Collaborate Disseminate
More than 1 billion people will be connected to 5G by the end of 2022, according to the latest mobility report from Ericsson. CNET reports: Between July and September of this year, 5G added 110 million subscribers around the world, upping the total cou… Continue reading More Than 1 Billion People Expected To Be Using 5G By Year’s End
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Google and iHeartMedia — the US’s biggest radio station operator — are being hit with a false advertising lawsuit for ads they ran about the Pixel 4 […]. The FTC and four states say the compani… Continue reading Influencers Were Paid By Google To Promote a Pixel Phone They Never Used
Having trouble falling asleep, a writer for Vulture pondered a study from February in the Journal of Sleep Research that “runs refreshingly counter to common sleep-and-screens wisdom.”
For years, science and conventional wisdom have stated unequivocal… Continue reading Do Screens Before Bedtime Actually Improve Your Sleep?
The Intercept reports that protesters in Iran “have often been left wondering how the government was able to track down their locations or gain access to their private communications — tactics that are frighteningly pervasive but whose mechanisms… Continue reading Is Iran Tracking and Controlling Its Protesters’ Phones?
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Android Authority: It’s been five years since the advent of the eSIM card on smartphones, and yet the computer in our pockets is still tied down to a plastic tab that hasn’t changed all that much since its debut… Continue reading Five Years Later, Is eSIM Finally Ready To Take On the World?
Samsung is starting to roll out a “Maintenance Mode” feature for its phones that’s designed to keep your messages, photos, info, and accounts safe when you’re getting your phone repaired. The Verge reports: According to Samsung’s press release, Mainten… Continue reading Samsung Privacy-Protecting Maintenance Mode Is Coming To Galaxy S22s Worldwide
Vice reports:
Sure, you may be trying to cut down on screen time by tracking your minutes in an app on the very same smartphone you’re trying to unplug from, but how about a smartphone that doesn’t even have a screen to stare at in the first place? Ent… Continue reading Company Tries Selling a Screenless Smartphone
“Everyone visiting Qatar for the World Cup needs to install spyware on their phone,” writes security researcher Bruce Schneier. His comments are in response to an article from the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK), reporting: Everyone traveling … Continue reading Visitors of Qatar World Cup Need To Install Spyware On Their Phone
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Phys.Org: More than five billion of the estimated 16 billion mobile phones possessed worldwide will likely be discarded or stashed away in 2022, experts said Thursday, calling for more recycling of the often haz… Continue reading 5.3 Billion Cellphones To Become Waste In 2022, Report Finds
Pharma giant Pfizer has shelled out nearly $120 million to acquire a small Australian company claiming to have developed a smartphone app that can accurately diagnose COVID-19 by analyzing the sound of a cough. New Atlas reports: For around a decade sm… Continue reading Pfizer Pays Almost $120 Million For App That Detects COVID From a Cough