Tag: phones
It’s time for Apple to tell parents that the iPhone doesn’t belong in their child’s classroom
You’ll rarely meet a more tech-positive person than me, but even I have my limits. With what I now know about children, teens, and technology, I’m certain there’s one place the next great iPhone (likely the iPhone 16) doesn’t belong, and that’s in the classroom. We’re likely just a few weeks…
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A key security upgrade for the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold has just been revealed
Earlier this week, Google did a comprehensive job of unveiling the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold (and the rest of the Pixel 9 series), but more specs and features are coming to light after the event – including a key security upgrade for the successor to the Google Pixel Fold.…
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Android Theft Detection Lock is now rolling out – and here’s what it means for your phone
Back in May we heard about a new Theft Detection Lock feature coming to Android phones, and the functionality is now apparently rolling out to users – adding an extra level of protection in case a phone should get swiped. This has been spotted by well-known tipster Mishaal Rahman, and…
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Report: The iPhone 16 Pro might come in a unique shade of “bronze”
Funnily enough, one of the hotly debated topics surrounding the iPhone 16 Pro is what color it’ll come in. Back in late July, notable leaker Sonny Dickson posted an image on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter) displaying dummy units of the smartphone in Natural Titanium (basically silver), White Titanium, and Black…
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I used to think AI was creepy, but these Google AI features are just sad
Google AI will help you “be more productive” by writing thank-you notes, said Google’s VP of Devices and Services, Rick Osterloh, in an interview with Joanna Stern of the Wall Street Journal ($/£). Osterloh says putting down the pen and switching to digital thank-yous helped him write “10 times more…
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The Pixel 9 Pro Fold doesn’t support a stylus, and that’s a big miss by Google – here’s why
Google has a mixed Pixel hardware track record but one would be hard-pressed to fault the remarkable reimagining of its latest foldable device. The Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold is so different from the first Fold that it is almost unrecognizable as a follow-up. My initial hands-on experience was positive…
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