Despite recently reporting record profits, Samsung says it’s seeing the effects of a “sluggish” smartphone market. Which could mean more promotions for the Galaxy S9, the company’s latest flagship handset that was released last month. Last week, the South Korean electronics giant reported a 20 percent jump in revenue and a 58 percent rise in …
Provided is a weekly snapshot of the recent technology, e-waste, GDPR, and data security news that HOBI’s blog reported on during the week 4/23-4/27. Study Points Out the Benefits of E-scrap Economies A recent report compares the cost of e-scrap processing against virgin mining, and their findings seem to indicate recycling is the more efficient …
As we’ve all have probably heard, Facebook and Cambridge Analytica are under fire for allowing user data to be collected and used in ways it shouldn’t have been, namely to track and target user’s political opinions without their knowledge. For its part, Facebook has called the incident “a breach of trust” and says it has …
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BATAVIA, Ill., April 25, 2018 – EY today announced that Cathy Hill, CEO, and Craig Boswell, President, of HOBI International, Inc. are finalists for the Entrepreneur Of The Year® (EOY) 2018 Award in the Midwest. The awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who are excelling in areas such as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their …
With just more than a month left, companies are still rushing to become compliant with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which goes into effect May 25. However, many organizations that will be affected by the GDPR seem to only be focused on the storage of personal data when there is so much more …
These days, it’s uncommon to find mobile devices that aren’t equipped with biometric features. With Apple’s Touch ID fingerprint scanners and Samsung’s Samsung Pass, which uses fingerprint and iris scanning, on the market, more and more tech companies are looking to ditch passwords altogether. And now, it seems that this trend has spread to workplace …
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A recent E-Scrap article reports professors Jinhui Li and Xianlai Zeng of Tsinghua University of Beijing and professor John Mathews of Macquarie University in Sydney, research how the cost of e-scrap processing stack up against virgin resource mining. Their findings indicate that recycling is more efficient for certain key metals. It’s no surprise that recycling …
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Sunday, April 22, marks the 48th anniversary of Earth Day, a global event that demonstrates support for environmental protection. Earth Day 2018 will be dedicated to the most significant environmental problem facing our planet today – plastic pollution. Across 192 countries, more than a billion people will come together to participate in neighborhood clean-up efforts …
Here is a weekly snapshot of the recent technology, e-waste, and IoT news that HOBI’s blog reported on during the week 4/16-4/20. Processors Give Tips on How to Control Lithium-Ion Battery ‘Thermal Events’ In a recent webinar hosted by the U.S., EPA, e-scrap facility operators joined representatives from industry groups and a regulatory agency to …
It is clearly evident that the use of wind and solar energy to generate power is spreading quickly, but certain aspects of the technology lag behind other components. One of the biggest challenges for scientists developing clean energy is the storage capacity for industrial-size batteries. Now, it seems that MIT researchers may have finally cracked …
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