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Are smartphones the new washing machines?

You often hear talk that we live in a throwaway society, with people casually discarding devices when shiny new replacements go on sale. But there’s evidence that this attitude is changing, as customers become keener to make their gadgets last longer.

A recent survey from industry analysts CCS Insight found that just over a third of UK customers say they’ll hang on to

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