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One Major Way Smartphone Batteries Can Catch Fire—and How to Prevent It
Lithium-ion polymer batteries, also known as lithium-polymer, or li-po for short, are awesome little pouches of energy that power our beloved smartphones, laptops, and tablets. Any portable gadget that requires…
by Arthur Shi - iFixit
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Please Do Not Mount Your Phone to Your Motorcycle (Despite Apple’s Cool Ads)
Apple says two interesting, opposing things about the iPhone 13. One, an advertisement, says it’s the perfect phone for a dashing Spanish moto-scooter courier, guiding them to deliveries and meet-ups…
by Kevin Purdy
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The Chips You Find In iFixit Teardowns, Part 1: Power Management
It’s a time-consuming investigation, requiring intuition, experience, wonky Googling, esoteric apps, and spec sheet PDFs. It results in a single rainbow-colored, data-stuffed teardown step. It’s called Chip ID, and you…
by Arthur Shi - iFixit