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 ...

NERDiT NOW: Young entrepreneurs pitch innovative repair services solution. Pic credit: ABC NERDiT NOW, a startup pitching an electronic device repair services solution involving kiosks and mobile ...

Americans discard more than 400,000 cellphones every single day, and global consumers produce more than 53 million metric tons of electronic waste each year. Most of it winds up in landfills, where ...

ALBANY — Finding ways to fix smartphones and other electronic devices will soon be a little easier for New Yorkers. Gov. Hochul signed a slimmed-down version of a bill that will eventually require ...

Update: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Digital Fair Repair Act into law on Dec. 29, 2022. Chuck Bell, advocacy program director for Consumer Reports, says, “New York is leading the way on the ...

Let’s call it a good first step. On Dec. 29, right before the beginning of the new year, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the Digital Fair Repair Act, a law that should make it easier for consumers ...