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California Assembly Passes Right To Repair Bill
Third state in the US passes right to repair bill, after Apple's home of California passes law extending spare part supply
Apple Endorses California ‘Right to Repair’ Bill
Watershed moment? Apple adds its full support to California's right to repair bill, reversing years of opposition to such legislation
Apple Redesign ‘Makes iPhone 14 Far Easier To Repair’
Apple has redesigned the iPhone 14 base model from the inside out, making it far easier to repair, says teardown specialist iFixit
Apple To Allow iPhone Users To Repair Their Own Device
Right To Repair win? Apple is to sell, for the first time, spare parts to techie-minded customers so they can repair their own iPhones or Macs
Apple Developing Patch For Face ID Issue Found By iFixit
Apple promises patch, after iFixit finds when a screen on iPhone 13 is replaced by a third-party repair shop, it renders Face ID useless
AirPods Pro Given Zero Rating By Teardown Specialist iFixit
Like its predecessors, the latest generation AirPods are glued together, which earns the AirPods Pro a zero repairability rating
Samsung Added ‘Chainmail Armour’ To Galaxy Fold Screen – iFixit
Teardown specialists reveal what changes Samsung made to rectify problems with the Galaxy Fold
Teardown Shows iPhone SE Recycles Older Models’ Components
iFixit analysis reveals Apple’s latest smartphone recycles many components from iPhone 6S and even 2013 iPhone 5S
iPhone 6S Teardown Suggests Battery Might Be An Issue
iFixit teardown of the iPhone 6S reveals smaller battery and heavier display due to new components
iFixit, Microsoft Launch Device Repair Resource
The Pro Tech Network is intended to help launch thousands of new device repair businesses
iFixit Praises Dell XPS 10 In Tablet Repairability List
Dell's XPS 10 was the most repairable of the 18 devices ranked by iFixit, with Microsoft and Apple at the bottom of the list
Surface Pro Slated In Teardown Amid Stock Shortages
Microsoft's Surface Pro has been slated in a repairability teardown, amid frustration over stock shortages
Microsoft Rushes Fix For Internet Explorer Vulnerability
Microsoft has rushed out a tool to repair a zero-day vulnerability in older versions of Internet Explorer
Apple iPad 4 Lambasted In New Tablet Teardown
A teardown of the iPad 4 has revealed marginally better components, but Apple was again slated for its poor 'repairability'
Apple iPad Mini Teardown Exposes Samsung Reliance
A teardown of the new iPad Mini has exposed Apple's ongoing reliance on Samsung for component parts
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Praised In Teardown
Samsung's Galaxy Note 10.1 has praised for being highly repairable by a teardown specialist, which continues to lambast Apple
Retina MacBook Pro Faces Shipping Delay
Apple is backtracking over the shipping dates of its new Retina display MacBook Pro
Retina MacBook Pro Slated In Teardown
A teardown specialist has given the Retina display MacBook Pro the worse possible score, branding it virtually unfixable
Apple iPhone Screws Branded ‘Evil’
A repairer has branded the tamper-resistant screws found in the iPhone 4 and MacBook Pro as evil