Brain Candy Five Strategies for Finding Out-of-Stock Parts Try as we might, iFixit can’t sell every part for every device that needs fixing, whether due to price, demand, logistics, or some mix of all three. So we sometimes… February 8, 2022 by Kevin Purdy
Teardowns Teardown Skills: How to Read a Tech X-Ray You may have noticed we have a fair number of device X-rays on our site lately. Be it wallpapers, teardown photos, or just quick tweets, Creative Electron has been providing… December 10, 2020 by Sam Goldheart - iFixit
Wallpapers Teardown Wallpapers: iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max It’s everyone’s favorite time of the year: new iPhone teardown wallpapers season! Of course that means we have the relevant teardowns, too, but if you’re just here for the goods,… November 20, 2020 by Sam Goldheart - iFixit
Brain Candy Five Weird Ways Old Games Tried to Prevent Copying These days, seeing software-based copy protection on something you “bought” doesn’t come as a shock. DRM, or Digital Rights Management, stops you making copies or backups of your Kindle books,… June 25, 2020 by Charlie Sorrel - iFixit
Brain Candy Animal Crossing Has the Right to Repair, Why Don’t We? With everyone sheltering in place amidst an ever-changing pandemic, Nintendo’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a welcome escape. But it’s not just the friendly villagers (a respite from social distancing)… April 1, 2020 by Sam Goldheart - iFixit
Brain Candy Where Did the Word “Troubleshoot” Come From? Before you can fix something, you have to troubleshoot so you can figure out what’s causing the issue. But why do we use the word “troubleshoot?” And where did that… August 30, 2019 by Craig Lloyd - iFixit
Brain Candy iPhone 4 Transparent Rear Panel Electronic circuit boards can be a work of art, and the complexity of their design is something we marvel at. We hold that sentiment for the iPhone 4, which has… April 25, 2011 by Kyle Wiens - iFixit