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Technology

We the Users: How to make technology better

We the users, in order to form a better Internet, establish our rights, ensure our safety, provide for equal access to information, promote choice, and secure the benefits of being connected, have a few demands. With apologies to Constitution author James Madison, it’s time that we the users of technology find a voice of our […]

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Smartphone system measures clotting time of users’ blood samples

People who are using blood-thinning medications regularly have to check if their dosage needs adjusting. And while doing so currently involves lab tests or expensive home systems, a simple smartphone-based setup may soon be able to perform the task. Because of a patient’s ongoing physiological changes, what was initially an ideal dosage of a medication […]

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App Annie: Smartphone users spent 3.8 trillion hours on mobile in 2021

Join gaming leaders, alongside GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming, for their 2nd Annual GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit | GamesBeat: Into the Metaverse 2 this upcoming January 25-27, 2022. Learn more about the event.  Smartphone users spent 3.8 trillion hours on mobile in 2021, according to a State of Mobile 2022 report by mobile data and […]

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Google says Apple is holding back smartphone users with its iMessage approach

Google’s Android head, Hiroshi Lockheimer, says he doesn’t want Apple to bring iMessage to Android but has stepped up calls for iMessage to support the Rich Communication Services (RCS) messaging standard used on Android.  RCS is the modern take on the SMS standard that’s supported on Android but is not supported by Apple iMessage (which […]

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Lenovo ThinkBook 16p Gen 2 review: A lightweight and affordable 16-inch laptop for power users and creators

The ThinkBook 16p Gen 2 runs Windows 10 Pro on an 8-core AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX proccessor with Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU graphics, 32GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD. It measures 19.5mm by 354.6mm by 252mm (0.78in. x 13.96in. x 9.92in.) and weighs 1.99kg. Images: Lenovo Lenovo’s second-generation update to its ThinkBook […]

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Emerging scam targets unsuspecting smartphone users with wrong-number text

A new scam aims to gain your personal information from a link sent after starting a conversation over a text sent to the wrong number. (Ponsulak, Shutterstock) Estimated read time: 5-6 minutes SALT LAKE CITY — It began with a simple text that appeared to be sent to the wrong person. “Keénan? It’s mé Jočelyn… […]

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