# Your forgotten Pixel phone may be more useful than anyone expected

> Old Pixel phones are being rebuilt into low-cost computing clustersResearchers stripped smartphones down to motherboards and deployed LinuxTwenty retired phones can support applications used by 75 students Millions of…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/pro/a-new-lease-of-life-for-your-old-smartphone-google-teams-up-with-university-researchers-to-create-low-cost-data-centers-out-of-old-pixel-phones?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a3833a4e8976fcb37cdfe72)
- **Published:** 2026-06-21
- **Category:** Phones
- **Tags:** #pixel #google #android
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a3833a4e8976fcb37cdfe72

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