The beta program for T-Mobile’s Live Translation feature is now open, letting customers who sign up for the test phase talk to people in over 50 languages, with AI translating the conversation in real time. No human translator in the middle, no specific phone model required (yes, even a basic dumb phone will work). Real-time translation is already available…
Max Miller/SlashGear I caught the gadget bug early. When I was a kid, I wanted to be a BlackBerry-toting businessman. Unfortunately, I was having my bar mitzvah in the mid-2000s, not sending out executive memos. So, when Unihertz reached out with a review sample of the Titan…
Updated May 13, 2026, 5:12 p.m. ET Trump Mobile said on Wednesday it has begun shipping its long-delayed $499 T1 smartphones to customers, several months after the gold-colored device was originally slated for release in August. The mobile venture, launched in June last year by the Trump Organization under a trademark licensing arrangement, had pushed…
(Image credit: www.mintmobile.com) If you’ve been thinking about switching wireless carriers, Mint Mobile just launched a limited-time promotion that drops the price of its prepaid plans even lower. The new offer applies to Mint’s 3-month prepaid plans and cuts pricing across several data tiers, including its Unlimited option. Depending on the plan you choose, prices…
Marty Cooper, inventor of the first cell phone, ignited a transformation of our culture. (Photo by Sandy Huffaker/Corbis via Getty Images) Corbis via Getty Images I have had the privilege of meeting many great people in my career. From three presidents, Clinton, G.W. Bush and Obama, to most of the leaders in the tech world…
Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter The largest study ever of school cell phone bans finds that they offer decidedly mixed results, with teachers reporting fewer distractions when students lock their phones away during the school day, but little evidence the bans quickly bring improved academic…
As a child of the 90s and early 2000s, Motorola phones (there were no smartphones back then) have a special place in my heart. Let me tell you, there was a time when the best mobile phones on the market were made by Motorola. Yes, that time was a long time ago. With the Motorola…
For years, Connecticut teachers have been concerned that students have been distracted by their cell phones during the school day. On Monday, the state House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly for a controversial bill that would enact a “bell to bell, no school grounds policy,’‘ meaning that children could not use their phones during the school…
Samsung is rolling out a new ‘Trips’ feature to Samsung Wallet This automatically groups your travel plans, creating a timeline within the Wallet You can also manually add itinerary items and notes Samsung Wallet just got a big upgrade, as the company is now rolling out what it calls ‘Trips’ — a feature that lets…
There’s perhaps been no better time to consider picking up a new Android device this year than right now. Both the latest Google Pixel 10 series and the new(ish) Samsung Galaxy S26 series are on sale for the lowest prices we’ve seen so far. For example, the Google Pixel 10 is just $549 (was $799)…