BEAVERTON, Ore. — Cell phone thieves are using ecoATMs — kiosks found in grocery stores and malls — to get quick cash for stolen electronics. A KGW investigation found roughly 150 theft and burglary ...

Until now there have been limited options for recycling old cell phones–send it back to the manufacturer, send it to one of a number of Web sites that offer cash for your used electronics, or go to ...

Things to do when you suspect your phone has been lost or stolen 1) You may want to call your carrier and suspend your service temporarily. Also, ask the carrier for your phone's serial number (IMEI ...

ROUGEMONT, NC (WTVD) -- ecoATMs are advertised as quick and easy way for you to get cash for your old phones or tablets, but some say the machines are causing more harm than good. Carol Riggs found ...

SAN ANTONIO – It's been more than a week since someone stole Ryan Reed's iPhone and sold it at an EcoATM recycling kiosk. He estimates the lost phone has cost his business thousands in lost work.

As the old adage says, “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” And in an age when technology is changing at an unprecedented rate, that old saying is truer than ever. Looking to give consumers an ...

For everyone who will be upgrading to a new phone this holiday season, there's a new and environmentally friendly way to get some quick cash out of your old model. The San Diego based company ecoATM ...

Old-fashioned ATM meets modern-day phone recycling program. That's the idea behind EcoATM, a startup aimed to help reduce electronic waste and beef up your wallet at the same time. Of course, it's not ...

A few years back, we introduced you to EcoATM, a San Diego-based start-up that had just hit the scene with an innovative kiosk that lets consumers trade in old phones for cash on the spot. A "CBS This ...

I’m down in sunny San Diego for the CTIA wireless conference — which, thanks to some last minute announcement cancellations, is about as exciting as listening to Ben Stein narrate grass growing. On ...