Sooner or later it happens to the best of us: Your smartphone screen cracks. A professional replacement can be expensive. If your phone isn't under warranty, older, or both, paying to fix it might not ...

The makers of a DIY phone kit think building your own not-so-smart phone could foster a healthier relationship to screens. I used to love soldering back in the day of hobbyist electronics. Assembling ...

"It would have cost me $129 to get the screen of an iPhone 6 repaired at the Apple store," said Bree Fowler, a tech editor at Consumer Reports. Instead, Fowler rounded up some cracked iPhone 6's and ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Sooner or later it happens to the best of us: Your smartphone screen cracks. A professional replacement can be expensive, but there's other ways to help. There are some cheaper DIY ...

Have a hard time finding a smartphone with just the features you need and none of the ones you don’t? If you could build your own phone then you might have a bit more control over choosing the ...

Repairing a phone is harder than it needs to be. With phone manufacturers spending the last decade chasing device slimness and building devices meant to last however long a phone contract lasts, user ...

Kite is a modular smartphone and/or computer kit that you assemble yourself. Since it features a modular design, you can decide what sensors, displays, or other components you want to use… although ...

A cracked screen is an all-too-common problem for smartphone owners, and the high cost of repairs, which can run into the hundreds of dollars, only adds to the pain. But for $50 or less you can do the ...