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Conflict-free Mineral Legislation in the US and EU
Fair Materials 16 April 2014
If you’ve been following our story on Precious Materials, specifically mining in DR Congo, then you know for Fairphone, the use of conflict-free minerals in the production of consumer electronics is an important issue and part of our mission toward fairer electronics. Quite a lot of discussion about conflict minerals ...
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35,000 Phones in Second Batch
News 10 April 2014
We’re making 35,000 more Fairphones! A couple weeks ago, we asked you all, our faithful blog readers, and those on our 2nd batch buyers’ list how serious you were about buying a Fairphone. And the response was overwhelming! Based on your feedback, we’re excited to confirm that we’re producing 35,000 ...
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Guest Blog: iFixit and Fairphone Repair Guides
Reuse and Recycling 03 April 2014
Editor’s Note: This week we hear from Kyle Wiens, the co-founder and CEO of iFixit, an online repair community internationally renowned for open source repair manuals and product teardowns. Fairphone is happy to announce our partnership with iFixit as Fairphone spare parts and repair guides are now live on ...
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Who’s Buying a 2nd Batch Fairphone?
All 25 March 2014
Editor’s Note: As of 31 March, we have closed the survey below. We had a huge number of respondents and comments! Thanks for taking the time to tell us about your Fairphone 2nd batch intentions. For anyone who did not “vote” in time, it’s OK! This was a final indication ...
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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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