A prominent victory for electronics recycling and refurbishment as the Senate recently passed the cell phone unlocking bill. This back-and-forth, year and a half long debate on how to upend the Librarian of Congress’ 2012 decision to ban cell phone unlocking has thankfully settled in favor of bulk unlocking. The final version of the Unlocking…
Head on over to Booth 1254 at TASB Dallas 9/26-9/28 to learn more about HOBI International’s tablet repair services customized for schools and universities. If your school does not already have a tablet inventory for students and faculty, consider these enlightening facts from a Pearson Student Mobile Device Survey: Now that we’ve caught your attention…
An antivirus and mobile security firm bought 20 secondhand Android phones on eBay. Using commercially available forensic tools, they were able to recover data that should have been deleted when the previous user wiped the phone with the factory reset. What the company unveiled seemed to be mass amounts of personal data: selfies, emails, contacts,…
A solid-state drive (SSD) shortage for ultrathin laptops and hybrid tablet/laptops will cause prices to stagnate next year after dropping for the last several years; and begin lowering again in 2016. According to Storage Analyst, Fang Zhang, the price of SSDs for ultrathins will average $111 for 197GB this year and 264GB in 2015 due…
What many people don’t know is that there’s still a lucrative market for their old electronics. Freecycling is a more environmentally friendly way to keep these items out of the landfill. Rather than throwing your items away or stashing them in a junk drawer, hand them to someone who really needs it. There’s no need…
Returns don’t just have to be a black hole for inventory and resources, they can be a revenue stream, adding value for customers and helping reduce costs. The truth is 95% of retail returns of electronics can be easily refurbished and re-sold. This is a great way to recoup some of the profits lost from…