Provided is a weekly summary of the electronics recycling, data center, and mobile technology related news that HOBI’s blog reported on during the week 4/29-5/03. Survey indicates consumer’s battery recycling habits need “recharging” A recent survey conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of Call2Recycle has developed a better understanding of consumer recycling behaviors. The…
Some experts are saying that cloud and traditional in-house enterprise data center storage will be left behind in favor for distributed storage based on blockchain technology. Organizations say that decentralized blockchain-based file storage will be more secure, will make it harder to lose data, and will be cheaper than anything seen before. China-based company, FileStorm,…
Provided is a weekly snapshot of the recent data center, 5G technology, mobile and blockchain related news that HOBI’s blog reported during the week 1/14-1/18. Poor data-center configuration adds to growing e-waste crisis One significant contributor to the e-waste crisis is data centers. These centers are rapidly popping up all across the globe. And at…
Blockchain is slated to be one of the most widely used technologies over the next few years. This technology can integrate highly complex and encrypted data data in order to create a safe online transaction – so it’s easy to see why this technology will become significant to online operations over time. Big names in…
As online retail continues to grow. So does the need for better reverse logistics to handle the influx of customer return. A recent report from Cerasis, a leading transportation management company, found the costs of reverse logistics exceed $750 billion per year, with up to 30 percent of all products ordered online being returned. While…
The Internet of Things (IoT) is developing at warp speed and is being widely integrated with a number of other industries. A new report on “2018-2023 IoT Market Global Key Player, Demand, Growth, Opportunities and Analysis Forecast” that has been recently published offers a fresh overview on what the IoT industry will look like over…