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The Apple iPhone 11: Brief and Early Thoughts on Repair [UPDATED]
A new Apple keynote brings with it three new iPhones, and with them comes a set of modest upgrades. Following months of rumors and leaks, the Apple...
“Damaged, Poor Quality, or Used”: A Word on Apple’s Important Battery Message
It’s no surprise to repair techs that when Apple finds the opportunity to sow distrust in third-party repair, it’ll do it. The only real surprise i...
Our Core Values, as Embodied by the Dogs of Group Vertical
It’s June 21 and you know what that means (if you own a dog)! It’s Take Your Dog to Work Day!A number of us followed the annual edict, letting our ...
Allstate’s Stake in Right-to-Repair and Design Choices vs. Repairability
Back in February insurance giant Allstate bought on-demand repair company iCracked through its subsidiary SquareTrade, which specializes in third-p...
Repair Report: Apple iPad Mini 5 and iPad Air 3
One year ago Apple gave us the 6th-generation iPad. In the Fall, it treated us to two new iPad Pros with larger screens and no home buttons. Now Ap...
Soft OLED vs. Hard OLED: Comparing Aftermarket iPhone X OLED Screens
When Apple changed to an OLED screen for the iPhone X in 2017, it threw a wrench in the production of aftermarket replacement screens. High quality...
We're Thinking About LG G8 ThinQ Durability
The LG G8 ThinQ is expected to go on sale April 11, and LG is already teasing its 5G-capable V50 ThinQ earlier than expected, most likely to take a...
Apple stops turning away repairs to iPhones with third-party batteries
Take it as proof that phone users want to keep their phones longer than manufacturers would like, because Apple took another step toward forgiving ...
Repair Report: Samsung Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10 Plus
Samsung made some waves the other week at its Galaxy Unpacked 2019 event, not the least of which was the unveiling of its first foldable smartph...
The iPhone XR is Apple's New Best Bet
We’ve been chuckling at Apple’s latest iPhone XR commercial, which showed off the budget-friendly iPhone’s photographic capabilities, and incidenta...
Cast A Glance At the Samsung Galaxy S10
However it shakes out with the Samsung Galaxy S10 this month, at least we can credit Samsung for sticking to its naming scheme. The least we can...
Apple’s Great January iPhone SE Clearance Sale
It’s back! It’s back! Wait, it’s gone.For one brief, magical weekend, Apple started selling the iPhone SE on its website despite announcing the dev...