Zaltova Tech Journal

Device guides, sustainability news, tech culture, advocacy and more.

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Tips, tricks, and insights to find the best device for you (and your wallet).

Tech Education Articles

Why video gaming has never felt more elitist

Consoles & gaming

Which console do you need to play GTA 6?

Tech Education Articles

I went on a field trip without my phone

iPhone Articles and Guides

iPhone 18 Pro Max review

Tech Education Articles

In search of the oldest working laptop

iPhone Articles and Guides

iPhone 18 Pro review

Tech Education Articles

Device That Made Me: Bruiser Wolf on the Tango Pager

iPhone Articles and Guides

iPhone 18 rumors and leaks

Tech Education Articles

Why Zaltova's founder swears on his mother's life

iPhone Articles and Guides

Compare all the iPhone 17 Models

Tech Education Articles

Device That Made Me: Stephen Shames on Leica M4

iPhone Articles and Guides

iPhone 15 review | Zaltova

Tech Education Articles

The underappreciated creativity of laptop stickers

MacBook Articles and Guides

MacBook Neo review | Zaltova

Samsung Galaxy S26 vs. S25 | Zaltova

Our Google Pixel articles

Galaxy Z Fold 7 vs Pixel 10 Pro Fold Compared | Zaltova

Tech Education Articles

Device That Made Me: Curren$y on Sega Genesis

Technology Articles

Inside one of the world’s biggest e-waste dumps

A picture of the Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold open on the lock screen.

Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold review — Why it sold out so fast

Technology Articles

Why now is the right time to upgrade to a PS5

iPhone Articles and Guides

iPhone Ultra Rumors: Release Date, Price & Specs (2026)

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra Review | Zaltova

Technology Articles

Why the Apple Watch is the perfect study buddy

Samsung Galaxy S26+ review | Zaltova

Google Pixel 10a

Our Google Pixel articles

Google Pixel 10a review

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra review | Zaltova

Galaxy S26 review: Worth the price hike? | Zaltova

Tech Education Articles

Zaltova is now selling gift cards

iPhone Articles and Guides

Compare all the iPhone 17 Models

Tech Experts Meta

What to expect from Apple's September Keynote

MacBook Articles and Guides

Best MacBook for students

Who sells on Zaltova?

Technology Articles

The ultimate college buying guide: Everything you need for Back to School

Tech Education Articles

Are you being ripped off? The truth about US phone plans

iPhone Articles and Guides

Which iPhone should I get in 2026?

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra vs. S24 Ultra comparison | Zaltova

What does refurbished mean? Used vs. refurbished explained

MacBook Articles and Guides

MacBook Air M1: Still a popular choice in 2025

Cheap iPhones

iPhone Articles and Guides

Best cheap iPhones | Zaltova

General Smartphone Article Knowledge Hub

Why is my phone screen black | Zaltova

Macbooks and iMac

MacBook Articles and Guides

Are refurbished MacBooks good? Reliability, warranty & buyer Insights

5 Best Cheap Laptop by Category | Zaltova

MacBook Articles and Guides

MacBook Pro M2 (2022) review | Zaltova

Technology Articles

The best refurbished retro gadgets available right now

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iPad Buying Guides

What is the best iPad to buy in 2026? | Zaltova

Smartphone Guides and Articles

A Guide to the Best Phones for Kids

MacBook Articles and Guides

MacBook Air vs. Pro vs. Neo | Zaltova

Locked vs unlocked phones

What’s the difference between a locked and unlocked phone?

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End fast tech

Empowering people and the planet through the circular tech economy.

Tech Education Articles

How Apple’s new CEO can fix repairability

Tech Education Articles

How fashion paved the way for refurbished tech

Tech Education Articles

Zaltova brings Right to Repair to UK Parliament

Technology Articles

The women leading the repair revolution

Tech Education Articles

How ‘Enshittification’ came to define modern tech

Tech Education Articles

Inside Zaltova’s gallery combatting climate change

Technology Articles

Find out where obsolete Windows 10 devices end up

Four things we learned from Fixfest 2025

Tech Education Articles

Compatible Parts 101

Tech Education Articles

Why it’s important to recycle your tech

Tech Education Articles

Why breaking up with fast tech is crucial for the planet’s future

Tech Education Articles

Inside Agbogbloshie electronic waste dump in Ghana

Tech Education Articles

How The Shift Project is raising awareness on the e-waste crisis

Tech Education Articles

Zaltova and iFixit announce new partnership

Technology Articles

Get political: Support your right to repair

Tech Education Articles

Why you can’t always update your phone

Tech Education Articles

Why we need a right to repair movement

Gab Bois drops a Y2K-inspired capsule collection that gives back to Right to Repair

She comes first: Help Mother Earth by recycling your old sex toys

Your drawer of old tech is a problem: Learnings from our first Right to Repair event

Tech community

The latest updates from the brands and individuals shaping tech.

Tech Education Articles

The teacher fighting for smartphone-free schools

Tech Education Articles

The Collectors: Meet the People Recording Los Angeles

Tech Education Articles

How parents can survive Back to School

Tech Education Articles

Why video gaming has never felt more elitist

Tech Education Articles

The seven best podcasts for surviving student life

Tech Education Articles

Can we revive an old Garfield phone?

Tech Education Articles

How Garfield phones took over the French coastline

Tech Education Articles

How the Nintendo DS and 3DS inspire artists

Tech Education Articles

Why MiniDisc Players remain so cool in the 2020s

Tech Education Articles

The Collectors: Keeping the Game Boy Camera alive

Technology Articles

A futuristic laundromat in Harajuku? Inside Zaltova’s Tokyo debut

Tech Education Articles

Meet the up-cyclers who are reviving vintage radios

Tech Education Articles

Can arcades make a comeback in the UK and US?

Technology Articles

How I fell in love through BlackBerry Messenger

Tech Education Articles

The Collectors: Inside London's Tamagotchi Club

Technology Articles

“It inspired grime” - how a PS1 game transformed music

Technology Articles

Why 2025 has seen a retro gaming boom

Technology Articles

Introducing Serpent, Zaltova’s new free game

Technology Articles

“Just the beginning” - inside Zaltova’s NYC store

Technology Articles

The revival of VHS

Technology Articles

How a Slow Tech Uprising is changing the world

Technology Articles

How Alysia Reiner handles the Back to School season

Bytes for Bites

The wired headphones revival – why celebs are plugging back in

Consoles & gaming

Zaltova’s verdict on the Switch 2: “Great… but not radical”

Technology Articles

An open letter to Sam Altman and Jony Ive

Technology Articles

36 reasons to love the original Game Boy

Tech Education Articles

Why the iPod remains popular in the age of smartphones

Technology Articles

The history of cell phones: Dialing back the clock

Why throwback digicams are taking over your feed

Technology Articles

The rise of dumbphones

General Smartphone Article Knowledge Hub

I swapped my smartphone for a dumbphone for a week and was surprised by the result

Is Black Friday still popular or just a bust?

Inside Zaltova x Gab Bois’ packed NY launch event

Tech Education Articles

How to start the new year with more money

How cassettes went from forgotten to hip

Consoles & gaming

How the Switch brought Nintendo back from the brink