Secure Boot updates for consumers could have been handled better—and this experience is likely the tip of the iceberg.

Products of all types — cars, incandescent bulbs, your iPad and iPhone — are designed with planned obsolescence in mind. The need or desire to replace products quickly and a shorter product life-cycle ...

An HVAC worker is going viral online after making a surprising discovery while servicing a 1978 air conditioner that’s still ...

The European Union wants to curb early obsolescence and greenwashing. The idea is to give customers better means to select products that are really aligned with their environmental concerns. Although ...

Have you ever wondered why major purchases — such as vehicles or large appliances — always seem to break down immediately after a manufacturer's warranty expires? Or perhaps you've asked how an ...

For years, online videos have claimed that modern trucks are doomed to fail once the warranty ends. Complaints about turbochargers, thin oil, oil change intervals, plastic components, recalls and more ...

Planned obsolescence is a truism of our times. When we buy something, we expect it to have been constructed not to last as long as possible, but to last just long enough to satisfy the consumer and ...

What would it take to move away from planned obsolescence? Ending planned obsolescence means redirecting our efforts toward more sustainable cycles of production and consumption. The Ring’s doorbell ...

In 2015, Apple unveiled the iPhone Upgrade Program — a slick subscription model that lets devotees pay a monthly hardware fee directly to the manufacturer, with an option to trade in their phone for ...