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All about new iPhone developments, stock and other iPhone repair related information.

iPhone 5 for sale for $5 in China

We wish… However, iPhone 5 mockups have recently been seen for sale in Chinese markets with prices ranging from $5 to $32. These mockups are not just rubbish iPhone 4S copies with “iPhone 5” printed on the back, they are actually a culmination of all the iPhone 5 rumours and […]

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iPhone 5: Nano Sim Confirmed

We recently received confirmation from our iPhone repair parts supplier that the iPhone 5 is going to use an even smaller sim card – dubbed the Nano Sim. Just when we thought sim cards couldn’t get any smaller, with the micro sim that the iPhone 4, 4S, iPad 1 and […]

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How to Share Your iPhone’s Internet Connection (The proper way)

For many years the iPhone has had the ability to “tether” or share its internet connection with other devices. I find this particularly useful for working on the go with my Macbook or with my wifi-only iPad. The official Apple term for this function is Personal Hotspot. Even if you […]

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iPad Mini Me Coming Later This Year?

The following is a very short guest post from Rob of EverythingApple.co.za. He is an Apple specialist and does Apple training for some of our customers. He also supplies new and used Apple products. Platinum Repairs does iPhone repairs and iPad repairs for Rob’s clients – there is a lot of synergy […]

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New Corporate Video

We are proud to share our newest short promotional video. Please let us know what you think.  Any “likes” on YouTube would be appreciated as it helps spread the word about Platinum Repairs and our iPhone repair and iPad repair service.

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A New iPad 2 Screen Repair Record Has Been Set

Nearly two months ago we announced our technician’s record of repairing a cracked iPad 2 screen in 35 minutes. This was an outstanding achievement considering we are the only iPad repair company that offers on-site service in Johannesburg and Pretoria. Other repair companies expect you to leave your expensive device in their […]

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Taxi! I’ve got an iPhone to repair.

At Platinum Repairs we only employ the best people we can. We don’t employ low-level, under-paid technicians to repair your R3,000 to R8,000 Apple iPhone or iPad. That just wouldn’t make sense. Recently we had an excellent example of why this works for us, as well as for our clients. […]

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How it’s Made: Your iPad 2

When we disassemble an iPad in order to repair it, we are always impressed by how well the iPad has been designed and assembled. Most of the space inside your iPad is taken up by the battery. All the processing power and memory is stored on a tiny circuit board. […]

April 16, 2012 News

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Apple & Cream... A Recipe for Disaster?

We regularly come across new and exceptional ways that our clients come up with to try kill an iPhone but this story takes the proverbial cake. Our client went on holiday with friends and one night while making some delicious supper, someone opened a pressurized bottle of cream which exploded […]

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Why people love our service.

We regularly get told that our service is awesome. For those of you that don’t know why, this comparison will explain everything: The “Other Repair Guys” Activity Your Time taken:  Drive out to repair centre / or the guys house (and hope they are not in a dodgy area) 30 min […]

February 3, 2012 News

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New iPad Screen Repair Record – 35 minutes!

We are proud to announce that our head technician, Emwee, just set a new on-site iPad 2  screen/glass repair record for Platinum Repairs. This Wednesday, our record-breaking technician went out to our client’s office park in Craighall to repair the cracked iPad 2 screen. The screen was badly smashed and this made […]

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