mobile devices

Google is rolling out home repair kits for nearly all its Pixel phones as part of a collaboration with iFixit.

[caption id="attachment_18385" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Apple last year upgraded its Daisy robot to disassemble 23 different models of iPhone, up from 15 models. | Courtesy of Apple[/caption] Apple added to its recycling technology in 2021, upgrading some robots and rolling out a machine that can recover rare earth

Global smartphone maker Samsung will now enable customers with Galaxy devices to repair the items themselves, using tools and parts from the company.

Apple may soon launch a hardware subscription service, allowing customers to lease an iPhone through monthly payments and potentially trade up when new phones come out, Bloomberg reported.

Online refurbished electronics marketplace Back Market has started a U.S. program that allows consumers to sell their devices directly to refurbishers.

Supply chain automation company Apkudo announced Feb. 8 that it received $14.4 million in financing to continue to develop its connected device platform.

Back Market, an online marketplace selling refurbished electronics, has now raised over $1 billion in investment backing in recent years.

Apple will sell its parts and tools to individual consumers so they can make common repairs for iPhones, the company announced this week.

[caption id="attachment_16240" align="aligncenter" width="900"] PlanITROI partnered with Microsoft to provide free refurbished laptops to digitally underserved students in El Paso, Texas and Memphis, Tenn. | Courtesy of PlanITROI[/caption] The nonprofit arm of ITAD firm PlanITROI partnered with Microsoft to provide hundreds of refurbished laptops to l

[caption id="attachment_16082" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] The company noted the investment money will be used to build and deploy thousands of automated kiosks across the U.S., Europe and Asia. | goir / Shutterstock[/caption] Mobile device collector and resale firm ecoATM Gazelle has raised $75 million to roll out its automated k