Explore how repairable electronics, modular tech, and growing right to repair laws are reshaping consumer devices, reducing e ...
After expanding its footprint in manufacturing smartphones and other tech devices, India is looking to become the electronics repair capital of the world, taking the crown from China and Malaysia, ...
If you’re considering purchasing a new gadget—whether that’s a laptop, a video game console, or a digital camera—you might expect to have access to whatever repair manuals or spare parts the ...
New legislation could simplify tech maintenance and make buying a new smartphone or computer the last resort. By Brian X. Chen When your car has problems, your instinct is probably to take it to a ...
This article was copublished with The Markup, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates how powerful institutions are using technology to change our society. Sign up for its newsletters here. New York ...
The fight for the right to repair scored a huge win Friday with New York state passing a bill that requires digital electronics manufacturers, like laptop and smartphone manufacturers, to make ...
Leading tech repair provider uBreakiFix® by Asurion has opened its newest franchise location, uBreakiFix Tucson East, at Park ...
It’s unreasonable to expect that the problem of electronic waste—the smartphones, laptops, monitors, and TVs crowding landfills around the globe—can be solved at any scale by individuals. We need an ...
A study by Canadian computer scientists has found that technicians at electronics repair shops often sneak a peek at customers' private data and sometimes copy it, too. While many PC and smartphones ...
Back Market also partnered with iFixit to host live voting for the People's Choice category of iFixit's annual Worst in Show Awards, giving CES attendees the opportunity to call out the least ...
Let’s call it a good first step. On Dec. 29, right before the beginning of the new year, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Digital Fair Repair Act, a law that should make it easier for consumers ...