Electronics Tech Culture Lobbyists persuaded California to table its right-to-repair bill I could catch my finger in the fan belt, but nobody is stopping me from fixing my own car By Cal Jeffrey, May 2, 2019, 1:36 PM 19 comments
Electronics Tech Culture California introduces Right to Repair legislation for the second year in a row Apple hired a team of lobbyists and was able to defeat the previous attempt By William Gayde, March 19, 2019, 7:26 PM 13 comments
Apple Apple reportedly moved to a more customer-friendly iPhone repair policy Techs will now be permitted to repair iPhones regardless of whether the customer has a third-party battery or not By Cal Jeffrey, March 5, 2019, 6:41 PM 10 comments
Industry Electronics New DMCA exemptions let users legally jailbreak smart speakers, unlock smartphones, and more A huge win for the Right to Repair movement By Cohen Coberly, October 25, 2018, 5:30 PM 7 comments
Mobile Industry Motorola becomes first smartphone maker to offer a DIY repair kit Supporting the right to repair By Greg Synek, October 24, 2018, 8:20 AM 8 comments
Hardware Apple Apple has a kill switch for unauthorized repairs in new Macs, but it hasn't been activated yet Users' right to repair goes down the drain By Isaiah Mayersen, October 7, 2018, 11:21 AM 36 comments
Apple Australian Court fines Apple $9 million for failing to fix phones bricked by 'error 53' Right-To-Repair laws are apparently more stringent down under By Cal Jeffrey, June 19, 2018, 2:22 PM
Industry Six major manufacturers must change their illegal warranty policies says the FTC Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, and others have a little over a week to comply By Cal Jeffrey, May 2, 2018, 1:24 PM 16 comments
Mobile Apple Replacement iPhone screens don't work properly with iOS 11.1 and later Is Apple trying to discourage third-party repair through software? By Cal Jeffrey, April 11, 2018, 3:43 PM 13 comments
Industry California enters Right to Repair movement with new proposal Silicon Valley expected to launch strong lobbying opposition By Cal Jeffrey, March 8, 2018, 5:01 PM 11 comments
News Around the Web Weekend tech reading: Is it time to give Firefox another chance? By Matthew DeCarlo, October 1, 2017, 12:27 PM 14 comments
Apple Apple will make its secretive iPhone screen repair machine available to hundreds of third-party repair centers Conceding to 'Right to Repair' bill or a sign that a more fragile all-glass iPhone is coming? By Jose Vilches, June 7, 2017, 10:15 AM 10 comments
Industry Mobile Apple thinks only its techs are competent enough to fix iPhones Just think of all that wasted education just because you decided not to work for Apple By Cal Jeffrey, May 20, 2017, 9:30 AM 41 comments
Electronics Apple Apple doesn't want you to repair your phone, and they're going to court to stop you Apple will take Nebraska to court on March 9th over proposed "Right to Repair" bill By William Gayde, February 16, 2017, 8:34 AM 41 comments