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 ...

Microsoft is jumping on the Right to Repair bandwagon via a new partnership with the popular product teardown and DIY repair website iFixit. Microsoft has begun making its custom tool designs for ...

These tools should make a repair easier, especially the part involving adhesive. Microsoft has decided to partner with iFixit to offer official repair tools for Surface devices. iFixit is well-known ...

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 ...

The Pro Tech Go Toolkit is for ‘people who fix in the real world.’ The Pro Tech Go Toolkit is for ‘people who fix in the real world.’ is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He ...

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 ...

iFixit is now offering official repair tools for Surface devices. The tools are sold to authorized technicians to fix Surface PCs. The partnership between Microsoft and iFixit helps address some ...

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 ...

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 ...

iFixit is one of the largest and most recognized brands in the development of tools for repairing mobile phones, tablets, MacBooks, game consoles and electronics in general. With tools from iFixit, ...

Roland is a technology enthusiast who loves to tinker and geek out about the latest smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and other wearables and gadgets. He aims to provide honest reviews and thoughts ...