iPhone Buzz » Repair

New iMacs Freezing

James Allan Brady — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 17:39:03 +0000

And not like the Iceman like you have to do a hard reset and lose all your unsaved work. Word from the Apple crew is that it’s the nifty little ATI Radeon cards that are FUBARing things.

Wanna know what the worst part is? You guessed it, Apple has no solution so far.

I wouldn’t go packing up your new iMac for a recall or return just yet, they are obviously going to do everything they can to fix the problem with software. However if they can’t fix it with a patch or other update, then you may just have to send in your iMac for repairs, so a backup wouldn’t be a bad idea, that way there is less to backup when the time comes.

New iMacs plagued with freezing issues. [via looprumors]

Replace the back of your iPhone

James Allan Brady — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:14:01 +0000

I am sure there are tons of you that have dropped your iPhone on occasion without it being in a case to protect it. It happens, it just does, and it usually scuffs up not only the front, if you don’t have a screen protector, but the back as well.

Obviously the front side, and that precious touchscreen are the most vulnerable and most important things to worry about when you drop your iPhone, but if the back of your iPhone is pretty damaged and you want to replace it, its now possible on the cheap. Its not easy, but it can be done, if you are careful.

A company in China is offering the back covers, sans the chrome Apple logo, for $47. it comes in black and is just like the iPhones anodized OEM cover. Like I said, its not easy, and there is the possibility you will touch something electrical and fry the whole thing and yourself, so be cautious.

iPhone back case replacement [via SlashGear]

Uber cheap iPhone screen fix

James Allan Brady — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:13:43 +0000

That’s right, for $5, maybe less depending on what you have handy, you can replace your iPhone’s busted screen. It won’t work if you puncture far enough through your phone to actually break the LCD, but it it’s just the glass, read on.

The parts list is a 1/32-inch thick piece of plexi-glass, transparent plastic, something of that nature, a razor blade, Dremel, scissors, and Goo Gone. Eye protection is also recommended, but that’s probably only for the part where you use the Dremel.

Use the razor blade to scrap off the remnants of the previous glass screen, cut out the plastic to fit, use paint or a Sharpie to black out the areas that are supposed to be black, use the Goo Gone to remove the left over glue on the LCD screen, then affix the new plastic cover. Word is the touchscreen still works just like it should, and unless someone gets up close, they can’t tell the difference.

Fix your Broken iPhone screen for $5 [via SlashGear]