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Former iPhone 7 owners begin receiving payouts up to $349 as a result of class action lawsuit

If you have an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus model, the legal system just worked in your favor via a class action lawsuit. In 2023, Apple agreed to pay $35 million to settle a U.S. class action lawsuit that alleged that both the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus models were prone to audio […]

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iFixit posts teardown of M4 iPad Pro, Apple Pencil Pro, discusses components and assembly

If you’re looking to get to the components of the new Apple Pencil Pro, it’ll take time, patience, and an ultrasonic cutter. Apple’s new M4-based iPad Pro, on the other hand, got quite a bit easier to repair. Per a new video teardown posted by the cool cats at iFixit, the Apple Pencil Pro required […]

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Apple expands Self Service Repair Program policies, will allow for used parts in iPhone repairs

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 […]

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iFixit posts teardown of iPhone 15 Pro Max, highlights new finds, but dings repairability

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 […]