What iCracked Has Been Up to the Last Few Months

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Hello! I’m David Drake, the new CTO here at iCracked. I’d like to welcome you to the new and improved iCracked blog! We’ve updated the look and feel of the blog and will be delivering more regular posts so be sure to check back here for all kinds of news and announcements.

It has been quite a few months since our last blog post and a whole lot has happened with the company since then. Grab a seat and follow along to find out what we’ve been up to and discover what iCracked has in store for its iTechs and customers.

New Offices

iCracked is growing up so fast! To meet the increasing demands of our customers and iTechs, iCracked moved its headquarters into the beautiful Pacific Shores Center. Scroll down to take a peek inside iCracked HQ:

We’re all really enjoying our new offices. Feel free to stop by and say, “hello” some time! Or, if you’re interested, join our team to see just how great working in this space is.

In the News and on The Muse

Since December, iCracked has been featured in the news all over the place. Whether it’s to showcase the successes of the company or to highlight the growing demand for mobile device buyback and repair, the news has been all over the place for us.

TechCrunch

YC’s iCracked is Blowing Up With a New “Uber” for iPhone Repairs Service

Yes, you can fix that smashed iPhone on demand now. That means no visits to the Apple store, or intensive DIY efforts.

CBS San Francisco

ConsumerWatch: Redwood City Company Offering Mobile iPhone Repairmen

Now, the fix is a phone call away. Redwood City-based company iCracked has figured out a way to fix iPhones with issues from cracked screens, water damage, and battery problems.

Consumer Reports

Replacing a cracked iPhone screen yourself is cheap — but challenging

Can you really replace an iPhone screen yourself? Yes, based on our test; we replaced screens with multiple samples of a kit we bought from Amazon.com.

The Muse

In addition to being featured in the news, The Muse has created a very cool profile of the company. Check it out to meet some of our team members, see more of our office, and find out more about iCracked.

New Design and Development Team

iCracked has been growing like crazy the last few months. Because of this, we’ve been adding some extremely talented people to our team. Our design and development team here at iCracked is exceptional, so allow me to introduce you to them!

PHIL KEYS – Portfolio

Phil Keys

Phil is a passionate and experienced designer who’s heading up the HTML wrangling for iCracked. He’s responsible for the new website and the new look of the blog you see here.

KENRIK MARCH – LinkedIn

Kenrik March

Kenrik is our lead iOS developer here at iCracked. When he’s not busy tackling code and taking feedback from iTechs, you can find him implementing APIs and producing awesome new features for our mobile app.

SARAH KUNS – Portfolio

Sarah Kuns

Sarah Kuns is our wonderful creative director. She’s in charge of keeping iCracked fresh and interesting. Her vision is leading iCracked towards a brand spankin’ new website that will be sure to impress everyone.

LESLEE LAMBERT – LinkedIn

Leslee Lambert

Leslee is the best thing that could ever happen to iTechs! Leslee continues to do a superb job ensuring our iTechs have all of their advertising and branding needs met.

DAVID DRAKE – Blog

David Drake

As CTO here at iCracked, I’ve taken on the mission of updating and upgrading our entire website and platform to ensure we are ready for our new growth and future services. I’m incredibly excited to be involved with such a fast moving and successful company.

New Website

You may have noticed that the iCracked website has undergone some significant changes. The design and development team is working on an entire rewrite of the old website from the ground up. In the meantime, we’ve implemented some changes to make the site easier on the eyes and a lot easier for navigation. We’ve updated the look and feel from our old design:

New Website Design

We’ve also replaced our old customer shop. With our new and improved store, our offerings are better than ever:

New Customer Shop

We’re inviting everyone to take a look at what we have to offer. Whether you’re looking for a DIY kit for your broken iPhone 4S screen or wanting our unmatched mail-in services for an iPad 3rd generation battery replacement, our new store has got you covered.

Our new website also features our latest promotional video. If you haven’t seen it, you should definitely check it out!

The Future

With all of these changes, one might think the iCracked team could use a break! Well, we’re not slowing down for anything! We’ve got a whole bunch of exciting things in store for our customers and iTechs. We’re working on redoing our entire website from the ground up, providing a fresh and exciting new image for iCracked. We’ll be launching some new services soon that will continue to set iCracked apart as being the very best iOS repair and buyback service in the world.

You can follow us @iCracked or like us on Facebook for all the latest and greatest iCracked news and announcements.

While Jobs are scarce to find – iCracked’s 300+ iTechs buck the trend

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Since the beginning of the “great recession,” employment statistics continue to remain at dismal levels. While our nation produces more GDP today than in 2007, the jobs market has shed four million workers, with 12 million people on the sidelines actively seeking employment. Although employment levels have shown some signs of base-lining and even increasing, 60 percent of those new jobs are coming in positions that pay less than $13.83 an hour, according to the National Employment Law Project.

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Siri Updates

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At WWDC 2012, Apple announced that Siri will be coming to the new iPad this fall. With the new iOS 6 operating system Siri will have some new updates and advanced features to look forward to. The new functionality should help make Apple’s intelligent personal assistant more useful and user-friendly.

Siri for sports fans

You will soon be able to ask Siri for player stats, scores from live games, scores from previous games, season stats, and more. Siri follows baseball, basketball, football, soccer, and hockey. You can have Siri track your favorite teams or compare players’ stats.

Siri for movie buffs

Find movies by location or show time with Siri. You can even ask Siri for movie reviews, movie trailers, and cast information.

Siri for foodies

With Siri you will be able to find a restaurant by cuisine type, location, price, etc. Ask Siri to show you restaurant reviews, photos, Yelp stars, and more. Siri will even make a reservation for you.

Siri for social media

Ask Siri to update your status on Facebook or post a Tweet to your Twitter account.

Siri for Apps

Siri will soon be able to launch apps for you, making your Apple experience even more hands free

Hopefully these new additions to Siri will make the App helpful and practical to the user. It would be nice to use Siri to make things easier instead of using it to see the crazy answers it will spit back to you.

iCracked can fix your cracked or water damaged phone with our iPhone repair services. We provide repair services for all versions of the iPhone and iPod Touch, including do-it-yourself iPhone repair kits for those tech-savvy individuals.

 

iCracked Now Sells iShieldz

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You may be lucky enough to drop your iPhone on the ground and pick it up with the screen still in one piece, but chances are it has suffered a few scratches and dings on the way down. If you like to keep things looking as nice and new as the day you got them, you may want to consider an iPhone screen protector. We know what you’re thinking, “An iPhone screen protector? You mean those flimsy plastic sheets that are nearly impossible to get on correctly and almost always fall off?”

 Enter iShieldz.

iShieldz is a revolutionary patented protection system that is compatible with the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. It is the perfect way to protect your electronics. iShieldz uses new Auto Align technology to ensure that the protective film goes on perfectly every time with ease. Simply use the provided tray and roller to apply the iShieldz film onto your device in one, fluid motion and without the use of any solution.

See how it works here!

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