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Can you solve our Christmas crossword?

Sin categorizar 12 diciembre 2024

Christmas games are always fun. In the spirit of the holiday season, we put together a fun game for our wonderful Fairphone community as well. If you can solve our Christmas crossword and unlock the secret code hidden inside, you stand to win a free Fairphone-branded 7-speed bike that’s ...

We went to Tanzania to discuss Responsible Gold Credits
Sin categorizar 05 diciembre 2024
November 12th, 2024 I’m on my way to Africa right now. I’m going to see what responsible sourcing looks like in reality, and understand what it actually means for the community there. After taking over as Fairphone’s CEO in August, this is my first time visiting our on-the-ground partners in the sub-Saharan ...
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The Fairphone 2 is reborn… as a circular microcomputer
Sin categorizar 28 noviembre 2024
November 27, 2024. It’s a date we will always remember. It’s the day our beloved Fairphone 2 came back to life… in the form of the world’s first circular microcomputer. We couldn’t be prouder of this wonderful project our partners at Citronics have been working on. And the timing ...
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What are Fairmined credits?
Fair Materials 22 noviembre 2024
We’ve said it before. We’ll say it again. Artisanal and small-scale mines (ASM) play a crucial role in the mining industry, providing livelihoods for millions of people worldwide. But the reality is, working in these mines is often incredibly dangerous, and the communities involved are some of the most ...
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You know what scares us about big tech? Planned obsolescence.
Sin categorizar 31 octubre 2024
In the spirit of Halloween, let’s talk about something truly chilling in the electronics industry: planned obsolescence. Beyond the tricky spelling, the real horror lies in how common it’s become. When companies design products to expire on purpose, there’s a serious problem. Is there any evidence of companies actually doing ...
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Here’s how you take contest-winning photographs
Sin categorizar 08 octubre 2024
We ran a summer-themed photography contest in August, where contestants had to share what summer meant to them through an image. The only condition was the photo had to be clicked on a Fairphone. With hundreds of entries coming in and oodles of camera skills on display from our ...
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Have you seen the new Fairphone Timeline feature?
Community 26 septiembre 2024
We can’t wait for you to check out the latest update to the Fairphone app: the Timeline feature. It’s now available to all Fairphone 3, 4 and 5 owners, and allows our community to take a look back at their Fairphone journey so far… and peek into the future ...
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How much RAM does your smartphone need?
Good Business 04 septiembre 2024
Did you know the classic Nokia 3310 had just 1 kilobyte of onboard memory? If we told you back then that a mobile phone could boast over 24 million times that amount today, you would have laughed us out of the building. Over the years, we have seen RAM ...
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What’s the best age for your kid’s first smartphone?
Community 22 agosto 2024
“But all my friends have their own phone!” If you have a tween in the house, this might be something you’re hearing a lot, especially now with your kids going back to school soon. If there ever was a modern parenting dilemma, this is it. After all, mobile phones becoming ...
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E-waste Recycling: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Fair Materials 13 agosto 2024
E-waste is the fastest growing waste stream globally. In 2022, a record amount of 62 megatons of e-waste was generated, with little to no information on how 78% of this is collected and recycled. The amount of e-waste generated annually is growing five times faster than the amount that ...
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