repairs
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6 Places You Should Never Use WD-40
WD-40 is a useful, versatile lubricant, but it’s also a solvent — and there are some places you should never use it. WD-40 doesn’t have the same viscosity as traditional grease or oil, and it can erode certain finishes and can cause problems when used as a substitute. Here are some places you should definitely…
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Most Independent Repair Shops Say They Offer In-Store Fixes Apple Doesn’t, Survey Finds
Apple is notorious for its stranglehold on repairs and managing to weasel its way out of regulation by offering limited repairs through third parties”which Apple alone has the authority to choose. Right to repair activists have long called out Apple and many of its peers for restrictions that attempt to prevent independent repair shops from…
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Repairability Is Less Important Than Upgradeability
I really love looking at iFixIt’s teardowns of recently released hardware. And they also do some great advocacy work on the “right to repair” – something many tech companies including Apple have been fighting against. iFixIt gives each device a repairability score – their view of how easy a device will be to fix if…
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Apple Is Offering Replacements For iPhone 6s Models That Randomly Shut Down
If you have an iPhone 6S that randomly shuts down, you’re not the only one. Apple is aware of a problem that it says affects a small number of phones, and is offering customers replacement batteries for those units.