If you’ve never had a problem with a broken touchscreen on a smartphone, you’ve almost certainly gone to great lengths in order to achieve this feat. We’ve all experienced (or witnessed a friend experience) that time-slowing slip of the hand as the phone falls to its demise on a hard surface. Broken screens are a leading cause of phone replacement, and according to a recent study, even 23% of current iPhone users daily are dealing with a shattered screen. So what can be done about it?
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If you’re on your cellphone constantly (we all are nowadays), chances are that you run into the issue of a dead battery at some point in your busy day. While Apple has done a great job of keeping battery life reliable as each generation of iPhone is released, sometimes it’s still not enough. Wouldn’t you like to change that?

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Wanting to save the earth, but don’t know where to start? We’re always here to help you line the Earth (and your pockets) with more GREEN. As the new year beckons, we want to help you earn even more cash for your used gadgets!

MaxBack’s brand new feature rewards you for going green!

When you decide to print a pre-paid label from home and ship your electronics in a box that you already have, you’ll receive a $5.00 bonus!

All you have to do is choose to ‘Ship It Green’ during checkout. Once we inspect your gadget and confirm the sale, you’ll get paid the quoted price and the $5.00 Ship It Green bonus! Not a bad deal, eh?

If you haven’t already, get started selling your iPods, smartphones, and tablets for fast cash today at MaxBack.com!

We here in the electronics world understand your vices, America. We all have a constant urge to buy the latest and greatest right NOW, and if we can’t quite afford it, then we’ll wait till they sell at a ridiculously low price. It’s common knowledge that the lowest prices appear mere hours after we’ve stuffed our faces with more food than 15 Sudanese children will eat in a lifetime. This price reduction is  a vicious and dangerous phenomenon we refer to as “Black Friday,” set to occur just a couple days from now. If you’re somewhat wary of the crowds, but still want some fantastic deals, here are some tips on surviving the post-turkey day madness.

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Last week, Google introduced the world to the most promising full-size Android tablet to date: the Nexus 10, built by Samsung. This impressive new 10″ tablet boasts some amazing specifications that surprisingly blow Apple’s new iPad out of the water. Hit the jump to check out the specs of this exciting new device, and direct comparison to the iPad (4th Gen).

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I’m sure by now you’ve probably heard all the buzz about the new iPad Mini, which went on pre-sale friday. What we haven’t mentioned yet is that Apple actually announced two new iPads this past tuesday; the second being an update of their flagship “new iPad.” Since Apple dropped the numbers from their nomenclature, we’ll refer to it as the “4th Gen iPad” or the “iPad with Retina Display” (this is the marketing they’re using in ads, fashioned after the successful new “Macbook Pro with Retina Display”).

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If you’ve been in New York City recently, you may have seen our RapidQuote QR code on a jumbo-tron in Times Square! Have you scanned your phone yet?

Scan the RapidQuote code below to see how much your phone is worth!

SCAN ME!

Isn’t it hard to remember a time before the iPhone, despite it only being five years old? Now here we are in a world full of multitouch screens, a lack of physical buttons, and cell phone cameras that can easily replace your point-and-shoot Kodak entirely. Now that we have them, we can’t live without ‘em!

When the iPhone 4 was introduced, we discovered an elegant new glass and aluminum design that breathed new life into the phone. Now that Apple is gearing up for a big announcement on Sept. 12th, history tells us that we’re about to see a brand new iPhone very soon!

While there are rumors around every corner of the Internet, the official specs of the device will remain a mystery until Apple’s announcement. Many of the rumors concur that we’ll see a larger screen, thinner body, and an aluminum back, however, none of the rumors seem to agree on a name for the device.

There are clues, however. For example, when we were all expecting the latest iPad to be the “iPad 3″ or “iPad HD,” Apple threw a curve ball and simply named it “iPad” and marketed it to us as “the New iPad.” This begs the question: will Apple continue shifting their nomenclature and phase out the numbers that were introduced in the iPhone 4? Or will we actually see the “iPhone 5″ soon?

CONTEST!

We’re quite curious as to what Apple will name this new addition to their gadget family! We’re so excited that we’re offering a contest to “Predict the New iPhone’s Name!” We will buy the new iPhone for one lucky winner who correctly predicts the name of the upcoming device!

What are you waiting for? Enter now on Facebook, and get an upgrade quote for your current device on MaxBack.com! We pay the most for your used gadgets, and give you FAST cash towards your new purchases!

Now that the Google Nexus 7 is officially here, we decided to show you exactly how it matches up with the Kindle Fire in a side-by-side comparison video. Watch the video below, and hit the jump for all the specs!

Continue reading “Google Nexus 7 VS. Kindle Fire – Top 10 reasons to buy the Nexus 7” »

Last night, MaxBack’s Street Team was on hand for the opening night of Roar on the Shore 2012, one of the largest biker rallies in the United States held right here in our hometown of Erie, Pa. More than 3,000 motorcycles thundered downtown to show off their bikes in the Bringin in the Roar Bike Parade. Grand Master of ceremonies was rap artist Vanilla Ice.

Soon after Vanilla Ice brought the brigade of bikes into the Hub on State Street on his patriotic chopper, the MaxBack Street Team girls showed off MaxBack’s new Rapid Quote handset detection app and got pictures with ‘Ice,’ who gladly signed their Rapid Quote t-shirts as well.

Stayed tuned as the MaxBack street team rolls into more awesome events this summer! Be sure to come say hi and scan the code with your phone to see how much it’s worth!

Check out MaxBack.com to sell your unwanted electronics for quick cash in your pocket! Tablets, cell phones, and iPods are all accepted. Just get a quote for your gadget and you could get paid within 3 days!