Tech News Apple’s Mac Pro Is Accessible, But They Still Don’t Trust You These two things can be true: Apple’s new Mac Pro is repairable, and Apple still exerts too much restrictive control over the device. At a glance, Apple delivered the kind… January 28, 2020 by Kevin Purdy
Right to Repair Right to Repair: A Timeline of Fighting for the Fix Companies have been trying to control the products they sell, after they sell them, for decades. Take a look at the challenges and victories of the Right to Repair movement… January 24, 2020 by Kevin Purdy
Scandal Speakers Should Last Decades, but Sonos Wants to Convince You Otherwise 15 years ago, Sonos changed the whole-house audio game. No longer did you have to run a complex grid of speaker wire through your walls and ceiling: with a few… January 22, 2020 by Whitson Gordon
Right to Repair Big Tech Doesn’t Like DIY Repair, But Won’t Say Why In Public The most interesting thing about Tuesday’s Right to Repair hearing in Washington state was what the tech lobbyists wouldn’t say. Representatives of manufacturing and technology trade groups largely avoided answering… January 22, 2020 by Kevin Purdy
Consumer Rights When Did We Stop Owning Our Stuff? Commerce is one of the first lessons we teach our children: give money to the person at the store, and in exchange, you get a thing that is now yours.… January 21, 2020 by Kevin Purdy
iFixit How We Test the Quality of Batteries We Sell at iFixit When you buy a replacement battery for your phone or laptop, it’s crucial that the components be well-made—not just for the battery’s performance and longevity, but also for safety. We… January 15, 2020 by Whitson Gordon
