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Mobile World Congress 2014: Product Trend Report
Long-Lasting Design 07 March 2014
As a Masters student at the University of Delft, I’ve recently started my research internship at Fairphone to further my passion for interaction and strategic design. I’m performing research on the mobile phone’s user experience in regards to hardware and software, and I was fortunate enough to join the ...
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Defining Sustainable (Choices): Can We Rely on Certification?
All 21 February 2014
Almost one year ago, one week before opening the pre-sales, Bas shared our road map to a “fairer phone.” As you all know by now, the pillars in this road map focus on creating a more sustainable value chain in five action areas: precious minerals, made with care, smart ...
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First Visit: Ghana E-waste Collection Program
Reuse and Recycling 13 February 2014
[Editor’s Note: In this blog post, team members Bibi and Raluca deliver their report on their recent trip to Ghana, where they were accompanied by Joost de Kluijver of Closing the Loop. They discuss the scope of their trip, introduce partners, talk about the meetings they conducted, and give ...
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Fairphone, the next steps – from 2013 to 2014
All 03 February 2014
[Editor’s Note: We’ve got news to share. After finishing the delivery of our first batch of Fairphones from December and January, we’re looking ahead to 2014. I sat down with Bas to go over some of the common questions we get from our community, and want to share our ...
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Fairphone Video Tutorials
Long-Lasting Design 09 January 2014
We realize that many of you are still waiting for your phones. So, we’re posting a daily update on figures to our blog and apologize for the long wait – we know it must be hard after all these months. There are however, as of this date about 7,000 people ...
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Production and Distribution Update
News 30 December 2013
Here are the numbers we can share on phone distribution. We’ll be posting updates every working day. We’ll only give updates on how many phones have been shipped. 31 January: Update 24 All first batch phones shipped! Thank you all for the immense patience and support! Bas and Laura at the warehouse ...
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"We Are Fairphone" – Kicks Off!
All 24 December 2013
By the time you read this, over one thousand (1,000) of the first Fairphones will be on their way across Europe. What?! How? Well, there was a small chance that a few phones would be delivered just before the Christmas holiday, and we did it! We’re happy to announce a – ...
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Production Photo Blog
All 20 December 2013
Editor’s Note: In this blog post, Mulan has put together a collection of photos with Miquel and Bibi, to document the final stages of production. Here we’ll outline 1) the pre-assembly period, 2) putting all the components and materials together on to the final phone. The last step of ...
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Made with Care: Social Assessment Report
All 10 December 2013
In our earlier blogs on choosing and selecting a production partner, I discussed how Fairphone wants to take a different approach in our relationships with production partners. Fairphone feels strongly that the relationship we build with our suppliers will be the foundation on which we make interventions. Thanks to ...
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