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Third-Party iPhone Repair Provider Signs Deal with Apple

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

Apple Loses Case Against iPhone Repair Provider in Norway

by Andrew Fenn

Apple has lost a lawsuit it filed against an independent iPhone repair service provider in Norway. Last year, Henrik Huseby was served with a letter demanding that he cease his repair operation—in which he …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Repair| Vol 25 - Issue 16

Doctorow Identifies Why we Need a Right to Repair

by Keith J Baker

Cory Doctorow’s blog picks up on an article in IEEE Spectrum (Wiens and Gordon-Byrne) which is the latest broadside in a mounting battle – on one side we have (some of) the electronics industry, …

Tags:Repair| Vol 25 - Issue 02| warranty

iFixit Releases iPhone X Teardown

by Andrew Fenn

iFixit has examined the iPhone X, practically down to each individual screw, and scored it a 6 out of 10 for repairability. That’s a better score than it sounds, judging it against today’s smartphones …

Apple Announces Consumer Repair Costs for iPhone X

by Andrew Fenn

Apple has announced the costs of repairs for its latest flagship smartphone, the iPhone X. In the event that the device’s Super AMOLED display is broken out of warranty, repairs will set consumers back …

Tags:Apple| Mobile Display Monitor| Repair| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 41

HP and iFixit Talk of Obstacles to Repair

by Bob Raikes

Repair is a growing portion of the e-scrap field, and experts predict it will continue to increase as companies learn the revenue that can be realized by reusing rather than shredding certain good-quality components. …

Tags:HP Inc| Recycling| Repair| Vol 24 - Issue 39| warranty

Microsoft Surface Laptop Scores Zero for Repairability

by Alan Spencer

The teardown experts, iFixit gave Apple’s new MacBooks a very poor 1/10 score for repairability, but now Microsoft has gone one worse with its new Surface Laptop which gets zero out of 10, meaning …

Apple Faces Touch Fault Accusations

by Tom Allen

iFixit has published a very comprehensive blog post about a problem with the touchscreen on the iPhone 6 and 6+. The problem is apparently becoming so common that ‘microsoldering expert’ Jessa Jones, who runs …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Repair| Vol 23 - Issue 33

Amazon Recalls Faulty Fire Chargers

by Isaac Oburu

Amazon has recalled chargers for Fire devices sold after September 2015 in the UK, because they could cause a shock to tablet users. The chargers recalled bear the FABK7B model number. Amazon is compensating …

Tags:Amazon| Mobile Display Monitor| Repair| tablets| Vol 23 - Issue 08

Users to Blame for 75% of Device ‘Failures’

by Tom Allen

No trouble is found with almost 75% of mobile devices returned to mobile network operators and manufacturers in Europe and North America, according to Blancco Technology Group – a provider of mobile device diagnostic …

ACCC Says LG Misrepresented Responsibilities

by Tom Allen

LG has been targeted by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, for ‘false or misleading representations’ about consumers’ rights in relation to faulty OLED TVs. The ACCC says that LG claimed that remedies available …

Surface Book is Hard to Fix

by Milos Pavlovic

iFixit has as given the Microsoft Surface Book a 1 out of 10 score for repairability. The display is bonded and the battery is also glued in, although the SSD is replaceable. http://tinyurl.com/ovzcf8d