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Oregon Next Generation 911 upgrade improves smartphone call routing and emergency response.

Oregon Upgrades 911 for Smartphones in a Slow National Shift

Oregon is replacing the technology behind 911, retiring a system that has handled more than 5,000 calls a day for over 30 years in favor of...

Android Guest Mode setup protects private data when lending a Samsung or Pixel phone.

PHONES3 months ago

How to Set Up Android Guest Mode (and Why Samsung Lacks It)

Guest Mode on Android lets you hand your phone to someone else without exposing your messages, photos, or signed-in accounts. It spins up a temporary profile,...

Galaxy Z Fold 8 production boost overtakes Galaxy Z Flip 8 output ahead of launch.

NEWS3 months ago

Samsung Boosts Galaxy Z Fold 8 Output as Flip 8 Gets Cut

Samsung has raised its Galaxy Z Fold 8 production plan by 200,000 to 300,000 units while cutting back on the Galaxy Z Flip 8, according to...

Falcon Supernova iPhone 6 most expensive phone claim examined under a jeweler's loupe.

NEWS3 months ago

Falcon Supernova iPhone 6: The $48.5 Million Phone Myth

The Falcon Supernova iPhone 6 Pink Diamond gets called the world’s most expensive phone, with a headline price of $48.5 million, quoted in India as roughly...

iPhone anti-theft motion lock feature following Google Pixel theft detection explained.

PHONES3 months ago

Apple Copies Google Pixel’s Anti-Theft Lock for the iPhone

Apple is reportedly building a motion-sensing auto-lock for the iPhone that senses the violent jerk of a phone being snatched from your hand and freezes the...

AT&T unlimited plans 2.0 pricing compared across Value Extra Premium and Elite tiers.

NEWS3 months ago

AT&T’s 2.0 Unlimited Plans and the Price Hikes Behind Them

AT&T reset its unlimited phone plans this spring, and the menu looks nothing like it did a year ago. The carrier rolled out four new “2.0”...

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 wide-folding phone leak with Ultra rename ahead of July launch.

NEWS3 months ago

Samsung’s Wide Galaxy Z Fold 8 Leaks With a Name Twist

A Samsung employee sat down to dinner in South Korea last week with a phone nobody outside the company was meant to see. A local diner...

Apple iOS 28 codename Bell leak pointing to a 2027 software supercycle.

NEWS3 months ago

Apple’s iOS 28 Codename Leak Points to a 2027 Supercycle

Apple’s next mobile operating system already has a name inside the company, and it is not iOS 28. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, writing in his...

Samsung liquid cooling for Galaxy AI phones shapes future thermals.

NEWS3 months ago

Samsung Liquid Cooling Research Targets Galaxy AI Heat

Samsung liquid cooling research matters because the South Korean electronics maker’s Galaxy phones are already moving from short performance bursts to sustained artificial intelligence (AI, software...