World’s largest functional smartphone breaks Guinness World Record
A popular YouTuber has created a giant, fully functional iPhone that has broken a world record. Arun Maini and Matthew Parks have created a 6.74-foot version of the iPhone 15 Pro Max. Guinness World Records The largest smartphone replica. To win the title, the phone had to actually work. Built around an 88-inch OLED TV, […]
Google under fire for pressing influencers to ‘prefer’ Pixel smartphone
Google has come under fire for pressuring tech influencers to only promote its new Pixel phone or risk being excluded from a program offering early access to the device. The tech giant is inviting content creators to join its “Team Pixel” program, giving them early access to devices. Earlier this month, Google unveiled a new […]
Miss your flip phone? A growing number of people are ditching the smartphone for ‘dumb phones’
Smartphones can do so much these days that their function as actual phones, while natural, seems unimportant. The expansion of smartphone apps and features clearly appeals to people who grew up corded and with shared lines, people whose old-world habits keep them excited about such novelties. But it seems some smartphone users are tired of […]
The rise of dumbphones in a smartphone world
Most of us know how distracting our smartphones can be. Despite our best efforts to avoid picking up our phone as soon as we get bored, the average American spends 4.1 hours a day staring at a smartphone screen. This not only impacts our eyes, posture and attention, but also our mental health and feelings […]
Teen girls’ stunning smartphone usage revealed in new study
This news is not something that excites the cells. Some teenage girls spend more than five hours a day on their smartphones, and most are likely addicted to social media, an obsession linked to poorer health and well-being. , What a new Finnish study reveals. “Nearly six hours of daily smartphone use and its impact […]
Apple slams DOJ antitrust lawsuit alleging smartphone monopoly, urges dismissal
Apple on Tuesday will ask a U.S. judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed in March by the Justice Department and 15 states that accuses the iPhone maker of dominating the smartphone market, harming smaller competitors and jacking up prices. It was announced that. “Apple is not a monopoly and faces intense competition from existing rivals,” […]
Apple Battling iPhone Sales Decline amid Strong Global Smartphone Market
As the global smartphone market expands, Apple is facing a difficult time with sales declining in nearly every market around the world. The company’s iPhone sales fell by about 10% in the first three months of 2024. bbc news report Apple’s latest financial report reports that sales are declining in nearly every market around the […]
M23 rebels seize key smartphone mineral mining town in eastern Congo
Rebels suspected of having ties to Rwanda this week seized control of Rubaya, a mining town in eastern Congo known for producing key minerals used in smartphones, the group said in a statement Thursday. In a statement shared with The Associated Press, a spokesperson for rebel group M23 said the town had been “liberated.” Aid […]
Is your smartphone spying on you without you even knowing it?
Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) recently uncovered a surprising new privacy threat. The ambient light sensor in our smartphones could turn into a makeshift camera. A woman operating an iPhone (Kurt “Cyber Guy” Knutson) From brightness adjustment to privacy invasion Ambient light sensors are common in smartphones and are primarily […]
UK Considers Smartphone Ban For Under-16s
The UK government is considering legislation to ban the sale of smartphones to under-16s, according to leaks, leaving a polarization of rights between conservatives and liberals and an increasingly clear crisis caused by new technology. They say they are torn between trying to deal with the damage that has caused them, or retreating and letting […]