#trade-in-programs

#trade-in-programs

The CyberFold is a foldable clamshell cyberdeck that bears a striking resemblance to an oversized Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP. Inside is a surprisingly capable Linux computer, complete with a touchscreen, a full QWERTY keyboard, stereo speakers, and a proper port selection.

At a time of rapidly rising costs across utilities, groceries, clothing and just about every other type of consumer goods, Irish shoppers are feeling the pinch in their pockets.

Thrift stores often refuse to accept donated small kitchen appliances due to liability issues. These appliances can contain electrical components and moving parts that may degrade over time.

Apple privately threatened to remove Elon Musk's artificial intelligence app, Grok, from its App Store in January after Musk's xAI failed to do enough to stop it from creating nude or sexualized deepfakes.

The fix, he told me, was temporary - he didn't have the right part and couldn't get it. This experience revealed a broader shift in how modern products are designed, sold, and owned - one that increasingly treats repair as optional and replacement as inevitable.

A total of 289.7 million devices were shipped in the first three months of 2026, representing a 4.1% decline compared to the same period last year.

At least two of the company's upcoming machines could debut a little later than the company initially planned, referencing the refreshes to Apple's desktop and its laptop that's expected to get a touchscreen.

According to the survey, 96.4% of iPhone users plan to stick with Apple for their next upgrade, a rise from 91.9% in 2021 and 90.5% in 2019.

By January 2026, over a quarter of Americans will live in states with right-to-repair laws, and that number should rise to more than 35% by fall 2026 when Connecticut and Texas join in. The European Union also passed a Right to Repair Directive in 2024, which will apply to all EU countries by July 2026. These rules make manufacturers give consumers and independent repair shops the tools, parts, manuals, and software needed to fix their own products.

Affordability is the primary driver in the secondhand segment, the analyst says, with around 40 percent of sales driven by budget-conscious users shopping in the €200 to €300 price band for laptops. The €300 to €400 tier is also expanding - representing 23 percent of the refurbished market, up from 15 percent a year earlier - indicating some buyers are prepared to spend a bit more for improved specifications.

Freecash paid users to play mobile games while collecting sensitive information including race, religion, sexual orientation and health data, according to cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes.

If you have a lot of outdated or obsolete electronics hanging around your house, Costco has an amazing way to turn them into grocery money. It has partnered with Phobio, a company that specializes in trade-in services for electronics. Customers can use a simple process to send in old electronics that still work, and Phobio will inspect and test them and then wipe the data.

The age of smartphones that were traded in reached a record high during the 2025 upgrade cycle, according to a new report from Circana and B-Stock. Most of the devices traded in were at least three generations old, yet even older phones are in high demand on a global basis. As of October 2025, nearly 11% of U.S. consumers own a pre-owned smartphone, with almost one-third (30%) of those being certified pre-owned (CPO) models.