Repairing an iPhone easily burns a hole in your pocket. Despite this, Apple has long opposed repairs at the users' end, invoking the use of genuine parts and citing concerns about privacy and data ...

Apple is expanding its self-repair program procedures, and is adding the ability for consumers to use parts pairing to fully activate used parts in repairs — assuming they haven't been harvested from ...

Editor’s note: This story was updated April 29, 2025, to include additional tariff updates. New-car buyers aren’t the only ones who have to worry about tariffs. If you own a car, you’ll likely feel ...

After a car crash, car repair and body shops often install “aftermarket” or “knock-off” replacement parts that are cheaper than the original parts, saving consumers lots of money. The Insurance ...

A new report has unearthed details about a "Apple Genuine Parts Repair" program, which puts Apple service materials in the hands of some companies with fewer restrictions than current service ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Chip Stapleton is a Series 7 and Series 66 license holder, CFA Level 1 exam holder, and ...

The how-to website iFixit has built itself a reputation for providing quality instructions for DIY repairs to common personal devices — including the Microsoft Surface — but a new collaboration with ...

There's a thriving market for unofficial, aftermarket iPhone parts, and in China, there are entire massive factories that are dedicated to producing these components for repair shops unable to get ...

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