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Confirmed: Apple Developed Exclusive Tech for the U1 Ultra Wideband Radio

Since the iPhone 11 announcement, theories have abounded that Apple’s new U1 wireless chip is actually a Decawave Ultra Wideband DW1000. But a teardown of both Decawave and Apple’s U1…

October 10, 2019

by Craig Lloyd - iFixit

Tech News

Microsoft Announces a Repairable Surface Laptop, and Boy Are We Excited

Microsoft has announced its most revolutionary laptop yet: a Surface that doesn’t require a service contract to use. During a product unveiling event today, Panos Panay, Microsoft’s chief product officer,…

October 2, 2019

by Kevin Purdy

Tech News

iPad 7 Teardown

Apple’s 7th-generation iPad has arrived on the scene with some new bells and whistles! As the most basic tablet in Apple’s lineup, this iPad mostly inherits hand-me-down features from its…

September 27, 2019

by Whitson Gordon

Product Design

The 40mm Apple Watch Series 5 Has a Radical New Battery Design

This week we tore down the 44mm Apple Watch Series 5 and discovered only a handful of minor differences from last year’s Series 4. However, we eventually got our hands…

September 26, 2019

by Craig Lloyd - iFixit

Tech News

Apple Is Discouraging Screen Repair with an iPhone 11 “Genuine” Warning

Soon after Apple offered genuine parts to repair shops, the iPhone maker is discouraging at-home repair with yet another warning about non-genuine parts—this time, it’s screens. Starting with iOS 13.1…

September 25, 2019

by Kevin Purdy

Product Design

Which iPhone 11 Parts Are Replaceable?

While you were busy reading our iPhone 11 Pro Max and iPhone 11 teardowns, some of us were busy behind the scenes swapping parts to see just how repair-friendly (or…

September 23, 2019

by Craig Lloyd - iFixit

Tech News

It’s the iPhone 11 Pro Livestream!

It’s our favorite day of the year: iPhone Teardown day! Today, we are live-streaming our first disassembly of the iPhone 11 Pro. Join Kay-Kay Clapp, iFixit’s Director of Things, and…

September 20, 2019

by Michael Degnan

Tech News

Fairphone 3 Is Reshaping Our Relationship With Mobile Electronics

What comes to your mind when thinking about ethical consumer goods? For most, it’s probably things like fair trade coffee or organic cotton—rather than a fair phone. And while it is…

September 17, 2019

by Dorothea Kessler

Tech News

Congress Is Investigating Apple’s Stranglehold on Repair, and They Want Tim Cook’s Emails

In an effort to investigate anticompetitive behavior among tech companies, the House Judiciary Committee has requested emails and other communications from executives at Amazon, Facebook, Apple, and Alphabet (owner of…

September 13, 2019

by Whitson Gordon

Product Design

Why You Can’t Really Damage Your Microphone Port with a SIM Eject Tool

If you ever buy a new phone and aren’t sure where the SIM card eject hole is, it’s pretty easy to mistake it for the microphone hole. If you accidentally…

September 11, 2019

by Craig Lloyd - iFixit