Mobile device-focused processor Tech Defenders acquired an ITAD firm, a move that expands the company's service capabilities and gives it a larger geographic footprint.
Tech Defenders, based in Grand Rapids, Mich., on June 17 announced its purchase of Bowling Green, Ohio ITAD provider Device R
Bills that mandate OEMs to release information and tools to ease electronics refurbishment have been introduced in legislatures across the country, but most of the proposals have struggled to gain traction.
Right-to-repair bills have been filed in at least 20 states this year, but none has passed a fl
Florida-based Early Upgrade recently moved into a much larger warehouse and is buying a wider array of end-of-life devices.
The Jacksonville, Fla. company launched in 2009 as a small business buying and selling used mobile phones.
A federal agency is exploring OEM impediments to the repair of electronics.
Apple is developing a framework that would bring the company in line with right-to-repair principles, according to a Vice News report that cited internal company documents.
Motherboard, the technology news department of Vice News, 
Less than 10 percent of U.S.
One of the country's largest insurers recently purchased an on-site provider of smartphone and tablet repairs.
Publicly traded AllState Corporation acquired iCracked, a privately owned San Francisco-based company with more than 60 locations in the U.S. and Canada.
Electronics repair-related bills have been introduced in legislatures across the country, but it's still too early to know where - or if - they'll gain traction.
Right-to-repair legislation has been introduced or is being drafted in 16 states this year: Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Massachu
Artist Zayd Menk works on a model of London's Westminster area, crafted entirely from e-scrap.[/caption]
A teenage artist collaborated with a U.K.