This is definitely going to come in handy. A new technique has emerged that allows OLED panels to be repaired using a laser. This is currently among the most common iPhone repairs and can help save time and money. Per YouTuber Strange Parts, the machine uses a laser to mend broken traces within the OLED […]
As expected, the first videos testing the new iPhone’s durability have emerged. YouTuber JerryRigEverything has posted a video testing Apple’s Ceramic Shield protection on its iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro handsets against cracks and shatters. Apple has stated that the Ceramic Shield’s strength and durability release primarily to drops and shatters, not scratch resister. […]
When in doubt, use an x-ray machine. The cool cats at iFixit have just performed a full x-ray teardown of Apple’s new Smart Battery Cases for the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max. Each case is quoted as adding 50 percent additional battery life to its respective iPhone model. Compared to […]
This is pretty nifty. Within iFixit’s full teardown of the new 16-inch MacBook Pro, the company located new features such as a new thermal architecture and a new “lid angle sensor” that presumably monitors the opening and closing of the notebook and the precise position of the lid. The report also noted a magnet embedded […]
The cool cats at iFixit have finished their teardown of the new 13-inch Touch Bar-equipped MacBook Pro and discovered some neat differences when compared with the MacBook Pro without the Touch Bar. First, both 13-inch models have the exact same dimensions, but the Touch Bar machine weighs 20 grams less, which iFixit puts down to […]