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Apple iPhone XS and XS Max teardown reveals Intel, Toshiba components
•The latest iPhones also had DRAM and NAND memory chips from Micron Technology.
Apple's new MacBook Pro keyboard features a silicone strip to make it quieter
Tech2 News Staff •Apple is in the midst of many class action lawsuits for their debacle with the butterfly switches.
iFixit tears down the Huawei P20 Pro and reveals some of the secrets to that incredible triple camera setup
Tech2 News Staff •iFixit gave Huawei P20 Pro a repairability score of 4 out of 10, which clearly means that the device isn't as repairable as everyone would have liked.
Apple iPhone X teardown reveals two battery cells and the components behind its TrueDepth camera
Tech2 News Staff •The iPhone X teardown also shows off Apple's new TrueDepth camera system on the front of the device, the technology that powers its Face ID authorization.
iFixit tears down the Google Pixel 2; the technology behind the squeeze action revealed
Tech2 News Staff •iFixit revealed were heat-pipes in the device that were earlier unavailable for the original Pixel and Pixel XL phone.
Essential Phone is probably the worst smartphone to repair; gets a 1/10 repairability rating from iFixit
Tech2 News Staff •Essential Phone, one of the most anticipated smartphones launched this year, is not very repairable, receiving a repairability score of just 1/10 on iFixit
The Microsoft Surface Laptop is a use-and-throw device; the only way to repair it is to destroy it
Tech2 News Staff •You have to literally rip the Microsoft Surface Laptop apart to get to its internals. It's no wonder that iFixit gave it a repairability score of zero.
Apple wants to build its own graphics chip for its iOS devices, dumps current chipmaker
Tech2 News Staff •Imagination technologies’ PowerVR chips have been a staple of Apple’s iOS devices for years. This will soon change, however, as Apple has announced that it will no longer use Imagination Technologies’ chips in its devices.
Apple doesn’t want people to have the “right to repair”, will use scare tactics to fight legislation: Report
Tech2 News Staff •Apple, AT&T and others will present arguments against the right to repair, including the fact that batteries can burn and that glass can cut your hands.
Apple AirPods are not cost-effective to recycle; pose high risk of fire
Fp Archives •Apple Inc's new wireless headphones could be a problem for recyclers, according to an electronics firm that took apart the device to review its component parts.