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by Bob Raikes
What They Say German display engineering specialist Wammes sent out a press release describing a new method it has for checking the quality of UV-cured Optical Bonding without destroying them. This means that there …
Tags:Measurement| Optical Bonding| Repair
by Bob Raikes
What They Say iFixit has compared its ratings for repairability with those from the system being trialled in a voluntary scheme in France. The site rates the Apple iPhone Note 20 at 3/10 whereas …
Tags:France| Repair| Right to Repair
by Bob Raikes
Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. Hisense TVs Certified WiSA Ready, WiSA’s Interoperability …
Tags:5G| audio| Dolby Vision| OLEDs| Repair| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Smartphones| TVs (TV Sets)| xBox
by Bob Raikes
What They Say The European Parliament has made two key votes on consumer products. Personal electronics sold online and in stores must clearly be labeled with a repairability score, out of 10. Device makers—notably …
Tags:Repair| warranty
by Bob Raikes
What They Say Fast Company reported that Dell is working to move to ‘circular design’ so that every part of its products can be recycled or reused rather than thrown out. By the end …
Tags:Dell| Environment| Repair
by Bob Raikes
What They Say iFixit had a close look at the iPhone 12 minis – one from the US and one from the EU. The site found that there are many shared components with bigger …
Tags:iPhone| Repair
by Bob Raikes
What They Say The Sunday Times reports that the French government is introducing a ‘repairability rating’ for smartphones, televisions, laptop computers, front-loading washing machines and lawn mowers from 1st January. A rating from 1 …
Tags:France| Repair
by Artem Alekseenko
Clickrepair, Wertgarantie’s repair marketplace, has published an updated Smartphone Repair Study* in cooperation with Statista. The most robust smartphones this year, with an overall grade of 1.6 (on a scale of 1.0 [best] to …
Tags:Repair| Smartphones
by Bob Raikes
Most days, our editor, Bob, spends some time looking around the net for news. Here are some articles and links that he thought worth sharing… (note that registration or subscriptions may be required!) Panasonic …
Tags:Augmented Reality| Flexible Displays| Foldable Devices| Hisense| Huawei| LCD Fabs| LED| OLEDs| Panasonic| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Repair| Roku| Smart TV| Smartphones| UK (United Kingdom)
by Bob Raikes
Most days, our editor, Bob, spends some time looking around the net for news. Here are some articles and links that he thought worth sharing… (note that registration or subscriptions may be required!) Oculus …
Tags:Flexible Displays| Foldable Devices| LCD Fabs| MicroLED| MiniLED| Oculus VR| OLED Fabs| Repair| Smartphones
by Andrew Fenn
The iPhone XS and XS Max, the latest devices from Apple, claim they feature the largest, most durable screens of any iPhone — and even have beer-resistant qualities. SquareTrade, an Allstate company and protection …
Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Repair| Vol 25 - Issue 37
by Andrew Fenn
Apple has made an agreement with Simply Mac, making it an authorised Apple repair service provider, on the proviso it stops using third-party equipment and aftermarket parts to perform repairs, which can lead to …
Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Repair| Vol 25 - Issue 33