Collaborate Disseminate
Samsung announced its new flagship Galaxy S24 smartphone lineup today, with loads of new artificial intelligence features. CNBC reports: For Samsung’s top-tier S24 Ultra, which is the company’s biggest of the three devices and comes with punchier specs… Continue reading Samsung Announces New Galaxy S24 Lineup With AI-Powered Photo Editing, Search Features
Last week’s story about a reporter switching to a flip phone was just part of a trend, argues a Chicago school principal who did the same thing.
“I do not feel punished. I feel free.”
Teachers said they could sense kids’ phones distracting them fro… Continue reading Why a School Principal Switched from Smartphones to Flip Phones
“This December, I made a radical change,” writes a New York Times tech reporter — ditching their $1,300 iPhone 15 for a $108 flip phone.
“It makes phone calls and texts and that was about it. It didn’t even have Snake on it…”
The decision to… Continue reading Will Switching to a Flip Phone Fight Smartphone Addiction?
An anonymous reader quotes this report from Bloomberg:
The U.S. doubts whether Huawei Technologies Co. can produce the advanced chip in its new smartphone at the scale or performance threshold necessary to meet market demand, a senior Commerce Departm… Continue reading US Officials Doubt the Performance of Huawei’s Advanced Chip
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Criminal suspects can refuse to provide phone passcodes to police under the US Constitution’s Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination, according to a unanimous ruling issued (PDF) toda… Continue reading Suspects Can Refuse To Provide Phone Passcodes To Police, Court Rules
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Thirty years ago, a botanist in Germany had a simple wish: to see the inner workings of woody plants without dissecting them. By bleaching away the pigments in plant cells, Siegfried Fink managed t… Continue reading Transparent Wood Could Soon Find Uses In Smartphone Screens, Insulated Windows
The iFixit team pulled apart the newest Fairphone 5 smartphone and awarded its highest score for repairability: 10 out of 10. With the exception of one or two compromises, the Fairphone 5 is just as repairable as its predecessors. The Register reports:… Continue reading Fairphone 5 Scores a Perfect 10 From iFixit For Repairability
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Both Apple and Google today announced their best apps and games of the year, with the hiking and biking companion AllTrails winning as Apple’s iPhone App of the Year in 2023, while the educational ap… Continue reading Apple and Google Pick AllTrails and Imprint As Their ‘App of the Year’
An anonymous reader quotes a report from SecurityWeek: Moving to clamp down on the growing scourge of SIM-swapping and port-out fraud, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has unveiled new rules mandating telcos to give consumers greater control… Continue reading FCC Tightens Telco Rules To Combat SIM-Swapping
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNET: T-Mobile caused a bit of a stir earlier this month when a leak revealed it planned to move people from older, cheaper plans to pricier ones starting with their November bill cycle. On Wednesday, the carrie… Continue reading T-Mobile Walks Back Forced Plan Migration, Won’t Make People Switch Plans After All