Advocates hope a wave of laws newly enacted in 2026 will boost momentum for repair bills addressing consumer electronics, ...

Kelly has over 10 years of experience writing about home design and improvement for many prominent publications. She also spent several years working at a tech startup for an interior design game ...

Electronics makers this week are unveiling a slew of consumer gadgets designed to make life cleaner, safer, more comfortable, more entertaining and even more eco-friendly. But there's a downside, say ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Apple stunned the world when it came out in support of California’s right-to-repair law. But software locks and ...

The Repair App is a new platform that connects trusted repair service providers with people who need their stuff fixed. It couldn’t come at a better time for economically strapped consumers. A new app ...

Kelly has over 10 years of experience writing about home design and improvement for many prominent publications. She also spent several years working at a tech startup for an interior design game ...

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Apple in April 2022 launched a Self Service Repair program for the iPhone, which is designed to allow Apple device owners to do their own repairs in their homes using Apple parts, repair manuals, and ...

"It's a perfect storm," an auto repair shop owner said. When Pat Clynes pushed down the gas pedal on his Ford Explorer during a drive in Houston, Texas, in July 2022, an otherwise routine day became ...

When your washing machine breaks, how do you know whether to roll up your sleeves, work the phones to find a repair technician, or give in and swipe your Visa at the nearest appliance dealer? It’s a ...

Cooktops are crucial for most meals. Manufacturers have told Consumer Reports that roughly 80 percent of cooking occurs on burners or heating elements as opposed to in the oven. So when your cooktop ...