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SquareTrade’s Breakability Score debuts as new richter scale for device danger – new Samsung S4 rated a dangerous 7

New scorecard fills gap left by traditional product reviews and calculates danger in everyday situationsLondon, 30 April 2013 – SquareTrade , the top-rated protection plan trusted by millions of happy customers, today announced its Breakability Score for the new Samsung Galaxy S4 . The SquareTrade Breakability Score ranks today’s top devices based on how prone they are to break due to accidents. Evaluating key elements such as front and back panel design, edge construction and materials, size, weight, friction quotient, water resistance

New research predicts 1 in 4 Samsung S 4 owners will damage their new phone within 12 months

SquareTrade study reveals Brits and Americans have spent £9.3 billion on damaged smartphones with £2.9B on Samsungs aloneLondon – 25 April 2013 – New research from SquareTrade , the top-rated warranty provider, predicts that 1 in 4 Samsung Galaxy S4 owners are likely to suffer from accidental damage over the next 12 months. The prediction is based on extensive SquareTrade research which shows that 29% of Samsung Galaxy owners in the US and UK have experienced accidental damage in the last 12 months, with £9.3bn being spent on damaged smartphones and £2.9B on

Former Carphone Warehouse Director and Geek Squad Europe CEO Joins SquareTrade

Kevin Gillan Joins SquareTrade as Managing Director to Continue Expansion in EuropeLondon, 18 April 2013 - SquareTrade(R), the top-rated warranty provider, today announced that Kevin Gillan has joined the company as managing director of Europe. Formerly group director for Carphone Warehouse Group plc, CEO of Geek Squad(R) Europe, and commercial director of Best Buy Europe, Kevin joins SquareTrade to continue the company's growth in Europe. Late in 2012, SquareTrade announced that Tesco, UK's largest retailer, and Asda, had joined Amazon and eBay International as SquareTrade UK retailers.

SquareTrade announces record year in 2012 with 90% growth and global expansion

Customer reviews, speed of service and partnerships with 5 of the Top 10 largest retailers drive growth in US and Europe30 January 2013 – SquareTrade , the top-rated protection plan, today announced it grew by 90% in 2012, driven by the widespread use of consumer electronics and the increasing need to protect them. SquareTrade is recognised for its excellent customer service in an industry that is renowned for the opposite and has attracted the attention of five of the top ten largest retailers in the world. “2012 was an incredible growth year for

Study reveals smartphone accidents cost Brits £1.2bn

As Christmas shoppers prepare to buy smartphones, SquareTrade research shows high cost of repairs and replacements Lifestyle choices like tattoos, pets and even which newspaper you read linked to higher risk of accidents17 December 2012 – SquareTrade, the top rated warranty provider, today releases a new study showing that damage from iPhone® and Android™ devices has cost UK smartphone owners a staggering £1.2bn since 2007. The research also reveals that 23% of users have accidently damaged their handset in the last 12 months. If repeated in 2013, it could leave some Christmas shoppers

Asda teams up with SquareTrade to launch a new warranty for electrical items that puts customers first

UK’s favourite supermarket to help customers protect their consumer electronics from drops, spills and accidental damage17 December 2012 - Asda and SquareTrade, the top-rated warranty provider, today announce a partnership to offer warranties for electrical goods that not only offer Asda customers market leading prices but also ensures comprehensive protection and excellent customer service.  Research by SquareTrade found that only 17% of people believe that warranty companies offer good customer service and 70% are frustrated by the claims process[1]. With this in mind, Asda and

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 for the Christmas shopping season, Tesco will be the first high street retailer to offer SquareTrade warranties and is selling the warranties in 358 of its stores throughout the UK. “We are always looking for ways to give our customers the best possible value for money, and that’s true of the protection policies we offer as well as all the products

SquareTrade reveal accident zones as research shows over half of iPhone accidents happen around the home

~ Almost 1 in 10 iPhone users have dropped phones in the toilet ~London, 16 October 2012 – SquareTrade , the top-rated warranty service provider, released new research today showing that 51% of iPhone accidents happen around the home – most commonly in the kitchen. The study also revealed that unusual iPhone accidents are much more common than previously expected. In addition to the 9% of iPhone users who have experienced a toilet mishap, the research shows that 5% of users have put an iPhone in the washing machine and 6% of users have put their device on top of their

The sticky fate of the smartphone: top five mobile blunders

Phone deaths caused by wind turbines and urinals announced in SquareTrade’s first annual mobile phone Darwin AwardsLondon, 27 April – Consumer electronics warranty provider, SquareTrade , has announced the results of its own version of the infamous Darwin Awards to honour the most unusual ways owners have destroyed or damaged their smartphones and pay tribute to those phones who are no longer with us. SquareTrade asked owners to post  on Facebook some of

CCTV deploys complete video transport solution from Nevion

Hundreds of Ventura fiber optic cards chosen to connect Chinese national broadcaster’s new buildingBeijing, China, March 20, 2012 – Nevion , a leading provider of managed video services for broadcasters, service providers and government entities worldwide, has announced that China’s largest national broadcaster, China Central Television (CCTV), has implemented a complete fiber optic video transport solution based on Nevion’s Ventura product family for its new Television Cultural Center (TVCC) building in the center of Beijing. Nevion worked closely with its

New iPad vs iPad 2 drop test

SquareTrade's drop test comparing the new iPad to the iPad 2 can be found here: http://youtu.be/OfbMlM4upsw Their failure rate report  essentially shows that iPad 2 damage is 3.5 times more likely than with the iPad 1. The report goes on to uncover numerous statistics, graphs and the most common culprits when it comes to damaging your iPad from drops while handling to child and pet-related damage. Highlights of the data collected include: · 9.8% of iPad 2 owners reported a failure from accidental damage within the first

Nevion to introduce new compression schemes at NAB

Enhanced industry-low latency JPEG 2000 and new H.264 compression support all signal formatsOxnard, California, March 15, 2012 – Nevion, the leading provider of managed video services for broadcasters, service providers and government entities worldwide, is coming to NAB 2102 (booth SU2019) with new, as well as enhanced, JPEG 2000 and H.264 compression schemes in its Ventura line of award-winning video transport solutions. “As video formats become more complex and outputs more varied, high quality compression becomes even more critical,” said Nevion’s Eugene Keane, CTO.  “As an early

Nevion to unveil enhanced VideoIPath managed video services platform at NAB

MPLS and VLAN network control, inventory management and virtual element management among enhancements to award-winning platformOxnard, California, March 5, 2012 – At NAB, booth SU2019, Nevion—the leading provider of managed video services for broadcasters, service providers and government entities worldwide—will debut its second-generation VideoIPath platform, an integrated hardware/software solution for delivery of managed video and audio services.   VideoIPath now brings the ability to control network routing between media edge devices, providing network operators with the flexibility

Nevion transports the Oscars® live to TV screens for the seventh consecutive year

Ventura solutions to transport video from the Kodak Theatre for the 84th Academy Awards®Hollywood, California, February 24, 2012: Nevion , the leading provider of managed video services for broadcasters, service providers and government entities worldwide, is providing video transport solutions for the upcoming 84th Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on Sunday February 26. This is the seventh consecutive year that Nevion’s video transport solutions have helped bring the Oscars, one of the most highly-viewed events in the world, live to TV screens across

Nevion to present managed IP video services at VidTrans12

Director of product management Dr. Chin Chye Koh to present new techniques for real-time service protection and controlNew Orleans, LA, February 13, 2012 – Nevion , a leading provider of managed video services for broadcasters, service providers and government entities worldwide, will showcase its latest VideoIPath managed video services solution for IP networks at VidTrans12, the Video Services Forum’s annual technical conference and exposition taking place on February 28 – March 1 at the New Orleans Marriott Hotel in New Orleans, LA. Nevion’s director of product

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 resellers of consumer electronics, has announced a partnership with SquareTrade, the new warranty company, to allow customers to purchase affordable extended warranty protection direct from the Ebuyer site. Ebuyer, who offer 19,000 electronic products, selected SquareTrade on the basis that their warranty coverage offers better value for money and strong

SquareTrade launches in the UK as research reveals warranties are failing consumers

~ SquareTrade survey reveals that 2/3 of consumers don’t trust warranty companies to pay out and consumer confidence is at all-time low ~9 November 2011 - The largest independent warranty provider in the US, SquareTrade , launches in the UK today, promising better value, customer service and more consumer choice as a survey[i] (file:///G:/PR/Squaretrade/Press%20releases/Warranty%20research_FINAL.doc#_edn1) reveals UK consumers have lost faith in the warranty industry. Two-thirds of UK consumers surveyed claimed they currently don’t trust warranty companies to

SURVEY REVEALS 1 IN 10 WOMEN HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT COMMITTING AN ACT OF MURDER

Embargoed until midnight Sunday 18 September16 September 2011, UK – Research conducted by TV channel Crime & Investigation Network ® (Crime - Sky channel 553 and Virgin Media channel 237) reveals that 1 in 10 women have considered committing an act of murder. In addition, 12% of women admitted that they’ve snapped and physically hurt their partner or spouse - compared with just 8% of men. The results, taken from a survey of 1000 men and women, suggest that women are becoming more prone to outbreaks of violence than ever before. Micki Pistorious,

HISTORY™ commissions Alaska to produce new factual entertainment series

LONDON – 15 September - HISTORY™, one of the flagship channels of leading factual entertainment broadcaster AETN UK, a joint venture between A+E Networks and BSkyB, has commissioned NO COUNTY FOR OLD MEN (8x60’), a brand new series from the production company ALASKA. In the series, comedians and best mates Simon Day and John Thomson attempt to uncover and discover how our counties help define who we are….What’s the difference between an essex girl and a cornish maid?. Do you call a ‘bread roll’ a cob, batch, a barn cake or scuffler?. What’s the sexiest accent in Britain and what do

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