You may want to think twice about that mobile phone upgrade

ENN
Jun 8, 2015, 10:00 am14 pts
A new research study has called for an overhaul of the way mobile devices are manufactured and contracted, in order to stop the harmful effects on the environment caused by current business models. Researchers from the University of Surrey analysed studies on the lifespan of mobile devices, from manufacture,…

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