We document what comes through the workshop — repair tutorials we can't squeeze into the FAQ, behind-the-scenes on the trickier jobs, occasional industry observations. Updated when we have something worth saying.
The Pixel 11 has been in shops since 20 August, which means the first ones are already coming back to us with a cracked corner. That's how it goes with every launch. We don't sell Pixels. We're the bench at K10, DFO U...
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Apple has just put a mechanical aperture in a phone camera. Six physical blades, moving between four f-stops, inside something you'll eventually drop on a tram platform. That's the headline on the iPhone 18 Pro and iP...
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Back in August we wrote up the rumours and guessed at something starting "around A$3,100+." Apple's own event on September 9 landed higher than that, and it finally has a real name: not Fold, not Ultra — iPhone Duo. I...
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A bloke put a phone on our counter last week with a crack running corner to corner and a splinter of glass missing near the earpiece. He'd had it like that since Easter. His words: "It still works, so I just haven't b...
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Every week someone puts a phone on our counter, opens Settings, points at a number and asks the same question: "It says 81% — do I need a new battery?" And every week we give the same annoying answer: maybe, but that ...
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The rumour that won't die is finally getting specific: Apple is expected to launch its first folding iPhone in September 2026, most likely alongside the iPhone 18 line. People are calling it the "iPhone Fold" or "iPho...
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Samsung just gave its folding phone the biggest shake-up in years — and for the first time, there are two of them. The Galaxy Z Fold8 and Z Fold8 Ultra were unveiled at Unpacked on July 22, and they go on sale here on...
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Here's the thing nobody tells you when your phone stops charging: most of the time, the port isn't broken. It's full. We've been on the bench at DFO Uni Hill since 2013, and charging ports are the single most-misdiagn...
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There's a moment every MacBook owner hits eventually. The battery's dying by lunchtime, or the screen's cracked, or the keyboard's dropping letters, and you're standing at the counter looking at a repair quote north o...
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Walk past five iPhone repair kiosks in any Melbourne shopping centre and you'll see the same A4 sign: "iPhone screen repair · OLED · from $89." Sounds like a deal. The catch is in the word "OLED." We've spent 13 years...
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