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iPhonewzealand app proceeds donated to NZ Red Cross Earthquake Appeal

by Chris Rawson (Feb 27th, 2011)

Many New Zealand-based Mac and iOS developers are rallying to help the city of Christchurch following its recent devastating earthquake. NZ-based tech blog iPhonewzealand is the latest to join in these efforts. The site's old iPhone app has been withdrawn from the App Store, and in its place ...

Swap out your iPhone 4's rear glass with a replacement panel from voBack

by Chris Rawson (Jan 11th, 2011)

A few days ago, one of our readers emailed us to ask, "Is this a photo of the Verizon iPhone, or a Chinese knockoff?" It only took me a couple seconds to realize it was neither; it was a voBack replacement iPhone 4 rear panel from Fixxed, a company based out of Christchurch, New Zealand. I'd seen a ...