Right to Repair Welcome to DRM Water: GE’s Dumb Money Grab Note: Since this post was originally published, the GE FILTERGATE site has gone down. An archived version of the site shows an addendum/correction in which the author notes that “the… June 12, 2020 by Kevin Purdy
Tech News The Tiny Purple App that Might Make iPhone Hardware Repair Easier Purple, a new iPhone repair tool, is not a jailbreak. It’s not a critical security flaw. When you run it on an iPhone, your screen turns a solid color, maybe.… June 10, 2020 by Kevin Purdy
iFixit How iFixit Built Its Free Medical Database iFixit recently posted more than 13,000 service and maintenance manuals for medical devices from hundreds of manufacturers. The effort, CEO Kyle Wiens told Marketplace Tech, took “close to half of… June 8, 2020 by Kevin Purdy
Tech News 10 Years of Samsung Galaxy S Phones One decade and one day ago, Samsung released the Galaxy S. The $400 phone was thin, sported a powerful graphics processor, and a bright AMOLED screen (at least until Samsung… June 5, 2020 by Kevin Purdy
Video Nintendo Switch Left Joy-Con Joystick Replacement—Fix Your Drift! June 5, 2020 by Michael Degnan
Fixers Papadakis Racing: What’s In Your Toolbox? This is What’s In Your Toolbox?, an occasional post series where we showcase tools and tips from our favorite fixers. Today we’re featuring Stephan Papadakis, team owner of Papadakis Racing. Papadakis Racing’s… June 4, 2020 by Kevin Purdy