$35 lens turns any smartphone into a powerful microscope

Six years on from the first iMicro smartphone microscope, the team has unveiled its latest: the iMicro Q3p, a fingertip-sized, lightweight device that makes microscopy inexpensive, portable and accessible to anyone with a camera on their phone. What’s … Continue reading $35 lens turns any smartphone into a powerful microscope

Google patches actively exploited Android vulnerability (CVE-2024-43093)

Google has delivered fixes for two vulnerabilities endangering Android users that “may be under limited, targeted exploitation”: CVE-2024-43047, a flaw affecting Qualcomm chipsets, and CVE-2024-43093, a vulnerability in the Google Play fram… Continue reading Google patches actively exploited Android vulnerability (CVE-2024-43093)

Tiny E Ink phone promises 6-day battery life and way less screen time

As someone who constantly battles with their overly distracting phone, I’m glad to see more minimalist handsets on the scene that are designed to be used as little as possible – like the upcoming Mudita Kompakt.Continue ReadingCategory: Mobile Technolo… Continue reading Tiny E Ink phone promises 6-day battery life and way less screen time

Android 15 unveils new security features to protect sensitive data

Android 15 brings enhanced security features to protect your sensitive health, financial, and personal data from theft and fraud. It also introduces productivity improvements for large-screen devices and updates to apps like the camera, messaging, and … Continue reading Android 15 unveils new security features to protect sensitive data

Xiaomi’s self-improving factory: 10M+ phones a year, untouched by humans

The 80,000-square-meter (860,000-sq-ft) facility, located in the Changping district on the northeast outskirts of Beijing, follows a pilot smart factory in Yizhuang, which produced about a million units a year of the company’s Mix Fold smartphone.Conti… Continue reading Xiaomi’s self-improving factory: 10M+ phones a year, untouched by humans

MFT camera system brings AI-driven photography to smartphones

London startup Photogram has announced the start of shipping to pre-order buyers of the Alice Camera – a Micro Four Thirds camera system with AI-driven computational photography that mounts to a smartphone running a companion app, for the best of both … Continue reading MFT camera system brings AI-driven photography to smartphones

SwitchLens marries a Micro Four Thirds camera to your smartphone

Your smartphone may take nice photos, but it’s likely still not as good as a full-on Micro Four Thirds (M43) camera. The SwitchLens is designed to combine the best of both devices, as it’s an M43 camera that works with your phone.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading SwitchLens marries a Micro Four Thirds camera to your smartphone

Adjustable magnetic smartphone light belts out 300 lumens

Feeling limited by your smartphone’s puny light? If so, you might want to check out the phone-mountable Wuben E1. It’s currently on Kickstarter, and puts out up to 300 lumens as compared to the iPhone 15’s measly 50.Continue ReadingCategory: Mobile Tec… Continue reading Adjustable magnetic smartphone light belts out 300 lumens