Tech stores see new trends with pandemic
Many people are interested in finding new ways to make technology last longer
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Updated: 10:00 AM EST Dec 30, 2020
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Many people are interested in finding new ways to make technology last longer
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Updated: 10:00 AM EST Dec 30, 2020
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DISTANCED WORLD. >> 2020 HAS BEEN REALLY BUSY. >> THIS YEAR HAS BEEN CRAZY FOR EVERYONE BUT FOR CHRISTINE RIC IT’S NEVER BEEN SO HECTIC. >> TECHNOLOGY HAS NEVER BEEN SO CRITICAL AS IT HAS TODAY BECAUSE IT’S THE MAIN THING KEEPING EVERYBODY CONNECTED IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERYTHING IS SOCIALLY DISTANCED. >> HER COMPANY, PHONE MEDIC, OPERATES ABOUT A DOZEN STORES >> WE REALLY FIX ANYTHING WITH THE HOME BUTTON. >> THEY’VE SEEN MORE TYPES OF TECHNOLOGY POUR INTO THEIR DOORS THAN EVER BEFORE AS WE’VE ALL HAD TO RELY ON IT MORE THAN EVER -- EVER. >> WE REALLY SAW AN INCREASE AROUND THE MARCH TIMEFRAME WHEN COVID STARTED HITTING. MORE PEOPLE WERE WORKING FROM HOME AND MORE PEOPLE WERE DOING SCHOOLING FROM HOME. >> AT THE STORES, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE FINDING NEW WAYS TO MAKE TECHNOLOGY LAST LONGER. >> THEY ARE UPGRADING MEMORY. THEY ARE IMPROVING PROCESSING POWER. THEY ARE DOING WHAT THEY CAN WITH THEIR CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES TO ADAPT THEM TO MEET THEIR CURRENT NEEDS IN THIS ENVIRONMENT. >> AND TECHNICIANS HERE ARE OFFERI