The industry-funded think tank has cooked up an 18-page report [PDF] that laments what it says is a shift in the media from a “positive” attitude in the 1980s and 1990s to one that is more confrontational in the past… Read More ›
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Possibly the weirdest smartphone accessory ever
Android Smartphone USB Endoscope can take photo and record video. And the photos & video can be stored directly in your android Smartphone/tablet or PC, the whole process of recording. It is very conveniences for observation and follow-up analysis. For… Read More ›
The Nine Stages of Forgetting your Phone
Well worth checking out the whole comic strip.
Apple Expected to Debut New iPad Pro Lineup, 128GB iPhone SE etc
In terms of the iPad Pro lineup, the report claims Apple will announce new 7.9-inch, 9.7-inch, 10.5-inch, and 12.9-inch models. The 10.5-inch model may not ship until May, while the other sizes are said to ship in March. If the… Read More ›
Smartphones to become pocket doctors
Scientists are repurposing the technology which already exists within phones, such as accelerometers, camera flashes and microphones to use as medical tools. Professor Shwetak Patel, of the University of Washington is currently devising an app which can detect red blood… Read More ›
40% of Wikipedia is under threat from deletionists
1. An editor, usually a woman or a minority group member, writes a stub for a requested article, including references and assertion of notability. 2. That editor leaves the project, typically because of harassment or because someone deleted one of… Read More ›
99.6% of new smartphones run iOS or Android
In the smartphone operating system (OS) market, Google’s Android extended its lead by capturing 82 percent of the total market in the fourth quarter of 2016 (see Table 3). In 2016 overall, Android also grew its market share by 3.2… Read More ›
Microsoft raises prices of some PCs by up to £400 due to Brexit
Microsoft has increased the price of its Surface and Surface Book computers in the UK by more than 15%, or £400 for some models, due to sterling’s drop in the value post-EU referendum. The price increase comes in the wake… Read More ›
Phones we lusted after before the smart phone arrived
I usually wake up to check my phone, do the same before I sleep and I don’t really know how many times I repeat that throughout the day. It is safe to say that my phone is my life. I… Read More ›
This man has used the same Nokia 3310 for 17 years
A FORMER soldier could win the title of owning the oldest mobile phone as he still uses a Nokia 3310 which he brought almost 17 years ago. Dave Mitchell brought his trusty phone in 2000 and claims that it only… Read More ›
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