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…
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…