Apple is putting the clamps on self-repair according to one popular tech blog and making it harder to open up the iPhone 4. Popular blog, iFixit, which says it takes apart tech gadgets in order to ...

I'm a big fan of high quality tools. I like to spend more for expensive tools that last a long time than junk that breaks. When I go on Amazon to look for a Pentalobe screwdriver for my Mac Book Air ...

For those who want to crack into their iPhone 4s — certainly voiding the warranty — you may need the pentalobe screwdriver. And it just so happens that Milliamp, a repair service for all of Apple’s ...

Who screwed what? Simple, really: Apple will be using a new type of screw for the iPhone 4. It’s called the pentalobe, a round-edged five point star shaped screwhead whose accompanying screwdriver is ...

There’s a post on the iFixit blog railing against a five-point “pentalobe” screw that Apple has started using on their Macbook Air and is swapping into the iPhone during repair, presumably meaning it ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Consumerist tells us that Apple is switching to a special new screw called by some a Pentalobe; or by iFixit, an "Evil Proprietary Tamper Proof Five Point Screw" (or the EPTP5PS). It is designed to ...

I’ve taken apart (and put back together) a few Apple laptops in my time, and contending with the numerous tiny screws is always a pain. As reported by iFixIt, a new policy rumored to be implemented by ...

Apple is making it more difficult for iPhone 4 owners to perform simple DIY repairs by replacing common Phillps head screws with a rare “pentalobe” screws. While newer iPhone 4s have included the ...

Apple iPhone 4 is now equipped with Pentalobe screwdriver, which makes it impossible to dismantle the phone by anyone else other than Apple showrooms themselves. Apple has always aimed at being a ...

Apple is replacing iPhone screws -- but it may be the consumers who are really getting screwed. In line with its infamous philosophy of maintaining absolute control over its products, sources said U.S ...