California passes law to ban or restrict smartphones in school
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law on Monday a bill that requires schools to limit or ban the use of smartphones, amid a growing…
Google Pixel 9, Pro and Fold: 4 smartphones and an avalanche of AI
There are so many devices and so much AI. The pair now travels in parallel when it comes to Google because, with the launch of the Pixel 9, Big G…
5 smartphones under €500 to watch out for
Smartphones under €500: Everyone would like to have the latest iPhone or the latest Samsung Galaxy S Ultra. Still, not everyone can afford to spend more than €1,500 on a…
Not only smartphones, OnePlus launches 4 new products
Smartphones, tablets, smartwatches and headsets. OnePlus is back in Europe for a global launch of its new products. The Chinese company chose Milan to showcase the OnePlus Nord 4, the…
Smartphones have surrendered, and artificial intelligence wins
Thanks to advances in generative artificial intelligence, the latest smartphones can do almost anything. They help write an email or text, synthesize documents, translate into multiple languages, and transcribe audio.…
Los Angeles school board votes to ban smartphones
By Daniel Trotta and Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education on Tuesday voted to ban smartphones for its 429,000 students in an attempt…
Factbox: What is in Huawei’s new Pura 70 smartphones
By Brenda Goh and David Kirton (Reuters) – Huawei’s new high-end Pura 70 smartphone series quickly sold out after it was launched last month with analysts touting it as another…
Not just smartphones, Xiaomi broadens horizons with its first electric car
Xiaomi electric car: In an edition of the Mobile World Congress characterised by the scarcity of new products unveiled by the major brands, Xiaomi showed substance with the usual long list of…
Google to make Pixel smartphones in India by next quarter
By Gursimran Kaur (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google has told suppliers to start making its Pixel smartphones in India by next quarter at the earliest, as part of its plan…
Galaxy AI marks the end of smartphones to buy every year
At the launch of the new Galaxy S24s, Samsung confirmed the arrival of Galaxy AI, its artificial intelligence, on past phones such as the Galaxy S23. This will make it less…