That urban myth of sticking your wet smartphone into rice to dry it is just that, a myth. There’s better ways to dry it. Apple passed Samsung as world’s top phone maker in 2023 Apple’s iPhone has dethroned Samsung devices to become the best-selling smartphone series over the course of 2023. Bloomberg For more than …
Operatives of the Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), on Wednesday, February 14, 2024 arrested 14 suspected internet fraudsters in a training centre in Makurdi, Benue State. The operatives, acting on intelligence, arrested the suspects in a three- bedroom apartment allegedly serving as a training centre for internet fraud trainees …
The Tecno Phantom V Flip (left) and Tecno Phantom V Fold Andy Boxall / Digital Trends Tecno, a brand that mostly makes waves in the East while living under the budget shadows, is once again ready to make an innovation splash. At Mobile World Congress 2024, the company has lined up some rather promising announcements, …
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max Andy Boxall / Digital Trends This has been quite a stunning week in regard to the privacy and security of smartphone users. Specifically, two investigations have revealed troubling privacy concerns around smartphone advertising and iOS’ notification system. The first, a deep investigation by 404 Media, uncovered a company called Patternz …
Samsung has launched its Galaxy S24 line of phones at the “Galaxy Unpacked 2024” event in northern California on Wednesday. The product launch in San Jose centered around the integration of artificial intelligence into the line of phones in partnership with Google. The move is an effort to create features that improve the user experience, …
Artificial intelligence is set to be a cornerstone of Samsung’s “Galaxy Unpacked 2024” launch event on Wednesday. The company says the event, focused on the release of “Galaxy AI,” will usher in “the next era of mobile technology.” Details about “Galaxy AI” have been scant but the company describe it as, “a comprehensive mobile AI …
Joe Maring / Digital Trends CES 2024 has barely begun, and I’ve already had an exciting glimpse at the future of folding smartphones. Samsung is at CES showcasing all sorts of display innovations — including a ridiculous 3D gaming monitor. But what I’m more interested in is Samsung’s newest folding phone concept device. It’s called …
Tushar Mehta / Digital Trends Folding phones are the new trend, with a bevy of manufacturers now offering them, including Samsung, Google, and OnePlus. But no folding phone is created equal. You’ll notice that right away by peeking at some of the best folding phones on the market. They differ in regard to features, price, …
Jeff Gill | Guest Columnist I’m continuing on the question I last started with: Should school age students have access to their phones during school hours? Teachers and principals in general say no. Most school districts and each building has a policy of one sort or another about use of smartphones or internet devices during …
TORRAS Imagine this. You have your hands full of gifts, you’re stumbling back to your car, and suddenly, your phone plummets out of your shopping cart onto the ground. Before you can retrieve it, another car flies by and runs it over. The horror. But alas, you collect your phone to find that it’s safe …