Oklahoma City-based HiTech Assets has changed its name to CircleIT and is moving further into device repair and refurbishment.
Oklahoma City-based HiTech Assets has changed its name to CircleIT and is moving further into device repair and refurbishment.
The Federal Trade Commission last week pledged to heighten enforcement actions on manufacturers that block independent repair of their products.
An advocacy group filed a shareholder resolution requesting that Microsoft study the impacts of making repair resources readily available to the public. The company hasn’t commented, but it referenced its existing efforts in the field of repair.
The White House is encouraging federal regulators to protect independent repair of consumer electronics, agricultural equipment and more, according to an executive order issued Friday.
The nonprofit arm of ITAD firm PlanITROI partnered with Microsoft to provide hundreds of refurbished laptops to low-income students of color in Texas and Tennessee.
A federal lawmaker has introduced legislation requiring electronics manufacturers to provide resources facilitating independent device repair. Repair advocates say it’s the first such bill to hit the national stage.
The New York State Senate this month voted in favor of legislation providing public access to electronic device repair tools and resources. A tight legislative timeline meant it didn’t advance further, but repair advocates called it a milestone achievement.
Mobile device collector and resale firm ecoATM Gazelle has raised $75 million to roll out its automated kiosks in more locations around the world.
Once a partner in Samsung’s “Galaxy Upcycling” project, device repair organization iFixit now says the OEM has watered down the initiative to something “nearly unrecognizable.”