Category: Tech News

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The Trump Phone Looks Suspiciously Like a HTC U24 Pro

If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s probably a duck. Even if it’s covered in gold and two stripes short of a Star-Spangled Banner. Let's…

May 21, 2026

by Shahram Mokhtari - iFixit

Tech News

Why Do We Keep Letting Amazon Kill Kindles?

On May 20, 2026, Amazon is slapping long-time Kindle users in the face. In mere days, devices older than 2012 will be barred from the Kindle store. That means no…

May 18, 2026

by Charlie Sorrel - iFixit

Tech News

We’re Now Scoring Wireless Headphones (and One of Them Already Hit 10/10)

Earbuds tend to hog the wireless audio repair conversation, mostly because they keep handing us 0/10 scores like party favors. But over/on-ear headphones have been quietly accumulating their own catalog…

May 1, 2026

by Carsten Frauenheim - iFixit

Teardowns

Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra Has a Brilliant Display with a Brutal Repair

Note: Samsung updated the information for the parts we linked to after we published the teardown. There are two kinds of phone privacy: One keeps hackers from reading your messages.…

March 24, 2026

by Elizabeth Chamberlain - iFixit

Tech News

Everything You Need to Know Before You Fix a MacBook

The most affordable MacBook yet, the MacBook Neo, is currently in surgery on our teardown table! While our teardown engineers cook, we want to take a minute and look back…

March 11, 2026

by Manuel Haeussermann - iFixit

Tech News

Lenovo’s New ThinkPads Score 10/10 for Repairability

Editorial Note: We have consulted on repairable design of several Lenovo product lines, including the T14, and sell OEM parts for the ThinkPad, IdeaPad, and Yoga. Our scoring system evaluates…

March 2, 2026

by Jeff Suovanen - iFixit

How Tech Works

TMI about TMR

If you’ve followed our gaming-related teardowns over the previous years, you probably know that we have strong opinions when it comes to joysticks. Time and time again, we’ve taken apart…

March 2, 2026

by Manuel Haeussermann - iFixit

Tech News

How to Survive the (Most Recent) Hardware Crunch

Remember the early days of the COVID pandemic when things shut down and it suddenly got really complicated to get even the most essential of tech? Well, we’re here again.…

February 27, 2026

by Manuel Haeussermann - iFixit

Tech News

The Amazing Utility of MagSafe Magnets

Apple’s MagSafe tech might not be particularly efficient at charging your iPhone, but those batteries are A+ hacking project gold. Thanks to Apple, there’s a standard for circular magnets and…

February 24, 2026

by Charlie Sorrel - iFixit

Tech News

BMW’s Newest “Innovation” is a Logo-Shaped Middle Finger to Right to Repair

BMW filed a patent for a proprietary screw that looks like the BMW logo. They say it looks cool, we're worried it's going to stifle repairs.

February 4, 2026

by Shahram Mokhtari - iFixit