Technology
Alexandra Bassingham BBC News, Bristol Family photo Jason said he came up with the idea of Lapp to help children engage in stories where they are a central character A father who said he wanted to find a more positive way of getting his son interested in technology and reading has developed a free personalised…
One of my favorite lines from any film is “Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.” While that quote was more about bringing dinosaurs to life, it also perfectly sums up my current thoughts about Samsung’s Galaxy G Fold. Recently, it was hinted…
With the launch of One UI 7, Samsung introduced Live Notifications, their take on Apple’s Live Activities. This shows ongoing activities, like the progress of a timer or the score of a sports game, and shows them in your status bar, at the top of notifications, and on the lock screen. There was one major…
BEND, Ore. — Parents are reacting to Gov. Tina Kotek’s executive order banning cell phone use in all Oregon public schools, with no universal agreement. The order requires school districts to come up with their own policies banning the devices by the middle of the 2025-26 school year. “I think it’s fantastic. I think it’s…
It started with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. I was watching it on my Samsung phone, enjoying the chaos of collapsing dimensions, until I looked up at my 50-inch Samsung Smart TV. It was turned off, like it had nothing to contribute, even with its better pixels and sound system. I knew the…
Have you checked out the Apple App Store lately? There’s a new number one on the leaderboard under the free social media app list. Developer, Joshua Aaron, says the ICEBlock app is modeled after Waze, only it allows people to anonymously report sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in a way that makes…
Apple’s spatial headset has come a long way in a short time. visionOS 2.4 arrived in April with Apple Intelligence tools that draft emails, suggest replies, and turn your photo roll into automatically edited “Memory Movies.” At WWDC a few weeks ago, Apple previewed visionOS 26, which layers live widgets into your room, lets multiple…
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government is signaling enough is enough when it comes to the fierce competition in the country’s electric car market. China’s industrial policy has engineered a remarkable transformation to electric vehicles in what is the world’s largest auto market. In so doing, it has spawned far more makers than can possibly…
Less than 10 per cent of electric vehicle (EV) brands in China will turn a profit in the next five years, as the industry grapples with a price war and chronic overcapacity, according to AlixPartners. However, the country’s top EV players were expected to double their market share in Europe to 10 per cent by…
The telecom industry is becoming fiercely competitive, not just because of the rising threat from Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) and cable operators, but also because the overall customer base is not growing at the same clip as before. Add to that the fact that customers are growing weary of the Big Three due to…