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What appear to be 11 Apple videos describe repair procedures, show special tools, and reference specific material. Continue reading Someone Uploaded What Look to Be Apple’s Internal iPhone Repair Videos
We disassembled the phone and asked security researchers to probe it to find out what it is. Verdict: It’s wild. Continue reading Review: A Counterfeit, $100 iPhone X
[CuriousMarc] was restoring an old Model 19 TeleType. The design for these dates back to the 1930s, and they are built like tanks (well, except for the ones built during the war with parts using cheaper metals like zinc). Along the way, he restored a hefty tube-based power supply that had two very large electrolytic capacitors. These dated from the 1950s, and common wisdom says you should always replace old electrolytics because they don’t age well and could damage the assembly if powered up. [Marc] didn’t agree with common wisdom, and he made a video to defend his assertion which …read more
Continue reading Replace Old Electrolytics? Not So Fast… Maybe
For two years, Apple sold laptops with keyboards that were felled by dust. Is the new one going to fix that problem? Continue reading The Keyboard Is the Only Thing That Matters About the New MacBook Pros
Are cheap iPhone chargers safe to use with the iPhone? Here’s how counterfeit cables can destroy your phone and cause it to stop charging. Continue reading Why Counterfeit Lightning Cables Kill iPhones
Old cars are great. For the nostalgia-obsessed like myself, getting into an old car is like sitting in a living, breathing representation of another time. They also happen to come with their fair share of problems. As the owner of two cars which are nearing their 30th birthdays, you start to face issues that you’d never encounter on a younger automobile. The worst offender of all is plastics. Whether in the interior or in the engine bay, after many years of exposure to the elements, parts become brittle and will crack, snap and shatter at the slightest provocation.
You also …read more
Continue reading The Hacky Throttle Repair That Got Me On The Road Again
Third-party replacement screens use a totally different technology, but they still work with the iPhone X—sort of. Continue reading The First Aftermarket iPhone X Screens Use LCDs, Not OLEDs
Apple publicly maintained that there were no engineering issues with the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, but an internal review showed that engineering changes were necessary to prevent touch disease. Continue reading Internal Documents Show Apple Knew the iPhone 6 Would Bend
One of the great joys of Hackaday are the truly oddball requests that we sometimes get over the tip line. Case in point: [DC Darsen] wrote in with a busted 1970s organ in need of a new top-octave generator, and wondered if we could help. He had found a complicated but promising circuit online, and was wondering if there was anything simpler. I replied “I should be able to get that done with a single Arduino” and proceeded to prove myself entirely wrong in short order.
So we’re passing the buck on to you, dear Hackaday reader. Can you help …read more
Continue reading Ask Hackaday: How Do You DIY a Top-Octave Generator?
Jessa Jones is a highly respected iPhone repair professional and recently testified as an expert witness in a class action lawsuit against Apple. Continue reading DHS Seizes Aftermarket iPhone Screens From Prominent Right-to-Repair Advocate