Who will Elon Musk take on next? America’s phone companies that think they deserve special treatment.
Wireless service in the United States is dominated by three major carriers: Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile. They compete for customers, but many people still face high bills and patchy coverage. Switching providers doesn’t always solve the problem; it can feel like trading one frustration for another. Elon Musk may be preparing to challenge that market. […]
Your old Android phone could become a walking robot.
Researchers Turn an Old Android Phone Into a Walking Robot An old Android phone tucked away in a drawer might still have a useful job ahead of it. Researchers at UCLA have used one as the computing hub for PhoneBot, a small, two-legged robot that can follow people and get back up after falling face […]
How a single phone call led to Mark Walter’s unexpected sale of the Lakers
Unexpected Sale of the Lakers It was a transaction that caught everyone off guard. Even Mark Walter, the man who ended up selling the team, didn’t see it coming until just days before the sale was finalized this past August. In a recent conversation with The California Post, he shared that his choice to sell […]
Dez Bryant knocks a phone from a teenager’s hand in footage of a parking lot incident.
Dez Bryant, a former NFL player, was involved in a confrontation with a teenager in a parking lot on Sunday, which was captured in a recently released video by the California Post. The incident unfolded shortly before 1 p.m. outside a restaurant in Southlake, Texas. Bryant accused 19-year-olds Noah Reyes and Terrance Avery of “street […]
Judge in Clancy mistrial dismisses investigation into juror’s phone usage
Judge Denies Defense Request to Examine Holdout Juror’s Phone A Massachusetts judge ruled that the juror who alone voted to convict Lindsay Clancy for the murder of her three children will not have his phone scrutinized, nor will he face any inquiry from her defense team. This decision was made by Judge William Sullivan on […]
A 44-year-old woman used her phone to access a porn site just moments before a fatal highway accident, according to officials.
A 44-year-old woman caused a fatal crash on a Utah freeway shortly after accessing a pornographic website on her phone, according to reports from authorities. Christine Chao, who resides in Rosemead, California, was driving a blue Toyota Matrix on Interstate 15 south of Salt Lake City around 2 p.m. on June 12 when the incident […]
Jared Kushner’s Phone Was Compromised — It Revealed A Suspected $2 Billion Foreign Funding Network
An excerpt from an upcoming book highlighted in Vanity Fair claims that Russian military intelligence hacked the phone of Jared Kushner, a former senior adviser in the Trump White House. This hack supposedly granted access to Middle Eastern bank accounts with at least $2 billion. The article, released on Thursday, features a passage from Matthew […]
Judge in Clancy mistrial declines to investigate holdout juror’s phone usage
Judge Rules on Juror in Lindsay Clancy Case A Massachusetts judge has decided that a juror, who stood alone in favor of convicting Lindsay Clancy of murder in her children’s deaths, will not have to undergo a phone examination or face any inquiry from the defense. This ruling came down on Wednesday from Judge William […]
Guidelines for turning physical membership cards into digital passes on your phone
Take a moment to check your wallet. There’s a fair chance you’ll find a card or two that mostly just showcases a barcode. It might be a library card, a gym membership, or perhaps a grocery rewards card—something you don’t use every day. Up until recently, if you wanted to get those cards onto your […]
How to turn physical membership cards into digital passes on your phone.
Take a moment to check your wallet. It’s quite possible that you have at least one card that doesn’t do much beyond showing a barcode. This could be a library card, a gym membership, a grocery rewards card, or something similar that you use occasionally. Until recently, adding some of those cards to an iPhone […]