Technology
SHELDON, Iowa (KTIV) – Cell phones in the classroom have been a hot topic, nationwide. Last week, the Sheldon School District’s Board of Education took steps to tighten control over student cell phone use. Sheldon High School, in Sheldon, Iowa, already has a policy that restricts student cell phone during the school day. At Sheldon…
Mobile phones have certainly come a long way over the last few years, advancing in leaps in bounds to the point where they are viable replacements for last generation consoles. It’s wild to think about – just a few years ago, the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One represented the pinnacle of gaming in graphical capability…
Oceaneering International’s Subsea Robotics and Aerospace and Defense Technologies segments have been awarded a multi-million-dollar contract by the US Department of Defense to build a Freedom™ AUV and establish an onshore remote operations center (ROC) for the US Navy. Oceaneering says its Freedom AUV offers the data resolution and completeness of coverage in a…
OCTOBER 2 — Switching phones has both become easier and harder. Upgrading from one iPhone to another is a simple affair — set them next to each other and go off to have a cup of coffee and maybe a bagel. Yet everything else about the process has become cumbersome. I do not enjoy the…
D3sign/Getty Images It seems like every restaurant and fast food place now has its own app, all inviting you to download it under the premise that it’s definitely going to save you money when you next eat at their place or order delivery. Often called “loyalty apps,” they’re designed…
The iPhone 16 series and Apple Watch Series 10 are officially here, as well as Apple’s latest mobile software release — iOS 18. But if you didn’t decide to upgrade your tech, you might be left wondering whether the iPhone you’re still chugging along with supports the new software. It’s quite possible, as many older devices can use…
“By November 2022, Snap employees were discussing 10,000 user reports of sextortion each month, while acknowledging that these reports ‘likely represent a small fraction of this abuse’ given the shame and other barriers to reporting,” says a newly unsealed version of the lawsuit filed by New Mexico’s attorney general against Snap. This less-redacted version of…
In 2023, 76 percent of adults aged 65 and older in the U.S. owned a smartphone, a significant increase from previous years. This rapidly growing statistic underscores the increasing importance of mobile technology for seniors. However, finding the right phone for an older adult involves more than just picking the latest mode; the phone must…
Juno, a widely praised (unofficial) YouTube app for Vision Pro, has been removed from Apple’s App Store after complaints from Google, according to from Juno’s developer Christian Selig. Google, Selig says, suggested that his app violates their trademark. It’s the latest setback for Selig, who shut down his popular Apollo last year after the company…
Juno is just a web view, and acts as little more than a browser extension that modifies CSS to make the website and video player look more “visionOS” like. No logos are placed other than those already on the website, and the “for YouTube” suffix is permitted in their branding guidelines. I stated as much to…