Right to repair stories
Businesses weighing AI-ready upgrades now have new Surface laptops and tablets, with Microsoft touting local processing, security and manageability.
Repairability takes centre stage as buyers weigh a pricier portable charger designed to outlast sealed power banks and cut e-waste.
A$100 price rise may sting, but the M5 model still offers all-day battery life, strong performance and more storage for buyers.
Mobile professionals get a sub-1kg Windows Copilot+ laptop with strong port options, but battery life and display quality are only average.
The modular headset pairs with PC, PS5, Xbox and Switch 2, while delivering 45 hours of battery life and replaceable parts.
Businesses get thinner, more secure PCs as Dell adds AI-ready workstations, standardised IT controls and a revived Precision badge.
NCC warns that insecure connected farm machinery could let cyber attacks disrupt harvests, cut yields and threaten food supply chains.
Dell launches tougher Windows and Chromebook laptops for classrooms, pitching durable AI‑ready devices with long battery life and easier repairs.
Tesa marks 45 years in Singapore with a new A*STAR lab, boosting Asia-Pacific innovation and sustainable adhesive manufacturing.
Punkt launches MC03 minimalist smartphone with Proton, promising dual secure environments and subscription-based privacy for users.
Dell debuts slimmer XPS 14 and 16 with faster AI performance and longer battery life, and promises an ultra-thin XPS 13 later this year.
Customers in New Zealand can now buy lower-cost refurbished iPhones as the operator tests demand for circular phone sales.
KOcycle wins King's Award as channel partners face rising scrutiny over IT waste, with its zero-landfill model and KODI scheme in focus.
Virgin Media O2 paid GBP £6.6m to customers for 85,500 unwanted devices in 2025, highlighting e-waste risks and data security fears.
Australians are being urged to recycle 22.87 million idle mobiles, as industry warns hoarded handsets are choking circular economy goals.
A record phone reuse drive in Sydney has readied 1,282 donated mobiles to help domestic violence survivors while cutting e-waste.
Uswitch tells UK phone users to pause spring upgrades as 59% say new models feel barely different and SIM-only or refurbs can save hundreds.
UK refurbished PC sales nearly double as price-conscious buyers spur fastest growth in Europe and push second-life tech into the mainstream.
Australia's tech boom hides a growing e‑waste crisis, as repair barriers, patchy recycling and high green costs stall real sustainability.
Virgin Media O2 will donate 12,000 refurbished smartphones in 2026 to help tackle digital exclusion and cut electronic waste across the UK.
