Month: November 2015

Three common questions about electronics recycling

America Recycles Day is this Sunday, a day devoted to spreading recycling awareness amongst Americans.  Recycling common household products is common in most communities, but most citizens may forget about some of the most important materials to recycle: electronics. Here are three questions about e-waste recycling to consider this America Recycles Day: What are some …

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America Recycles Day: Important e-waste statistics

America Recycles Day is this Sunday, November 15, 2015. Recycling of daily waste, including paper, plastic and metal, is commonplace, but some of the most important materials to recycle are often not properly taken care of. These materials can be found in old electronics, or e-waste. Electronics sales are skyrocketing each year as manufacturers continue …

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Google finds security vulnerabilities in new Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge

Google’s team of security experts identified more than 10 security issues in the new Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge. Over the course of a week, Project Zero, Google’s highly skilled security analytics team, discovered 11 “high-impact” security holes in the device. Project Zero’s teams concentrated on gaining access to the device’s most sensitive data, including contacts, …

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How to save thousands of IT dollars annually

As the end of the year approaches, enterprises everywhere are analyzing quarterly spending and new ways to revamp budgets. One change in the IT department could save enterprises thousands and yield the same amount in new revenue. Transitioning to a virtualization-heavy data center management plan presents new opportunities for savings in monthly data center costs, …

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Hackers awarded $1 million for successful iOS 9 breach

Zerodium, an exploit acquisition platform specializing in vulnerability research, awarded a team of hackers $1 million for their successful jailbreak of Apple’s iOS 9.1 on Monday. The prize was awarded after the team successfully completed a contest proposed by Zerodium earlier this year, Wired reported. The hackers figured out a way to hack an iPhone …

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Rising smartphone sales shows greater need for responsible recycling than ever

More than three million cellphones were sold during Q2 of 2015. This number is up 13.5 percent from the year before, Gartner reports. Cellphone turnover is growing faster by the year, and so is the number of disposed devices, but are these devices properly refurbished or recycled? What happens if they aren’t? The number of …

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