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Will rice save your smartphone?
You spilled coffee on your smartphone, dropped it in the toilet or forgot you had it in your pocket when you jumped in the pool. The first thing your friends will tell you, is to put it in rice right away and leave it there until it dries off. The sad truth is that...
I dropped my phone in the toilet!
By now we have heard this question so many times: “Do you guys fix liquid damaged phones”? Followed by “my daughter just dropped hers in the toilet.” Did you know that the toilet and bath account for almost 35% of all phones that have been liquid damaged? During our...
Why is a water damaged phone so difficult to repair?
... The thing is, with Techsave, its not difficult at all. But we will get back to that. Let us begin with how liquid affects your device. When liquid gets into your device some of the non-motherboard components get damaged. This might be the battery, screen, power...
I spilled coffee on my laptop – what should I do?
You know the scene, you can even picture it going on in slow motion. You sit at your desk with a nice cup of coffee next to your laptop working on your project. And then in one swift motion, you accidentally hit the cup with your hand – and everything goes black.Your...
Are waterproof smartphones as safe as you think?
36% of all smartphones will be liquid damaged in their lifetime. With waterproof phones this should be a thing of the past – but is that reality? We have taken a look at the protection system and we think you will find the results interesting. First let us get the...
Are your data safe when your phone is not?
Are you among the 50% who never backs up your phone? On a day to day basis it doesn’t seem that important, because what could happen? As the responsible person you are, taking care of your phone is a piece of cake, right? Nevertheless, here are some facts that might...
SUSTAINABILITY
International e-waste day
Today is your opportunity to do something to bring down the growing amount of e-waste.Go home, look in your drawers and cabinets.Find your old phones and laptops and do one of the following things: Repair it and use it again, or Donate it to charity Sell it to...
Techsave lifts the cap to sustainability
We have added the most sustainable cap on market to our merchandise portfolio. It comes with a story we are proud to share.As a part of Techsave’s mission to become more sustainable every day we have taken a look at our merchandise and our wish for a Techsave cap. We...
We joined the war against e-waste
Did you know that the global electronic waste is thought to be worth around 60 billion USD in raw materials like gold, palladium, silver and cobber? Yet only approximately 17% of that is collected and recycled.In other words: on a global plan we throw around 48...
First company to receive the Nordic Swan Ecolabel in new category
Today marks an important step in Techsave’s history as we are the first company to receive the Nordic Swan Ecolabel in the brand-new category for “Cleaning liquid damaged technology”. The certificate was presented to Techsave at an event during the Green Impact Week...
Techsave nominated for the SDG Tech Awards 2020
"The SDG Tech Awards is the ultimate celebration of sustainable technology solutions in Denmark" At Techsave we are immensely proud of being nominated for the SDG Tech Awards 2020. The winners will be announced on October 22. Assessment criteria: INNOVATION Is the...
Techsave is setting a green agenda
We want to set the standard for how a company in our industry can act responsibly in relation to the environment. Our new corporate identity is a step towards reaching our goal. At Techsave we are proud to announce the launch of our new logo and brand identity as part...
CASE STORIES
Customer saves 697 euro using Techsave
Luckily Marco went to a Techsave partner, when he spilled tea in his MacBook ProIt could have been very expensive for Marco from Milano, when he spilled tea in his MacBook pro from 2015. After the accident the laptop wouldn’t turn on. Luckily for him, he went to...
Meet our most unlucky customer to date
Some people never experience a liquid damage, some might have one and then there are those who are more unlucky than the average person. Take Christian for instance. He has had not one or two liquid damages – he has had three. At least this is how many he remembers,...
Water damaged laptop repaired in record time
MacBook Pro Touch Bar and live far away from a repair center that can save it?A Saturday morning DQ Solutions in Switzerland got an emergency call from a customer who had just spilled water on his MacBook Pro Touch Bar. Needless to say, he was desperate for it to be...
An upset customer didn’t believe what Techsave did to her laptop
Techsave partner Amac in Holland recently had a visit from a rather upset customer who had accidentally spilled red wine on her MacBook. She came to Techsave partner Amac in Holland for a repair, but she didn’t believe what then happened to her laptop. A customer came...
How we saved Emily’s laptop, data, money and her day
Emily from Germany contacted us on our live chat hoping to get help saving her drowned laptop. Even though Techsave is yet to announce a partnership in Germany we found the perfect solution for Emily and we saved her laptop, her money and her day! Emily spilled tea on...
What is the most common drink to spill in a laptop during the summer?
During the summer we have had a lot of request on our live chat from people who spilled different liquids in their laptop. And where else to turn than Techsave to get help with bringing your beloved laptop back to life. The most common spill is...The summer of 2018...
DID YOU KNOW?
Did you know? Techsave reduces the amount of e-scrap
Dreaming of a new shining smartphone or a new slim, lightweight laptop? While many of us get tempted to throw out the old phone or laptop and get the latest version, we don’t give much thought to the increasing amount of e-waste that it creates. E-scrap causes severe...
Did you know? Don’t recycle – bring hi-tech back to life instead
Being environmentally conscious means to recycle instead of throwing away, right? Not always as it turns out. Prolonging the life of a product is much better than recycling and of course way better than buying a new. Recycling is only the second-best solutionTo...
Did you know? A Techsave cleaning leaves the smallest environmental footprint
We don’t give much thought to the amount of pollution the production of a device has caused when are looking at a new laptop or phone. If the one we have is broken or becomes slow, the battery is not maintaining power as it used to, or the screen has a crack, then we...