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Caution: Having your iPhone 6 repaired by an independent repair shop could permanently brick it

Posted on February 8, 2016

iphone-6-plus Do you own an iPhone 6? If so, I have a warning for you: Think twice before you decide to have it repaired by an independent repair shop.

If your iPhone 6 is running iOS 9, having anyone besides Apple make a repair involving the Home button assembly will likely cause the phone to lock up and display an “Error 53”. And let me tell you, Error 53 is bad.

In short, Error 53 will “brick” your phone, and your only recourse will be to buy a new one. And no, you won’t be able to retrieve your photos or other important files from the phone’s flash memory. [Read more…]

Do you like CFL light bulbs? Better stock up while you can.

Posted on February 4, 2016

Personally, I’ve never really been a fan of Compact Fluorescent Bulbs (#ad), but some people think they’re the best thing since the invention of the wheel.

If you happen to prefer CFLs over other types of light bulbs, I recommend that you begin stocking up on them right now.

General Electric has announced on their blog that they’re going to stop making CFL bulbs by the end of this year in order to concentrate their efforts on producing LED bulbs. (#ad)

It’s obvious that CFLs never really caught on with the public. Even at their peak they never garnered more than 30% of the light bulb market, and last year they accounted for just 15% of the light bulbs that were sold. [Read more…]

Microsoft has recalled the power cords for some Surface Pro devices

Posted on January 21, 2016

Due to a potential over-heating issue, Microsoft has announced a voluntary recall of the power cords for some models of their popular Surface Pro devices.

The recall only applies to the power cords, not the Surface Pro devices themselves or their power supply “bricks”. [Read more…]

A massive 13TB SSD is slated to hit the market next month

Posted on January 15, 2016

fixstars-ssd Last July I wrote a post about how Solid State Drives (SSDs) would soon be competing with traditional hard drives in terms of storage capacity and cost, and sure enough, they are starting to do just that.

With that in mind, it appears that SSDs are now ballooning in capacity as well.

The Japanese-based Fixstars Corporation is planning to release a massive SSD in February 2016 that contains a mind-boggling 13TB of storage space.

Yes, you read that right: That’s indeed 13TB – over twice the size of current SSDs. [Read more…]

Amazon Prime members now get 20% off newly released video games

Posted on January 13, 2016

amazon-prime-logo2 The folks at Amazon just keep adding more perks for their Amazon Prime members to enjoy.

In my opinion the free 2-day shipping on all Prime-eligible products alone makes signing up for Prime an amazing deal, but all the “extras” they keep adding just make it even better.

They have just announced the latest perk for Prime members, and if you’re a gamer you’re going to love it. You can now get 20% off on all physical video games that are sold and shipped by Amazon! [Read more…]