Wednesday, March 25, 2026

If you can't take the heat, you might be a Galaxy S26 Ultra screen.

Better not break the S26 Ultra's fancy screen... we did

Samsung's new Galaxy pairs some genuinely thoughtful design choices with one of the ugliest screen repair paths in a flagship phone. The result is a phone full of good ideas, with a few especially costly ways to remind you Samsung still has not fully bought into repair.

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Nintendo Is Reportedly Making a Switch 2 With a User-Replaceable Battery for the EU

A reported revision of the Nintendo Switch 2 could include a user-replaceable battery. Rather than redesigning all units globally, Nintendo is said to be planning a Europe-only version to comply with the EU-specific regulation.

SOURCE: ENGADGET

Raspberry Pi Projects That Anyone Can Do

A lot of Raspberry Pi projects require typing commands into a text-based terminal to get things up and running, and to configure them once they are. But there are lots of really fun and useful software that can be installed just by copying it to the Pi's SD card.

SOURCE: IFIXIT

Broken Kit, No Problem: The Paralympics Rapid-Repair Lifeline

At the Milano Cortina Paralympics, Ottobock's round-the-clock technicians had already completed nearly 400 repairs by mid-March, keeping wheelchairs, prosthetics, sit skis, and race suits competition-ready when athletes needed them most.

SOURCE: REUTERS

Overheard in Slack: An update on Samsung's repair ecosystem

"If anyone asks how Samsung parts availability is going, show them this photo 😅"

"It's a replacement part that morphs into all other replacement parts...and it's only $6.95!"

"GH02-25580A is my favorite part of the Galaxy S25!"

*Borat "very nice" gif*

Samsung is selling the Galaxy S25 replacement part "GH02-25580A" for $6.95. Got it.

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