/PRNewswire/ Mask mandates may be lifting, but some of our pandemic-fueled habits are here to stay, including our "new normal" for screen time. In fact,.
/PRNewswire/ Without a doubt, technology gadgets are some of the most popular holiday gifts every year, but no one wants the unwanted gift of spending hours.
/PRNewswire/ Without a doubt, technology gadgets are some of the most popular holiday gifts every year, but no one wants the unwanted gift of spending hours.
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NASHVILLE
, Tenn., May 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Summer has unofficially arrived, and that means lots of outdoor fun at the beach, boating on the lake and rollercoasters at the amusement park. However, all this summer action puts your phone at risk. Don t let your phone fall victim to the Summer Surge – the time of year when phone drops, dunks and cracks skyrocket. As COVID restrictions loosen, tech care company Asurion expects the number of phone mishaps to jump even more than usual given Americans pent-up demand for vacations and summer activities.
Last summer when many people were home-bound and more socially cautious, Asurion and tech repair retailer uBreakiFix saw a nearly 90% spike in liquid-related incidents, a 25% increase in cracked screens and a 65% jump in unrecoverable phones – those dropped where they cannot be retrieved. Not only were phones damaged, but lost and misplaced phone claims were up nearly 30%. Asurion Experts predict this summer