Dell's 2020 Legacy of Good program helped it score highly in the Large Communications and Electronics category of the APC awards, with its focus on delivering social and environmental benefits as a key part of its business objectives. ...
As local and national governments struggle to deal with ever-growing piles of electronic waste (e-waste), scientists are now refining the picture of just how much there is and where it really ends up. Published in Environmental Science & ...
Tags: Geography, Electrical, Electronics
Dell, a US-based multinational computer technology company, has introduced new carbon-negative packaging, which is based on sustainable AirCarbon material developed by Newlight Technologies. Said to be made from air and greenhouse ...
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Electronics have become an integral, almost mundane, part of our everyday lives. The convenience they bring is great, but there is a downside to their presence. The other day, one of the students I work with took apart a plug-in air ...
Tags: E-Waste, Oncoming Tide
The post-Christmas season is an e-waste high water mark in the United States. New computers, phone docks, wireless speakers, and watches under the Christmas tree crowd out the old(er) ones. What isn't donated or recycled usually makes its ...
Tags: E-Waste, Electrical, Electronics
Based on the data gathered by the "Solving the E-Waste Problem (StEP) Initiative," by 2017, all of that year's end-of-life refrigerators, TVs, mobile phones, computers, monitors, e-toys and other products with a battery or electrical cord ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
One of our readers from last month's article Make a PCB with your laser printer raised an interesting concern about the disposal of chemicals used to make a homemade PCB. In that particular article, we discussed making your own PCB using ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, CPU
All of those cell phones, computers, tablets, toys, and toaster ovens really add up. Not only are consumers gathering more and more electrical and electronic equipment, but we are also tossing much of it in the trash. The piles of ...
A new specification focused on a charger that can work on notebook computers from different manufacturers was announced on Monday. The IEC Technical Specification 62700: DC Power supply for notebook computer will be available in early 2014. ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
Kingston Technology has announced the launch of its new Solid-State Drive, the SSDNow UV100 for India, in two variants - 60GB and 120GB. Kingston introduces the new SSDs for business class users who need better computing and which fits ...
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More than 3.4 billion people, nearly half the world's population, own at least one mobile phone in 2013. As of 2010, more than 90 percent of people worldwide were covered by a mobile phone signal, according to a new Vital Signs Online trend ...
Tags: Mobile Phone, Consumer Electronics
Disposing of e waste following a proper procedure is very important to avoid any serious hazard to the environment and life existing on it. There are many adverse effects that are caused of e waste and even, it can also cause some deadly ...
Global technology companies HP & Dell have called on Australian consumers to recycle more unwanted electronic goods. TechCollect has hosted a global e-waste forum in Sydney with keynote European technology speakers and local experts ...
eRecyclingCorps (eRC), the world's leading provider of carrier-grade wireless device trade-in and reuse, today announced that it completed more than 1.1 million secure wireless device trade-ins in May 2013, setting a new industry record for ...
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SAMSUNG last night launched a massive 85-inch ultra-high definition TV that "speaks" with an Aussie accent and arguably could cost more than the van that delivers it. Also in this story Login to read the rest of this article Login using ...