Technology
As the mercury rises in the Northern Hemisphere, so does anticipation for the next iPhone, which we’re currently calling the iPhone 17. But as temperatures increase, I also get hot under the collar. The thing that piqued my temper is kinda not a thing at all… it’s the lack of any rumors of a high-refresh…
SINGAPORE – Secondary 4 student Jatin Rakesh is the rare teenager who has met Mr Tim Cook. The famed Apple chief executive briefly interacted with the 16-year-old and other young people earlier in June, during an event at the iPhone maker’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). Jatin and selected students around the world spent a…
You should never use these apps on your phone. getty Republished on June 29 with additional analysis on the national security threat. Tens of millions of Android and iPhone users are being warned they have installed free apps that leave them at serious risk. Those users could now be sending their sensitive data to companies…
Android 16 will include alerts for fake cell towers and suspicious networks Update detects ‘stingray’ devices which pose as cell towers Feature likely to arrive with devices that launch on Android 16 Not every mobile network is what it seems. If your smartphone unwittingly connects to a fake cell tower, it could expose your private…
A new version of a notorious banking malware is hitting Android phones, allowing hackers to steal login details and control banking apps in real time, according to researchers. The cybersecurity firm Zimperium says the malware employs a novel virtualization technique that allows legitimate banking apps and other applications on a victim’s device to be hijacked. “Instead…
It’s July 2024. The music begins to thunder through the immense speakers set up in the Santiago Bernabéu stadium in Madrid. The audience crowded onto the dance floor begins to scream, excited to see Karol G live. After the main screens show a video, the Colombian artist emerges from below the stage. Thousands of cell…
In 2004, America was still thumbing T9 messages on clamshell handsets, and every mall kiosk rang with the satisfying snap of plastic lids. Into that noise Samsung dropped the SGH-P510, a chunky silver flip phone with a side key that did the flipping for you. Press and hold, and a tiny motor sprang the top…
Labor says a new tax designed to push technology giants into paying local news outlets for their content is a key priority despite fears the Trump administration will retaliate over the laws. US President Donald Trump over the weekend suspended trade talks with Canada over its plan to impose a digital services tax on technology firms,…
Xiaomi has shaken up China’s electric vehicle market with the launch of its YU7 SUV. The tech giant received 200,000 pre-orders in just 3 minutes, sending its shares to a record high. With the YU7 priced 4% below Tesla’s Model Y, analysts say Tesla may be forced to cut prices as competition intensifies in the…
Kevin Parsons has a unique view of photography from the past to the present day. His mother, an avid photographer in Western Australia’s Midwest in the 1950s and 60s, left him a cherished collection of photo slides and 8-millimetre film reels. “Anything in town, she would be there,” he said. “Mum took some really good…