Product Design Got a Surface Book or Surface Pro 4? Watch Out for Screen-Bulging Batteries If you own a first-generation Surface Book or Surface Pro 4, keep an eye on its screen. Discoloration, bulging glass at the seams, or a bulge on the back of… September 3, 2019 by Kevin Purdy
Brain Candy Where Did the Word “Troubleshoot” Come From? Before you can fix something, you have to troubleshoot so you can figure out what’s causing the issue. But why do we use the word “troubleshoot?” And where did that… August 30, 2019 by Craig Lloyd - iFixit
Tech News Apple Now Offers Genuine Parts and Tools to Independent Repair Shops, But We Have Questions Apple announced today that it will offer genuine parts, diagnostic tools, and repair manuals to independent repair shops. It’s a bold move from a company that has lobbied against Right… August 29, 2019 by Kevin Purdy
Tech News The Fairphone 3 Is Here, and It’s Not the Only Sustainable Phone On the Way Would you rather have a phone with four cameras and an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor, or a phone with an easily replaceable screen and battery? What’s more important to you, a… August 27, 2019 by Kevin Purdy
Tech News Asurion Buys uBreakiFix, Proving Repair Is Big Business One of the world’s largest electronics insurance companies is now one of America’s largest retail repair services, as Asurion has acquired uBreakiFix. uBreakiFix offers convenient repair services for consumer electronics,… August 26, 2019 by Craig Lloyd - iFixit
iFixit Can You Bring iFixit Toolkits On a Plane? Let’s say you want to fix something for a friend who lives way out of town, or you need to do some maintenance while you’re away from your workbench. You… August 26, 2019 by Kevin Purdy
Wallpapers Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G Teardown Wallpapers There are so many neat, surprising things stuffed inside the Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G, the most extra of Samsung’s very extra phablets. Why not make all those cameras, stacked motherboards,… August 23, 2019 by Kevin Purdy
Teardowns We Tore Down the Galaxy Note10+ 5G and Found All Its Little Surprises Samsung has released their latest Galaxy Note, which comes in three versions this time around: the base Note10, the Note10+, and the Note10+ 5G. We decided to go all out… August 22, 2019 by Craig Lloyd - iFixit
iFixit Apple’s Latest Battery Fiasco, Ugly HDTV Antennas, and Old-School Lawn Mowers — Repair Radio Episode 11 On this episode of Repair Radio, we’re discussing Apple’s latest attempt to discourage repair, how to build a cheap, ugly, but effective HDTV antenna, and we’re kickin’ it old-school with… August 21, 2019 by Craig Lloyd - iFixit
Site News Make Your Laptop New Again with Our PC Batteries You might know iFixit for our tools and guides related to Apple products, but we want people to get more use out of all their devices, regardless of brand. That’s… August 20, 2019 by Kevin Purdy
