Fairphone 5 scores a perfect 10 from iFixit for repairability Middling performance, but check out the longevity Personal Tech07 Dec 2023 | 45
Right-to-repair fight going national as FTC asked to lay down the law Why shouldn't you be able to fix your own kit? Clue: Profit is involved Public Sector15 Nov 2023 | 21
Digital Millennium Copyright Act celebrates a quarter century of takedown notices Tracing DMCA's dubious legacy over 25 tech-turbulent years Legal30 Oct 2023 | 8
Microsoft enlists iFixit to extend Surface spare parts program Appears to have expanded coverage to at least 30 nations Personal Tech27 Oct 2023 | 9
World checks it's not April 1 as Apple signals support for full US right-to-repair rule But beware geeks bearing gifts Personal Tech25 Oct 2023 | 29
California's Governor Newsom signs laws on right to repair and data deletion 'Digital emancipation proclamation' praised by tech tinkerers, but info brokers aren't happy Personal Tech11 Oct 2023 | 11
Lenovo PC boss: 4 in 5 of our devices will be repairable by 2025 Canalys EMEA Forum And the repair parts will be repairable too. Batteries, SSDs and more will no longer be sealed into casing Personal Tech05 Oct 2023 | 52
EU right to repair updates pass latest hurdle Makers won't be able to pull wool over consumers' eyes, though critics say it hasn't gone far enough Personal Tech21 Sep 2023 | 17
Apple pairs well with profits, not repair shops iFixit demotes iPhone 14 from 7/10 to 4 after reality of software locks hit home Personal Tech20 Sep 2023 | 28
Google promises eternity of updates for Chromebooks – that's a decade for everyone else I've seen things you people wouldn't believe, laptops on fire off the shoulder of Orion... Personal Tech14 Sep 2023 | 51
Apple-backed California right-to-repair bill just a bite away from governor's signature This would make the Golden State the third to enact a similar law Personal Tech13 Sep 2023 | 17
Right to repair advocates have a new opponent: Scientologists Can't have you finding the ghosts in those E-meter machines, now can we? Personal Tech01 Sep 2023 | 128
We all scream for ice cream – so why are McDonald's machines always broken? iFixit takes aim at the John-Deere-for-frozen-milk situation Personal Tech31 Aug 2023 | 109
After years of fighting Right to Repair, Apple U-turns-ish in California 'It feels like the Berlin Wall of tech repair monopolies is starting to crumble, brick by brick' Personal Tech24 Aug 2023 | 27
Framework starts taking orders for 16-inch repairable, upgradeable laptop Coming soon and looking very promising – if you like your models skinny, anyway Personal Tech21 Jul 2023 | 44
Microsoft dabbles in self-repair with Surface devices now DIY-friendlier Replacement components available in US, Canada, France only for now Personal Tech15 Jun 2023 | 14
Minnesota governor OKs broad right-to-repair tech law Walz's war on walls stopping us from fixing our own stuff Personal Tech25 May 2023 | 17
Logitech, iFixit to offer parts to stop folks binning their computer mouse Stick with me and the mice live ... with pads, batteries and screws for two models Personal Tech17 May 2023 | 45
Colorado sends agricultural right to repair bill to governor Updated If passed, it'll be the first law in the US to require tractor makers to hand over documentation and parts Personal Tech12 Apr 2023 | 9
Europe's right-to-repair law asks hardware makers for fixes for up to 10 years Smartphones and tablets would also be added to the EU's list of devices that must be repairable under new rule Personal Tech22 Mar 2023 | 129
John Deere urged to surrender source code under GPL Farmers need a right to repair Software17 Mar 2023 | 78
Dual Tesla lawsuits pull Elon Musk into right-to-repair war The nearly identical class action suits claim Tesla unlawfully restricted access to third party repairs and parts Personal Tech16 Mar 2023 | 40
HMD offers Nokia phone with novel concept: Designed to be repaired by its owner With spares and tools coming from iFixit, no less Personal Tech27 Feb 2023 | 46
Uncle Sam backs right-to-repair battle against Big Ag's John Deere Doh, a Deere, I fear no Deere Personal Tech16 Feb 2023 | 37
Time to study the classics: Vintage tech is the future of enterprise IT Opinion Look back in wonder Columnists16 Jan 2023 | 93
John Deere signs right to repair agreement with US ag lobbyists Holy cow! Memorandum of Understanding to give farmers access to 'diagnostic tools' and documentation Personal Tech09 Jan 2023 | 26
New York gets right-to-repair law – after some industry-friendly repairs to the rules Video We can already imagine Louis R's reaction Personal Tech30 Dec 2022 | 54
Apple brings DIY fix-it store to Europe, UK – with gritted teeth There's an iCatch or two: Spare parts expensive, available for few devices Personal Tech07 Dec 2022 | 39
Hardware makers criticized for eco double standards Canalys Channels Forum Don't penalize resellers for selling refurbished kit, educate shareholders on being Earth's friend Personal Tech20 Oct 2022 | 20
Manufacturers could be forced to include repair instructions Fix-it guides among changes mulled by FTC for home appliances and potentially other stuff Personal Tech19 Oct 2022 | 30
Teardown shows Apple iPhone 14 Pro is not pro-repair Who cares if they are authentic parts! Come to the iStore instead if you know what's good for you Personal Tech27 Sep 2022 | 23
iPhone 14 iFixit teardown shows Apple's learning on repairs Video Or was forced into a rethink by legislation Personal Tech19 Sep 2022 | 20
EU proposes regulations for tablet battery life, spare parts Rules for devices including phones aimed at reducing environmental impact of scroll addiction Personal Tech02 Sep 2022 | 64
Apple adds M1 Mac notebooks to self-repair scheme For 'limited, serial number-authorized repairs' in move unlikely to appease critics Personal Tech22 Aug 2022 | 10
Oh Deere: Farm hardware jailbroken to run Doom Corn-y demo heralded as right-to-repair win Research16 Aug 2022 | 51
Samsung adds 'repair mode' that hides data on Galaxy smartphones in South Korea Something Hunter Biden probably wishes computers had ages ago Personal Tech01 Aug 2022 | 8
Indian government starts work on right to repair rules Mobiles and tablets among sectors identified for regulation Personal Tech18 Jul 2022 | 6
New York to get first right-to-repair law for electronics Hey, big Apple, how'd you like them Big Apples? Personal Tech03 Jun 2022 | 63
California Right-to-Repair bill quietly killed in committee Despite public support for more repairable gear, tech lobbying may have kept that from happening Personal Tech01 Jun 2022 | 72
Repairability champ Framework's modular laptop gets a speed boost With any other portable, this would be bad news for existing owners Personal Tech20 May 2022 | 25
GPL legal battle: Vizio told by judge it will have to answer breach-of-contract claims Fine-print crucially deemed contractual agreement as well as copyright license in smartTV source-code case Applications16 May 2022 | 54
John Deere tractors 'bricked' after Russia steals machinery from Ukraine If true, a good use for DRM? Personal Tech02 May 2022 | 129
Apple must fix its self-service repair program, say critics A+ for marketing, F- for blocking aftermarket parts with serial number checks Personal Tech28 Apr 2022 | 17
Apple's self-repair service finally launches after months of silence The company kept quiet on progress since it announced plan in November Personal Tech27 Apr 2022 | 19
Google to sell replacement Pixel phone parts via iFixit Batteries, displays, cameras and more, apparently Personal Tech08 Apr 2022 | 14
European Right to Repair resolution headed for vote Motion calls for repairability ratings and expected lifetime of products Personal Tech07 Apr 2022 | 64
The right to repairable broadband befits a supposedly critical utility Column A bolt of lightning has caused me days of misery, because the fix requires too much proprietary tech Networks16 Mar 2022 | 85
Deere & Co won't give out software and data needed for repairs, watchdog told Updated Farming groups demand some kind of actual action from regulators Personal Tech07 Mar 2022 | 78
Right-to-repair laws proposed in the US aim to make ownership great again Bills seek to legalize digital lock breaking when mending stuff, ensure farmers can fix their machines Personal Tech02 Feb 2022 | 31
US President Joe Biden reminds the White House he is serious about repairability Tech giants will voluntarily do the right thing because of course they always do Personal Tech26 Jan 2022 | 24
Farm machinery giant John Deere plows into two right-to-repair lawsuits It's Deere hunting season in Illinois and Alabama Software25 Jan 2022 | 80
Worst of CES Awards: The least private, least secure, least repairable, and least sustainable Want fatuous stuff that treats you with contempt? Look no further Personal Tech07 Jan 2022 | 98
Microsoft vows to make its Surface laptops, Xbox kit easier to fix by 2022 Spare parts, repair manuals more easily available in victory for right to repair ... when it happens Personal Tech08 Oct 2021 | 8
Right to repair shouldn't exist – not because it's wrong but because it's so obviously right Column Gatekeeper capitalism at its most odious Personal Tech02 Aug 2021 | 207
I've got a broken combine harvester – but the manufacturer won't give me the software key Feature Right-to-repair activists welcome policy wins with caution Legal27 Jul 2021 | 195
Biden to sign exec order calling for right-to-repair rules for farmers, maybe rest of us I've got a brand new combine harvester an' I'll give you the firmware update key Software07 Jul 2021 | 19
New York congressman puts forward federal right-to-repair bill Fair Repair Act targets all varieties of electronic devices Personal Tech18 Jun 2021 | 33
New York State Senate first to pass landmark right-to-repair bill – but don't go popping the Champagne just yet Updated ... lower house, the State Assembly, is not likely to pass the bill Personal Tech11 Jun 2021 | 12
Apple settles with student after authorized repair workers leaked her naked pics to her Facebook page Which pours cold water over Cupertino's insistence that third-party fixes violate privacy Legal07 Jun 2021 | 116
Big right-to-repair win: FTC blasts tech giants for making it so difficult to mend devices 'There is scant evidence to support manufacturers’ justifications for restrictions' Personal Tech07 May 2021 | 51
iFixit wants you to be legally able to break software locks to repair gizmos. Unsurprisingly, manufacturers are less keen US Copyright Office asked to add DMCA amendment Legal23 Apr 2021 | 26
Apple expands third-party repairer program, mostly in Asia Applicants sought from Afghanistan to Vietnam – even Moscow and Myanmar – with the rest of world allowed later this year Personal Tech30 Mar 2021 | 11