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The internet is a-buzz over the latest Apple rumor leak that apparently came a day too early.

In a now-removed article on Skynews, Yoko Ono apparently announced that the whole of the Beatles back catalog will be made available to buy on iTunes.

The breaking news came late this afternoon one day before Apple’s annual Rock and [...]

Did you know that Amazon.com has a green store?

I didn’t! And when I was recently browsing the internet for energy efficient televisions and gadgets, I stumbled across their green page. It’s fantastic!

All the green products they can offer are in one place, making shopping easy and quick. It can be a great place to buy [...]

Sprint has recently pushed out their latest new cell phone called the Samsung Reclaim. They’ve hailed it as “Eco fun for the environmentally conscious.”

The phone boasts 80 percent recyclable materials and a casing that was made with 40 percent bio-plastic materials extracted from corn. However, when I clicked the “get it now” link the [...]

Let’s say you recently upgraded your laptop or tech device to a newer model. You’ve selected a great new gadget that’s faster, uses less energy and is made with recyclable materials. You’ve even traded in your old model to berecycled or reused

We’ve all been there: an expensive item that’s only a few months old suddenly ceases to function. The retailer can’t help, and the manufacturer is deaf to your issues. You’re stuck with a broken gadget and nowhere to turn.

Unfortunately for Xbox 360 owners, failure seems to be more of the norm than the exception. According [...]

Ever found yourself stranded with a dead cell phone or camera and not a AA battery or charger in sight?

I know I certainly have, which is why I’m excited to hear about Green Cell. Green cell is a universal rechargeable battery that is safe, environmentally friendly and made without toxic chemicals. It’s an idea designed [...]

While Apple is pushing for recyclable batteries in its laptops, Gert-Jan van Breugel has taken a very different approach to environmentally friendly gadgets.

His new product, The Bamboo Phone, is a biodegradable phone that once discarded, will turn from cell phone to bamboo plant in just a few months. Every Bamboo Phone comes fully equipped with [...]

n Tuesday night, we got a chance to hang out with our friends from Special Olympics of Connecticut (SOCT). YouRenew.com, in partnership with SOCT, collects cell phones that individuals can donate to raise money for our Special Olympic Heroes. We have a fundraising partnership with SOCT and donate part of the proceeds from [...]

Just one year after Disney’s adorable movie Wall-E was released, Italian researchers have created their very own intelligent trash collector called DustCart.

DustCart will travel from door to door collecting garbage and recyclables from citizens. It will also pick up trash, wash and disinfect the streets and provide information on air quality.

The adorable bot is part [...]

or the past two weeks I have been biking to work in New Haven. I was skeptical about the hassle at first; the helmet, the traffic, locking the bike, storing…ack!

At the beginning, I felt awkward and clumsy; I was nervous about the cars, I wobbled slowly when starting, I couldn’t figure out how to get [...]