Keep this tip in your back pocket instead of your phone. Getting your phone stolen can feel especially daunting since we now use our phones for everything — plane tickets, hotel room keys, credit cards and so on. Pickpockets snagging your phone can throw your whole trip off, not to mention the risk of dropping … Read more
That’s one fiery device. A June 6 clip on the platform has reignited buzz about the infamous Galaxy Note 7, the smartphone so dangerous it’s banned from the skies due to the possibility of its battery overheating and potentially exploding or catching on fire. In a video that racked up 2.5 million views, TikToker K-Shawn … Read more
They’re trying to put the “cure” in manicure. Researchers from Emory University and Georgia Tech developed a smartphone app to screen for anemia using images of a person’s fingernail beds instead of the conventional blood test. Anemia, which is believed to affect over 2 billion people worldwide, occurs when someone does not have enough healthy … Read more
iPad? More like iPreserve. A new study found that older adults who regularly tap, scroll and surf their way through smartphones, computers and other digital devices are less likely to suffer from cognitive impairment. The research casts doubt on the so-called “digital dementia hypothesis,” which suggests that too much screen time in our daily lives … Read more
Not what they meant by “burner” phone. Passengers were forced to evacuate a Southwest Airlines plane after a phone battery caught fire while the aircraft was waiting to depart at Denver’s International Airport in Colorado. Passengers were forced to evacuate a Southwest Airlines plane after a phone battery caught fire while the aircraft was parked … Read more
China’s Huawei Technologies on Tuesday unveiled a $2,800 tri-foldable phone as it seeks to extend its lead in the world’s biggest smartphone market and steal the spotlight from Apple hours after it debuted a new iPhone. The Chinese tech giant showed off its new Mate XT, which users can fold three ways like an accordion screen door, during … Read more
This news is nothing to cell-ebrate. Some teen girls are clocking more than five hours a day on their smartphones — most are likely addicted to social media, a fixation that has been tied to poorer health and wellbeing, new research from Finland finds. “The implications of nearly six hours of daily smartphone use and … Read more
Scientists are using state-of-the-art tracking devices to keep tabs on white sharks off the coast of Cape Cod this summer to keep beachgoers safe and to learn more about the animals’ habits. Experts on the commonwealth’s coast — which saw a major uptick in sightings of white sharks recently, due to them preying on local … Read more
Once a cheater, always a cheater — but at least know how to spot them early. A podcast host and TikToker has shared her genius smartphone hack intended to catch other women’s nude snaps on your man’s phone. Londoner Leah Louvaine, 25, dished the ultimate hack only using a phone’s camera roll. Simply use the … Read more