A dead phone battery is usually an inconvenience. When it’s your lost phone, it starts to feel like a real disaster because the phone needs to be running the apps you usually use to find it. Apple anticipated this problem, and the solution built into Find My is more capable than most people realize. iPhones …
Introduction The best foldable phone just got better! The Honor Magic V6 comes in time to push the limits of foldables with a tough build, a strong hinge, cutting-edge screens, great performance and the biggest battery inside the foldable yet. We experience these innovations within the thinnest body to date. We are fascinated by the …
Smartphones have become the device we rely on for everything. They are our cameras, maps, wallets, entertainment centers and occasionally, we even use them for phone calls. The problem is that upgrading these multifunctional devices can quickly become expensive. Luckily, some of the best early Prime Day smartphone deals are already live, with discounts on …
Rustam Sengupta Credit: Daria Bishop During the pandemic, Rustam Sengupta was living in Canada, watching from afar as his mother in Singapore struggled to support his father, who suffered from dementia. In her family’s personal predicament, Sengupta saw a universal problem: burned-out families trying to connect their loved ones to quality care. What ifSengupta thought, …
Kerry Vaughan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred resource On Google. Highlights from ZDNET Smartphone permissions can quietly invade your privacy. Reviewing app permissions can help prevent data exposure. Check these permissions first, then audit them regularly. Your smartphone, whether you prefer Android, iOS, or a major mobile platform, can leave traces that can …
Think about your day: How many things did you do online? Perhaps you have made a couple of calls through WhatsApp. You have sent at least one WhatsApp text. You’ve probably seen a restaurant, office, or other location on Google Maps, maybe run a Google search, and used Gmail to send an email. You’ve probably …
Interpreting medical ultrasound images is a difficult task, requiring a technician to look at 2D images and mentally organize what the tissue will look like into a 3D representation. To make that job easier, MIT researchers developed a new approach to ultrasound imaging that allows the user to visualize a 3D augmented-reality image of the …
Last year I visited The Metropolitan Museum of Art as part of a trip to New York City to celebrate my daughter’s birthday. Like many visitors, I spent time exploring the museum’s vast collections, including the Temple of Tendur, an ancient Egyptian monument that has become The Met’s most recognizable landmark. What I didn’t fully …
Personal technology Economists found signs of a large and causal relationship between iPhones and fertility in AT&T exclusive period data. If your phone is too stressful, your sex life won’t be. American birth rates have been declining for nearly two decades, and researchers believe they’ve identified a new culprit: the iPhone. That’s right: The National …
While the news While the coming out of WWDC 2026 wasn’t as dramatic as last year’s iOS 26 update, where the new Liquid Glass redesign caused a huge stir, Apple’s presentation still made waves. During the WWDC keynote, Apple announced new changes to the next version of its mobile operating systems, iOS 27 and iPadOS …
