Tech News Smartphone Sales Are in Freefall, and That’s Totally Okay Smartphone sales will drop 2.5% worldwide by the end of 2019, according to research firm Gartner. In North America, the drop is 4.4% from 2018 levels. Phone owners, according to… August 7, 2019 by Kevin Purdy
Teardowns ZSA’s ErgoDox EZ Keyboard Merges Ergonomics with Environmental Responsibility Once upon a time, keyboards used durable, long-lasting mechanical switches rather than the cheap rubber membranes you see today. Mechanical keyboards have come back into fashion, with many hobbyist models… August 6, 2019 by Whitson Gordon
iFixit Repair Radio Is Back! — Repair Radio Episode 10 After taking a brief hiatus a couple months back, Repair Radio is back with an all-new, audio-only format! Every two weeks we’ll be discussing the latest tech news, repair stories,… August 5, 2019 by Craig Lloyd - iFixit
Wallpapers Samsung Galaxy Note8 Teardown Wallpapers The Galaxy Note 10 may not have a headphone jack. But who needs the Note 10 when the Galaxy Note8 is still a capable device? If you’re rocking the Note8,… August 2, 2019 by Craig Lloyd - iFixit
How To How to Speed Up Your Old iPhone In an age where new iPhones are priced at over four figures, people are keeping their older iPhones around for longer. But with app developers catering to faster devices, slower… August 1, 2019 by Craig Lloyd - iFixit
Right to Repair HP’s YouTube Channel Is the Stuff of Repair Dreams Too many manufacturers want to lock you out of your own devices so you can’t repair them. Others just never give self-repair a thought. But HP is taking the path… July 31, 2019 by Craig Lloyd - iFixit
How To How to Care for Your Laptop’s Battery (So It Lasts Longer) All batteries wear out over time, but they don’t wear out at the same speed. You and someone else, given the same brand-new laptop on the same day, could have… July 30, 2019 by Kevin Purdy
Product Design Here’s to Function Keys, the Dying Top Row of Your Keyboard Apple officially did away with function keys on the MacBook Pro for its mid-2019 refresh, going all-in on the Touch Bar instead. If this is indeed the end of function… July 29, 2019 by Craig Lloyd - iFixit
Wallpapers Huawei Mate 20 Pro & Mate 20 X 5G Teardown Wallpapers While the dispute between the US and Huawei carries on, the Chinese smartphone maker is going about business as usual, with two new handsets fresh for the summer: the Mate… July 26, 2019 by Craig Lloyd - iFixit
Right to Repair Automotive Patents Are Out of Control, and They’re Making Repairs More Expensive Collision repairs are getting more expensive, and that’s driving up insurance rates. It’s not going to get better. This week, the Federal Circuit court issued an opinion affirming the validity… July 25, 2019 by Whitson Gordon
