Lawmakers in five states introduced a bill that aims to grant consumers the “right to repair” electronics, obligating manufacturers to sell replacement parts to owners and independent repair shops as ...

When is the last time you had some electronic product repaired? Didn’t you just throw away the defective product and get a new better one? Or not? I have come to view electronic equipment as basically ...

If you’re considering purchasing a new gadget—whether that’s a laptop, a video game console, or a digital camera—you might expect to have access to whatever repair manuals or spare parts the ...

Anyone who purchases a device should be able to repair it if it breaks. This seems like it should be common sense, but in many states there aren’t laws that protect repair. Manufacturers do their best ...

A TV may be in need of screen repair if there is sound but no picture, color distortion, flashing pixels, or cracking on the screen. Someone with professional experience repairing electronics may be ...

An article in the "Sarasota Herald-Tribune" reports that between 1995 and 2006 some 5,000 small electronics repair companies permanently closed. The article cites several reasons for these business ...

Traditionally, when a car breaks down, the solution has been to fix it. Repair manuals, knowledgeable mechanics and auto parts stores make car repairs common, quick and relatively inexpensive. Even ...

While the repair of electronic goods is often hidden from view, Julia Corwin went behind the scenes of India’s used electronics industry to show the environmental value of repair work. Most of us ...