An analysis showed that mail-in repair options should be encouraged because they generate fewer greenhouse gas emissions than having consumers individually drive to repair shops.| hans engbers/Shutterstock
Requiring consumers to drive to repair shops can completely negate the greenhouse gas benefits of repairing the devices, according to an analysis commissioned by one of the world’s biggest tech companies.
Google will work with iFixit to offer repair parts for nearly all Pixel phones. | Deutschlandreform/Shutterstock
Google is rolling out home repair kits for nearly all its Pixel phones as part of a collaboration with iFixit.
Assurant reported that the average value of a traded-in iPhone in 2021 was up 17% from the year before. | Franz12/Shutterstock
Consumers are waiting longer to trade in old phones, but rising values meant that 2021 saw the highest amount of money Assurant has ever recorded going back to consumers, according to an annual report. Continue Reading
Apple last year upgraded its Daisy robot to disassemble 23 different models of iPhone, up from 15 models. | Courtesy of Apple
Apple added to its recycling technology in 2021, upgrading some robots and rolling out a machine that can recover rare earth magnets that are typically destroyed in the shredding process. Continue Reading
Dell has expanded its geographic coverage for the company’s ITAD services to Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. | Casper Meyhoff/Shutterstock
Electronics manufacturer Dell is now offering its ITAD services in an additional 35 countries outside the U.S.
Samsung will now offer genuine device parts, repair tools and step-by-step guides for Galaxy phones. | Leszek Kobusinski/Shutterstock
Global smartphone maker Samsung will now enable customers with Galaxy devices to repair the items themselves, using tools and parts from the company.
Apple may roll out a hardware subscription service, allowing customers to pay a monthly fee to lease the devices and trade up when new hardware come out. | Attila Fodemesi/Shutterstock
Apple may soon launch a hardware subscription service, allowing customers to lease an iPhone through monthly payments and potentially trade up when new phones come out, Bloomberg reported.
Denver residents will have doorstep e-scrap collection thanks to a pilot program from Retrievr, Google, Apple, Amazon, Dell Technologies and Microsoft. | Arina P Habich/Shutterstock
Some of the technology world’s big names are funding an electronics collection effort in Denver, trying to boost recycling rates.
President Biden’s comments to reporters noted his earlier executive order in support of the right to repair.| Haditha26/Shutterstock
President Joe Biden highlighted the necessity of the right to repair devices in remarks at the White House on Jan. 24.
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Alphabet, parent company of Google, is the latest firm to face investor activism around repair policies. | JHVEPhoto/Shutterstock
Activist investors have used shareholder resolutions to pressure Microsoft and Apple on their repair policies. Now, Google is feeling the heat.