refurbishment/reuse

By rr_test_admin, 13 February, 2020
[caption id="attachment_13101" align="aligncenter" width="900"]Closeup of Apple company logo. To participate in its Independent Repair Program, shops would be required to provide customer information to Apple. | Karol Ciesluk/Shutterstock[/caption] Documents obtained by Motherboard show just how onerous the requirements w
By rr_test_admin, 13 February, 2020
[caption id="attachment_8689" align="aligncenter" width="900"]Laptop Repair The significant growth in iFixit users from 2016 to 2018 seems to underscore ongoing interest in independent device repair. | Golubovy/Shutterstock[/caption] In a new academic paper, Josh Lepawsky examines the growth of do-it-yourself repair through the lens of iFixit's worldwide expansion.
By rr_test_admin, 6 February, 2020
[caption id="attachment_13064" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Free Geek Toronto received its first load of devices from Lanner this month. | New Africa/Shutterstock[/caption] A global OEM is working with a nonprofit recycling organization to get returned devices refurbished for reuse by individuals that otherwise wouldn't have access to the
By rr_test_admin, 6 February, 2020
[caption id="attachment_13060" align="aligncenter" width="900"] EcoATM owns mobile device buy-back kiosks in thousands of retail locations around the country. | ZikG/Shutterstock[/caption] Used phone purchasing company ecoATM appears to be bouncing back and growing rapidly, after it suffered financial losses and laid off staff in earlier
By rr_test_admin, 30 January, 2020
[caption id="attachment_13014" align="aligncenter" width="900"] In his apology, Sonos CEO Patrick Spence pledged the company would keep legacy products updated with bug fixes and security patches for as long as possible. | ClassyPictures/Shutterstock[/caption] The leader of electronics manufacturer Sonos apologized amid controve