As you know, being a regular reader here, we’ve been trying to get Google to reverse their ban on 3rd party repair shops from advertising. In fact, we’ve talked about it on: • June 8, 2019• July 22, 2020 and• Sep. 4, 2020 Today, US PIRG, who we’ve been working with, along with Repair.org, has a new Read more…
According to a recent article in the Washington Post (link below) The Librarian of Congress and the U.S. Copyright Office have granted American consumers and gadget repair shops greater freedom to fix their smartphones and other popular electronics in what “right-to-repair” advocates are calling a major victory. In a new ruling that will take effect Sunday, exemptions Read more…
According to a recent article on Engadget (link below), Motorola will be selling do-it-yourself phone repair kits. Motorola has become the first major phone maker to provide parts to iFixit, which now sells official Motorola repair kits. If you need to replace your cracked screen or install a fresh battery, you’ll have all the parts and tools you need Read more…
We already mentioned that #REPAIRDAY is coming! But! Did you know there is a new TV series – Consumer Reports TV will have a feature on repairing cell-phone glass? It airs on Repair Day (October 20) on NBC. Click HERE for more details: Host Jack Rico is on a mission to rid microscopic pollutants from the air in homes; he Read more…
#REPAIRDAY is coming! NWIDA is a supporter of Repair.org and they have reminded us that National Repair Day is this Saturday – October 20! We ask that all our repair shop members (and even those not yet a NWIDA member, post pictures and tag them! Post your shop, your setup, what you’re working on and tag them with Read more…