Your smartphone can do much more than text, take photos, and check the weather. In an emergency, it can call 911, notify your family, and share your location, even if you cannot press a single button. But these features must be turned on ahead of time. Here is how to set up Emergency SOS, medical…
Portable lithium-ion batteries without the China Compulsory Certification (3C) safety mark – a mandatory quality assurance standard for many products sold on the mainland – were barred from domestic flights, according to the CAAC. Under regulations that aviation authorities in Hong Kong and across Asia started implementing from April 7, airline passengers were barred from…
And despite all those hinges and all that complexity, the Huawei Mate XT is only fractionally thicker than Samsung’s last-generation Galaxy Z Fold6, released just a few months earlier. Some believed Samsung would tease a trifold phone at this year’s Samsung Unpacked launch, but it didn’t materialize. Instead it announced after the event that it…
It’s making waves! A new AI-powered app is giving expecting parents the chance to literally feel their unborn baby’s heartbeat through gentle vibrations on their phone. Trellis Health‘s “heartbeat feature” might sound spookily futuristic, but it delivers the opportunity for parents-to-be to experience their baby’s pulse in their palm anytime they like. Trellis Health’s new…
Verizon is asking the FCC to waive its 60-day phone unlocking requirement Droves of public comments oppose the waiver, with consumers ratcheting up calls for more unlocked phones Law enforcement groups support Verizon’s request, but rivals like EchoStar say it makes sense for the rule to be applied uniformly to everyone Ask and ye shall…
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state is rolling out a new law aimed at reducing K-12 student use of internet-enabled devices during the school day. The school cell phone ban measure, passed as part of the 2024 state budget, will go into effect this September and will impact all public schools, charter schools, and Boards…
T-Mobile is launching its Starlink satellite communication service called T-Satellite with Starlink on July 23, and it has now been granted the requested waiver so that customers with older phones can also sign up for it. Previously, only newer handsets explicitly authorized for the service in the past four years or so could benefit from…
“I can’t see any significant growth over the next few years,” says Stryjak. “Other companies have caught up a little bit in terms of making things more durable and sustainable and repairable, and with consumers a key driver is still pricing and brand. Fairphone will have its loyal fan base, but I can’t see that…
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…
The Brevard County school board is looking at a significant change to its policy for cell phones and communication devices. “Ultimately, they’ve become a huge distraction,” said Vanessa Skipper, vice president of Brevard Federation of Teachers.She said teachers cite cheating, organized meet ups, recording and distractions are just a few problems they’re having with phone…