It’s no mystery that there’s a bountiful harvest of excellent open-source apps for Android. All five of the utilities in this article should be on your phone if they’re not already. They are all open source, have no ads or trackers, and they all just work. Sefirah Finally, a good PC companion app Microsoft requires…
A teacher who banned mobile phones at a public school has been announced as the next headmaster of Eton College. Alastair Chirnside, an Old Etonian and current warden of St Edward’s School, Oxford, has been appointed to succeed Simon Henderson, who announced this year that he would stand down after 12 years in the job….
ATHENS – At a time when electronic devices seem like extensions of our hands and the digital world often overwhelms the real one, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) created an event evoking a traditional Greek coffeehouse. Mobile phones stay outside while visitors are invited in to focus on ‘the moment’ – and the human connections…
Collection agencies have warned of the potential impact of mobile phone operators disconnecting unregistered mobile lines, as planned; this impact could rangefrom US$482 million to US$1,621 million. Alan Ramirez, president of the Association of Professionals in Debt Collection and Legal Services (APCOB), said in an interview that given the low number of cell phone registrations,…
You’re guaranteed some awesome discounts with the best Prime Day deals going on right now, including some generous savings on unlocked phones and accessories. Yet, there’s something else that’s a constant drain for almost everyone: costly cell phone bills that you’re probably overpaying for. With monthly bills for premium postpaid carriers continuing to climb past…
The Trump phone has been making headlines again over the past week, after iFixit tore it down and found it was nearly identical to the HTC U24 Pro, a Taiwanese phone released in mid-2024. I reviewed the T1 phone last month, and while it worked fine as a middle-of-the-road phone, we do have some relevant insights…
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., June 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — With tropical storm watches now in place for portions of the Gulf Coast, Verizon is reassuring residents, businesses, and first responders that its network and emergency response teams are ready to maintain critical connectivity. As part of its year-round preparation, Verizon builds a highly resilient network…
iOS 27 has been officially revealed — and if you’re an iPhone owner, that means there’s a very long list of software treats heading your way. The final version of iOS 27 won’t actually be released until September, but an early developer beta is available to download now and a public beta will likely follow…
Apple is not on its back foot, but there’s no question that it’s under intense pressure to deliver a razzle-dazzle WWDC 2026 keynote on June 8 at 10AM PT. It’s been tradition over the past four or five years of quick in-person opening remarks before Tim Cook cedes the stage to a series of pre-recorded…
The China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) has released its latest report on mobile phone shipments in China, covering April as well as the first four months of 2026. Here are the details. Apple likely to benefit from market-wide recovery As spotted by Reuters, the CAICT has released updated numbers on phone shipments…