Today, NWIDA sent letters to every member of the US Senate, the President and Vice President of the United States and the House Majority and Minority Leaders. While we’re active in advocacy work for our members, and the industry overall, it takes something pretty major for us to send actual letters to over 50 of this nation’s Read more…
State Senator Tom Pischke of the South Dakota legislature has introduced bill 194 as “An Act to to establish certain provisions regarding fairness in repairs of equipment sold or used in this state.“ We support this bill, and ask our members and friends in South Dakota to contact Senator Pischke to show their support as well. You can Read more…
In a complaint filed with the US International Trade Commission, as well as letters filed to the FTC, Samsung is looking to ban all aftermarket displays claiming: … Complainant seeks a general exclusion order barring importation of certain active matrix organic light-emitting diode display panels and modules that are used as replacement displays, and components thereof, that Read more…
After sitting on the Governor’s desk for 6 months, and after NWIDA wrote her an open letter to sign it, NY Governor Kathy Hochul signed the NY Right to Repair bill and made it law. This legislation will give consumers and independent shops equal access to the parts and information needed to fix electronic products. Manufacturers will Read more…
We sent the following to NY State Governor Kathy Hochul today, but wanted to make it an “open letter” as well: Dear Governor Hochul, It has been more than four months since the New York legislature passed the Digital Fair Repair Act with a veto proof majority in the Senate and a near unanimous vote (145-2) in Read more…
According to our friends at Repair.org, the NY State Senate has passed the Digital Fair Repair Act (S4104A). In order to become law, the State House Assembly will now call to the floor their version (A7006B) and vote on it. — NWIDA members, contact us today if you need our assistance and if you’re not Read more…
Representative Mia Gregerson has introduced a new Right-to-Repair bill in Washington (state.) House Bill HB 1810) would require the big tech companies like Samsung, Apple, and Microsoft to make tools and tech specs available to anyone who wants to repair their own devices. At a state hearing recently, Gregerson stated that the … pandemic has made the Read more…
On November 21, 2021 – we sent the following letter to Tim Cook of Apple: — NWIDA members, contact us today if you need our assistance and if you’re not yet a member, we invite you to join today. Want news like this delivered to your inbox? Click HERE Want news like this in Read more…
Today, Apple announced Self Service Repair, which will allow customers access to Apple genuine parts and tools. Starting with the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13, and soon with Mac computers featuring M1 chips, Self Service Repair will be available early next year in the US and expand to additional countries throughout 2022. The initial phase of the Read more…
According to The Verge Apple has stated it will now introduce an iOS update that will allow for standard display repairs that do not disable Face ID. As we mentioned, with the iPhone 13, Apple added a microcontroller that pairs the phone to its display. This microcontroller must be paired to the any new display, which independent Read more…
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