In a world where many of us are glued to our smartphones, Dulcie Cowling is something of an anomaly – she has ditched hers…
Don’t Let Apple Off the Hook: The Big Tech Censor Nobody Talks About…
There are effectively only two players in the app store space: Apple, and Google, which operates Google Play on its Android devices. Apple is notorious for exerting significant editorial control over the content in its app store, while Google tends to be more permissive…
Report: Teens Spend Seven Hours a Day Staring at Their Phones…
A recent report revealed that teenagers spend an average of seven hours each day on their smartphones. The report suggests that 70 percent of teenagers conceal a portion of their online activity from their parents. According to a recent report, teenagers spend an average of seven hours each day on their smartphones, outside of hours […]
The FCC Ratifies Wi-Fi 6E…
During the Federal Communications Commission’s monthly meeting today, it ratified unlicensed use of the 6GHz radio frequency spectrum in the USA. This decision opens the way for the proposed Wi-Fi 6E standard to move forward. Industry giants Intel and Broadcom began planning for this move two years ago. Broadcom released its first Wi-Fi 6E chipset […]
Google Latest Company to Abandon China, Shifts Smartphone Production to Vietnam…
Google has reportedly become the latest company to aggressively move production out of China and in to Vietnam as it hopes to create a “low-cos supply chain in Southeast Asia” that “will serve as a springboard for its growing hardware ambitions,” according to Nikkei Asian Review. Google, which is working with a partner to manufacture […]
Who’s Listening When You Talk to Your Google Assistant?…
Google, Amazon, and Apple say their AI-powered virtual assistants make it easier to get things done on smartphones or at home. Last month, a couple in the Waasmunster area of Belgium got an unexpected lesson in how these supposedly automated helpers really work. Tom Simonite covers artificial intelligence for WIRED. Tim Verheyden, a journalist with […]
Huawei Braces for Phone Sales Drop of Up to 60 Million Overseas…
Huawei Technologies Co. is preparing for a drop in international smartphone shipments of 40 million to 60 million as the Trump administration’s blacklisting hammers one of the Chinese tech giant’s most important businesses. China’s largest technology company is crunching internal estimates and exploring options including pulling the latest model of its marquee overseas label, the […]
How to Stop Facebook, Apple and Google Tracking Your Every Move…
Technology companies have been pummeled by revelations about how poorly they protect their customers’ personal information, including an in-depth New York Times report detailing the ability of smartphone apps to track users’ locations. Some companies, most notably Apple, have begun promoting the fact that they sell products and services that safeguard consumer privacy. Smartphone users are never […]
Children Who Are Spending 7 or More Hours on Smartphones or Tablets Brains Are Changing, Risking Lower IQs and Declining Memory, Cognitive Function…
Children who use screens for seven hours or more a day are showing signs that their brain cortex is thinning prematurely. The findings show that children are at risk of deteriorating memory function, perception skills and cognitive abilities, according to new major US study. The ongoing $300 million (£236mn) research is funded by the National […]
The Business of Selling Your Location…
A New York Times investigation has found that the information being collected about us through apps on our smartphones is far more extensive than most of us imagine — or are aware we have consented to…