Tamper-resistant or security fasteners are often used to prevent unauthorized entry. They are often non-removable or require a special tool to remove them. Higher-quality tamper-proof fasteners have ...

Decades ago, every electronic device was sealed with one of two types of screws: a minus-shaped Flat/Slot head, or a plus-shaped Phillips head. There was no concept — at least, for common consumer ...

Apple is switching to an unusual and rare type of exterior screw for its iPhone and other mobile products, making it much harder for users to take them apart and fool around with the internals, ...

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Apple announced last week it would be changing the screws on its products, such as the iPhone 4, MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs with a tamper-resistant screw. This will make do it yourself repairs that ...

According to iFixit.com, a website specialising in gadget teardowns and DIY repair manuals, Apple is surreptitiously switching to a type of rare, tamper-resistant screw on newly-manufactured iPhone 4 ...

Back in 2010, Apple signed an exclusive agreement with Caltech spinoff Liquidmetal Technologies, providing Apple with the rights to use Liquidmetal's advanced metal alloys for consumer electronics ...

Apple's new "Pentalobular" screw for iPhone 4s, MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs stymies do-it-yourselfers from making repairs. Apple is screwing with screws, again. If you want to remove the outer ...

Apple is making it more difficult to take apart an iPhone 4. The company has begun replacing the common Phillips and Torx screws on iPhone 4s with its own proprietary screw design, according to a ...