Original iPhone warranties about to expire
Do you hear that ticking noise? It’s your iPhone’s warranty preparing to go “boom.” If you purchased your iPhone on the original US release date — June 29, 2007 — your warranty will expire in three days (as of this writing) on June 29th, 2008.
Tick, tick.
Of course, you can extend coverage by purchasing AppleCare for the iPhone at $69.95US (or toss in an additional $129 for iPhone 3G). Otherwise, get yourself to an Apple Store Genius Bar ASAP!
If the iPhone is anything like most cars I’ve owned, everything will go wrong the very day after the warranty expires. I’m just saying.
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Rumor Smashed: AT&T Not Insuring iPhones For $5 a Month
We knew that rumor about AT&T iPhone insurance for $5 was too good to be true, seeing as we went through the same thing back in 2007 when the iPhone was launched. AT&T’s insurance company, Asurion, isn’t going to cover that super expensive phone for only $5 a month, even with the $125 deductible on pricier smartphones and PDAs. Tough luck guys, but you can always get AppleCare and protect yourself from most problems on your phone not caused by you being a dumbass.
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Engadget: Houston overrun by electronics-killing ants
It sounds like the plot of a Roger Corman film, I know, but as reported on our sister blog, apparently swaths of Texas are being overrun by “Crazy Rasberry Ants,” named for their discoverer (and exterminator) Tom Rasberry, not for the tasty fruit.
The ants, for some reason, are attracted to electrical equipment, including your Mac. A friendly chat with an AppleCare representative revealed that AppleCare policies do not cover insect infestation. Instead, the rep helpfully suggested that your renter’s or homeowner’s policy might cover the computer instead.
The ants arrived in the U.S. via a shipping container. They reproduce quickly, and are very difficult to kill. Might be worth it to keep an eye out. Apparently, they’ve been spotted near Johnson Space Center, and who knows what secrets they could be after.
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