| Date | Title | Description |
| 12.03.2024 | At 12.9% CAGR | Gadget Insurance Market to Reach $193.5 Bn, Globally, by 2031 | Increased Awareness for Gadget Insurance | Gadget Insurance Market
At 12.9% CAGR | Gadget Insurance Market to Reach $193.5 Bn, Globally, by 2031 | Increased Awareness for Gadget Insurance
The protection for gadgets has grown at a faster rate in the market with an increase in usage o... |
| 18.10.2022 | New durability tests show Apple iPhone 14 prone to significant damage when dropped | I recently upgraded to the iPhone 14 Pro, and one of the first things I did was to drop it. Not on purpose, or as part of some amazing durability test, but just because I was juggling too many things at once, and the most expensive thing th... |
| 22.03.2022 | iPhone SE is just as tough as its much more expensive siblings | The iPhone SE 2022 is now in the hands of buyers, but a handful of durability tests have proved that Apple’s most affordable phone is nearly as strong as the iPhone 13, which costs nearly twice as much. The folks over at Allstate Protection... |
| 27.09.2021 | Do MagSafe cases really keep your iPhone 13 safe? Allstate put them to the test | If you’re looking at getting yourself a new iPhone 13, you’ve probably been wondering if it’s all it’s cracked up to be and if Apple’s new MagSafe cases really can protect it.
Allstate Protection Plans is back again to find out. After havin... |
| 31.08.2021 | Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 is the most durable foldable phone ever | The results are in. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 is the strongest foldable phone based on testing by Allstate Protection Plans. The durability testing process included folding and unfolding the phone repeatedly with the Foldbot, open and clo... |
| 15.12.2020 | Smartphone owners often underestimate the cost of repairs and choose upgrading instead of fixing | A new survey by Allstate Protection Plans found that Americans are embarrased by cracked smartphone screens and are more likely to replace the broken phone than to repair it.
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| 13.12.2018 | SquareTrade mobile device protection boosts revenue and customer satisfaction for MediaMarkt in Spain and Portugal | Holistic mobile device care broadens offering as retailer looks to drive differentiation during forthcoming busy sales period
LONDON – December 13, 2018 - SquareTrade, the global insurtech provider, today announced the significant value its... |
| 19.03.2018 | Thicker glass, stronger metal couldn’t save Galaxy S9 in SquareTrade’s professional drop tests | Last year when SquareTrade performed its standard breakability tests following the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ launch, Samsung fans got some bad news: no phone had ever performed worse in the company’s tests. Samsung’s design featured glass on... |
| 27.09.2017 | The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus Have a Serious Shattering Problem | When Apple announced the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, it moved away from using metal for the back of its phones in favor of all-glass construction. The company promised that this would have no impact on device strength, claiming its metal backs wer... |
| 25.09.2017 | The iPhone 8’s glass back might be fragile, but it’s still better than the Note 8 | The iPhone 8 phones have a glass sandwich design which makes wireless charging happen. But that also means the all-glass iPhones will break a lot more often than aluminum ones, and early drop tests have already proved it. But when you shatt... |
| 13.06.2017 | Surface Laptop Review Roundup: Nice Hardware, Windows 10 S Disappoints | Every Surface product Microsoft has ever launched has focused on the needs of a particular niche of users. Surface RT, Surface and Surface Pro took on the tablet market, Surface Book is a 2-in-1 with the option of a faster GPU, and the Surf... |
| 03.06.2017 | May the Moto Z Force Droid be with you [Review] | If you asked why the Moto Z Force Droid Edition appeals to me, I couldn't identify one thing, which arguably is odd considering this is a review. Benefits and features feel finely balanced, which is a hallmark of good product design. Oh, an... |
| 21.12.2016 | Everyone got into the tech M&A game in 2016 | Neither public markets nor tech giants offered any solace in 2016 for the ever-growing list of private unicorns. There are 180 tech companies circling the runway with valuations over $1 billion, the most in history. While interest in an all... |
| 29.11.2016 | Term Sheet — Tuesday, November 29 | Today in Fallen Unicorns
Two shareholders have filed a class action lawsuit against Theranos, accusing the company of fraud and negligence. I believe it’s not terribly common to see private companies involved in class action shareholder law... |
| 28.11.2016 | Allstate to Acquire SquareTrade for about $1.4B | The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) has agreed to acquire SquareTrade, a rapidly growing consumer protection plan provider that distributes through many of America’s major retailers. The privately held company will be purchased for approxi... |
| 21.10.2016 | IBM claims moving to Mac drastically reduced support calls, operating costs | In what’s sure to be an announcement that pisses no one off, IBM released data today showing that it has saved between $273 and $543 per user by choosing to deploy Apple Macs instead of IBM PCs. Fletcher Previn, VP of Workplace as a Service... |
| 13.10.2016 | Is Waterproofing The New Trend In Electronic Technology? | Everyone remembers how much fun it was to push your friends in the pool. Unfortunately, with the increased popularity of mobile devices, more and more people are wary of this formerly-harmless outdoor prank. The ubiquitous nature of water i... |
| 21.07.2016 | Apple Advances their Work on Waterproof Speakers
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Search | Today, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that reveals their latest invention that generally relates to electroacoustic transducers, and more specifically to waterproof speaker modules. Some of th... |
| 14.04.2015 | Samsung Galaxy S6 beats the S6 Edge, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus in new durability video | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
The bending issues surrounding the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge as well as the Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are blown out of propo... |
| 03.04.2015 | Will it bend? iPhone 6 Plus, HTC One M9, and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge compared in new video | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
When the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus were released in September, some owners reported serious bending issues that occurred when they sat... |
| 03.01.2015 | THIS is what it takes to protect your iPhone from breaking | Do you remember the old Nokia bricks—even the Finnish manufacturer's early smartphones? They were tanks. They were the Arnold Schwarzeneggers of mobiles—handsome and rugged. Then along came iPhone, and beauty bested brawn. Eight years after... |
| 03.11.2014 | The smarter the phone the harder the fall | Using your smartphone can be dangerous according to findings from a new study by gadget insurance specialists SquareTrade and it's people as well as devices that are getting damaged.
A poll of UK smartphone owners found that a stunning -- o... |
| 25.09.2014 | Apple: Bendy iPhone 6 Plus claims are bent out of proportion | Quinten Plummer, Tech Times 25 September 2014, 06:09 pm
The 6 series of the iPhone has undergone five stress tests and endured hundreds of instances of applied pressure from just about every angle, making the nine or so cases of bent iPhone... |
| 24.09.2014 | SquareTrade Gives the iPhone 6 Best Marks Ever after Testing
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Search | SquareTrade's Breakability Score Revelations
1. The iPhone 6 Plus is not only more durable than most large screen phones, but it also outscored last generation's iPhone 5S
2. Both new iPhones performed very well in most tests, but the iPhon... |
| 24.09.2014 | Does bendy iPhone 6 Plus fall under warranty? Depends on the Genius' visual inspection | Quinten Plummer, Tech Times 24 September 2014, 04:09 pm
An extended warranty provider has called it more durable than the iPhone 5 series and said it has one of the hardiest builds in its size class. But some owners of the iPhone 6, particu... |
| 23.09.2014 | Apple’s iPhone 6 is more durable, less breakable than iPhone 5S, Galaxy S5, One M8 | The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, along with being the largest phones Apple has ever built, are also the toughest and most durable. Perhaps even more importantly, the iPhone 6 beats out the durability of other Android phones in the same class (the H... |
| 22.09.2014 | iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are some of the most durable phones ever, SquareTrade finds | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Apple’s new iPhones aren’t just huge updates in terms of tech specs — they’re also a lot tougher than past models.
Both the iPhone 6 an... |
| 30.07.2014 | Why is iPhone so destructible? | It's the question I keep asking, wondering whether to blame the device or my daughter. Last night, she texted: "My screen cracked again. I'm so sorry". That's the third shattered iPhone 5s since May; two 5ers busted before that. C... |
| 18.11.2013 | 15M American households have damaged a device during the holidays | Perhaps its because we drink a little too much eggnog, but 15 million American households have damaged a device during the holidays.
Device insurance provider SquareTrade released the results of a study today which found that Americans are ... |
| 18.11.2013 | 15M American households have damaged a device during the holidays | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Perhaps its because we drink a little too much eggnog, but 15 million American households have damaged a device during the holidays.
De... |
| 22.07.2013 | 7 big mistakes K-12 education needs to avoid in 1:1 computing plans | After spending a number of years working in the educational tech sector, I can safely pinpoint the two camps that make up the meandering discussion about 1:1 computing plans for K-12 education today. On the one side, we have eager innovator... |
| 03.02.2013 | Ravens Fans Are 14% More Likely To Fumble Their Smartphones During The Super Bowl Than 49ers Fans | It’s Super Bowl Sunday, and the anticipation is palpable. I can’t speak for Baltimore, but on my recent trip to San Francisco, I realized I had never seen such a large congregation of people all wearing a single team’s merchandise. But all ... |
| 28.12.2012 | Top 15 venture capital deals of 2012 | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
This year, many high-profile startups and private... |
| 04.12.2012 | Tech Moves: aQuantive co-founder Galgon joins Real’s board; Madrona hires PR vet; Expedia changes; etc. | Mike Galgon
Rob Glaser continues to overhaul the board of directors at RealNetworks, today announcing that aQuantive co-founder Mike Galgon has joined as a director. “Mike is one of the more accomplished technology entrepreneurs in Seattle’... |
| 28.11.2012 | Broken iPhone? Call iCracked, the Aspiring “AAA of Smartphones” | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
In the underappreciated 2000 M. Night Shyamalan thriller Unbreakable, Bruce Willis played a security guard with powers of invulnerability and super-strength, and Samuel L. Jac... |
| 02.11.2012 | The drop-test: iPad mini versus Nexus 7 | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
The iPad Mini was released today, and while many of you are taking your precious devices home to a safe place, some people actually kno... |
| 30.10.2012 | SquareTrade to begin offering warranties at Tesco | London – 30 October, 2012 – SquareTrade, the top rated warranty service provider, today announces it has partnered with Tesco, the UK's largest retailer, to offer enhanced warranty protection on consumer electronics purchases. Just in time ... |
| 25.09.2012 | Die Hard 5: New iPhone 5 Aces Torture Tests [Video] | The iPhone 5 is Apple’s thinnest, lightest smartphone yet. The first thing people notice when they pick up an iPhone 5 is its light weight. It almost feels like a toy instead of a real phone. So if this iPhone is so light, is it more likely... |
| 24.09.2012 | Drop test: iPhone 5 vs. Samsung Galaxy S III [video] | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
We’ve all been there. A little trip, slip, or accidental hiccup and that pricey smartphone we just bought goes flying and lands face-fi... |
| 18.09.2012 | SquareTrade: Americans Have Spent Nearly $6B On iPhone Repair And Replacement Since 2007 | SquareTrade, a company that provides warranty repairs for consumer electronics, revealed in a report today that Americans have spent an approximate cumulative total of $5.9 billion on damaged iPhones since the device’s introduction in 2007.... |
| 04.06.2012 | Dropping phones: iPhone 4S v. Samsung Galaxy S III | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Everyone likes a good Apple versus Android video, right? Well, SquareTrade, which appropriately provides extended warranties on your te... |
| 19.03.2012 | Wonder what happens when you drop the new iPad? Watch and find out (video) | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
When a new Apple gadget comes out, people suddenly feel the sadistic urge to spend oodles of money on the new device, and then drop it ... |
| 14.03.2012 | SquareTrade's research finds customers report iPad 2 damage 3.5 times more likely than iPad 1 | 10.1% of iPad 2 SquareTrade warranty owners reported a failure or accident within first 12 months of ownership.
London, 14 March 2012 - SquareTrade, the largest independent warranty provider in the world, just completed an extensive report ... |
| 25.01.2012 | SquareTrade Grabs Mega $238M Growth Funding |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Leading independent consumer warranty provider announced a $238 million growth equity investment led by affiliates of Bain Capital.
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| 25.01.2012 | SquareTrade Receives $238M Growth Equity Investment Led by Bain Capital | SquareTrade, a San Francisco, CA-based independent consumer warranty provider, has received a $238m growth equity investment made jointly by affiliates of Bain Capital, LLC.
The company intends to use the proceeds from the financing to cont... |
| 10.11.2011 | Ebuyer buys into SquareTrade�s warranties | ~ Consumer electronics reseller, Ebuyer.com, teams up with new extended warranty provider, SquareTrade, to offer customers low-cost warranty protection for the first time ~
London, England, 10 November - Ebuyer, one of the largest Internet ... |
| 17.10.2011 | Which is more likely to survive a bad drop, iPhone 4S or Samsung Galaxy S II? | Apple offers a pretty good protection plan for iPhone 4S. AppleCare+ adds a second year of standard warranty coverage and phone replacement for $49 -- all for $99 at point of purchase. Do you need it? For that matter, if you like me chose G... |
| 09.11.2010 | Breakable: iPhone 4 Suffers The Most Damage From Accidents | According to a report by SquareTrade (a company that sells extended warranties), the iPhone 4 is the phone least likely to fail in the first year but is the most likely to break due to accidental damage.
The year long study looked at 50,000... |
| 12.10.2010 | iPhone 4 nearly twice as prone to accidental screen damage | reader comments 108 with 87 posters participating
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| 12.10.2010 | Study: iPhone 4 glass breaks 82% more than iPhone 3G S | Brace yourselves for the “I told you so” response from critics of the iPhone 4’s glass back. Users are reporting 82 percent more screen breakage with the iPhone 4 than the iPhone 3G S, according to a study by device warranty firm SquareTrad... |
| 12.10.2010 | Report: iPhone 4 glass breaks more than 3GS | A study published by SquareTrade confirms "Glassgate" rumors
On Friday I mocked recent “Glassgate” rumors that the iPhone 4 is breaking more often than previous iPhone versions. It seems logical to say…yes, of course it’s breaking... |
| 19.11.2009 | Apple fourth best among build quality study for portables | reader comments 105 with 72 posters participating
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| 17.11.2009 | ASUS and Toshiba winners of reliability survey, don't ask about HP | SquareTrade, proprietors of extended warranties, just released a 3-year study that sheds some light on the reliability of laptops and netbooks. The main conclusion that 1 in 3 notebooks fail within three year should come as no surprise. Aft... |
| 02.09.2009 | About 24 percent of Xbox 360 game consoles fail within two years | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
It looks like the Xbox 360 is the most unreliable video game console in history. Most gamers already know that. Microsoft acknowledged ... |
| 02.09.2009 | About 24 percent of Xbox 360 game consoles fail within two years | It looks like the Xbox 360 is the most unreliable video game console in history. Most gamers already know that. Microsoft acknowledged the “red ring of death” failures in 2007 and took a $1.15 billion charge to deal with warranty replacemen... |
| 22.06.2009 | iCrack: The iPhone Is An Accident Magnet | If you’ve ever thought that your iPhone had the frictional coefficient of a Slip n’ Slide, you’re not alone. A new report from SquareTrade details the accident-prone nature of Apple’s line of smartphones, reporting that over 20% of iPhones ... |
| 10.11.2008 | Report: iPhone more reliable than competitors | reader comments with 0 posters participating
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According to a study by SquareTrade, a company that deals exclusively in extended warrantie... |
| 07.11.2008 | Study: iPhones Twice As Reliable As BlackBerries | The iPhone is twice as reliable as the Blackberry after one year of ownership, a new study by SquareTrade finds. SquareTrade, which sells extra warranties for cell phones and other devices, looked at the failure rates of 15,000 phones cover... |
| 12.09.2008 | Electronics warranty company SquareTrade raises $4M in debt financing | SquareTrade, a company that offers extended warranties for consumer electronics and appliances, has raised another $4 million in debt financing, according to VentureWire.
The San Francisco company says its warranties cost, on average, 40 pe... |
| - | Ноутбуки ASUS, Toshiba и Sony лидируют по надежности | Ноутбуки ASUS, Toshiba и Sony лидируют по надежности
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Наибольшей надежностью могут похвастаться ноутбуки производства компании ASUS, из которых за 3 года ломается в среднем 15,6%, при этом Apple вышла лишь ... |
| - | Thicker glass, stronger metal couldn’t save Galaxy S9 in SquareTrade’s professional drop tests | Last year when SquareTrade performed its standard breakability tests following the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ launch, Samsung fans got some bad news: no phone had ever performed worse in the company’s tests. Samsung’s design featured glass on... |
| - | Galaxy S7 vs. iPhone 6s: Ultimate torture test covers water, concrete, bending and more | Samsung’s brand new Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge flagship smartphones are certified to be water-resistant. The iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus are not. The new Galaxy S models are also dust-resistant. Apple’s iPhones are not. Are certification... |
| - | The iPhone 8’s glass back might be fragile, but it’s still better than the Note 8 | The iPhone 8 phones have a glass sandwich design which makes wireless charging happen. But that also means the all-glass iPhones will break a lot more often than aluminum ones, and early drop tests have already proved it. But when you shatt... |
| - | iPhone SE 3 is more powerful than a Galaxy S22, and it also wins in drop tests | The newly released iPhone SE 3 selling out during preorders wasn’t a surprise to anyone who remembers the success of its predecessor. Like the second-gen model, the iPhone SE 3 offers unrivaled value. At $429, you get the iPhone 13 experien... |
