Posts Tagged ‘iPhone’

Convert Your Black iPhone 4 to a White iPhone 4!

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

UPDATED 7/30 — Scroll to the bottom of this post to see the latest.

Well, its just about to be the dog days of summer yet again and I’m happy as can be! I’m excited actually! What about, you ask? You know how Apple has postponed its release of the White iPhone 4 until later this year right? Well, we are now able to convert your Black iPhone 4 to a White iPhone 4 with our new White iPhone 4 Conversion Service! Now you can be the cool kid on the block flaunting around your White iPhone 4 before Apple even releases it!

So what does this all entail then? Well, with this service we will switch out your black display assembly, black home button, and black glass backplate with white parts. Take a look at our video below of the White iPhone 4 in action.

Also, if you are a Do-It-Yourselfer, we offer the parts themselves with our White iPhone 4 Self-install kit.

Additionally, if you need other iPhone repairs or services, we offer a wide variety of repairs and services:

Broken glass/digitizer repair
Glass Backplate Repair
Battery Replacement
Headphone jack replacement
Dock connector repair
Home button repair
Dust Removal

Here, you can see all services and parts starting by model.

Once again, you can order your own White iPhone 4 back and front panels (full-service or parts only) here.

Take a look at some more pics of our White iPhone 4 below:




UPDATE 7/30

Here’s the latest on the conversion service / white assemblies / etc.: We ran out of parts! The service was a little more popular than we thought. Our new shipments have not yet arrived. We’ve removed the options to order the white products (with the exception of the backplates) until we can get our hands on some more good product.

Don’t worry, we’ll have the service back up once we get more product to give it another go. In the meantime, feel free to drool over our pictures and video. Have a great weekend. –Brian

Until next time,

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Hey Hey Hey, it’s Fat Albert.

Monday, July 19th, 2010

Have you ever wondered what you would look like if you put on a few extra pounds? Maybe a few hundred extra? Well wonder no longer. One of the most entertaining apps I’ve seen in a long time is only $.99 at the app store, and it’s well worth it. It pays for itself in laughs.

Before and After Krispy Kreme

Fatbooth, from the developers of Aging Booth, takes a picture of your face and adds some rolls, a few chins, and a rosy glow so you know exactly what you’d look like if you supersized on a daily basis. It gets more entertaining still when you and your friends make faces, or have exaggerated accessories like big glasses or creepy mustaches. Try it, I dare you. Anyway, I’m going to humble myself for a moment and show you my results:

Yikes.

Eww. Well, now I have tangible motivation to keep running and stay in shape.

In other Apple news, the relationship with AT&T is still a little rocky. Apple engineers are under a bit of fire from hundreds of thousands of Verizon customers who are clamoring for an iPhone of their own, which may come as early as first quarter next year if the rumors are true. Then again, the rumors probably aren’t true, as Apple has complained about the stability of the network and then decided to stay with AT&T for the last three years. Also, engadget.com has some updates on the new WiFi trackpad device that Apple should be launching by the end of this year. Looks like the FCC says GO.

Well, stay tuned to Apple news- now that the reception issue is “solved,” at least temporarily, they’re going to be busy shipping bumpers for the next few weeks. But if your iPhone 4 is flat-out broken, go ahead and send it to us and we’ll take care of you. Until next time.

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iPhone 4 Repairs are GO.

Sunday, June 27th, 2010

There’s quite a buzz surrounding the questionable construction of the new iPhones. Personally, I think the aesthetics are worth the vulnerable two-sided glass. Obviously function is important, but form sells. And it sells a lot so far. Anyway, here’s a quick reminder that iResQ is taking orders for iPhone 4 digitizer repairs for those unfortunate enough to have dropped their iPhones already. And orders have already been placed, so we know there are some of you out there. Our sincerest sympathies. Check out all our iPhone 4 repairs, and have a great week.

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It’s Developer’s Conference Day!

Monday, June 7th, 2010

Ah, yes. It’s that day once again. It’s been nice to have the quarterly updates and see the release of “revolutionary” new devices like the iPad over the last twelve months, but the June WWDC is officially the happiest day in the world of the Apple geek. I’m sure you’ve heard all the rumors, but let’s briefly review before Captain Jobs unleashes his keynote on us later today. Things you can expect to hear about today:

1. iPhone OS 4. Steve should dedicate a fair amount of time to the innovations of the latest iPhone firmware, and users have been clamoring for it for a while. Sounds like there will be some interesting new dynamics to how the iPhone will work, if the buzz is accurate. Could be fairly radical.

2. New devices! I know what everyone is excited about- that new wireless multi-touch trackpad thing! It could make the Wacom tab obsolete! And it looks like the wireless keyboard! Ok, ok. It’s kind of cool, but it’s barely a blip on the new device radar. Everyone knows there’s going to be big news about the fourth generation iPhone today. Based on the photos that Jason “#1 Most Wanted” Chen posted on Gizmodo, it’s definitely a development to get pumped about. The sleekest iPhone yet, this fourth iteration is already a welcome addition to the lineup thanks to so much internet hype and controversy. Plus THERE’S A CAMERA ON THE FRONT. Remember in Back to the Future II when Needles showed up on the TV phone and taunted Marty into making an illegal transaction and it was totally inconceivable that we’d one day have video phones and could see the people we talk to? Welcome to the future, friends. We’re five years ahead of schedule with the iPhone, but we still don’t have flying cars. This is heavy.

3. Other stuff. Possible but unlikely mention of Mac OS 10.7, a cloud-based iTunes to replace the beloved Lala.com, and an upgrade to the Mac Mini and Apple TV. Yippee, Steve. Now talk more about the new iPhone.

Be sure to log onto Engadget or MacRumors and follow along today at 10AM PST. Until next week, my friends.

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Op/Ed: Steve Jobs, CEO.

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

You know, Apple has been under a fair amount of scrutiny lately, what with three lost/stolen iPhone prototypes, the ensuing legal action and the refusal to open iPad and iPhone OS to Flash developers. Now I’m no Jobs worshipper; I’ve agreed with a lot of things he’s done and rooted for his prolific genius, but I’ve also raised a skeptical eyebrow at his ox-like stubbornness. The thing is (and I can only speculate), once you’ve built a company, been forcibly removed from leadership, started other extremely successful companies while watching your baby be run into the ground by a CEO who apparently knows nothing about the technology industry, and been asked to return again only to pull the brand out of the ashes and turn it into the industry-leading innovator of portable consumer devices, you’re probably somewhat inclined to tighten your grip. So I may not agree with the way he practically refused to budge from the captain’s chair even through illness when a competing CEO more graciously and subtly handed his company over to a crazy, sweaty successor, but I get it. That’s how the little guy grew up and started setting the pace for everyone else. But Jobs has always taken extra steps toward understanding and shaping the consumer experience. Which brings me to this week’s news.

I’m not usually a big fan of tech geeks sharing their opinions on blogs (oh the irony), but I read a Gawker article this morning that intrigued me, more for the nature of the content and Steve Jobs’ personal response than for what author Ryan Tate had to say. Actually, Tate kind of came off a little whiny and sophomoric. But, that’s what the freedom of the internet affords us. A public forum for our opinions, take or leave them. Anyway, due to some abrasive language on Tate’s part I’m not going to post the whole exchange or link to it, but here’s the idea: Tate took issue with Apple’s self-proclaimed “revolution” that the iPad has already become. So, angry about Apple’s non-compliance with Adobe and Flash and the apparently non-revolutionary implications of that decision, he did what any reasonable figure in the technoblog world would do. He emailed Steve Jobs. And Steve Jobs emailed back. And then there was more emailing with increasingly more agitated tone. Tate began, “If Dylan was 20 today, how would he feel about your company? Would he think the iPad had the faintest thing to do with ‘revolution?’ Revolutions are about freedom.” Yep. And the corporations sit there in their… in their corporation buildings, and… and, and see, they’re all corporation-y. And they make money.

Here’s the deal- I’m an Apple Certified Technician, but it’s not like I’m on the payroll or getting kickbacks for supporting them. And they don’t need me to defend them by any means. But seriously, Steve Jobs has turned that company into one of the more socially and environmentally responsible large companies in the world right now. But it’s still a company. And companies make money, or they cease to be companies. After much heated discourse and accusations of Apple making themselves moral policeman, Jobs responded with a fair amount of poise and sincerity. “It’s not about freedom, its about Apple trying to do the right thing for their users,” he said. “Users, developers and publishers can do whatever they like- they don’t have to buy or develop or publish on iPads if they don’t want to. This seems like its your issue, not theirs.” Well said, Mr. CEO. It’s nice to hear someone who is actually in a relevant position have such a firm grasp on the reality of the issue. Would it be nice if I could use Flash and Adobe on my iPhone? Yes. Do I completely understand why Apple is choosing not to allow development in those formats? Also yes. And ultimately it’s his decision and he’s created enough good things that I’m not going to complain. But we can also choose not to lap it up.

Whew, that felt a little long winded. Thanks for sticking with me. Feel free to check out the full Gawker post and weigh in if you want. And if you, like the author, are so angered by your iPad’s inability to use Flash that you smash it on the ground, we have a revolution of an iPad repair service to make things right again. Peaces.

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