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Buying the latest iPhone isn’t worth Congolese lives
December 2, 2024By: Zobia Khalid, Peak Associate Content warning: graphic descriptions of slavery, child labour, and amputation. As millions of people rush to buy the newest iPhone every year, we fail to address that at the very core of its existence is exploitation of the Congolese people. With the advent of cellular phones came a new feature: rechargeable batteries. This was great for our carbon footprint, as it reduced a lot of waste. However, what these batteries contain is a mineral called cobalt, which is only found in a handful of countries. 70% of cobalt is extracted from mines in the Democratic…
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Holiday commercials are more sinister than sweet
December 11, 2020by Madeleine Chan, Opinions Editor Every year after Halloween ends, they come flooding in: holiday commercials. Not just the ones that feature holiday music, deals, and colours — i’m talking about the commercials that act like a whole ass short…
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Status isn’t a good enough reason to pick Apple
September 19, 2016If you haven’t heard, people are getting growly about Apple’s decision to omit the headphone jack from the iPhone 7. Instead, they’ll supply customers with EarPods that connect through the Lightning port, along with an adapter to convert that port…
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All hail the iPhone SE
April 1, 2016[dropcap]I[/dropcap]’ve heard some comments from people who are dissatisfied with the new iPhone SE release. “Nothing new,” and “can’t tell it apart from the iPhone 5S,” are just a couple of the things I’ve heard since Apple’s keynote event unveiling…
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I support Apple’s decision to maintain user privacy
February 29, 2016[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he FBI and Apple Inc. have been locked in a heated legal dispute for the past several days over the iPhone 5c of San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook. The FBI wants to gather intel from Farook’s phone that could aid…
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Emojis that iPhone users are sick of not having
May 19, 2015[caption id="attachment_2583" align="alignnone" width="940"] Photo courtesy of Mic[/caption] It’s been a little over a month since Apple unleashed their latest wave of emojis — just enough time for people to forget about the good and return to complaining about the…
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Apple’s new watch gets a little too personal
September 29, 2014It’s easy to be disappointed by the announcement of Apple’s latest ‘game-changer.’ The Apple Watch, slated to be released in early 2015, has been described by Tim Cook as “the next chapter in Apple’s story,” but consumers are hesitant. Apple’s…
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