Provided is a weekly snapshot of the recent mobile, technology and electronic recycling related news that HOBI’s blog reported during the week 4/01-4/05. Apple faces another import ban in one of many battles against Qualcomm The latest chapter in the ongoing and messy Apple versus Qualcomm legal battle involves a U.S. trade judge that has…
For a brief period of time last year, it looked like the PC market was trying to make a recovery from the downward spiral it was traveling. After seven straight years of decline, PC and tablet shipments finally began to edge back up last year. In fact, the first quarter of 2018 showed promising signs…
Provided is a weekly snapshot of the recent 5G technology, laptop and ITAD related news that HOBI’s blog reported during the week 3/18-3/22. 5G wireless technology will bring four distinctive sustainability opportunities 5G is the next generation of wireless data network and it will provide speeds as high as 20-times today’s typical broadband networks. In…
The modern smartphone has become the tech industry’s black hole, absorbing digital music players, point-and-shoot cameras and even many tablets along the way. Aside from the iPad and a handful of budget tablets like Amazon’s Fire HD series, most standalone tablet have largely been subsumed by big-screen phones. And many thought laptops would be the…
Facial recognition may be a relatively new technology, but it is also an innate skill that we’re born with. Having our tech devices mimic our own facial recognition skills provides tremendous new conveniences that streamline our lives. This emerging technology already helps us to unlock our phones and doors, bypass the need to remember passwords…
The concept of wearable smart fabric certainly isn’t anything new or strange. Just a few years back, Google unveiled a series of bold plans for the future of wearable technology which aimed to add smart features to clothing that would give users the ability to perform various tasks on their devices by simply touching the…
You may have heard of the term ‘shadow IT’ buzzing around the tech scene. If you haven’t, ‘shadow IT’ is essentially the usage of unmanaged applications in a business environment. When regular users install and begin using an unauthorized app without the knowledge of IT, this means they are de facto shadow IT. At face…
Deloitte researchers believe that the fifth-generation (5G) mobile network is unlikely to be adopted rapidly, with the technology likely to be relatively niche as far as 2025. The professional services firm’s Technology, Media and Telecommunications Predictions 2019 report, suggests 4G/LTE will remain the predominant mobile communication technology for the foreseeable future – despite the nearing…
Our world is rapidly being transformed by smart devices. And in our daily lives, we’ll begin to see more IoT devices to the point where every practical commonplace item will have some method of connecting to the internet and communicating with other devices. We can already see evidence of such progress in the evolution of…
Internet of Things (IoT) startup, Trillbit, believes that some data should be encoded onto an inaudible, nearly-ultrasound layer placed on top or bottom of audible sounds – a process that could rapidly scale IoT adoption. By doing this type of overlay, the company say any microphone and speaker can be turned into a data-transfer device…
According to a new NerdWallet survey, conducted by the Harris Poll, of the predicted 93 percent of Americans that plan to make purchases this holiday season, 44 percent will be comparing prices of products more closely due to the current trade war with China. Tariffs have dominated business and economic news throughout 2018. In an…
Provided is a weekly snapshot of the recent e-waste, artificial intelligence and consumer electronic news that HOBI’s blog reported during the week 10/29-11/02. BIS seeks public comments on foreign disposition of e-waste The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published in the Federal Register a notice of inquiry seeking public comments on the effects and…
Worldwide smart wearable device sales will double by 2022, becoming a $27 billion market with 233 million unit sales, according to a report conducted by industry analyst CCS Insights. The market information provider states that the growth is being powered by smartwatches, with fitness trackers on the slide in the next four years. The CCS’ report…
Apple unveiled a lineup of new Macs and iPads, including an upgraded MacBook Air, Mac Mini and larger iPad at a rare East Coast event on Tuesday. The product launch at the Brooklyn Academy of Music took place six weeks after the company rolled out its new iPhone and Watch line during their annual September…
Don’t let terms like ‘waterproof’ and ‘water resistant’ fool you when it comes to technology. Most tech gadgets sporting these features aren’t made up to the same standard — meaning that waterproofing isn’t created equally when it comes to these gadgets. But no worries, HOBI’s provided an overview on how to navigate the various classifications…