Recent content by blipbertmon

Hardware doesn't fault by 'slowing down'. Some resource is being exhausted by some process(es). Systems 'fall off a cliff' and become effectively unusable when too many things start up or otherwise collectively exhaust memory or CPU ability. Often, only two 'heavyweight' apps can render a 4GB...

Just ask. -for any of the millions and millions of smartphones discarded every year. 43 Million tons of e-waste was dumped in 2016 per UN University. Split a few hairs. Some of this waste you don't want? Maybe a few plasma panels mixed in in with the smartphones with perfectly good...

Or you could do what I did - rip the thing open, which could take from 30 seconds to an hour or so, depending on your competence, and measure the voltage directly on the 'dead' battery electrochemistry, which takes all of another 30 seconds. For details, see my reply to Ms. Hackborn's Android...

Why don't y'all test numbers of discharge+charge cycles until a device declares it's battery dead? And measure the 'dead' battery voltage directly at the electrochemistry terminals??? Un-removeable un-replaceable batteries are the greatest cost factor for consumers forced to replace entire devices.