Not being able to solder puts a hard cap on the kinds of devices you can fix at home. As more modern devices add in circuit boards and discrete electronics (needed or otherwise), soldering is often ...

This is the first article in our series called Cool Tools. The idea is to spotlight tools that can make your professional life easier, save you some time, or help you get more done. In this inaugural ...

Normal screwdrivers won't enable you to take apart your iPhone, or most of your electronics. Manufacturers use weird kinds of screws, called things like "Pentalobe" and "Torx," to keep your gadgets in ...

Microsoft is making it easier to repair some Surface devices with three tools for independent repairers that are available directly from tech repair experts iFixit. Microsoft service tools for Surface ...

iFixit announced today it will join forces with Microsoft to manufacture and sell official repair tools for some Surface models. The partnership will kick off with a display debonder, a display ...

Your gaming hardware is expensive, used often, and there is no easy way to crack it open if something goes wrong. "The game console industry is hostile to consumers: goliath manufacturers have shipped ...

Repair outfit iFixit has started to sell the VoltClip, a cable that can be used to electrically debond the battery adhesive in the iPhone 16. The iPhone 16 was given a "repairability" score of 7 out ...

With the right-to-repair movement gaining popularity in the US, the companies might have begun to see the writing on the wall as tech giant Microsoft has made the first move to bring its customers ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Popular how-to guide site iFixit is launching its content creation and Q&A tools commercially under the name ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a former news writer for The Verge. iFixit announced that it has begun selling official Microsoft Surface ...