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[Smart Phone Videos] U.S. law to try to stem flow of Congo 'conflict minerals' | Smart ...: Smartphone sales are poised for major growth over the next three months, with Apple and HTC on the upswing in consumer preferences and Motorola and RIM on the downswing, says a new survey by ChangeWave.

[free bonus news] New U.S. Law Requires Gadget Manufacturers Label Parts From Congo ...: Foxconn is ofttimes held up as the bill female for rotten gadgets, but there’s farther worsened in war-torn Congo, from whence some of the minerals that finally attain up the innards of our smartphones come.

[Latest Posts | the Atlantic Wire] Techies Chastened to Find Gadgets Fund Congo War | The Atlantic Wire: Techies Chastened to Find Gadgets Fund Congo War LIONEL HEALING/AFP/Getty Images On Sunday, New York Times columnist Nick Kristof shined a light on the vicious mineral trade in Congo and its strong ties to global manufacturers of laptops, .Everything You Need, or Don't Need, to Know About New .

[The Blogs at HowStuffWorks] Makes you think - How “conflict minerals” work - The Blogs at ...: An ugly paradox of the 21st century is that some of our elegant symbols of modernity ”” smartphones, laptops and digital cameras ”” are built from minerals that seem to be fueling mass slaughter and rape in Congo. With throngs waiting in lines in the last few days to buy the latest iPhone, I’m thinking: What if we could harness that desperation for new technologies to the desperate need to curb the killing in central Africa?

[Marco Puccia: Business and Development] Is That Gadget Fueling Conflict in Congo?: This one is of John Prendergast ”” a fellow American University alumn and co-founder of Enough Project (one of the major advocacy voices behind conflict minerals in Congo): And this video is the winning entry for the “Come Clean 4 Congo” .

[The Smartphone Hub] How Gadgets Are Perpetuating Atrocities In Congo [Manufacturing]: But tracing gadget guts to their mineral sources reveals that Foxconn overtime is far from the ugliest link of the supply chain. More » Foxconn - Supply chain - Congo - Apple - Business.

[ONTD_Political] ontd_political: Hello, I'm a Mac, and I'm helping fuel the war in ...: The Obama administration also should put more pressure on Rwanda to play a constructive role next door in Congo (it has, inexcusably, backed one militia and bolstered others by dealing extensively in the conflict minerals trade). Impeding trade in conflict minerals is also a piece of the Congo puzzle, and because of public pressure, a group of companies led by Intel and Motorola is now developing a process to audit origins of tantalum in supply chains.

[The Sama Gazette] Conflict minerals: the bloody Pandora's Box”¦ | The Sama Gazette: It was following the news: Congress tackles conflict minerals via financial reform bill. I doubt they will stop using their smartphones or laptop, just like I won't stop either even though I don't buy as many gadgets as I used too.

[Digital Digg Blog] New U.S. Law Requires Gadget Manufacturers Label Parts From Congo ...: Foxconn is often held up as the poster child for tainted gadgets, but there’s far worse in war-torn Congo, from whence many of the minerals that ultimately make up the innards of our smartphones come. More »

[tech news blog] New U.S. Law Requires Gadget Manufacturers Label Parts From Congo ...: Feedjit Live Blog Stats .Foxconn is often held up as the poster child for tainted gadgets, but there's far worse in war-torn Congo, from whence many of the minerals that ultimately make up the innards of our smartphones come.

[Gadget Reviews] New U.S. Law Requires Gadget Manufacturers Label Parts From Congo ...: Foxconn is often held up as the poster child for tainted gadgets, but there's far worse in war-torn Congo, from whence many of the minerals that ultimately make up the innards of our smartphones come. Gadget Blog are proud sponsors of the British Bike Association whose aim is to promote all types of Bikes in the UK, including Mountain Bikes, Road Bikes, BMX Bikes, Motorbikes and Kids Bikes.

[Max Dana - Blog] Conflict minerals: the bloody Pandora's Box”¦: I doubt they will stop using their smartphones or laptop, just like I won't stop either even though I don't buy as many gadgets as I used too. Many suggest a label for diamonds and minerals from a conflict-free origin, .

[West Marin Alert] CURRENT ECO ALERT! « West Marin Alert: There are no FCC safety standards for chronic longterm exposure to RF, and global scientists, environmental agencies, advocacy groups and doctors are calling for the use of the precautionary principle for untested radiofrequency technology that’s already causing illness in many people. Health effects from electromagnetic pollution include sleep disorders, irritability, short term memory loss, headaches, anxiety, nausea, DNA breaks, abnormal cell growth, etc.

[Ultimate Bet Blog] Ante Up for Africa!: So far that event has been a triumph, but last week came disturbing news from Congo (which borders Sudan, where Darfur is located). New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof wrote a piece about how many of our modern gadgets-smartphones .

[Gadgets] News about gadgets issue #18: More t han just fair tradeDaily BruinIn a world where conflict minerals from the Congo find their way into electronic gadgets and Nike continues to pay low wages, .

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