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The Tiny Purple App that Might Make iPhone Hardware Repair Easier

Purple, a new iPhone repair tool, is not a jailbreak. It’s not a critical security flaw. When you run it on an iPhone, your screen turns a solid color, maybe.…

10 Years of Samsung Galaxy S Phones

One decade and one day ago, Samsung released the Galaxy S. The $400 phone was thin, sported a powerful graphics processor, and a bright AMOLED screen (at least until Samsung…

Two years of software updates is no longer enough for $1000 Android phones – Android Central

Desperate Nintendo Switch Owners Are Learning to Repair Their Own Busted Systems – OneZero

It’s Not Their Fault, Just Their Turn: Apple Adds Five 2013 & 2014 MacBooks to Vintage List

It may not feel like time is passing, or that anything is on schedule. But Apple is ready to move forward. As it does every year, the hardware maker just…

Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Apple for MacBook Pro Flexgate Issue

A class action lawsuit filed in Northern California federal court alleges that Apple knowingly sold MacBook Pros that contained display cables destined to fail, in what we and others termed…

After Decades of Materialism, Americans Are Experimenting with Frugality – Vox

Five Years of Apple Watches: A Look Inside

In early September 2014, at a “Special Event,” Apple CEO Tim Cook paused after wrapping up of all the exciting new iPhone 6 features the company had unveiled. Cook invoked…

How Quarantine Is Affecting Recyclers, Refurbishers, and Repair Shops

It’s hard to get new things right now. Laptops, tablets, and home office devices are backordered into irrelevance. New “flagship” phones seem like even more of an unnecessary splurge than…