the mid frame of an iPhone 4S which was damaged right next to the headphone jack. This repair is probably the most complicated one that...

Since its launch in 2007, the iPhone has slowly but surely changed the face of digital photography, and its being helped by a lot of iPhone accessories. It has even spawned the phenomenon known as “iPhoneography”, a form of photography where photos are created and edited on an iOS device....

One of our most popular repairs is the iPad screen replacement. Every week, we repair more and more iPads. But where do most iPad accidents happen? From speaking with our customers, we’ve discovered that the stories behind the breakages are very varied! As you probably know, Lovefone started as an...

iPod touch or iPod classic: that is the question. Last week I gave you the low down on the iPod shuffle and iPod nano and so now I'd like to share some info about the iPod touch and iPod classic with you. It’s not that easy to decide which iPod...

In our sleek i- prefixed times, “Newton MessagePad” sounds as anachronistic as “fax machine” and “floppy disc”. Things were very different 20 years ago. On 29 May 1992, the Apple CEO John Scully introduced the Newton at the Consumer Electronics Show, proclaiming the dawn of a brave new era of...