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Nokia like most of today’s modern companies cares about the environment, but says green phones are still a few years away. According to the company’s director of Environmental affairs unit Markus Terho, being an eco-friendly will become “a competitive factor.” As an example he said that by introducing smaller packages in early 2006, Nokia saved 100 million euros ($158.5 million) on transport and material costs by end of 2007.
However due such problems as lack of availability of recycled materials in very large scale, it would take some time before such phones could reach the market. Still, Nokia is doing the best they can, with recycled materials already accounting for 40-60 percent of the metal parts in their current phones. In addition, they support mobile phone recycling programs and from time to time surprise us either with a concept (Remade) or a real eco-friendly device like their 3110 model.
[Via: Reuters]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
