A look at the rise of “Frankenstein” laptops in India, made by salvaging parts from multiple brands and sold to students, gig workers, and small businesses
www.theverge.com/tech/639126/ ... Mastodon: Alx / @alx@mastodon.design : I'm convinced that the real innovation and the creativity necessary to survive the impending catastrophe will never come from p...
Apple releases updates to improve iPhone 16 repairability, including changes to the battery, TrueDepth Camera, and Face ID, and launches a Repair Assistant
here's how X: Joe Rossignol / @rsgnl : Apple says iPhone 16 + iPhone 16 Plus batteries use a type of adhesive that can be loosened with low-voltage electrical current, such as from a 9V battery. This ...
Google formally endorses right to repair and will testify in favor of a law in Oregon, says regulators should ban “parts pairing”, a tactic used by Apple
The Android phone maker says go ahead, fix your own phone. Abner Li / 9to5Google : Google Pixel supports Right to Repair bill, calls for ‘parts assemblies’ over lone components Sebastian Pier / PhoneA...
Apple voices its support for California's Right to Repair Act, which passed a Senate vote 38-0 in May 2023 and now awaits approval before a full assembly vote
[1]: https://techcrunch.com/... … @Leisureguy@mstdn.ca : Jason Koebler reports in 404 Media how the Biden administration (in the NHTSA) switched from opposing the Massachusetts right-to-repair law for...
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signs the Digital Fair Repair Act, set to take effect on July 1, 2023, with amendments giving OEMs some exceptions and loopholes
When Jeannie Crowley came up with the idea for a student-run repair center … Paul Roberts / Fight to Repair : NY Governor Bows To Big Tech, Signs Slimmed Down Right To Repair Act Rich Brome / Phone Sc...
The New York State Assembly passes the first right-to-repair bill in the US covering electronics; Governor Kathy Hochul is expected to sign the measure
at least in NY State—you can fix it. Great news via our friends at @iFixit! https://www.ifixit.com/... Chris Perfett / @chrisperfett : Huge. Massive, massive, massive. Not exaggerating in the slightes...
The New York State Assembly passes the first right-to-repair bill in the US covering electronics; Governor Kathy Hochul is expected to sign the measure
just want to give some shout outs. @RepairCoalition has been lead on the New York work, and started this whole thing. What great partners. @iFixit has supernaturally great folk to work with 1/ Nathan ...
Apple announces a new repair program in the US that will expand access to genuine iPhone repair parts for independent repair businesses
New Independent Repair Provider Program Expands Genuine Parts Access to More Repair Businesses — Cupertino, California — Apple today announced a new repair program …