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Wallpapers

iPhone 14 Teardown Wallpapers

Check out the secrets behind these gorgeous wallpapers in our (now complete) iPhone 14 teardown. Trust us, someone’s gonna ask you what all the components are on your sweet new…

September 19, 2022

by Sam Goldheart - iFixit

Skills

Here Are the Three Repairs You’ll Need to Know in College

You’re off to school, and maybe you’re leaving home for the first time. If you’re lucky, your parents have loaded you up with the tech you’ll need to get through…

August 25, 2022

by Charlie Sorrel - iFixit

Brain Candy

Five Strategies for Finding Out-of-Stock Parts

Try as we might, iFixit can’t sell every part for every device that needs fixing, whether due to price, demand, logistics, or some mix of all three. So we sometimes…

February 8, 2022

by Kevin Purdy

Teardowns

Teardown Skills: How to Read a Tech X-Ray

You may have noticed we have a fair number of device X-rays on our site lately. Be it wallpapers, teardown photos, or just quick tweets, Creative Electron has been providing…

December 10, 2020

by Sam Goldheart - iFixit

Wallpapers

Teardown Wallpapers: iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max

It’s everyone’s favorite time of the year: new iPhone teardown wallpapers season! Of course that means we have the relevant teardowns, too, but if you’re just here for the goods,…

November 20, 2020

by Sam Goldheart - iFixit

Brain Candy

Five Weird Ways Old Games Tried to Prevent Copying

These days, seeing software-based copy protection on something you “bought” doesn’t come as a shock. DRM, or Digital Rights Management, stops you making copies or backups of your Kindle books,…

June 25, 2020

by Charlie Sorrel - iFixit

Brain Candy

Animal Crossing Has the Right to Repair, Why Don’t We?

With everyone sheltering in place amidst an ever-changing pandemic, Nintendo’s Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a welcome escape. But it’s not just the friendly villagers (a respite from social distancing)…

April 1, 2020

by Sam Goldheart - iFixit

Brain Candy

Where Did the Word “Troubleshoot” Come From?

Before you can fix something, you have to troubleshoot so you can figure out what’s causing the issue. But why do we use the word “troubleshoot?” And where did that…

August 30, 2019

by Craig Lloyd - iFixit

Brain Candy

iPhone 4 Transparent Rear Panel

Electronic circuit boards can be a work of art, and the complexity of their design is something we marvel at. We hold that sentiment for the iPhone 4, which has…

April 25, 2011

by Kyle Wiens - iFixit