Brain Candy How the Personal Computer Took Over the World Ever wonder how the humble tinkering of garage hobbyists sparked a revolution that reshaped our world? From blinking LEDs to sleek laptops, the journey of personal computing is packed with… July 30, 2025 by Bill Gilbert - iFixit
Tech News Ask iFixit: What Should I Upgrade First on My Old MacBook Pro? Buying a used computer and upgrading it can get you most of the power you need at a fraction of the price (and environmental cost) of a new machine. But… July 29, 2025 by Whitson Gordon
Consumer Rights Polish Train Maker Is Suing the Hackers Who Exposed Its Anti-Repair Tricks Remember back in 2023 when hackers exposed (and fixed) malicious anti-repair software in Polish trains? Well, it turns out that the manufacturer, Newag, is at it again. Just last month,… July 28, 2025 by Charlie Sorrel - iFixit
Scandal Are These Multi-Billion Dollar Companies Ripping Off iFixit? Companies copying other companies is nothing new. Sometimes it’s trivial, like when Dell copied Apple’s terrible naming scheme. Sometimes it’s annoying, like when Huawei decided it was a great idea… July 24, 2025 by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit
Tech News If You Don’t Want Your Data Sold, Fairphone 6 Should Be Your Next Phone The GrapheneOS team has published a response to this article, and /e/OS has responded in their own blog post. See the editorial note at the end of this article for… July 12, 2025 by Charlie Sorrel - iFixit
Skills Why All Musicians Need a Good Soldering Iron Hey musicians! Instead of letting the GAS get the better of you and buying yet another guitar/synth/FX box that you’ll spend time learning and then sell on in a few months, why… July 11, 2025 by Charlie Sorrel - iFixit
Teardowns Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller Teardown: A Nightmare to Repair When it comes to repairability, the Switch 2 Pro Controller falls short in almost every way imaginable. July 10, 2025 by Shahram Mokhtari - iFixit
Repairability Designing a Repair Ecosystem: A Guide for OEMs Repairability starts with thoughtful design. Take the Fairphone 5 for example. Its battery can be removed in just four steps, thanks to a back panel secured with clips instead of… July 7, 2025 by Spencer Pennington - iFixit
Video Fairphone 6 Teardown: The Most Ethical Smartphone Yet? July 7, 2025 by Manuel Haeussermann - iFixit
Teardowns Fairphone 6 Teardown: Proof Phones Don’t Have to Be Disposable Remember when you could pop open a phone, swap the battery, and keep going? Fairphone remembers. Their latest release, the Fairphone 6, feels like a nostalgic nod to sanity, with… July 3, 2025 by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit
