Motorola has partnered with iFixit to sell DIY repair kits for some of its smartphones. The kits range from $40 to $200 and include all the parts and tools you'll need, plus a handy step-by-step guide ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Sooner or later it happens to the best of us: Your smartphone screen cracks. A professional replacement can be expensive, but there's other ways to help. There are some cheaper DIY ...

Samsung officially introduced its repair kit program in the US this week. Now, anyone who owns one of the handful of Galaxy phones covered by the program can order the parts, tools, and instructions ...

Samsung's collaboration with iFixit to allow Galaxy device owners to perform repairs has gone live in the US. Prices range from $67 right up to $227 depending on the type of repair and which model you ...

"It would have cost me $129 to get the screen of an iPhone 6 repaired at the Apple store," said Bree Fowler, a tech editor at Consumer Reports. Instead, Fowler rounded up some cracked iPhone 6's and ...

In March, California became the 18th state to propose Right to Repair legislation, crystallizing an effort on behalf of consumers and state officials to ensure smart phone makers provide spare parts ...

A cracked screen is an all-too-common problem for smartphone owners, and the high cost of repairs, which can run into the hundreds of dollars, only adds to the pain. But for $50 or less you can do the ...

One key benefit of schemes such as this is that you are guaranteed official replacement parts, not the lower-quality type you might receive from a local repair shop. Samsung will sell you display ...

Repairing a phone is harder than it needs to be. With phone manufacturers spending the last decade chasing device slimness and building devices meant to last however long a phone contract lasts, user ...

Finnish mobile manufacturer Nokia has partnered with repair specialists iFixit to release the smartphone G22, which comes with replaceable parts and toolkits so that customers can fix their phone ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Samsung’s self-repair programme has launched in the UK, a year after it arrived in the US (Samsung) One key benefit of schemes ...

Many tech companies frown on unofficial repairs, but not Motorola -- in the right circumstances, it'll encourage you to fix devices yourself. The Lenovo brand has become the first major phone maker to ...