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Rural Repair Gets Heard, McFlurry Machine Lawsuit Proceeds: Repair Roundup Week of September 11, 2022

Access to repair services is critical for rural communities—and much more difficult to obtain, experts told a House subcommittee this week, with representatives from both parties voicing support for the…

September 17, 2022

by Jack Monahan - iFixit

Teardowns

Inside Apple’s Secret iPhone 14 Redesign

The best feature of the iPhone 14 is one that Apple didn’t tell you about. Forget satellite SOS and the larger camera, the headline is this: Apple has completely redesigned…

September 16, 2022

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

Tech News

French Repair Index: One Year Later

Impossible to miss, the French government implemented the reparability index on many devices starting on January 1st 2021. This seismic shift puts the subject of phone, appliance, and other electronic…

September 15, 2022

by Sandra Auboy - iFixit

Opinion

This Is What a Product Announcement Should Look Like in 2022

Is it just me or was Apple’s announcement event this year especially soulless? Where once the fruit company seemed to make every product release into a music video work of…

September 14, 2022

by Sam Goldheart - iFixit

Roundups

Cybersecurity Is No Excuse to Limit Repair: Repair Roundup Week of September 4

After a six year delay, NHTSA published final guidance on cybersecurity in vehicles, and gave a boost to auto right to repair advocates. Also: a 10 year smart phone? It’s…

September 13, 2022

by Paul Roberts - iFixit

Opinion

The Six Things That Make or Break Repairability

Every time product announcements roll around, reviewers are whipped into a frenzy to try to find something interesting to talk about. Meanwhile, iFixit’s engineers start forensically pre-constructing our teardown. As…

September 12, 2022

by Sam Goldheart - iFixit

Tech News

Nothing’s Phone (1) Isn’t So Transparent After All

With its Phone (1), London-based Nothing Technology has certainly made an impression. The company’s first phone stands out from the competition by being a flashing, glowing rectangle in a sea of…

August 30, 2022

by Manuel Haeussermann - iFixit

Roundups

Apple, Tesla, and the Terrible Trend of Unrepairable Design: Repair Roundup Week of August 21

Apple announced it will expand its self-repair program for newer MacBook models, but critics say the move is more symbolic gesture than a true step forward in cementing a right…

August 29, 2022

by Jack Monahan - iFixit

Tech News

Apple’s Self-Repair Program Manages to Make MacBooks Seem Less Repairable

On Monday, Apple announced it would finally, officially let Mac owners repair their own computers with parts and guides sold by Apple itself. On Tuesday, its Self Service Repair store…

August 23, 2022

by Sam Goldheart - iFixit

Tech News

Playing Doom on a John Deere (And Why It Matters): Repair Roundup Week of August 14

Why shouldn’t a farmer be able to take their new Deere S780 Combine home from the dealership and flash a new operating system and applications onto it? Isn’t that what…

August 22, 2022

by Paul Roberts - iFixit