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Second-hand PC shipments tipped to boom

Demand for second-hand PCs is soaring in parts of the developing world, analyst group... Read more

28 September, 2005 by Graeme Wearden

Nigeria gets tough on waste tech

...One representative interviewed by the BBC claimed that 75 percent of the second-hand PCs entering the country are junk. The problem has been exacerbated... Read more

19 December, 2006

Apple is not green enough, says campaigner

The Mac maker may be streets ahead when it comes to design, but its green credentials are backward, argues Greenpeace Read more

6 December, 2006 by Andrew Donoghue

Porn and secrets thrown out with the rubbish

...At the time, Computer Aid International assured companies who want to donate second hand PCs that their methods of cleaning data off hard drives meet... Read more

15 September, 2005 by Will Sturgeon

Microsoft launches 'charity friendly' software licence

...Windows 98 and Windows 2000 that allows charities and schools to use second-hand PCs without breaking the company's end user licence rules. As... Read more

8 April, 2004 by Munir Kotadia

Microsoft cracks down on used Windows sales

In the run-up to the release of Windows XP, Microsoft is keeping a close eye on online sales of old versions of Windows in case they violate its copyright or trademark rights Read more

9 October, 2001 by Michael Kanellos

Rupert Goodwins' Diary 02.04.2001

...t buy a new one at all. There are now so many second-hand PCs floating around as a result of corporate upgrades that it... Read more

2 April, 2001 by Rupert Goodwins

Rupert Goodwins' Diary 02.04.2001

...t buy a new one at all. There are now so many second-hand PCs floating around as a result of corporate upgrades that it... Read more

2 April, 2001

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