Legislation A Win for Consumers on Cellphone Unlocking The Federal Communication Commission just came to an agreement with US wireless carriers that will make it easier for consumers to unlock their mobile devices. The agreement comes almost 12… December 16, 2013 by Kyle Wiens - iFixit
Gadgets Nest Protect Teardown A few times per year a device comes along that's not a fancy-schmancy tablet or phone, but still intriguing enough to warrant a teardown. Like the Nest Protect, a $130… December 10, 2013 by Miro Djuric
Events A Black Friday Tradition: Out with the New, In with the Old It was Black Friday. A day of crowds. A day of clearances. A day of consumerism. But I was not in a line. And I would not be fighting through… December 9, 2013 by Kyle Wiens - iFixit
Activism Crowdfund the Effort to Jailbreak iOS7: The Device Freedom Prize It’s been nearly three months since Apple released iOS 7 to the public, and a jailbreak still isn’t available. Well, accessibility advocate Chris Maury just sweetened the pot a little… December 5, 2013 by Julia Bluff
Repair Stories Teddy Bear Repair In college, I was a nanny. The six children I watched had their own stuffed best friends: a bear, a bunny, a dinosaur, a kitty, an elephant, and (another) bear,… November 27, 2013 by Brittany McCrigler - iFixit
iFixit Mending the World With Patagonia—One Seam at a Time The more people that repair their garments, the bigger the impact will be. Fixing must become a global initiative. Everyone should have the resources to repair every thing—including clothing. That’s… November 26, 2013 by Julia Bluff
Repair Guides 5 Sewing Repairs Everyone Needs to Know Some things are funny. A busted seam at a wedding is not. Here at iFixit we are all about being prepared. We’ve got a thirsty bag for your aquaphilic phone,… November 25, 2013 by Brittany McCrigler - iFixit
Gadgets Xbox One Kinect Teardown Hot on the coattails of yesterday's Xbox One comes America's favorite surveillance system — the second-generation Kinect! Good news, tin-hat wearers: the Kinect *does not* have any NSA-grade hardware inside. Instead, we found tons… November 22, 2013 by Cait Emma Smith
Gadgets Xbox One Teardown Oh shoot! We got teardown all over our brand-new Xbox One! That’s definitely going to void our warranty—but then again, doesn’t everything? That’s right, we dragged our butts out of… November 21, 2013 by Julia Bluff
Gadgets PlayStation 4 Teardown We teamed up with our pals at Chipworks to get our hands on (and in) the all-new Sony PlayStation 4. And the PS4 did not disappoint. This modern gaming machine has… November 15, 2013 by Cait Emma Smith
