Apple is once again expanding its self-repair program procedures and has expanded the ability for consumers to use parts pairing to fully activate used parts in repairs, provided the parts haven’t been harvested from stolen units. Beginning this fall, the parts-pairing process will maintain an iPhone user’s privacy, security, and safety, while offering consumers more […]
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Apple begins to include underlying software that can indicate if USB-C ports have come in contact with liquids
It was never easy to convince Apple that your device had simply gone south on its own (especially if they opened the case and it smelled like the entire logic board had downed a six-pack of Pabst Blue Ribbon). Beyond the Liquid Contact Indicators inside the hardware, a new chunk of software seems to be […]
The cool cats at iFixit have once again come through with a teardown of this year’s iPhone, this time focusing on the iPhone 15 Pro Max. True to form, the teardown video takes apart the iPhone 15 Pro Max quite systematically, with pentalobe screws and the need for a suction cup blocking the removal of […]
Apple put some interesting stuff in its new 15-inch MacBook Air notebook. According to the cool cats at iFixit, who completed their usual reardown of the new hardware and posted video of the process, the 15-inch MacBook Air has a similar internal design as the 13-inch model, with the only notable difference being two extra […]
The cool cats at iFixit have delivered the goods again, this time with a new teardown video demonstrating the surprisingly easy process in taking Apple’s new HomePod smart speaker apart. The new process is a significant step up from the original 2018 HomePod, which required sawing, cutting, and a big mess to get inside. The […]