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Teardown Reveals Apple's New 21.5-Inch iMac Is Surprisingly Upgradable
Jun 9, 2017Apple upgraded its iMac range recently and the teardown experts over at iFixit have already got their hands on the 21.5-inch model. This time around, however, the team didn't reveal the usual difficult-to-upgrade internals we've come to ...
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Apple Will Fix iPhones with 'touch Disease'...for $149
Dec 27, 2016Apple has a cure for iPhone 6 Plus devices with so-called touch disease, but it'll cost you. On Thursday the tech giant launched a new repair program for the iPhone 6 Plus. Some iPhone 6 Plus devices may "exhibit display flickering or ...
Tags: Apple, iPhone 6 Plus, repair program
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Teardown Reveals Google Home Is Basically a Chromecast
Nov 9, 2016The folks at iFixit have got their hands on the Google Home smart speaker, and have given it the full teardown treatment, resulting in some intriguing revelations. Firstly, the device is essentially a slightly improved Chromecast from ...
Tags: smart speaker, Chromecast
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iFixit's iPhone 7 audio adapter teardown reveals mystery circuity
Oct 8, 2016There's a strange chip lurking beneath the surface of Apple's 3.5mm headphone adapter for the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. iFixit, which routinely conducts teardowns of popular gadgets, partnered with Creative Electron to examine an X-ray image ...
Tags: Apple, Mobile Accessories, Headphones
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Is Harder To Repair Than iPhone 6s
Mar 11, 2016With just a day until the Samsung Galaxy S7 goes on sale, you’ll want to give this a read. The Samsung Galaxy S7 is very difficult to repair, it turns out. The prolific tinkerers at iFixit have had their way with the new handset, ...
Tags: Samsung Galaxy S7, Iphone 6s, Mobile
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Apple iPod Touch 6 Loses Sapphire Covered Lens
Nov 19, 2015iFixit recent teardown of iPod touch 6 revealed the absence of sapphire covered lens, reported Apple Insider. Despite upgrading the rear camera resolution to 8 megapixel, making it more comparable to the iPhone 6, the scratch resilient ...
Tags: Apple, iPod touch 6, Sapphire Covered Lens
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Surface Pro Rated as the Most Difficult Tablet PC to Repair
Mar 3, 2013U.S. electronics dismantling site iFixit announced Tablet PC maintenance difficulty rankings, showing that Microsoft Surface Pro ranked at the end. iFixit scored over the most popular products, with 10 points as full. Higher scores ...
Tags: Surface Pro, Tablet PC, repair
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Microsoft Was Gaven Surface Pro Tablet The Lowest-Possible Repair Score
Feb 17, 2013Popular do-it-yourself website iFixit today gave Microsoft's Surface Pro tablet the lowest-possible repair score, just 1 out of a possible 10, after spending hours getting the device open. "The Surface Pro received a 1 out of 10 score ...
Tags: iFixit, Surface Pro tablet, Microsoft
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But It Was "Extremely Difficult" for Do-It-Yourselfers to Repair
Jan 4, 2013The first teardown of an iPad Mini showed few surprises, but the team that took apart Apple's new smaller tablet said it was "extremely difficult" for do-it-yourselfers to repair. iFixit.com, which regularly rips apart devices sold by ...
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The iPhone 5 Smartphone Has The A6 CPU
Dec 21, 2012The iPhone 5 smartphone has the A6 CPU, which industry experts say is the first in a line of many upcoming Apple custom processors that will better balance performance with battery life in iPhones and iPads. The custom-designed A6 core is ...
Tags: iPhone 5, smartphone, A6 CPU, Apple
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Replacing The Battery Will Run Do-It-Yourselfers $500 That Apple Charges for The Service
Dec 21, 2012Replacing the battery in the nearly impossible-to-repair Retina MacBook Pro laptop will run do-it-yourselfers $500, two-and-a-half times what Apple charges for the service, said iFixit.com today. The popular website, which today published ...
Tags: battery, Retina MacBook Pro, laptop, Apple
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iPhone 5 Users Are Griping That They Received Scuffed or Scratched Handsets
Dec 19, 2012Some new iPhone 5 users are griping that they received scuffed or scratched handsets out of the box, while others are reporting the new iPhone is more susceptible to nicks than previous models. Apple sold more than 5 million iPhone 5 ...
Tags: Apple, iPhone5, Scratches, Users complain
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A Study Concluded That The iPhone 5 Is Less Toxic Than The Galaxy S III Smartphone
Dec 18, 2012As the battle between Apple’s iPhone 5 and Samsung’s Galaxy S III rages on – a study conducted by the disassembly firm iFixit and nonprofit organisation Ecology Centre has concluded that the iPhone 5 is less toxic than the ...
Tags: Apple, iFixit, iPhone5, Samsung, smartphones
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iFixit on Friday Downgraded The New 21.5-in.iMac's Repair Score to 3 out of a Possible 10
Dec 2, 2012Computerworld-The electronics website iFixit on Friday downgraded the new 21.5-in.iMac's repair score to 3 out of a possible 10,calling servicing the computer"an exercise in disappointment." The website urged do-it-yourselfers to look for ...
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The New 7-in.Kindle Fire HD Tablet by Amazon,Starting at$199
Sep 17, 2012The new 7-in.Kindle Fire HD tablet by Amazon,starting at$199,scored a 7 out of 10 rating from iFixit for its repairability by do-it-yourselfers. The main reason iFixit didn't give the Kindle Fire HD a higher rating--a 10 indicates repairs ...