New phone rules planned for South Africa – what you should know
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has proposed linking biometric data to SIM cards. If approved, the new regulations would require all South Africans to provide their biometric data to mobile service providers to obtain a new cellphone number or approve a SIM swap. The proposals are included alongside other draft regulations published […]
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How Updates in iOS 16 and Android 13 Will Change Your Phone
CUPERTINO, Calif. — Around this time every year, our smartphones become a reminder to always be ready for change. That’s because Apple and Google announce updates to the operating systems that power our iPhones and Android phones. Soon, the software that makes the devices tick will have design tweaks and new features — in other […]
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Nokia CEO says 6G will arrive by 2030 and AR glasses will overtake phone
Mehdi Bennis is an associate professor at the University of Oulu in Finland researching 6G. Elizabeth Schulze | CNBC Nokia CEO Pekka Lundmark expects 6G mobile networks to be in operation by the end of the decade but he doesn’t think the smartphone will be the most “common interface” by then. Speaking on a panel […]
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Opinion | Your Phone Apps Might Know You’re Pregnant Before You Do
I gave up — and I have been coding since I was a tween, have a degree in computer programming, have worked in the software industry, and have been reading and writing about privacy and technology for my whole adult life. My impression is that friends with similar professional profiles have given up, too. Using […]
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Thousands Of Hawaiians Could Lose Phone And Internet Service Amid Bankruptcy Dispute
State regulators have opened an emergency investigation of Sandwich Isles Communications to determine if the company can provide telecommunications services to more than 3,000 households living on Hawaiian Home Lands and to find alternatives if not. The Public Utilities Commission, which opened the docket March 11, is concerned that Sandwich Isles’ customers “could abruptly lose […]
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T-Mobile keeps adding phone, home internet subscribers as it continues 5G lead
Sarah Tew/CNET T-Mobile added 2.9 million phone subscribers in 2021, the carrier said during its fourth-quarter earnings call Wednesday and forecast its midband 5G network would reach 300 million people by 2023. In three months ending Dec. 31, T-Mobile added 844,000 postpaid customers, a subscriber category prized by carriers for long-term revenue and overall success. […]
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Can a smartphone spread Covid-19? Here’s how to sanitize phone the RIGHT way; check list
Cleaning and sanitization of your phone during the pandemic is crucial. Here’s how to sanitize phone the right way. With cases of the new variant of Covid-19, Omicron, rising exceedingly fast, the pandemic has reached the most dangerous stage again. And what is important this time too is to keep yourself healthy and, in addition, […]
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How good is an $86 phone? Hands-on with the JioPhone Next
On a sultry summer afternoon in June 2021, India’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, the CEO of Indian telecom giant Jio, announced a product nearly a year in the making. What made the announcement special was a brief appearance by Google CEO Sundar Pichai during the webcast. The duo would go on to announce the JioPhone […]
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