Collaborate Disseminate
Mobile devices have become notorious for their unrepairability, with glued-together parts and impossible-to-reach connectors. So it’s refreshing to see something new in that field from the e-book reader brand Kobo …read more Continue reading How Do You Make A Repairable E-Reader
After pressure from state lawmakers, Apple is making concessions on “parts pairing.” Right-to-repair advocates say it’s the bare minimum. Continue reading Apple Is Making It Slightly Easier to Repair Your iPhone
After previously supporting one in California, Apple has made an about-face and is now pushing back against a “Right to Repair” bill (Senate Bill 1596) currently under consideration in Oregon. …read more Continue reading Apple Pushes Back on Right To Repair Bill Due to Parts Pairing
Google today reaffirmed its support for the right to repair movement, but it also added a bit of nuance aimed directly at Apple.
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A week ago we covered the story of a Polish train manufacturer who was caught using software to brick their products after they had been repaired by in independent railway …read more Continue reading Polish Train Manufacturer Threatens Hackers Who Unbricked Their Trains
Long time readers will have followed the twists and turns of the John Deere repair saga, in which the agricultural machinery manufacturer has used DRM to restrict the repair of …read more Continue reading The Latest John Deere Repair Lawsuit Now Has The Go-Ahead
If the right-to-repair movement has a famous story, it’s the familiar green and yellow John Deere tractor. Farmers and mechanics have done their own repairs as long as there have …read more Continue reading The Deere Disease Spreads To Trains
Among the changes made by Apple to its laptops over the years, the transition from a Hall sensor-based sleep sensor to an angle sensor that determines when the lid is …read more Continue reading Beating Apple’s Secret Lid Angle Sensor Calibration With Custom Tool
Only about half of the U.S.’s fleet of F-35 fighter jets is operational at any time due to difficulties with repairs, which must go through contractors. Continue reading America’s Military Can’t Repair Its Own $1.7 Trillion Jet
Despite promising to make its products easier to repair, iFixit reports that Apple is screwing over customers once again. Continue reading The New iPhone 15 Is Actually a Repair Nightmare