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Opinion

Wired – The Right to Repair Will Help Us Endure Outbreaks

March 5, 2020

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

Tech News

Apple’s Independent Repair Program Still Needs Fixing

After years of keeping tight reins on the repair market for their devices, Apple now offers genuine parts, tools, and manuals to independent repair shops. The Independent Repair Provider (IRP)…

February 28, 2020

by Whitson Gordon

Tech News

Our Tested LCDs are a Budget Option for iPhone X, XS, and XS Max Screens

The big, bright, edge-to-edge screen on an iPhone X, XS, or XS Max is the best thing about it. Until you drop your phone and look up a replacement screen—then…

February 28, 2020

by Kevin Purdy

Tech News

Are All Wireless Earbuds As Evil As AirPods?

Here at iFixit, we’re constantly dunking on Apple’s AirPods. And we’re not alone! Many others have come to realize that they’re a repairability and environmental disaster. And yet the buds…

February 25, 2020

by Taylor Dixon

Tech News

Reflections on the Razr Teardown

Note (Jan. 2022): Since this post was published, we have created a page that discloses and describes our business partnerships. Our editorial content—including teardowns, repairability scores, and blog posts—is not…

February 21, 2020

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit

Tech News

Right to Repair Is Gaining Ground in 2020

Less than two months into 2020, the Right to Repair movement is expanding, gaining new ground, and proving more popular than even advocates would have guessed. Here’s what’s happening. Legislation…

February 14, 2020

by Kevin Purdy

Tech News

Unfold the Razr’s Insides with These Wallpapers

Everything fold is new again. Motorola has rebooted its iconic Razr V3 flip phone from 2004 and squeezed in some 2020 technology, complete with a paper-thin, folding OLED display. What…

February 13, 2020

by Craig Lloyd - iFixit

Scandal

Apple Has Been Fined €25 Million for Deliberately Slowing Down iPhones in 2017

Remember when Apple throttled iPhones in order to prevent crashes caused by worn-down batteries? We called it Batterygate, and the French government is calling it what it is: criminal. The…

February 7, 2020

by Whitson Gordon

Tech News

Apple’s Mac Pro Is Accessible, But They Still Don’t Trust You

These two things can be true: Apple’s new Mac Pro is repairable, and Apple still exerts too much restrictive control over the device. At a glance, Apple delivered the kind…

January 28, 2020

by Kevin Purdy

Scandal

Speakers Should Last Decades, but Sonos Wants to Convince You Otherwise

15 years ago, Sonos changed the whole-house audio game. No longer did you have to run a complex grid of speaker wire through your walls and ceiling: with a few…

January 22, 2020

by Whitson Gordon