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		<title>How Reliable Is Your ITAD Vendor&#8217;s Certification?</title>
		<link>http://hobi.com/reliable-itad-vendors-certification/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 19:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larissa Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your ITAD vendor shows you proof of their “certificate of recycling.” That&#8217;s fine, but what does this simple piece of paper really mean? HOBI International is an R2/RIOS certified ITAD company. Complying to all rules and regulations set forth by R2, HOBI customers are rest assured their IT equipment and electronics will be handled responsibly....<br /><br /><br /><a class="read-more" href="http://hobi.com/reliable-itad-vendors-certification/">» Read the entire article</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Eco-friendly Smartphones: Who&#8217;s the &#8216;Greenest?&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 18:25:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larissa Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your tablet and smartphone now play a significant part in how green you are! Who has the &#8216;green&#8217; thumb for smartphones? An article from Digital Trends maps out environmental practices of leading electronics manufactures and scales them from least &#8216;green&#8217; to most &#8216;green.&#8217; The main problem tablet and smartphone manufacturers run into is what exactly...<br /><br /><br /><a class="read-more" href="http://hobi.com/eco-friendly-smartphones/">» Read the entire article</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago O’Hare to Introduce Automated Security Kiosks</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 07:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larissa Steele</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Data Erasure]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Airport kiosks do nearly everything but ride the plane for you! One of Chicago’s primary airports, Chicago O’Hare, is flooded everyday with professionals and families trying to get from point A to point B. Complaints of long security lines have brought about new technology, airport security kiosks. The first airport in the U.S. to introduce...<br /><br /><br /><a class="read-more" href="http://hobi.com/airport-security-kiosks/">» Read the entire article</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Nokia Lumia 928 – Design for Disassembly</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 07:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larissa Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the CTIA Wireless trade show just around the corner, the hype about Nokia’s Lumia 928 smartphone is at an all time high! Consumers are excited to test the changes on this smartphone compared to Nokia’s previous model, the Lumia 920. Although the Lumia 928 is thinner and significantly lighter compared to the previous model,...<br /><br /><br /><a class="read-more" href="http://hobi.com/nokia-lumia-928/">» Read the entire article</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cyber Security Rejuvenated</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 16:50:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larissa Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the saying goes, it takes one to know one. TrainACE and other IT training companies are taking initiative to teach candidates the ins and outs of cyber security. Their goal? To stop hackers in their tracks with next generation defense techniques. In fact, USA Today reported, “one of the most effective solutions is for...<br /><br /><br /><a class="read-more" href="http://hobi.com/cyber-security-rejuvenated/">» Read the entire article</a>]]></description>
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		<title>HTC Facebook Phone Flop</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 14:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larissa Steele</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently consumers didn&#8217;t &#8216;Like&#8217; the HTC First, aka the Facebook phone, enough to make it a hot commodity. Sales dropped within one year from $99 to a whopping 99 cents! According to a CNET article, there were quite a few reasons why the Facebook phone wasn&#8217;t a huge success from the get-go: Facebook Home was...<br /><br /><br /><a class="read-more" href="http://hobi.com/facebook-phone-flop/">» Read the entire article</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Truth About The &#8216;Digital Dump&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 09:35:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larissa Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some call it “bridging the digital divide” and “helping the poor.” However, a recent New York Times article posts a different opinion on the afterlife of the millions of American cellphones junked each year. As the slightly used cellphones pile up, women and children of developing countries burn mountains of e-waste, smash batteries and cook...<br /><br /><br /><a class="read-more" href="http://hobi.com/truth-digital-dump/">» Read the entire article</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Automation To Improve Reverse Logistics</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 14:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larissa Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Warehouses worldwide are saturated with used mobile devices ready to be either recycled or refurbished. It is increasingly more difficult to process these mobile devices with mere manpower. That&#8217;s were automation comes into play. The amount of mobile handsets returned to warehouses and distribution centers is exponentially growing every quarter, making reverse logistics of these...<br /><br /><br /><a class="read-more" href="http://hobi.com/automation-reverse-logistics/">» Read the entire article</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Circuit Board Value On A Downward Spiral</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 17:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larissa Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The industry is thriving but one sector is not so lucky. The electronics recycling industry is one of the most lucrative recycling industries today. However, the circuit board category is on a slow downward slop. Losing seven percent of its value from the previous month, “the scrap circuit board index has declined every month since...<br /><br /><br /><a class="read-more" href="http://hobi.com/circuit-board-down/">» Read the entire article</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Texas Soon To Require E-waste Recycling Certification</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 14:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Larissa Steele</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to promote proper e-waste recycling, Texas has moved to require electronics recyclers to acquire a third-party certification. &#8220;This is an important step towards making sure that the laws we passed on e-waste recycling actually promote recycling, not dumping,&#8221; said Robin Schneider, TCE executive director. House Bill 3465, requiring e-waste recyclers and e-scrap...<br /><br /><br /><a class="read-more" href="http://hobi.com/texas-require-e-waste-certification/">» Read the entire article</a>]]></description>
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