Electronics First Aid

11/18/2021

Amazing news

Apple will allow customers to repair their own iPhones; focus on common repairs like cracked screens, battery issues, and camera problems

10/31/2021

Love this new repairable laptop https://www.freethink.com/series/challengers/right-to-repair?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=BigThinkdotcom&fbclid=IwAR0mDD_8QXlu1EgivNr0q2ChMeC-WQHUjYRBR6QdIggj_4akpdeMHA8v9hQ

This entrepreneurs immigrant parents instilled self-sufficiency. Now, he’s taking on tech giants like Apple and Microsoft by engineering a laptop anyone can build and repair on their own.

10/15/2021

Across Europe, legislation is restoring something that companies have taken away from citizens: The right to repair what they’ve bought. These new guidelines can save people money — and help …

10/11/2021

CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week.

10/08/2021

Be careful what you buy online. It can cause more problems down the line

Following multiple complaints from viewers, CBC’s Marketplace decided to put Best Buy’s Marketplace to the test. After purchasing 12 “refurbished” devices from third-party vendors, industry experts flagged five of them for having issues.

07/17/2021

In a Cameo video, Wozniak says Apple itself wouldn't have existed without an open technology world.

06/19/2021

ICYMI: the New York State Senate passed a landmark Right to Repair bill: https://bit.ly/3zvZq38

06/19/2021

Amazing!

From computers that instantly disassemble themselves for recycling to AI-powered efficiency updates, Dell wants to be circular by 2030.

02/11/2021

Very interesting

A new law aims to keep smartphones out of the dump. It also has global implications.

01/09/2021

Some good ratings here

A CBC Marketplace survey that asked more than 3,200 Canadians about smartphone, laptop and tablet breakdowns and repairs revealed that an overwhelming majority of them are dealing with broken technology that is too difficult or too expensive to repair.