Recently acquired company uBreakiFix has 534 locations across the U.S. and Canada. | Courtesy of uBreakiFix.
Electronics insurance giant Asurion has acquired a cell phone repair firm that has a broad North American footprint.
Independent repair firms will soon be able to more easily tackle Apple devices. | Kevin Khoo/Shutterstock
Apple will make official repair resources for common out-of-warranty iPhone repairs available to a larger number of independent repair shops.
IRT is expanding and moving into this 230,000-square-foot building in St. Cloud, Minn. | Courtesy of IRT.
IRT is moving into a facility more than five times the size of the company’s current Minnesota site as its business model evolves.
Apple confirmed its installation of battery-checking software. | gowithstock/Shutterstock
Newer iPhone models contain software that effectively impedes third-party battery replacement, according to a repair advocacy group. Apple says it introduced the software as a safety measure.
Clover has recently hired debt restructuring advisers. | antb/Shutterstock
Clover Technologies Group, the world’s largest collector of used printer cartridges, is suffering financial problems caused by heavy debt and the loss of two customers.
A number of e-scrap-related items were addressed in Dell’s 2019 sustainability report. | Courtesy of Dell
A global OEM says it has achieved its 2020 electronics recycling and recycled feedstock goals. The company also adopted e-scrap tracking as a permanent part of its recycling vendor auditing program.
Microsoft recently submitted comments in opposition to right to repair. | VDB Photos/Shutterstock
In comments to federal regulators, Microsoft recently explained why the company might choose repair-hampering design factors when developing its products.
Mobile device-focused processor Tech Defenders acquired an ITAD firm, a move that expands the company’s service capabilities and gives it a larger geographic footprint.
Bills that mandate OEMs to release information and tools to ease electronics refurbishment have been introduced in legislatures across the country, but most of the proposals have struggled to gain traction.