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The Right to Fix and Repair

It's really not just about Apple. Most tech manufacturers make it impossible or nearly impossible for a layman to repair their products so we have to continually spend more. It's bad for our budgets and even worse for the environment.

Hey Apple, longer-lasting iPhones are a good thing Batterygate forced Apple to admit that the battery inside your smartphone is a consumable, not the iPhone itself. And now, Apple is forced to make another admission—their profit-first business model isn't impervious to inevitabilities of repair. IFIXIT.ORG

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Tech and Survival

This powerful "game" left me breathless. It follows a migrant woman as she flees her unsafe homeland with little more than some money and her cell phone. I use my phone to work, to connect with others, and to play games while other people use their phone to survive. Rarely do we think of mobile... See more

Bury Me, My Love is the stirring story of a refugee’s dangerous journey Migrant tale is out this week on Switch and PC POLYGON.COM

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Twitter Streaming NBA?

Twitter has signed a deal with the NBA to stream basketball games. Sort of. The catch is that they'll only stream the second half and will only focus on one player. Will you watch?

Twitter hopes you want to watch NBA games from a camera focused on just one player Twitter cut a streaming deal with the NBA to show you individual players, not full games. RECODE.NET

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Roku Goes Mobile

Roku is enticing cable customers to cut the cord by expanding into mobile viewing and offering premium subscriptions with channels like Showtime and Starz. Would you make the switch?

Roku aims to expand cord cutting with mobile viewing, one-click channel additions for Showtime, Starz Streaming device maker Roku will soon let users subscribe to premium channels such as Showtime and watch them and other content on its mobile app. USATODAY.COM