However, there’s some evidence to suggest that people are moving toward the longer end of that time frame, especially as many ...

Use #1: Not your grandma’s alarm clock. Make your old cell phones permanent bedside companions with an app that can help you fall asleep or ease you into your day.

Old models of cell phones reach increasingly high and surprising prices, so it is worth taking a look at some forgotten drawer in our home where we may have a real treasure in 2025.

It was a small but mighty device weighing only 96g. You could drop one out of a window, run it over with a car, and pick it up to make a phone call as if nothing had happened. It was also compact ...

For every 1 million cell phones that are recycled, the EPA says 35,000 pounds of copper, 772 pounds of silver, 75 pounds of gold and 33 pounds of palladium can be recovered.

Old smartphones as data centers are transforming waste into powerful tech hubs that could save the planet and change the ...

The Detroit Zoo is collecting old cell phones and other electronics to help protect wild ... It aims to unite organizations in a competition to collect cell phones and small electronic devices.

You can also use an old phone as an emergency home phone. Plug it in somewhere and it’s always ready to make a call to 9-1-1. A great idea if you have young children in the house who don’t ...

— Getting an upgrade. Dear Upgraded, As long as you are not one of those frugal Minnesotans who is finally parting with an old 3G phone, Family Service Rochester would be happy to take your old ...

Old people, in general, have far more trouble using the simplest of gadgets, cell phones included. The saving grace may come in the form of a Jitterbug cell phone.

During the competition, the zoo collects old cell phones and other small electronic devices that will be refurbished and resold to collect funding for SAFE’s conservation initiatives in Africa.