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Sprint has announced the LG Remarq at CTIA Wireless, their second eco-friendly phone after the Reclaim. The LG Remarq is a modest little slider with a 1.3 megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, and a 16 GB-capable microSD memory card slot, but the whole phone is 87% recyclable, and is itself made of 19% post-consumer plastic. The packaging is also cut down, PVCs and BFRs are kept to a minimum in manufacturing, and it even comes with an app that tracks how much CO2 you’re saving by walking or cycling instead of driving. There’s some moderate social networking apps in there too for Twitter and Facebook.
Sure, it might not be as flashy as Sprint’s recently-announced HTC EVO 4G, but there’s something to be said for being green (and the pricetag doesn’t hurt either). The LG Remarq will be available on May 9th. for free after rebates and on contract, but you can sign up for an e-reminder here.
[via Sprint]
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Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
